2002's "What's New" at Pentapod's World of 2300AD

November 17th, 2002

There is an Extended Population Table article now online.  You can find it on the Best of the 2300AD Mailing List page.

November 11th, 2002

Pentapod's World of 2300AD is six years old, today!!!

November 5th, 2002

For those of you who like random idea generation charts, there is a new program, Random Phrase Maker, which automates the process.  See the README.txt file for instructions on how to make your own custom random phrase files.  It is available from this site's 2300 AD Software page.  Please contact me ( kevinc AT cnetech DOT com) if you have any suggestions, or desired future features.

You can create custom phrase files allowing you to generate: random encounters, adventure plots, character/building descriptions.  The list is endless.  As an example, the zip file contains a Provolution Manifesto random phrase file.

If you create a useful random phrase file for this software, please send me an email telling me about it.  I may want to host it on this site.

November 3rd, 2002

For those who have found my Quick Fragmentation tables useful at speeding up game play, several Quick Shotgun tables are now online ( more will follow, shortly).

For those who want to create stats for more firearms for the rpg, there are several useful articles now online: Firearm Design tables for the 2300AD rpg and Weapon Lethality Odds in the 2300AD rpg.

You can find all of the above on the Best of the 2300AD Mailing List page.

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October 24th, 2002

For those just starting out with 2300, you may find the 2300AD Product Recommendations for various Campaign Themes article useful for planning your purchases.

For those new to the 2300AD-related lists, you may find the Common abbreviations used on 2300AD lists article helpful.

There is a new discussion list for the "Twilight:2000" rpg ( and "Merc:2000" too), both originally created by GDW, and now owned by FFE ( http://www.farfuture.net/ ).  2300AD is the continuation, 300 years later, of the Twilight:2000 ( first edition's) timeline/setting.  See the How to join the various 2300AD mailing lists page.

October 13th, 2002

The "Mission Kill" Odds in 2300AD Starship Combat article has been updated to show the odds of up to 100 hits on a Large Starship ( the table originally went to 20).  It is on the Main Homeworld Spaceport page.

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September 2nd, 2002

The Stutterwarp2 article on the Best of the 2300AD Mailing List page now has two maps accompanying it.  They contrast the difference between Standard Stutterwarp and Stutterwarp2.

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August 29th, 2002

Based on some feedback ( and to correct one minor error), there is a new improved "beta" version of my Population Calculator program ( for the Win98/ME operating system).  See the README.TXT file for details on changes.  It is available from this site's 2300 AD Software page.  Please contact me ( kevinc AT cnetech DOT com) if you have any suggestions, or desired future features.

August 22nd, 2002

There is a new improved "beta" version of my Population Calculator program ( for the Win98/ME operating system), which will now allow you to predict 300 years of growth ( perfect for those curious about the population recovery by Twilight War survivors).  See the README.TXT file for details on how.  It is available from this site's 2300 AD Software page.  Please contact me ( kevinc AT cnetech DOT com) if you have any suggestions, or desired future features.

August 13th, 2002

The article Rudell Units: What use are they in the rpg? is up on the Best of the 2300AD Mailing List page.

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July 9th, 2002

For those of you who are interested in campaigns based on a starship's adventures, The Amerigo Vespucci exploration starship PDF, by David Malesevich, detailing the RRS' exploration starship is now available on the America in 2300AD page.  Thank you, Dave !!!

More details will follow about the RRS' plans for its first mission.

July 4th, 2002

Happy 226th Birthday, America!

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June 26th, 2002

MD5 digital signatures are now provided for each program's zip file on this site's 2300 AD Software page.

June 25th, 2002

The Currency Exchange Rates in 2300AD article has been updated with preliminary 2002 data, you can find it on the Best of the 2300AD Mailing List page.

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May 21st, 2002

MAJOR NEWS: Scott Ash's Tirane Sourcebook Project is now back online at its new website.  Its new URL can be found on The 2300AD Online Community's Links Page.

May 19th, 2002

Another Challenge article, Clare Hess' X-Wing Down, is now online!  You will find it on the 2300AD magazine articles page.  Thank you Clare!!

Terry Kuchta helped by scanning and OCRing X-Wing Down for me.  Thank you Terry!

Note: My apologies, the map for it is not finished, as I was distracted by the conclusion of The X-Files television series tonight.

