Okay, so about 11 hours to go until the server blackout. Chuggin' along with the alpha test, optimized the video feed in terms of bandwidth like I've never done before, all while improving the quality (I was doing jumping jacks in my webcam as a test, and didn't make the video completely scrambled eggs! Screencaps are nearly pixel-perfect!) All of the controls are functional, at least the ones that are in place. There is a slight bug in that server IMs pop up the IM alert feature regardless of whether or not you're scrolled...I may leave it, it sounds more like a feature now.

Only one thing is truly not functional at this juncture, and that is /nick. In a worst-case scenario, I'll temporarily disable it, but I'm trying to rapidly prototype my way into having a beta test by midnight tonight.

No guarantees on how long the downtime will last yet, I have no timeline for that. I'm guessing at a week.

By the way, I'll need some beta testers to do some remote tests for me during the downtime. If you can be on call tomorrow, let me know!