December 16, 2001

1. I have packaged and released the "lost" Black Thorn mission, Airport Terminal. This mission was redone in the US release by Ubisoft in response to the events of Sept. 11th. The files are hosted at Pie's Tactics right now, until I get the site updated here. There are two seperate versions of the installer, one for Urban Operations users and one for stand-alone Black Thorn players. Get the UO version HERE, and the BT version HERE. Thanks to Brent from Ubisoft for allowing the US community to view this mission as it was originally intended.

2. RLTC is in final beta, I'm sure you will be impressed by the size and scope of this sci-fi total conversion. Stay tuned for the latest news.

December 4, 2001

1. I am a civilian again, for now. I will be leaving again in January, but for now I'm free, and I've been putting my time to good use.

2. RLTC is close to completion, and the news sites are hyped! Read Pie's preview HERE, as well as an interview I did with Elited.net HERE!

3. Now that I've pretty much finished up the contributions I am making to RLTC & TOTT3, I am going to be sitting down and finishing up the map I started a while ago. Look for more news on it soon.

November 12, 2001

1. I am still on active duty, I finally got a day off and access to a computer. I am still in the US, providing security for certain critical locations. I should be done with this stint on Dec. 1st, but then I have to go out again from Jan 6th-Mar 20th. For now, I have had to drop out of college.

Needless to say, I probably wont get much of anything released in the next few months. I am buying a laptop, so maybe I can be semi productive during my limited time off (days like today, first since the 30th). Maybe I'll even get to play BT or GR.

Anyways, thanks for all the emails and posts of support. I will post more news when I get it.

2. I want to give a happy belated birthday to the United States Marine Corps, who turned 226 on November 10th. Semper Fi!

October 31, 2001

1.  I have been called to Active Duty with the National Guard, so any projects I am working on will be delayed.  If you sent me an email, I will not be able to respond for a while.  I don't know how long I will be gone or what my mission is, but I will post an update as soon as possible.

October 20, 2001

1. Work continues on the site redisign. I am grateful to the guys from the Forums that are working on the site. If you think you have what it takes to work on the new Rooster's Nest, shoot an email to ntdmods@hotmail.com.

2. The Rogue Spear: Black Thorn Demo is out! Get it from one of the following mirrors:

Ubi Soft's US FTP Server
FilePlanet
File Retreat
3D Gamers
RogueSpearMD

Thanks to Pie's Tactics for providing these link to the Demo Mirrors.

3. I have released a small utility to unlock all of the new weapons in the Black Thorn Demo. Just download and run this tiny program, and you will have 13 never before seen official weapons to rock and roll with in the BT Demo! Get it NOW!

4. On a similar note, I wrote a small article for you UO players, on how to install the Black Thorn Demo as a UO mod. Read the article HERE!

September 22, 2001

1.  I'm back.  After a month long vacation in Europe, which included England, France, and Greece.  I have now settled down in Phoenix and start college on October 1st, at the Art Institute of Phoenix, where I will be majoring in Computer Game Art & Design.  If you sent me any emails that I didn't respond to, please re-send them.  I think some got lost in the 300+ that I had to sort through when I returned.  Stay tuned for some good ol' Rooster modding.

2.  Gravedigga has recruited me to do the mission scripting for his upcoming TC Mod, Renegade Legion.  I am happy to be a part of what looks to be the most comprehensive TC mod for RS/UO yet.

3.  Over the next few weeks you will be seeing some changes at The Nest.  The current site design has outgrown my projects, and needs a revamping.  So stand by for some messy construction.

4.  Q, Master Weapon Guru of ARMM, has undergone some minor surgery in the last few days.  It would be great if all of you NATO fans shoot an email of support to him HERE.

5.  If you haven't heard, Rogue Spear: Black Thorn, another stand alone expansion to Rogue Spear, has been delayed due to the recent tragedy.  I am planning to make some new mods compatible with BT, and ARMM is tentivaly  planning to make an updated NATO 3 version for BT.  Stay tuned for the latest news.

