Commissioner Achievement

As an added bonus, commissioning a fellow Integrian is a step towards supporting our community, your community that you represent and are apart of daily. When you come here to the EC, you may figure what's a good way to get that image you've had in your head for sometime none other than by commissioning someone to make it into reality. Your greatest tool in this event if choosing an art style provided by your fellow Integrians and asking them and being descriptive to them on what it is that you are looking for. Yet at the same time whether you are aware or not, you are helping them by getting the skills to accelerate and becoming better, providing a larger portfolio to their collection, encouraging other fellow Integrians to auction off their works, displaying towards eager artists that art isn't that difficult and takes practice, witnessing artists improve as they continue to practice, and helping out an artist acquire new tools and medium to use and practice on.

So I encourage you all out there to take a chance and see what our artists have to offer and consider the possibilities. But at the same time, why shouldn't you get the opportunity to show that you do support our fellow Integrians by earning an achievement all the while. Anyone who has and is thinking about commissioning one of our artists will earn the Commissioner achievement.

Thank you Integrians for making Integral a home for artists out there!

Summer Updates

Usually I pick a date then set myself out to do whatever it is I had planned, but things gone in the way these past few weeks i had to hold them out for a bit and dreading the actual work. Anyways in three days I managed to backup everything from the server files and databases then proceeded to work up upgrading the boards finally. The good news is the BBS, our blogs, the gallery, and the download sections, and everything else of the site is now updated. With that out of the way, I myself can put all my focus into helping with the RPG. Which means Integral will be having a triumphing return as with the big plans I have in stored for later. So until then enjoy the casual chatter that is business as usual.

As of to date

Been awhile since I last wrote an entry here. Hello, I am Edan one of the administrators of .hack//Integral, a webbased game and community that's been ongoing for many years now. Formerly I opened this blog as a means to keep you all the users and viewers up-to-date on the ongoings of the community and the progress of the new game. However with the addition of our newsletter founded by the great Rego, that purpose here is no longer necessary. Therefore my man, this blog will be now the newly crisitend plateu in which I will bring you the latest in the insides of my bickerings towards the .hack//Integral community. What this means is I who have been a developer for many a time now of the community will share to you my version of my desk and office sort to speak. Giving you the inside scoup of what I may plan to do and plan on doing or how I went about on accomplishing them. Welcome to my newest Developers Blog of Integral.

--Edan

.hack//MEDIA

Ever wondered aside YouTube, man where can I find a place that has downloadable and playable songs and videos from the dothack series? Gee it be nice for a place like that... OH WAIT! There is one! Integral is always looking for new and innovated ways to do just that!

That's right, we have and did. I'd like to introduce you all to the start of another beginning, .hack//MEDIA! With this new production of our site, we will provide you the legal songs and videos published all in one spot for your pleasure. That's right musics, videos, trailers and any other media footage is now found in our Media section to play streaming online or to download and take home and play.

http://board.dothack.org/index.php?act=mlite

Check it out!

--Edan

Looking for Affiliates

We here at Integral are still trying to find new and innovated ways to grow and help others grow. One of the things we like to see expanded is the introduction of our first Affiliation. An affiliation is the social and business agreement between two independent entitles or otherwise administrators of two sites which defines how the will relate to each other. In this case a sense of acknowledge and partnership of joining sites making things connected. How this differs between the webring is that a webring is just a collection of sites of one definition band together to be seen and easily referenced, but as mentioned above an affiliation is the collaboration of web owners towards a partnership. To meet this affiliation there will of course be various requirements.

1. You who are submitting a site must be the site's owner
2. Your site must have at least 1,000 registered users
3. Your site must have at least 4,000 articles
4. Your site must be at least over 2 years old
5. Your site must have at least 50,000 monthly page views
6. Your site must have at least 800 monthly uniques

Granted being related to dothack or not is not necessarily a requirement, but we definitely encourage it and prefer it. So if you meet these requirements, then please apply for an affilation here. And you will be given a response by me personally following up after your application.

http://board.dothack.org/index.php?autocom=daffiliates&id=apply

Or wish to talk to me about making an arrangement outside these requirements then send me a Flash Mail and we can discuss things further.

http://board.dothack.org/index.php?act=Msg&CODE=4&MID=2

Though if you do not meet these requirements, our .hack//Webring only requires being a dothack related site and can be enrolled at any time.

http://www.dothack.org/ringmaker.php

We hope to come together on the internet and help each other grow and share with blooming ideas and shinning faces that may be interested in each others content.

