FOURTH CHAPTER IN `HISTORY OF...` PUBLISHED
(20 September 2005, 22:27 | About | 2 comments) As originally anticipated, the fourth chapter from the first volume of Apolyton Civilization Site`s "The History of..." multi-part serial has been published. From from the full introduction:

Seven years ago, Daniel Quick and Markos Giannopoulos agreed to merge their respective Civilization II fansites and form Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS). The joint press release issued by Quick and Giannopoulos would be the first of many, setting out what the site would incorporate, how it would operate and discussing future plans. Little attention was paid to the roads travelled to get to that point.

Within a year of this time, a general however brief history of how ACS came into being was published on-site. [..] Many... questions remained unanswered, and others still unasked. Until now. [..]

The first volume of "The History of Apolyton Civilization Site" ("THOACS"), written by Quick, documents the trials, tribulations and triumphs of the Ultimate Civilization II Site from its founding to morphing as one-half of ACS. At nearly 9,000 words, `An Ultimate Journey` goes into greater detail than ever before publicly disclosed. Nearly 150 endnotes speak to the effort and extent of research conducted by Quick to make this work as comprehensive and authoritative as possible.

This week, the fourth chapter has been published. Readers are invited to ask the author any questions and share any thoughts they may have about the work through ACS` `Apolyton/Community` forum to allow the greatest exposure to those inquiries as possible.

"THOACS"` fifth chapter and conclusion is presently scheduled for release on September 27th. - DanQ

NEWS ON THE FLY
(13 September 2005, 22:34 | About | 22 comments) The news archive on Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS) is now available in RDF Site Summary (RSS) format. Feeds for all the news combined is available, as are specific sections (e.g. Civ4, GalCiv2). For those subscribed to ACS` optional "PLUS" service can view the latest 20 news items in full, while non-PLUS subscribers are limited to half that number.

To access the RSS feed and track news updates, users will need a news aggregator program. For more information on this type of program, see the detailed entry on Wikipedia as well as their primer on RSS in general.

Support for the "Live Bookmark" feature in Mozilla Foundation`s (MF) Firefox browser is available. The feed has been tested in both "Live Bookmark" and email client Thunderbird`s RSS reader, another MF application. - DanQ

APOLYTON DONATES TO HURRICANE RELIEF
(6 September 2005, 22:45 | About | 5 comments) Earlier today, Apolyton Civilization Site made a cash donation to the American Red Cross (ARC) towards their "Hurricane Katrina" disaster relief fund through their website. Here is some background on the tragedy and the recovery endeavour:

The [ARC] has launched an immense emergency relief effort to meet unprecedented humanitarian needs in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, mobilizing workers and supplies to address the urgent, critical needs of disaster victims, which include providing emergency shelter, food, water, clothing, counseling and other assistance. [..]

The Red Cross estimates that, as of Sept. 6, 2005, it has received $409.2 million in gifts and pledges for the hurricane relief effort, with approximately $209 million made online to date.

In addition, Apolyton will be donating any and all subscription or re-subscription monies made up to and including 3 years to the site`s PLUS service between September 6th and September 20th to those who type "Katrina" in the comments field when preparing their payment. - DanQ

THIRD CHAPTER IN `HISTORY OF...` PUBLISHED
(6 September 2005, 22:30 | About | 3 comments) As originally anticipated, the third chapter from the first volume of Apolyton Civilization Site`s "The History of..." multi-part serial has been published. From from the full introduction:

Seven years ago, Daniel Quick and Markos Giannopoulos agreed to merge their respective Civilization II fansites and form Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS). The joint press release issued by Quick and Giannopoulos would be the first of many, setting out what the site would incorporate, how it would operate and discussing future plans. Little attention was paid to the roads travelled to get to that point.

Within a year of this time, a general however brief history of how ACS came into being was published on-site. [..] Many... questions remained unanswered, and others still unasked. Until now. [..]

The first volume of "The History of Apolyton Civilization Site" ("THOACS"), written by Quick, documents the trials, tribulations and triumphs of the Ultimate Civilization II Site from its founding to morphing as one-half of ACS. At nearly 9,000 words, `An Ultimate Journey` goes into greater detail than ever before publicly disclosed. Nearly 150 endnotes speak to the effort and extent of research conducted by Quick to make this work as comprehensive and authoritative as possible.

This week, the third chapter has been published. Readers are invited to ask the author any questions and share any thoughts they may have about the work through ACS` `Apolyton/Community` forum to allow the greatest exposure to those inquiries as possible.

"THOACS"` fourth chapter is presently scheduled for release on September 20th. - DanQ

NO UPDATES ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2005
(5 September 2005, 00:44 | About) Please note that there will no news, Directory or other content updates on Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS) on Sunday, September 11th.

A.C.S. LAUNCHES `GALCIV2` SECTION
(30 August 2005, 22:17 | About | 0 comments) Apolyton Civilization Site ( http://apolyton.net ) [ACS], one the premiere online fansites for the Civilization computer strategy gaming series and its extended family, is today launching their section dedicated to Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords developed by Stardock Systems.

"Five months ago we committed to covering GalCivII in full [see press release], and we always follow through on our committments", says ACS Co-Owner/Administrator Daniel “DanQ” Quick. "We are pleased to be serving GalCivII fans in the complete and comprehensive fashion that we are well known for doing for all titles in our line-up".