Nate Birkholz's Azania in 2300AD has returned to the net.  You can find his new URL on The 2300AD Online Community's Links Page.

May 8th, 2002

Today is Ocho de Mayo.  Join me in lifting a toast to General Zachary "Old Rough-and-Ready!" Taylor and his troops for their victory defending Palo Alto ( in Texas) from a Mexican Army attack in 1846, in the first major battle of the Mexican-American War.

For more info, I recommend http://www.grunts.net/wars/19thcentury/mexico/war1.html

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April 30th, 2002

Today is Camerone Day, one of the most sacred dates to the French Foreign Legion.

To find out more, I recommend http://wargame.com/articles/colonial/frmex.html

April 4th, 2002

Back in 1997, Andreas Traunsberger did some research for me for Steven Alexander's GG2 project.  Andreas' CORPLIST is now available on the Best of the 2300AD Mailing List page.  Thank you, Andreas!!!

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March 18th, 2002

The first draft of Stutterwarp Navigation: Eta Bootis System ( Aurore) is up on the Best of the 2300AD Mailing List page.

There is a new mailing list for 3D artists.  See the How to join the various 2300AD mailing lists page.

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February 20th, 2002

2300AD Sung Word Gen, has been renamed to 2300AD Alien Word Gen and expanded to cover the Xiang language, in addition to the Sung.  This new version ( for the Win98/ME operating system) is now available from this site's 2300 AD Software page.

My thanks, once more, to Rob Myers for allowing me to use his tables in this software.  Thank you, Rob!!!

February 18th, 2002

MAJOR NEWS: After two and a half years of being hosted here, Scott Ash's Tirane Sourcebook Project is moving to a new website.  When the move is completed, its new URL will be announced on The 2300AD Online Community's Links Page.

2300AD Sung Word Gen, a program ( for the Win98/ME operating system) which creates words for the Sung language, is now available from this site's 2300 AD Software page.

My thanks to Rob Myers for allowing me to use his tables in this software.  Thank you, Rob!!!

February 13th, 2002

The New 2300 AD Careers from Old article has been updated with an Exterminator/Pest Controller career.

The Info Warrior career has been updated ( to clarify primary and secondary skills).

You can find both on the Best of the 2300AD Mailing List page.

February 12th, 2002

There is a new version of my 2300AD Animal Generator v0.9b SLOW program ( for DOS, but should run on Win95/98/ME operating system with slow processors -- 200 MHz or less) is now available for downloading.  It is available from this site's 2300 AD Software page.

February 11th, 2002

There is a new version of my 2300AD Character Generator program ( for DOS, but should run on Win95/98/ME operating system) is now available for downloading.  It is available from this site's 2300 AD Software page.

Note: Both the SLOW and FAST processor versions are contained in the same zip file, so run the correct one for your machine ( see the readme.txt).  Please contact me ( kevinc AT cnetech DOT com) if you spot any problems ( especially with the SLOW version).

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January 28th, 2002

There is a new "beta" version of my 2300AD Animal Maker program ( for the Win98/ME operating system) available for downloading.  It is available from this site's 2300 AD Software page.  The only changes are the FFE disclaimer on the splash screen, and labelling of one variable ( Initial Size Die Roll) more clearly.

January 21st, 2002

Wade Racine ( gargoyle AT nwlink DOT com) contacted me, and asked me to take his three starship articles ( from Jay Adan's site) down.  They either contain errors or are not of the quality he wishes to display in public, and he does not have the free time to revise them at this time.

He has given me permission to reuse his individual starship names in articles some friends of mine and I are working on.

January 9th, 2002

A Map of the 61 Cygni Cluster is now available on both the Core and Arms page, and the Best of the 2300AD Mailing List page.

January 7th, 2002

Based on feedback requests for more choices for the initial population and immigration rates, there is an improved "beta" version of my Population Calculator program ( for the Win98/ME operating system) available for downloading.  It is available from this site's 2300 AD Software page.  Please contact me ( kevinc AT cnetech DOT com) if you have any suggestions, or desired future features.

January 5th, 2002

I am starting a new look to my site, getting rid of most of the background images, and switching to uniform colors.  Please let me ( kevinc AT cnetech DOT com) know if you like or hate the new look.

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Prior years' "What's New" entries are now here.

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