Quantum Star SE 2.2.0 Beta1 Released

The Developers of Quantum Star SE are proud to announce the
release of Quantum Star SE 2.2.0 Beta1.

QS 2.2.0 Beta Release marks the culmination of over six months
development and introduces a host of improvements over all
prior versions. The most important features however are the
increased speed and stability of the game, aided in no small part
by the introduction of Fleets to replace the ship-by-ship focus
of the 2.1.x releases.

Thanks to my fellow Project Administrator, Hades, we now also
have Admin CP 1.0.1, the renovated Administration Panel.

The major changes this version sees over 2.1.x are as follows:

* Improved stability and speed due to Fleets and large scale
rewriting of the game's base functions
* Rewritten standard functions for all elements of resource
purchasing, selling, fleet loading and offloading
* Database driven ship, upgrades, resources lists for easier
game additions by the Administrator
* An increased focus on standardisation through XHTML,
SQL1, and PHP register_globals off
* Widescale debugging of all inherited Solar Empire files that
are retained for 2.2.0
* Updated Installation System with support for
PostgreSQL(experimental) and MySQL, server configuration,
server database setup through SQL style dumpfiles,
game-by-game creation/deletion control.
* Updated scoring functions by Hades
* Fast loading location pages and fleet summaries
* Increased control over Fleets, Ship Mining, Port/Planet
resource handling
* All new Administration Panel (Admin CP 1.0.1 by Hades)
* Ship purchasing and the handling of upgrades have been
completely rewritten for ease of use and future development
* All ship combat is now Fleet focused, reducing combat
clicks and page reloads and reducing unnecessary messages to
offline players.
* Both the Clan and Game Forums have been rewritten
* All new experimental login page, with ability for an
Administrator to post news visible to all site visitors
* Password security increased through MD5 hashing - with
further features due shortly after final release
* Basic Interface defined through CSS for easier manipulation
and creation of Themes

We ask that all users willing to test this beta report all bugs no
matter how small to our Forums at
http://www.quantum-star.com. We will prepare a Release
Candidate over the coming week or two with the final 2.2.0
release due at the end of the month. Special thanks to all those
who have posted bugs over the past six months!!!