Since you're all waiting until we're finally done with the damn game, this forum is our main place where people hang out (*psst*CHAT*psstt*).

I was wondering, what can we do to make this place (forum) an even better place, so more people will become active. We have ~1080 members at the moment but only a handful is active, this need to change!

Sooo, Do you want more/other forum categories? More topic variations? Other...things... name it...
Dump your brilliant idea's in this topic and we'll see what we can do with it.

Current List:
- Spoiler tag

- Forum: Creative Discussions
- - Art Work (Pokémon related and Non-Pokemon related)
- - Fan Fiction & Writing]

- Forum: Entertainment
- - Other Entertainment (non-pokemon related discussions about tv-shows, movies, music)
- - Other Games (non-pokemon related discussions about games, consoles)

Okay, so it might not be Christmas everywhere yet (it's an early present for you people ).

But, I would like to...
WELCOME YOU AT THE NEW WEBSITE!
It took a bit more time than we had planned, but we finally managed to "finish" it. The site still needs more improvement but that can be done while the site is being (ab)used. If you find any bugs or errors please post them in the Site Support forum and we will fix it as soon as possible.

As you might have noticed only the accounts are migrated to the new website. We decided not to migrate all the topics and posts from the old site because of many poor posts. Which brings me to my next point...

Moderators
Yes! We now have TWO people who are willing to carry out the job of keeping the forums/topics clean from spam an other crazy stuff you people post. Their names are Carbon and Tap1on, so you'd better watch out for their ban hammers .

If you don't want them to get angry with you, you'd better read the NEW RULES & GUIDELINES.

New website features
There is a lot to talk about in this short post. But some of the big changes are:
- New forum
- Profiles are extended (more information)
- Create your PU Friends-network
- Better categorization of information page
- New and better forum/IRC rules
- Forum search. Use it before posting!!!

But that's not all...
So I guess you can't wait to start posting, but we have one more surprise for you. As you might know (if you joined us on our chat now and then) we're still very busy with developing Pokemon Universe. As a special for the new website we've created 2 new in-game screenshots!
These screenshots can be found in the top menu: The Game -> Screenshots

Finally
We (the Pokemon Universe Team) would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2010.

Have fun with the new website, but keep it clean,

-The PU Team

Attention future Artist's of Pokemon Universe!

• Are you ready for a brand new adventure with exciting tasks?
• Can you create images using pixels and vectors?
• Can you work well under pressure?
• Can you get along with others?
• Is your talent so good you can't even bare to stand it?

Can you relate to one or more of the above statements, then a place as a Pixel Artist member is open for you!

If you are interested in creating new and exciting pixels for our project just private message Bryan or Mr_Dark and we will get back to you as soon as possible! Make sure to include some previous work examples in your appliance.

Job content
You will work closely with the mapping team to create custom objects for our world map. These objects can size from a 1 tile rock or flower to a 20 tile building.

Responsibilities
You'll be responsible for the creation of an exciting new world which will be explored by thousands of players.

What do we ask?

• Active in our IRC channel and staff forums (this is our main way of communication)
• Minimum age is 16 years (18+ preferred)
• A "can-do" and "get-it-done" mentality
• Good understanding of pixel art and color management

Before you request a name change, you need to know the following:

• Your join date
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