Initial section offers are broken down into the following categories: `News`, `Information`, `Screenshots`, `Videos`, `Forum` and `Links`. As with other ACS game sections, the `News` area will provide the ten latest headlines for the game from the in-house News Department and provide a shortcut to older items. All GalCivII news items from the Miscellaneous and GalCiv sections have been moved over. `Information` includes a general over, a change list between GalCivII and its predecessor and a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. The FAQ is broken into two parts: on current known state of affairs, and a chat with game Project Lead Brad "Frogboy"/"Draginol" Wardell. `Screenshots`, `Videos` and `Links` are delivered through their respective sections within ACS` Directory which has been in operation for more than three years [see related story].

This is not the first time ACS has opened a GalCiv section. Coverage of the original GalCiv for the PC began on-site in January 2003 with the opening of a forum for the game [see story]. Full coverage followed a short time later. Located at galciv2.net, ACS` GalCivII section becomes the second game in ACS` line-up to be served directly off its own domain rather than an apolyton.net directory (the other being CivIV). After CivIV and ACS` re-vamped `About` section [see related story], GalCivII is the third site area to be driven by Apogee Information Systems` Essence software with a standardized layout and colour scheme.

GalCivII is scheduled for release in March 2006. - DanQ

`GALCIV2` SCREENSHOT GALLERY PUBLISHED
(27 August 2005, 00:15 | About) In lead-up to the launch of Apolyton Civilization Site`s (ACS) dedicated section for Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the initial screenshot gallery for the game was published yesterday. Eighteen in-game images, five pieces of concept art, six cinematic cut-outs and seven models bring the grand media total to thirty-six at present.

In late April of this year, ACS publicly committed to covering GalCivII completely and comprehensively as part of its gaming line-up [see story]. - DanQ

SECOND CHAPTER IN `HISTORY OF...` PUBLISHED
(25 August 2005, 00:16 | About | 12 comments) As originally anticipated, the second chapter from the first volume of Apolyton Civilization Site`s "The History of..." multi-part serial has been published. From from the full introduction:

Seven years ago, Daniel Quick and Markos Giannopoulos agreed to merge their respective Civilization II fansites and form Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS). The joint press release issued by Quick and Giannopoulos would be the first of many, setting out what the site would incorporate, how it would operate and discussing future plans. Little attention was paid to the roads travelled to get to that point.

Within a year of this time, a general however brief history of how ACS came into being was published on-site. [..] Many... questions remained unanswered, and others still unasked. Until now. [..]

The first volume of "The History of Apolyton Civilization Site" ("THOACS"), written by Quick, documents the trials, tribulations and triumphs of the Ultimate Civilization II Site from its founding to morphing as one-half of ACS. At nearly 9,000 words, `An Ultimate Journey` goes into greater detail than ever before publicly disclosed. Nearly 150 endnotes speak to the effort and extent of research conducted by Quick to make this work as comprehensive and authoritative as possible.

This week, the second chapter has been published. Readers are invited to ask the author any questions and share any thoughts they may have about the work through ACS` `Apolyton/Community` forum to allow the greatest exposure to those inquiries as possible.

"THOACS"` third chapter is presently scheduled for release on September 6th. - DanQ

`RECOGNITION` PAGE NOW A SECTION
(21 August 2005, 15:11 | About | 2 comments) In early October 1999, Apolyton Civilization Site first published its "Recognition" page that documented in one place all the awards and media mentions the site had received to date. The last update of substance was more than three years ago in early August 2002 [reference]. Today, the page has officially morphed into a section comprised of series of pages and revised with more current mentions in a standardized format.

If you note any mention missing, please email ACS Co-Owner/Administrator Daniel "DanQ" Quick with details that answer the following questions: who, where, when, what and why. For online mentions, please include a reference of the address/URL; for all `offline` mentions, please include a scanned image of the piece if and in JPG format where possible. - DanQ

`THE HISTORY OF...` BEGINS PUBLISHING
(18 August 2005, 00:23 | About | 9 comments) In development on and off for nearly three years, today marks the beginning of the publishing of the first volume of Apolyton Civilization Site`s "The History of...". From from the full introduction:

Seven years ago, Daniel Quick and Markos Giannopoulos agreed to merge their respective Civilization II fansites and form Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS). The joint press release issued by Quick and Giannopoulos would be the first of many, setting out what the site would incorporate, how it would operate and discussing future plans. Little attention was paid to the roads travelled to get to that point.

Within a year of this time, a general however brief history of how ACS came into being was published on-site. [..] Many... questions remained unanswered, and others still unasked. Until now. [..]

The first volume in a multi-part serial, ["]The History of Apolyton Civilization Site["] (["]THOACS["]), has been completed. Written by Quick, the nearly 9,000 words in "An Ultimate Journey" go over in greater detail than ever before publicly disclosed the trials, tribulations and triumphs of UCIVII from its founding to its morphing. Nearly 150 endnotes speak to the effort and extent of research conducted by Quick to make this work as comprehensive and authoritative as possible.

Today, both the Preface and first chapter have been published. Readers are invited to ask the author any questions and share any thoughts they may have about the work through ACS` `Apolyton/Community` forum to allow the greatest exposure to those inquiries as possible.

"THOACS"` second chapter is presently scheduled for release on August 25th. - DanQ

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