Deko Bloko was released one year ago today! (October 22nd)
Oh Yea, Two Games Now 100% F2P (Forgot)
November 2, 2009
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Thank you for keeping us informed Jagex.
For those of you who don’t dive into the forums as much as I do, you’ll have either found out on accident, or you are not yet aware that Jagex made two games fully free to play last week. FunOrb Pool and The Track Controller.
For some odd reason, Jagex decided to not announce this on the main page, rather as a bouncing note on the bug fixes thread on the FOOF (FunOrb Official Forums).
Enjoy your new toys, free players.
Categories: New Game, Updates
Forums, Free, Free to play, FunOrb, FunOrb Pool, Pool, track controller
Best UK Dev: Jagex
October 30, 2009
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Congratulations Jagex, for being named the United Kingdom’s Best Developer! Looks like the cancellation of Mechscape is not going to set this company back, oh no.
So everyone hold up your tea, your soda, your milk, your water, your juice, your mouse (if you’re not drinking anything) and join in a toast. To another year of outstanding work. And a pat on the back for all of you who voted for Jagex this year.
And enjoy the new Planet FunOrb subtitle.
Categories: News
Best UK Developer, FunOrb, GJ09, Jagex, Mechscape, Runescape, Stellar Dawn
Two Polls Down, One Up
October 30, 2009
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Well I think it’s about time those two polls came down, don’t you?
In the first poll, Which Upcoming Game Do You Want First? Unsurprisingly Pirate Empires took the #1 spot with 44% of the vote.
- Pirate Empires 44%
- Bachelor Fridge 25%
- Dungeon Assault 2 17%
- TerraPhoenix 2 14%
Only 25% of you were correct, however. With November coming up fast, Bachelor Fridge will be the first in the list to be released, with Dungeon Assault 2 and Pirate Empires sometime in early 2010, and no word yet on TerraPhoenix 2.
As for poll numero doso, when asked Most Anticipated Update? most of you answered: FunOrb Central, in fact 59% of you did.
- FunOrb Central: 59%
- Armies of Gielinor Update #3: 16%
- Forum Update: 9%
- Main Page Overhaul: 9%
- Hostile Spawn Expansion: 7%
Well, Hostile Spawn and the AoG Update #3 are coming out this year, hopefully alongside the forum update.
Categories: News, Polls
Armies of Gielinor, FunOrb, FunOrb Central, Hostile Spawn, Jagex, Pirate Empires, Polls
Halloween Is Here!
October 28, 2009
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Happy Halloween everyone!
The FunOrb Halloween achievements are here! As a result, the Halloween page from last year has risen from the dead and is ready to server you.
As always, Planet FunOrb will hold a page detailing the Halloween Achievements and how to obtain them. As of right now, I can’t confirm that all of the achievements from last year are back.
Edit: I’ve done some work to the Halloween page. Almost all of the new Halloween Achievements should be there.
Updating the Milestones page tomorrow, I’m sure you all can’t wait.
Categories: Updates
Achievement, FunOrb, Halloween, Miner Disturbance, Zombie
Good News Everyone! Staff Tracker Launched
October 23, 2009
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I haven’t exactly been sleeping for the past month or so, and today I’m happy to announce that I am launching the Jagex Staff Tracker. Have you ever wanted to know who is working on your most anticipated update? With the Jagex Staff Tracker (v1.0.8.5) you will be able to see Mod Nirdgerl’s prototype, or that Mod Crab is loitering in the restroom on his cell phone (not really).
Check it out here: http://planetfunorb.com/staff-tracker/
The upcoming page has been a success in chronologing everything Jagex is currently working on. The Staff Tracker page is to show who is working on what. You’ll be amazed, I was not aware about the graphics update.
The Planet FunOrb Staff Tracker. It’s like stalking, without the restraining orders!
Status Update: Developer Diary
October 23, 2009
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It’s been a while since the last time we did a Status Update on FunOrb and I know that a lot of you are asking questions about releases and the like, so here goes our most in-depth and honest appraisal of where we are with FunOrb currently.
First off, we’ve had a number of major back-end infrastructure changes take place over the summer. The first and most visible of these was the display names project, which allowed players to choose a different name. This has been the equivalent to a game’s worth of work for us, principally due to the number of systems we needed to update. The development team have been working hard on integrating the changes required to every one of our games and service modules; it’s been time consuming and complex and has highlighted the need for us to improve the maintenance overhead that the games currently require (more on this later).
State of Play II
October 21, 2009
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Hello All,
It’s been a while since the last time we did a “state of play” post on FunOrb and I know that a lot of you are asking questions about releases and the like, so here goes our most in-depth and honest appraisal of where we are with FunOrb currently.
Read more…
Categories: Development Diaries, Updates
Arcanists, Armies of Gielinor, Bachelor Fridge, Dungoen Assault, FunOrb, Hostile Spawn, Jagex
The Endless War
October 15, 2009
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The Endless War is a brand new, forum-based role-playing game, brought to you by the deranged minds of the FunOrb Community Management team.
In this game you can complete quests, battle other players (and steal their stuff) and level up your character across a variety of stats and skills. You can also gain powerful items, unleash deadly spells and command mighty minions.
Originally inspired by a JMod clan feature, the Endless War offers additional content for any members of a JMod clan, but is also completely accessible to non-aligned players. You can join in with the Endless War by logging in to the FunOrb forums and visiting the section called ‘J Mod Clans – War of the Realm’ (start at quick find code 51-52-0-29953). These forums contain all of the information you need to get involved.
So, head over to the forums, switch on your imagination and try out the brand new FunOrb forum role-playing game.
Have fun!
Mod Raven
FunOrb Community Management
Categories: News
Endless War, Forums, Jagex, Jmod Clans, Mod Raven, RPG, War of the Realm
Planet FunOrb Ban Service ReOpen
October 15, 2009
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Good evening Orbers! Do you have any accounts that have been permanently banned or muted? If so, you’ll be glad to hear that Jagex is once again opening an Account Review thread on the Runescape Official Forums. Head over here: http://bit.ly/pK5yC Log in and post your account name.
Note: This is not a service for people who have been permanently banned for macroing, real world trading, hijacking, and bug abuse.
Due to the fact that many free players may not be able to post on the forums, or have someone to post on their behalf, Planet FunOrb has reopened our own Ban Service. If you would like your account reviewed, you may either post it here as a comment or drop me an email (realtimestudios]at[gmail]dot[com) if you want to be more discreet, and I will make sure your name is heard, even if I have to bury Jagex’s face in it.
Armies of Gielinor: Map Pack
October 14, 2009
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While you wait for the single-player campaign expansion for Armies of Gielinor, you can now enjoy some new maps for the multiplayer mode.
They’re set in the Hallowvale Swamps, the area you may know as Morytania, and should add a spooky tone for your game sessions just in time for Halloween. We’ve also added a few Achievements based on the different map types, so make sure you conquer those lands!
Free players can now also try to brave the heat of the Kharidian Desert maps.
Have fun!
Mod Shade
FunOrb Developer
P.S. What do you get if you summon a werewolf in the Frozen Wastes?
Frost bite!
Categories: Updates
Armies of Gielinor, Frozen Wastes, FunOrb, Jagex, Maps