July 26, 2001

1.  You may have wondered why I haven't released anything lately, it is because I am preparing to move to Phoenix, AZ, where I will be attending college.  Look for more projects from me in the fall.

2.  I will be out of the US during all of August, vacationing in Europe.  My email access will be sporadic, but I will get to as much as I can.  Don't be surprised if it takes a while for me to get back to you.

3.  I have written a small article on the proper steps it takes to complete a quality mod.  I recommend all prospective modders read it here.

June 19, 2001

1.  Forbidden City for UO is done!  Get it here!  John Sonedecker created this great map, and I ported the missions and related files for Urban Operations.  I would like to give a huge thanks to John for giving me the opportunity to work with him on this conversion.  Also thanks to the staff at Pie's Tactics, CR6 from RSRetreat, and Arctic Paladin for helping me with beta testing and various other things.

2.  Here are a few screenshots from my next project, as yet unnamed.  Click on the image to see a larger version.

June 6, 2001

1.  John Sonedecker's Forbidden City is coming along nicely.  I am in final beta, and am just doing some minor tweaks and fixes.  I will release the UO version first, and an RS version will follow later.  Included will be a port of the original single player mission, along with Terrorist Hunt and Lone Wolf missions.  I also re-did the skins to more of a "Bruce Lee" style.  Here are some new screenshots (others can be found at Pie's Tactics):

2.  I have written up a preview of Black Thorn for Pie's Tactics.  Check it out here.  I would like to thank Patrick Naud of Ubisoft for the great info!

3.  Aggression had an amusing little contest little contest regarding my picture from E-3.  Someone won a COE mouse pad for figuring out who we were.

4.  Some people have had problems recently with Mission Pack: Deadly Protocol.  I have tracked the cause down to my server move.  When I transferred my files from my old site, I accidentally replaced MP:DP with an older version. If you recently downloaded MP:DP and it is crashing on you, you should re-download it.  Sorry about that.  Thanks to Dave for letting me know about the problem.

May 21, 2001

1.  I just got back from E3!  What a blast.  I got to spend time with some of the great Red Storm guys (thanks for the shirt!), hang out with Pie4foo, Maestro, and the Wargamer crew, and all in all have a blast.  Keep an eye out at Pie's Tactics for the full scoop.  Here is an amusing pic from E3, showing Pie, Duke Nukem, me, and Maestro.

2.  The next map from John Sonedecker with be Forbidden City, and should be out soon.  I am doing the MP and Single player mission scripting, as well as porting the storyline and making up some new skins for single player.  When it is complete, I will package it up in an installer and let it loose.  Other R6 maps & missions are in the works, so stay tuned for more news.

3.  Team AUM recently posted an interview with me, you can read it here.  Thanks goes out to Flatliner for the opportunity.

4.  I have gotten some reports that some of the mods are not downloading completely.  If you try to download a mod from my site and it doesn't go right, please take the time to let me know.

5.  There seems to be some compatibility issues between Mission Pack: Deadly Protocol, and R6: Covert Operations Essentials when they are both installed into Urban Operations at the same time.  I am  looking into this, and the possibility of a fix.

April 25, 2001

1.  Well, The Nest is finally up in it's new home at RSR.  Thanks to Snicker at Rogue Spear Retreat for the space, and the patience while I got it set up.  As you may already know, my old host, Action Xtreme, was bought out by Gamespy, and was rather suddenly shut down.  Real life has intruded into my mod/site time, as I prepare for college this fall, and it took me a while to get everything back up.  If you notice any errors or broken links, please let me know.

2.  In mod news, work is progressing on my map, albeit slowly.  I'll try to get some screenshots up soon.  Oh, and if you didn't hear, ARMM released NATO 3.5, so if you haven't checked it out yet, head over to our new site!

3.  I am going to be attending E3 with Pie & Maestro, hopefully I'll bring back some fun pictures and news.  Thanks to the Anchorage Press for the support!

4.  I have consolidated interviews & reviews of my mods on the Awards page, if you know of any that I missed, please drop me a line and I will get them added.

