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<p>I am pleased to announce that the Masquerade is now hosting its very own 25th Anniversary Edition of TradeWars Game Sever. TWGS is available from the door games menu. Currently, there is one game configured to use stock settings. I have the ability to create multiple games, so if there is a particular configuration you are fond of, please let me know.</p>

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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HFOxH4Cim27XJUACEBD-5fP8KXc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HFOxH4Cim27XJUACEBD-5fP8KXc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>]]></content:encoded><description>I am pleased to announce that the Masquerade is now hosting its very own 25th Anniversary Edition of TradeWars Game Sever. TWGS is available from the door games menu. Currently, there is one game configured to use stock settings. I have the ability to create multiple games, so if there is a particular configuration you are [...]</description><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2011/06/new-door-game-tradewars-game-server/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments></item><item><title>New Artwork by bw! of Blocktronics</title><link>http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2011/05/new-artwork-by-bw-of-blocktronics/</link><category>Art</category><category>ansi</category><category>blocktronics</category><category>bw</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">blakdeth</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 09:18:41 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/?p=331</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>Check out this awesome ANSI artwork for the Masquerade by bw! of <a href="http://blocktronics.net" target="_blank">Blocktronics</a>. This artwork will eventually be featured on the BBS itself. Big thanks to bw! for all the hard work. I can&#8217;t thank you enough.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.masqueradebbs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/masq-bw.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-332" title="ANSI Artwork by bw! of Blocktronics" src="http://www.masqueradebbs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/masq-bw.png" alt="" width="1152" height="5088" /></a></p>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4JG_XHMbBSDO1tXL4qiYgnM7gJ0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4JG_XHMbBSDO1tXL4qiYgnM7gJ0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4JG_XHMbBSDO1tXL4qiYgnM7gJ0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4JG_XHMbBSDO1tXL4qiYgnM7gJ0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>]]></content:encoded><description>Check out this awesome ANSI artwork for the Masquerade by bw! of Blocktronics. This artwork will eventually be featured on the BBS itself. Big thanks to bw! for all the hard work. I can&amp;#8217;t thank you enough.</description><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2011/05/new-artwork-by-bw-of-blocktronics/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments></item><item><title>New Door Game: Usurper (New Configuration)</title><link>http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2011/05/new-door-game-usurper-new-configuration/</link><category>Games</category><category>News</category><category>doors</category><category>usurper</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">blakdeth</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 14:56:36 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/?p=302</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.masqueradebbs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/usurp32.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-304" title="Usurper (32 bit)" src="http://www.masqueradebbs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/usurp32.png" alt="" width="475" height="259" /></a></p>
<p>I am please to announce that a new version of Usurper is now available. This version of Usurper uses the &#8220;New&#8221; configuration as opposed to the &#8220;Classic&#8221; configuration. The &#8220;New&#8221; configuration gives players the choice of different kinds of armor (head, legs, feet, body, etc.). This version also takes advantage of the new 32 bit executable of Usurper for faster, more reliable game play.</p>
<p>You will find <strong>Usurper (New)</strong> in the Door Games menu. For those that prefer the original Usurper, you can still access it using the <strong>Usurper (Classic)</strong> option.</p>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K4BkZstUmsQj1pGdI2jnDEZ-Xok/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K4BkZstUmsQj1pGdI2jnDEZ-Xok/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K4BkZstUmsQj1pGdI2jnDEZ-Xok/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/K4BkZstUmsQj1pGdI2jnDEZ-Xok/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>]]></content:encoded><description>I am please to announce that a new version of Usurper is now available. This version of Usurper uses the &amp;#8220;New&amp;#8221; configuration as opposed to the &amp;#8220;Classic&amp;#8221; configuration. The &amp;#8220;New&amp;#8221; configuration gives players the choice of different kinds of armor (head, legs, feet, body, etc.). This version also takes advantage of the new 32 bit [...]</description><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2011/05/new-door-game-usurper-new-configuration/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments></item><item><title>Masquerade Facebook App</title><link>http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2011/03/masquerade-facebook-app/</link><category>News</category><category>facebook</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">blakdeth</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:23:20 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/?p=290</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.masqueradebbs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/facebook-logo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-292" title="facebook-logo" src="http://www.masqueradebbs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/facebook-logo.jpg" alt="" width="565" height="213" /></a></p>
