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Galactic Top 6

President of the Galaxy :
speeder (29 GPR)
Galactic Council
2: Matthew - 28 GPR
3: morbydvisns - 20 GPR
4: maestro - 15 GPR
5: Markins22 - 4 GPR
6: Cladmius - 2 GPR

Galactic Wealth
Top 5 - [Top50]
1: Ygarik - 3166342.7cr
2: cafedead - 1480122.3cr
3: wingit - 1146514.8cr
4: Ronday - 754912.9cr
5: maestro - 652026.5cr

Top Players by Ship
Cargo Transport
1: Khanroi - 4381.3cr
2: theseer - 1282.5cr
3: fairytune - 757.8cr
Cobra Mk II
1: argirios - 210073.9cr
2: jmoyet_2 - 132147.8cr
3: jason6969 - 85152.9cr
UniFighter
1: FantaKilla - 12423.1cr
2: benngunn - 1330.9cr
3: Fooli - 99.7cr
Stellar Freighter
1: Camaioteg - 39731.3cr
2: sagaro - 20357.7cr
3: Bipper - 15607.5cr
Police Fighter
1: SerIBM - 113246.3cr
2: Skwerl - 33171.3cr
3: welsey - 21269cr
X Fighter
1: Serg153 - 5640.7cr
GalFreighter
1: West - 28282.5cr
2: Sredo - 20251.7cr
3: Algranoc - 15639.1cr

Stats Updated :22:40, 6/10/2009

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A universe of 3d worlds to explore. Miniature civilisations, populated by real people!
"It's fun, Jim, but not as we know it..."

The Universal is a free massively multiplayer online game. You can explore, trade and fight in an entire galaxy and visit worlds that are owned, run and populated by other players. Each world has different themes and gameplay styles, from persistent economies to arcade-style shoot-em-ups.

Get the free download to start playing, and check out the help pages for guides, tips & tricks!

Beta Updates
Latest version : 0.54.4
Updated 13th Sep 2009
Recent additions:
More scripting and features for worlds, fixes for file-transfers, new sounds and preset radio stations for the new frontend, support for multiple-material models, cutscenes and various scripting enhancements for world owners, various bugfixes, tweaks and improvements etc. etc.
Community News

Galaxy has reverted to 12th October
by: Fooli on November 17th, 05:34pm
We've just installed a backup of the galaxy from 12th October, as a sort of crappy fix for the lost items and cash people experienced shortly after that time. This only affects your galaxy character (space ship, credits, cargo etc) and has no effect on your progress on worlds. Any problems, please post on the forums...

Galaxy character problems?
by: Fooli on October 26th, 06:33am
If you've experienced any weirdness recently, such as losing cash and equipment while in space... we're aware of the problem, and we're looking into it. There isn't any point restoring your stuff until we know why it disappeared, so please bear with us while we investigate. Thanks for your patience (as ever)!

A wee version update, aye
by: Mit on September 13th, 06:31pm
Allo. A small client update is now available (0.54.4). Nothing magical, but a few worthwhile bugfixes as well as lots of work on new features that won't be apparent for a while yet. Related to this release, we have a new set of server technologies, allowing more worlds to be hosted with less effort. This will be reflected in the number of worlds running now - including, for example, a resurrection (and refresh) of the perennially enjoyable Biplaneworld, which you can now find in Cirrus Minor. Pop in sometime and have a blast.. (while wondering if the controls will ever get fixed)

Everything's back to normal (whatever that is)
by: Fooli on July 11th, 06:36am
If you've had trouble getting into the game recently there is now a simple solution. Open the game's /clients/data/space/planets folder. Look for any .jpg in there created in the last week or so with a very small (about 1kb) filesize. Delete them. Restart the game, and all should be well. The game will automatically find and replace anything it needed from that folder.

The Mit, he has discovered the cause
by: Fooli on July 12th, 03:35am
We think we're on top of the recent problems people have had logging into the galaxy... Mit has probably solved it and if you read this forum thread here you'll find out how and when and why and who and what and where and wombles and wormholes and a noticeably wristy action.

The game, eet is broken a bit
by: Fooli on July 9th, 06:25am
"I've always said there was something fundamentally wrong with the universe". Arthur was right. Something odd is going on that is crashing the client when you try to log in. Until our Chief Monkey gets round to fixing it you're likely to struggle getting the game to run properly. Sorry about that. We hope to start the fixing process tonite...

There is a universal out there
by: Mit on February 8th, 06:01pm
And i can see what its doing. There may even be a client update comin up soon.

Fightnite! All invited! Win Prizes!
by: fhko on September 28th, 11:05am
On Saturday, Oct 4th at 8PM Eastern Standard Time, fhko will be hosting a fightnite. All players, new and veteran alike, are highly encouraged to attend. Whether you're a blood thirsty pirate looking for some battle or just someone who likes the sounds of coins in your pocket, this fightnite is for you!

A series of four different events are scheduled. The first being a huge race on Zoric! From there things take to the night sky as you use cunning and (space)craft to prove why you and some of your fellow players are a force to be reckoned with by competing in three space events.

See the fightnite forum thread for more information!



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"The Universal is totally unique – we urge you to explore it"

Where else...
...can you can play flight sims, race cars, go fishing, get shot at by wildlife, play ultrakricket, CTF and fight each other in robotic crows?

And then there are the jetpacks, boats, radio stations, arcade machines, chess servers, hornball and other weird team games, and a never-ending supply of new, downloadable content.

Best of all, it's free to play. No ads, no subscription fees.


Features
An ever-expanding universe
  • Dynamic environments built by players
  • Customise your own world in the galaxy
  • A unique experience on every planet

    Compete on player-run gameworlds
  • Complex economy structures
  • Huge number of subgames
  • Earn sheckles, bounty and kudos

    Build an advanced economic empire
  • Construct your own industry
  • Trade and process goods
  • Gain skills and experience

    Life in the virtual universe
  • Racing, cricket, hornball, arcades
  • Fighting, trading and sitting about
  • Built-in chat client and music player

    Stuff you’ve never seen anywhere else
  • Bongo chimps!
  • Tractors with jetpacks!
  • More monkeys than any other game, ever!
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