February 28, 2001

1.  Looks like the Crosswinds account is back up, so I should be receiving my regular emails now.  However, if I don't respond to you within THREE days, resend it, as I answer ALL of my email.

2.  NATO 3.5 is near, my friends!  We are just wrapping up some loose ends and completing the installation documentation.

3.  I just started my active duty with the Air Guard again, so I will be busy over the next few weeks with that.  I am working security for the World Special Olympics, so I plan to wait on starting serious work on my first map until around mid-March.  Sorry, but it's for a good cause.

4.  On a completely unrelated note, I just updated my team Airsoft page, check it out and see me in bliss with my MP5. 

5.  Remember, if you have any problems or questions regarding my mods or modding in general, feel free to hit the forums!

February 22, 2001

1.  My Crosswinds account is completely down.  If you need to get in touch with me, please use serellan@yahoo.com.  Sorry for the inconvenience.

February 20, 2001

1.  I've done some much-needed clean up around here, you might notice some changes to the site.

February 16, 2001

1.  Cynical Saint has released his conversion of the Rainbow Six map, Airport.  He made both day and night versions, and I did the single player side for it.  Included are Assault, Terrorist Hunt, and Lone Wolf missions for each map, for a total of six missions.  Get it from the Pie's Tactics Download Archives.

2.  On the ARMM side of things, work is almost complete on NATO 3.5, we think you will be impressed with the changes. Almost every single bitmap (including the original UO Weapons) has been redone, several new weapons have been added, models have been tweaked or redone, and the gameplay mechanics have been tweaked. Here is a picture of the new splash screen, along with one showing some of the new bitmaps and models (click on image to see a larger version):

3.  My Crosswinds e-mail account is on the fritz again.  If you have sent me an email and I have not responded, please resend to my alternate e-mail account, Serellan@yahoo.com.

February 6, 2001

1.  The Rooster's Nest is BACK!  I would like to apologize for the lack of updates, I was unable to update the site due to technical problems.  A lot of news has happened since the site was last updated on Thanksgiving.  Here it goes:

2.  I have joined with ARMM for the release NATO3.5.  This upgrade of NATO3 will contain bug fixes, new weapon bitmaps for almost every weapon, new weapons (primary, secondary, and kit items), new models, and more!  Look for it soon.

3.  The plugins are out!  Get them at Pie's Tactics.  I plan on completing my first map, tentatively named "Neighborhood", after the completion of Nato3.5.

4.  Gamer's Alliance conducted an interview with me, you can read it here.

5.  Rogue Spear Tactical Mod Reviews has written a review of Operation Snow Wolf.  Read it here.

6.  Red Storm released the 2.52 patch for UO.  Get it at Pie's Tactics.

7. John Stonedecker of RSE has released the much anticipated Mint map for RS/UO. You can download an easy install version at Pie's Tactics. I have also ported the Rainbow Six mission Operation Red Wolf over for use with this map. I haven't had a chance to upload this to my server yet, so you can get it at Pie's Tactics for now. Get the files here:

Mint
Operation Red Wolf

January 3, 2000

1. I hope you and your families had a great holiday season, welcome to the New Year!

2. Rogue Spear Database has posted a review of one of my older retextured maps, Desert Mountain Base. Read what they have to say here. You can download the map here.

3. We are still awaiting the release of the plugins for 3DSM. Until I have a chance to delve into map-making, I will not be releasing any new RS/UO mods.

4. As you may have noticed, www.serellan.com now takes you to a menu page that allows you to choose this site or SCA Airsoft. I set up this other site as a team page for my other hobby, airsoft. Check it out here.

November 24, 2000

1. Happy Thanksgiving!

2. Sorry about the lack of updates, I have been cooling my heels until the release of the RS plugins. Look for more mods from The Rooster after they come out.

3. I have corrected the Operation: Dark Revival installer for Rogue Spear users. Previously, because of the placement of the "characters" folder, RS users would crash. The new version corrects this problem. Download it now!