--Edan

Q10 // Game Designer

Design your own box art for the series .hack//Integral and win a badge today!

http://board.dothack.org/index.php?showtopic=8335

--Edan

Q09 // Becoming a True dothacker

If you want to prove your dedication and to gain fame, completing this event as a long term goal is your take!

http://board.dothack.org/index.php?showtopic=8330

--Edan

Q08 // The Historian

Prove your worth and time at .hack//Integral by completing a quick and easy event for a badge today!

http://board.dothack.org/index.php?showtopic=8329

--Edan

Q06 // Becoming dothack

Do you have what it takes to dothack? Upgrade your account to a dothacker by participating in the "Becoming dothack" quest shop event today!

http://board.dothack.org/index.php?showtopic=8316

--Edan

February Updates

In the news of the dothack continuum, the remake series of GU .hack//TRILOGY and the next sequel to the story arc .hack//LINK are both now available and debuting in Japan. Be sure to check our wiki .hack//Wiki for more information and be sure to check out our forums to share and discuss the series with other dothack fans. In other news .hack//GU+, the manga version of the PS2 game, .hack//GU is now available at your local bookstores such as Waldenbooks, Borders, and Barnes and Noble for only $9.99, be sure to jump on it today!

This month in updates, Integral's gallery of all dothack images 1,795 that is 155 megabytes of images all dothack of every single series new and old! We encourage you to be apart of the world's (pun not intended) largest online gallery of dothack images. We are still seeking all you dothack fan site's out there to affiliate yourselves with all the dothack fan sites in the net by joining our .hack//Webring; but remember you must be the owner of the site you are submitting, otherwise try contacting and encouraging the administrator of the site you like to see apart of the Webring to join.

--Edan

Happy 3 Years!

Yes, Integral has been around well over 3 years now. The name may been only 3 years old today, but the project has been alive for 8 years now and expecting many more. During the past few hours several changes and updates have been made. Upon expecting, a new heading of course to commemorate one of our olden ones from last year. But also the Gallery system's software has been updated and on top of that, we've added well over 300 new dothack images and many more to come with each passing minute.

http://board.dothack.org/index.php?autocom=gallery

Of next we will once again broaden our horizons going beyond just a small community, and during that, we'll of course be testing out our brand new RPG System and eventually go full live with it once again. Also, if you own or know someone who own's a dothack related downloadable game whether it be a 2D or 3D MMO, be sure to contact us at admin@dothack.org, we'd love to support you getting your game known by having you apart of our affiliation program and webring, and as a bonus, to have your game listed on our downloads page for free hosting or easy direct linking for those that pass on by.

Be sure to stop on by our chatroom get get the up to the minute latest on the changes within Integral.

http://www.gamesurge.net/chat/integral

So until then Integrians, ciao!

--Edan

Updates as of 1.11.08

There has been some major and minor updates as of late. With the help of you Integrians, we were able to generate and then some, enough funds to improve Integral and make numerous expecting updates sooner. All the forum software is finally up-to-date, of noticeably the enhanced versions of the Gallery and the Downloads section as well as some fixes that were much needed. Though this update has set us back to reupload every single submissions ourselves, majority of the data is now restored. Also in the making is a new and anticipated RPG system that will allow players to manage and maintain their characters growth and available equipment as well as a grunties. No said word on the release of this RPG System but we hope to get it finalize very soon. Our avatar system has turned for a turn for the better with rare and unique avatars. You find that some of our donators were graciously given a rare sprite as a special thanks. Other improvements will be announced as they are ready. Also new registered and existing members are asked to go to their profiles and to select a characters class in your profiles which will be used in the role-play, the RPG, as well as a means to build upon your character model. Thank you for all your support, and don't forget to enjoy yourselves, espically with the new Google Member Maps option to see where all you Integrains are shouting out from!

--Edan

Integral 2K8

Yes we're finally entering in on the new year. Many changes already began at the end of 2007 and many more will be going on in 2008. The former Character Model system which Integral was known for back early last year is now BACK! That's right, now once again you can customize and create your own The World character with style. A new final theme has been crafted and created for your viewing pleasure and ease of navigation, including a simple to find link to our emerging .hack//Webcomic! We've also been looking into solving issues that have been occurring with our DNS an your ISPs that have been preventing some of you from accessing the site, you should now that this issue as far as known is resolved. If you encounter any issues, please head on over to the chatroom found over on the right column. Also, in 2008 we'll be heading in the direction of re-establishing a new RPG System online for you to enjoy and play! However, one of the reasons we were unable to bring this to you before was due to financial issues which we're still dealing with. But if you like to support .hack//Integral in achieving this goal earlier than hoped, please support by making a donation to Integral and we'll be sure to begin working on bringing you a better online game earlier this year.

Until then, adieu Integrians!

--Edan