<p>You can now telnet to the Masquerade BBS directly from Facebook thanks to Rick Parrish&#8217;s fTelnet.</p>
<p>Check out the <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/masqueradebbs" target="_blank">Masquerade BBS Facebook App</a>.</p>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oVFNa-KabnhtpevNntroNR3qt4I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oVFNa-KabnhtpevNntroNR3qt4I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oVFNa-KabnhtpevNntroNR3qt4I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oVFNa-KabnhtpevNntroNR3qt4I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>]]></content:encoded><description>You can now telnet to the Masquerade BBS directly from Facebook thanks to Rick Parrish&amp;#8217;s fTelnet. Check out the Masquerade BBS Facebook App.</description><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2011/03/masquerade-facebook-app/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments></item><item><title>Masquerade Downtime</title><link>http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2010/12/masquerade-downtime/</link><category>News</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">blakdeth</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:28:00 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/?p=286</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>With the holidays approaching I will be using the vacation time to update the Masquerade. Therefore, the BBS and website may be unavailable from time to time. To keep abreast of the downtime, please follow the Masquerade on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/masqueradebbs" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/masqueradebbs" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</p>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tBHnW9jqbPUsGxforQtcmDI1Ers/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tBHnW9jqbPUsGxforQtcmDI1Ers/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tBHnW9jqbPUsGxforQtcmDI1Ers/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tBHnW9jqbPUsGxforQtcmDI1Ers/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>]]></content:encoded><description>With the holidays approaching I will be using the vacation time to update the Masquerade. Therefore, the BBS and website may be unavailable from time to time. To keep abreast of the downtime, please follow the Masquerade on Twitter or Facebook.</description><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2010/12/masquerade-downtime/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments></item><item><title>Happy Birthday Masquerade</title><link>http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2010/04/happy-birthday-masquerade/</link><category>News</category><category>birthday</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">blakdeth</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:00:51 PDT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/?p=272</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>The revival of the Masquerade has been online for two years today. Happy birthday Masquerade! And yes, sadly, the cake is still a lie.</p>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HSIaKa7AMxPylY-sxaosb5jLP1s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HSIaKa7AMxPylY-sxaosb5jLP1s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HSIaKa7AMxPylY-sxaosb5jLP1s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HSIaKa7AMxPylY-sxaosb5jLP1s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>]]></content:encoded><description>The revival of the Masquerade has been online for two years today. Happy birthday Masquerade! And yes, sadly, the cake is still a lie.</description><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2010/04/happy-birthday-masquerade/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments></item><item><title>New Door Game: Land of Devastation</title><link>http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2010/02/new-door-game-land-of-devastation/</link><category>Games</category><category>News</category><category>doors</category><category>lod</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">blakdeth</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:36:32 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/?p=262</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Land of Devastation</strong> has been added to the door games menu.</p>
<p><em>In the far future, and the world has experienced our worst fears.  A  nuclear holocaust wreaked havoc on the surface of Earth and only one  small group of humans in secluded Sacre Base remain unaffected.  After  the war, they worked to bring stability to the area around them and  build the Puritron, which would filter radioactive contaminants out of  huge quantities of air.  Before it could be put to use, however, it was  stolen by various factions of mutants and the pieces were scattered far  and wide. As a new recruit, your job is to help establish order and, if  possible, locate pieces of the Puritron and return them to Sacre  Base.</em></p>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/71Ufrhawl5w6q6JLZOjjnOMwg60/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/71Ufrhawl5w6q6JLZOjjnOMwg60/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/71Ufrhawl5w6q6JLZOjjnOMwg60/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/71Ufrhawl5w6q6JLZOjjnOMwg60/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>]]></content:encoded><description>Land of Devastation has been added to the door games menu. In the far future, and the world has experienced our worst fears. A nuclear holocaust wreaked havoc on the surface of Earth and only one small group of humans in secluded Sacre Base remain unaffected. After the war, they worked to bring stability to [...]</description><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2010/02/new-door-game-land-of-devastation/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments></item><item><title>New BBS and Website Features</title><link>http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2010/02/new-bbs-and-website-features/</link><category>Games</category><category>News</category><category>arrowbridge</category><category>bbs-scene</category><category>doors</category><category>league77</category><category>synchronet</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">blakdeth</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:48:21 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/?p=256</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>I have added a number of new features to the BBS and to the website.</p>
