Yep, I messed up when I was changing the site php to match the new URL. I finally got around to fixing the registration page. Sorry it took me so long, guys. I've had a lot going on. But all is well now, and any new members (or friends) wanting to register should have no problems now.

Cheers!
Michi

Heads up, Hoofbeat: the URL has made the change today from hoofbeatRP.mpickens.com to plain old www.hoofbeatRP.com. Snazzy, eh? Both URL's should work just fine, but for the sake of everything looking the same, go ahead and edit your history and character info links in your profiles. Also, if you happen to notice any link on the site which still points to hoofbeatRP.mpickens.com, or which doesn't work for some reason, please let me know in a comment to this news post.

Thanks!
Michi

Hello ladies (and gentleman.) Welcome to the long-awaited Hoofbeat v.9.0!

As I'm sure you've noticed, with the birth of this site comes many new changes: namely, the elimination of the "light" and "dark" alliances and the birth of the faction system. Also, the expansion of the herdlands and naming of new areas, along with the Lord and Vassal system. And - silly me, how could I forget - magic! Yes, that's right... we've done away with what scraps of realism we still retained, and replaced it with a touch of magic. Don't get too excited; this magic needs to be earned. It will not be handed over lightly.

Please read around the site to familiarize yourself with the new changes. Take a good, long look at the new content page additions... and at the old ones, too. There have been many changes to the rules, to accomodate these new features.

I'd like to also apologize to you: after putting HB through all the hassle and stress of those ridonkulous upgrades, I was unable in the end to copy over all of the user information, post counts, and posts to the new forum systems (which was my main goal in doing so.) I'm so sorry you have to lose all of those posts! To make up for it, the old version will be left up indefinitely as an archive site; feel free to copy and paste any threads that were still in progress in order to continue them here.

I'd also like to point your attention, when re-joining, to the changes to the Character Info board and the user profiles: please adjust your horses' information to include all of the new fields, and be sure to fill out your profile completely, with a link to your Character Info thread and the names of each of your active characters.

With all of that said... welcome back, and enjoy!

- Michi


More to come:
-- Avatars on the forums
-- Tool to select which avatar you wish to post with
-- Images for the gods
-- New layouts