Ah yes, the first new post of the
so-called millenium. Happy new year to you all. I
have been soaking up vacation's glory, and thus
the lack of posts. Well, no new stuff tonight,
just saying hello.
And yeah, this site won the
Totalwar.org contest for best content. I won't
say too much... needless to say I am very
thrilled to have won. Congrats to Kyudo and
Towashima for winning the other two major
categories; they have some killer sites. Good
work all!
Abayo,
Lord Saburo
December
12th, 1999
There are two sites entered for
insertion into the webring, but we need three
more in order for the ring to work properly! Be
sure, if you wish your site to be a part of the
ring, to have placed on your site the HTML
fragment. The precise directions are found on this
page.
Reminder: today is
the last day before the website contest ends.
Good luck to all involved! I had a great time.
Until later,
Lord Toyotomi Saburo
December
10th, 1999
At long last! The Total
War Web Ring is finally operational, and it's
right here! The basics of the ring are available
now, and there will probably be a few updates in
the future, such as a new logo. Please, help this
webring flourish so that the Shogun community can
be further bound together and so our sites can
all get more attention on the Net. Keep in mind
that the webring will not feature Shogun sites
until 5 other pages have joined!
That's it for now, I'll
proabably post up more stuff tomorrow or Sunday.
Remember, the Web Site contest ends on Monday.
Good luck to all involved- there have been many
fine competitors. May the kami ...and the
judges... smile upon all you fellow webmasters!
Abayo,
Lord Toyotomi Saburo
December
4th, 1999
A quick spot of great news- Shogun:
Total War is now in Alpha Stage! This means the
game is playable straight through with the
majority of its features operational.
Congratulations, everyone at the Creative
Assembly, Dreamtime, and EA!
Huzzah! Today is a day of
many updates, just like I had promised you all.
the most important addition is the matchmaking
bulletin board on our Clan
Events
page (not that kind of matchmaking!).
I'm talking about a place to find online gaming
opponents within Clan Toyotomi who enjoy the same
games- AOK, Gettysburg, Myth, et. al. There is a
form to send me the info you want posted... quick
and convenient. Thanks to Jeremy Longsword for
the great idea!
Still not as much
new information as I'd like, but it's still a
good bit. Still lots more to come here at Osaka
Castle!
Until Then,
Saburo
November
29th, 1999
Alright, so the history didn't get
posted as I had hoped, but life is what happens
when you make other plans. And, we're not gonna
leave any time soon. There is a cool article at Gamespot UK that really goes over what
we can expect in the game, but really doesn't
shout out any new revelations. Gotta check it
out, though, if not just for the new screenshots!
Hafta love those Brits- they're making the game,
after all.
I
am sure looking forward to great real-time
battles with grand formations of samurai flying
across the Japanese highlands... but for now, we
have to settle for Age of Kings, Gettysburg, or,
yes, Myth. If you're interested in playing AOK on
the MSN Zone, my login name is Byzntn_Templar.
And didja know that way back when, like summer
'98, there was going to be a Myth total
conversion called Daimyo, where I imagine the
gameplay would be very similar to our beloved but
delayed Shogun. In some ways, I am dissapointed
that it didn't ever come through, but I suppose
that it would have only been a stopgap for what
looks to be a much greater enterprise.
So, no
uber-updates today, but I think that this
week/weekend could yield some good stuff on this
here site. If only that durned counter was
working! Until then...
Abayo,
Lord Toyotomi Saburo
November
26th, 1999
So at long last I update the site! I
have a few things to mention:
-Two new fansites have made their appearance, Crandall's Total War Site and Total-Shogun. Consequently, I have put
up the S:TW Resources page to display the
non-clan site links on.
-Jeremy Longsword is our latest addition to the
clan. Welcome!
-As you can see, there is a distinct shortage of
old news on this page. For the sake of a quick
load time, the most ancient text on this page has
been commited to the Archives.
And so tomorrow shall see the
addition of some Toyotomi history to the site,
plus perhaps a few other surprises. It is a long
time until the game, but in the meantime, Big
Fun's Ronin is a cool diversion. As a
daimyo charged with restoring the peace to a
war-torn 'alternate' Japan, you hire different
types of soldiers to your cause and gain the
allegience of some interesting heroes. It's Java,
it's free, and it's overlooked. Go check it out!
Until tomorrow,
Lord Saburo
November
12th, 1999
Not much happening today, but I
would like to make an online plug for one of our
Toyotomi compatriots, Lord Samu. He's got a cool
site, Totalwar Place with a forum that would
love to get some posts. Help support your
comrade!
And my TaeKwonDo
instructor, and a great teacher/physist to boot
told me a quote from his sensei that I thought
was kinda cool:
"Do
not aspire to be so heavenly so that you
aren't any damn good on earth"
-Dr.
Youstra
Just a thought!
Abayo,
Saburo
November
12th, 1999
Today we welcome one more Toyotomi
clansmen: Toranaga Yoshi.
Not much else to talk about today,
but I would like to organize a big gathering of
people in the Shogun community in our chatroom,
or somewhere. I think we should get together as a
think tank and come up with some cool ideas for
how things should be organized for online play.
