Colonial Marines 3 Year Anniversary!

[apophis775]

Ahoy Everyone!

Holy crap, today marks 3 years to the day of the creation of independent CM. It feels like it wasn't that long ago that we were starting off our own after leaving New Eden back in 2015, but here we are, 3 years later and running stronger than ever. And what a year this has been. We've really had some EXTREME ups and downs this year. We've made some mistakes, and we've lost some long-term staff. But through it all we've managed to keep the ship flowing and keep everything on course and improving. And I promise that we will do our absolute best to keep improving and growing as we continue on.

Right now though, let’s go over the last year:

Our dev team has done an OUTSTANDING job this year, with WAY to many accomplishments for me to name, so let’s just hit a few big ones. We've redone a LOT of the sprites over the last year, and our focus on accuracy and quality has known no bounds. We also finished Synths last August, another phenomenal feat. More recently, we finished the Queen Overhaul which resulted in much more tactically minded queens and a lot better gameplay. We've added Pilots, Chief MPs, and a load of other jobs, abilities, and weapons for the marines over the last year. And we promise that in the next year we'll keep dedicated to providing you with as many more Marine Nerfs as our Xenobias can produce. Seriously though, our dev team is fucking phenomenal. I frequently find myself without the words to properly praise their expertise and skill as well as finding myself blown away by their plans, art, and ideas.

Our staff has done a great job as well. We've seen an increase in community contributions, especially with the Wiki and our server has never had less grief. We're doing a great job of keeping the community moving in a positive direction. We plan to keep that going over the next year as well. We're still hammering out the details, but there will be some discord reworks and adjustments very soon that will hopefully improve it. It's a hard and thankless job to police the server and community in our various places, but our staff does an excellent (if thankless) job. So, I want to say thank you to all the Admins, Mods, and Mentors who keep the griefers out and the events flowing. While it may not always look like it, you are appreciated.

Despite all the good times, we've had a few bad times this year. The biggest probably being the recent situation with our former Manager. It was a big blow to many people, especially once all the information came out, but I'm glad we were able to pull together and move forward stronger than ever. We've got an amazing team of managers leading the staff like we've never had before, and moving forward I hope to see even more good things coming from them. The way they are able to quickly handle situations (frequently before I'm even aware of a situation) has eased a lot off of my mind and I know the heads appreciate all the work the managers are doing.

Speaking of the heads, or at least the other heads, they may not be as visible to everyone but their jobs are vital to keeping us going and they get very little thanks. So BMC and Rahlzel, know that I don't think we'd still be afloat without you guys. Word cannot express how much I appreciate the work you guys put in to both help keep the various parts of CM operational and also keep me sane.


Each year that goes by, I'm always amazed by how we grow and change as not just a game, but also a community. We started off back in 2015 with about 40 total players (across all time-zones), 20 staff, and 3 devs. We've grown SO MUCH since then. Our monthly numbers are around 4,000 players and our staff is nearing 100. It's just baffling to me sometimes to see how we've grown so much from such a small beginning and what we've managed to accomplish. And trust me, there's LOADS more to come!

Until next time, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Apophis



Oh also, expect donor stuff EVENTUALLY(tm) I totally potentially maybe promise that it'll quite possibly be sometime before April 2029 probably.

[James5734]

That's all well and dandy but on the subject of things that actually matter, when are we going to allow ERP?

[Karmac]

hoo hah

[DriedMilk]

gib tank or mutiny the host

[Atom Smith]

Always a nice cheer me up to see progression of something that is complete volunteer based, incredible

[Artemis111]

Cant wait for another year with you bastards

[Plaguewalker]

Muh donation time!

[Mvp777]

That's all well and dandy but on the subject of things that actually matter, when are we going to allow ERP?

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[Kailey Prevatt]

/salute emoji

[Avalanchee]

Yeeehaw

[zaniah]

hell yeah, and thank you for giving us something so Great! a good game that i could'nt let go. a game to chill when after a hard day of work and stress. thank you apophis! our lord apop! unga dunga!

[Casany]

Aw heck has it already been three years

[Sheodir]

So aside from Hitler and Marijuana, it seems I also share a birthday with CM now. And the Nintendo Labo, but regardless... Woo-hoo! Here's to another year of CM, me, and - I don't particularly care about the other things in the April 20 list...

[TheBeoni]

Hell yeah o7

[JennerH]

It's gonna be a LIT anniversary!

[MonkeyMan]

Admemes anniversary event pls.

[Rikman]

So aside from Hitler and Marijuana, it seems I also share a birthday with CM now. And the Nintendo Labo, but regardless... Woo-hoo! Here's to another year of CM, me, and - I don't particularly care about the other things in the April 20 list...

MARIJEWUANA

So... um... events all day today?

[trustscience44]

!! *Looking back at this post when it hits 5 years* !!

My favorite addition was the skills system, overall imo its a big foundation change and sets up a lot of cool stuff. Also, the Coms update turned out amazing.

[Artemis111]

!! *Looking back at this post when it hits 5 years* !!

CM will probably have 200 players constantly and so many new mechanics it won't be recognizable :P

[RobBrown4PM]

I've enjoyed the last number of years here. Can't wait to spend 3 more downing Xeno's.

[Weaselburg]

Oh heck this is my 4th month of CM and I already have more posts on the forums then people here from the start

[YungCuz]

Been here for like...2-3 years? Its been quite a wild ride, i'm not around as much but i come in now and then.

[Sargeantmuffinman]

ONWARDS TO VICTORY!

[Rikman]

I have been here since the beginning of december I believe. Its been a nice run. I still miss gcomms though.

I still remember the time I was a CL being held hostage by an MP.

[Elcheba]

*scream
*salute