01-20-2024, 11:45 PM
After due consideration, management has decided to place a moratorium on the addition of new xenosophont races to the setting for the duration of 2024.
This is due to a combination of upcoming editorial changes to how xenosophonts are presented in the EG and a general consensus among the staff that too much time and community energy are currently being spent on attempting to develop new xenosophonts for the setting (when that is really not what OA is primarily about).
Xenosophont races that are currently in development on the OA forums are grandfathered in and may continue to be developed until their article is added to the EG. Non-sophont alien ecosystems are still welcome, as are sophonts provolved by Terragens or other xenosophonts from non-Terragen life forms.
Updates and expansions of existing xenosophont races (including grandfathered races currently in development), whether in the form of expanded articles or new articles are exempt from the moratorium.
The staff will reconvene around the end of 2024 to re-consider the moratorium. Updates to project policy in this area will be communicated sometime thereafter.
If you have any questions or concerns about any of the above, please don't hesitate to ask.
Thanks!
This is due to a combination of upcoming editorial changes to how xenosophonts are presented in the EG and a general consensus among the staff that too much time and community energy are currently being spent on attempting to develop new xenosophonts for the setting (when that is really not what OA is primarily about).
Xenosophont races that are currently in development on the OA forums are grandfathered in and may continue to be developed until their article is added to the EG. Non-sophont alien ecosystems are still welcome, as are sophonts provolved by Terragens or other xenosophonts from non-Terragen life forms.
Updates and expansions of existing xenosophont races (including grandfathered races currently in development), whether in the form of expanded articles or new articles are exempt from the moratorium.
The staff will reconvene around the end of 2024 to re-consider the moratorium. Updates to project policy in this area will be communicated sometime thereafter.
If you have any questions or concerns about any of the above, please don't hesitate to ask.
Thanks!
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