**>> SPYNET BULLETIN **>> EARTHDATE 92.08.30 **>> AN H-by-A SERVICE **>> Compiled by Hazed plus a team of specialist newsdroids **>> your news and gossip and get paid good groats! **>> NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS This really is a very skimpy news bulletin. First, Hazed was ill for most of the week and wasn't able to instruct the newsdroids to go out snooping and spying, and then Bella developed phone trouble so we've been unable to find out what she's working on. Still, we've managed to glean a few morsels of gossip for you... **>> PLANET UPDATE Silversteel's planet is now in, and a party was held in his luxury ballroom last night to celebrate his promotion. Rhylannor is a fun planet to explore, certainly one of the better worlds we've seen. A count last night showed 23 player-planets in the game. Six of these are full planets, giving players plenty of places to get lost in and lots of puzzles to solve. You can find out what planets are currently in the game by typing . This shows the system and planet name, and the economic level. It doesn't tell you who the owner of the planet is, but you can still send them a message because the command can be directed using the planet name. **>> AN EXPECTANT HUSH Soon Fed will be filled with the patter of tiny feet (or equivalent). Trista is pregnant! She claims that Mirth is the father, and was quite offended that we even needed to ask. This was not unexpected. Apparently the couple had been wanting for some time to produce offspring to cement their union, and Mirth was recently seen performing bizarre rituals in CDs which he said were fertility dances. We have no idea when the happy event will be because no-one knows the gestation period for a Musean-Tristessian cross. However, we will be sending our newsdroids into the maternity ward to bring you up-to-the-minute coverage of the birth. **>> NEW LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION We've been hearing a lot of rumours that Bochiman has overthrown Occy to become the new leader of The Dark Side. Since we're not aware that Occy ever had any concrete plans for the group, we've no idea if the change in leadership will make any difference whatsoever! **>> OOOOPS! The SpyNet Review showed yesterday that Oddball had blown up the Martian ruins. Why? We don't know. We hope he had fun doing it and that not too many people were hurt in the blast. **>> LOOKING FOR LOVE Mojo is still looking for someone - anyone! - to marry. Gender, age, species, all are irrelevant, so long as someone will become his spouse. He's willing to change his habits, his religion, even his sex, if necessary! Tether's mood has been reading "Looking for a mysterious blonde". We asked whether he was looking for a particular blonde, or if anyone would do (Is Mojo blonde, we wonder?) and he told us he was waiting for a new player, Syriana, who appears to have captured his heart! Cinderella is looking for a husband, and is apparently getting quite insistent! (Have you met Mojo yet, Cinders?) She's been approaching eligible bachelors in bars and pestering them. She's got this spaceboot that she insists they try on... Kimos is looking for... well, anyone really, so long as they're female and willing! We keep getting reports that he's been steaming up the glasswork in Sam's, but every report names a different woman. This boy gets around! Silversteel is looking for a way into Krell's trousers. After a year of trying to seduce her, you would think he would be able to take no for an answer - but he's nothing if not persistent. **>>CONTACTS The following information will appear at the end of every News Bulletin, so you don't have to read it if you already know it. In the event of a problem or question, you can: * talk to Hazed or Bella in the game * leave a message in the game log * a message to Hazed or Bella * send GEnie mail with the Federation Feedback option from the main menu You can order a copy of the unexpurgated printed Idiot's Guide to Federation by typing ORDER at any GEnie menu. Cost - a mere $12.95. (New edition will be available shortly!) Federation has several categories in the new MPGames RT. To get there, type M1045,1 from any menu prompt and SET category 13 (for information, instructions, questions and answers) or 14 (for general chat and discussions). The Federation Leader in the bulletin board is Krell (Mail ID: K.HILLYER). There are also private categories for Explorers, run by Krell, and for the Conclave run by Oddball (Mail ID: D.STALZLE). The MPGames RT also has a Federation library in the files area, Library 5. Library 18 holds the Federation News Archives. **>> BULLETIN ENDS