Whatcha all think of that? Wanna help me
organize? Let me know!
Abayo,
Lord Saburo
November
11th, 1999
So here I am, after so long in
(regrettably) neglecting this site. Sorry about
the server troubles, they've been put out to
pasture and we shan't see them again... I hope.
Anyhow, our Forum has been aflame with the
debate over what is the "true Shogun
trainer". Want a piece of the action? Go to
the ORG's Sword Dojo to voice your opinions on
the subject, and for that matter, any topic you
want. Personally, I feel there is no substitute
for the real thing... just, overall, be a
strategist who can work out any situation; why
limit ourselves to a mere game?
Well, enough of my
sermon. You can read the rest at the Sword Dojo.
I'd like to give a belated welcome to Clan Takeda! They are taking
conscriptions even though thier site is not
online yet. And, I must give props to Clan Kyudo on their magnificent site
overhaul. Gorgeous, guys, truly! Puts me to
shame, eh?
And uh, by the way
Gandalf, AOK does most certainly not SUCK. Ahem.
Until the next
time,
Abayo
Lord Saburo
October
31th, 1999
Well, here's the weekend... and most
of you probably know of the unfortunate news.
Sigh... the demo has been removed from its
tentative October release and pushed back to the
first week of January. Ouch. And if that didn't
sound bad enough, the game itself will be
released two weeks after.
Expecting more this update?
Sorry, I really am. Honestly, time has not been
on my side lately. I'm tired. Maybe I can squeeze
some in tomorrow.
Until then, Abayo
Lord Saburo
October
25th, 1999
With the recent addition of Nagora
Kirizo to the Toyotomi Koseki, we now have 17 warriors
under our banner of blue and white. Welcome!
I am sorry if the addition
of new material is scarce this week, but my life
has and will be a speeding freight train of other
obligations (namely schoolwork...). I promise to
have some new Tactics and Politcal Strategies up
by this weekend, and if I am lucky, a bit 'o
history too. I owe it to you all to make up for
this lost time!
Until Later (how
much later, I wonder...)
Lord Saburo
October
22nd, 1999
Check out the nifty
batch of screens that I finally got around to
posting! They are nice to ogle, until the demo
makes its appearance.
Also, I have put up another small
article on tactics, referring to the battle of Cannae.
Not Japanese, but an epic and historically
crucial encounter nonetheless. And no, there
aren't any new Politcal Strategies, but that
never stopped you guys from sending them in!
Please, I urge you to contribute if you have any
knowledge you'd like to share.
Until Tomorrow,
Lord Saburo
October
21st, 1999
The recent addition of Kuroki to our
clan brings the Hatamoto Count to 16! Huzzah!
I am regretful that I don't
have the time today to add anything new to the
site, but tomorrow I promise to make up for this
lapse tomorrow. Expect new tactics, new political
strategies, and a handful of awesome new
screenshots! Maybe I'll throw in some history and
a download or two. You wouldn't want to miss out
on that, would you?
Sayonara,
Lord Saburo
October
20th, 1999
Clan Toyotomi is honored to have another
bushi in
its presence: Lu Bu is the clan's 15th member.
Welcome, Lu Bu!
Also, I have added another one of my
philosphical musings to the Tactics page, this time about
Leadership.
Abayo,
Lord Saburo
October
19th, 1999
Check out the updated Politcal
Strategy
page for a new article on the topic.
Someday soon, I will put up
the incredible screenshots I have acquired
recently. In high-resolution, they are
astounding! Most of them have not been seen or
released to the public, so be prepared for some
pleasant surprises.
One more thing: if
any other clan Daimyo are reading this, please
email me the description of your clan that you
would like to accompany its link on the Clans page, if you would like
one. It's a free chance at advertising, and a
plug to boot, so why not?
Abayo,
Lord Saburo
October 18th, 1999
Today the Political
Units
chart is online, so go ahead and check it out. In
addition, we have got our first
article in Tactics, the beginning of what I hope to be
a veritable sourcebook of combat knowledge. Got
some clever tricks or trusty rules you'd like to
share? Send them to me, and they'll get posted so
the whole Web will bask in the splendor of your
tactical prowess!
Don't forget, the Message
Boards are
free for all to share their thoughts. I encourage
you to use them often!
That's all for now, folks. Abayo! ---Lord
Saburo
October
17th, 1999
Konnichiwa,
everyone!
You are now looking at the 3rd incarnation of
Clan Toyotomi's website. We're renovating to
bring you a better, faster Osaka Castle with more
cool stuff to wade through. Right now, this site
is under heavy reconstruction and will be updated
constantly to fill in the many sections that are
as of yet not complete. What does work?
+We have a few
screenshots up, both in the Battlefield
and FMV categories. It's
only a fraction of what will be online later!
+All of the listings for tactical units are
available under "Unit Overview",
but the Political Units are not yet finished.
+The Osaka Teahouse
(chatroom) and Message Boards
are up now, feel free to use them!
+The Clan Koseki and Enlistment
pages are pretty much finished, except for a
little polishing.
+There are rudimentary links to each of the
other Clans.
We hope you find
the new look appealing. Please check back often,
as we are just getting back on our feet. Good
luck to all of the other webmasters in the
contest!