<ul>
<li>Synchronet BBS software has been updated to the latest development version (compiled from CVS). I have not updated the actual BBS software in over a year so please let me know if you notice anything screwy.</li>
<li>Arrowbridge II is now a League 77 inter-BBS connected game as opposed to a local game.</li>
<li><a href="http://bbs-scene.org" target="_blank">bbs-scene.org</a> global onliners have been added to the BBS logon, main menu, and website. Global oneliners utilize RESTful  API calls to get and post oneliners between participating BBSes. You will have to be logged in to the telnet version of the BBS to actually post a oneliner.</li>
<li>Local oneliners are available from the website under the &#8220;oneliners&#8221; menu.</li>
<li>Who&#8217;s online and last caller data is available from the website under the &#8220;system&#8221; menu.</li>
</ul>
<p>Phew, I think that&#8217;s it. I have some more updates coming provided I can find the time to work on them.</p>
<p>As always, thanks for calling.</p>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NjM5CM_gx5fz4epeFsGkC3cvWpg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NjM5CM_gx5fz4epeFsGkC3cvWpg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NjM5CM_gx5fz4epeFsGkC3cvWpg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NjM5CM_gx5fz4epeFsGkC3cvWpg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>]]></content:encoded><description>I have added a number of new features to the BBS and to the website. Synchronet BBS software has been updated to the latest development version (compiled from CVS). I have not updated the actual BBS software in over a year so please let me know if you notice anything screwy. Arrowbridge II is now [...]</description><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2010/02/new-bbs-and-website-features/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments></item><item><title>New Door Game: Usurper</title><link>http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2010/02/new-door-game-usurper/</link><category>Games</category><category>News</category><category>doors</category><category>usurper</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">blakdeth</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:03:43 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/?p=122</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.masqueradebbs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/usurper.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-200" title="usurper" src="http://www.masqueradebbs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/usurper.png" alt="" width="630" height="360" /></a></p>
<p>At long last, the old favorite, Usurper is here! Play it now under the door games menu. This is v0.20e, recently released under the GPL.</p>
<p><em>Gang wars and partying. Sex, drugs and steroids. Fight monsters and other players in this fascinating game. Be prepared for violent and bizarre nonstop action. Become king, be a GOD, or fall in love and have children.</em></p>

<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lPvAKOpHDgqPghT0hEPmiWKXgcE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lPvAKOpHDgqPghT0hEPmiWKXgcE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/>
<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lPvAKOpHDgqPghT0hEPmiWKXgcE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lPvAKOpHDgqPghT0hEPmiWKXgcE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>]]></content:encoded><description>At long last, the old favorite, Usurper is here! Play it now under the door games menu. This is v0.20e, recently released under the GPL. Gang wars and partying. Sex, drugs and steroids. Fight monsters and other players in this fascinating game. Be prepared for violent and bizarre nonstop action. Become king, be a GOD, [...]</description><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2010/02/new-door-game-usurper/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments></item><item><title>New Artwork by zeroVision</title><link>http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2010/02/new-artwork-by-zerovision/</link><category>Art</category><category>ansi</category><category>blocktronics</category><category>zerovision</category><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">blakdeth</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:47:02 PST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/?p=112</guid><content:encoded xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p>This awesome artwork is featured in <a href="http://blocktronics.net/gallery/blocktronics-codename-chris-wirth/" target="_blank">Blocktronics Codename Chris Wirth</a> art pack and will eventually be featured on the BBS itself. Big thanks goes to zeroVision for his excellent work.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.masqueradebbs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/zv-masq.png"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-111" title="zv-masq" src="http://www.masqueradebbs.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/zv-masq-192x1024.png" alt="" width="192" height="1024" /></a></p>

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<a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vqk-Nhs6LL0-VAoD5ZvrNCSSf-g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vqk-Nhs6LL0-VAoD5ZvrNCSSf-g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>]]></content:encoded><description>This awesome artwork is featured in Blocktronics Codename Chris Wirth art pack and will eventually be featured on the BBS itself. Big thanks goes to zeroVision for his excellent work.</description><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">http://www.masqueradebbs.com/2010/02/new-artwork-by-zerovision/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">0</slash:comments></item></channel></rss>

