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There is currently a game/event going on here that is still very open for people to jump into and react to. If you're just interested in the important plot part then check out this thread. We know we have a pretty diverse set of timezones and availability for the amount of players we have so don't worry about jumping in at a different time to everyone else.

There will be another event starting next weekend which which run over the weekend and also be quite relaxed timewise. That said, we'd like to have a better idea of what everyone's availability is like so we'd appreciate if you could reply to this post telling us what times you're generally around to play, both during the week and on the weekends.

In other news, we are now accepting AI apps! Go here to app one. Note that while AIs are the gamerunners for this RP, if you just want to play the slightly crazed robot part and not actually run games that is just fine too.

Accepted AIs will come into play after a heart game which will take place on the weekend of 2-3 May. We'll sort out the exact time depending on when people are available but that's the weekend we're looking at. So if you have a particular desire to run a heart game very soon then let us know! We're only looking at one guinea pig volunteer right now but we'll see what happens as we go.

The basic concept is something similar in feel to amnesia team games but minus amnesia or teams. What do we mean by that? The original doc Excel posted is here but in a nutshell:

-Your world's being destroyed by a mysterious corrupting force and you've been saved from it and brought into a futuristic city that's also being attacked by the corruption but has some resources to help fight it.
-Everyone lives in random buildings around the city.
-Games are played in virtual reality and you get put into teams as needed before the start of each game. So you'll have teams but not persistent ones!
-Most games earn you points which you can use to buy a variety of cool stuff and make your life nicer. You can also earn points in other ways that we're still settling on but are likely to include making your homes feel more homelike and getting to know your housemates.
-The way to actually fight the corruption is HEART GAMES. Heart games will result in additions to the city.
-NPCs are AIs who used to run the city for people but have gone a bit mad.
-We're not allowing post-other-RP characters but we are allowing AUs. Making an AU to recreate some of the development your character got in another RP is okay in theory but try not to go overboard.
- Also, OCs and duplicates, as long as the duplicates are different from one another
-The AIs can't revive actual dead people so actual, non-VR death in game is permanent and you can't app characters who have died. You can either AU them having survived their wounds or app from before they die (sick characters are fine though, as are undead characters. If they have a body and it's moving it's all good).

We don't have a set start date yet but we're aiming to get things up and running within the next few weeks. In the meantime, we're curious to see what initial interest is like and who people feel like they might app. We're also considering running a round of heart games very close to the open of the game to kick things off fighting the corruption so if you're thinking of apping this is advance notice to start thinking about if you might want to run one. This is also a good post to ask questions if you've got 'em. We're still hammering out a lot of exact details but I think we've got a fair idea of how things are going to go.