Voice Macro Icons are intended as a visual aid to help players in combat find those they need to support. Click the image below or head to the Flash Demo section to view the demo.

The Neutral Continent maps have been updated to the current lattice of No Capitols. Esamir's geowarp links have been fixed.

The Interstellar map on the Continents page has been updated with the lattice link between Cyssor and Ishundar.

The Emplacements section is receiving some attention with new graphics and pages added for each type. More images and descriptions to come, with an official release when it is all finished.

Other updates include small revisions to the New Certifications, New Weapons, and New Vehicles pages. Command Squads will be getting attention soon as well.

Broken links in the Articles and Posts section, and in various other pages, have been fixed.

Announcing the addition of a couple simple images to the Wallpaper section.

I have started with the typical "Wide-screen Overlay" design, but will be experimenting with various other styles and resolutions later on. Eventually there will be custom ones with Syndicate and Idealab themes.

Hope you enjoy them. Please feel free to offer any ideas for future shots or designs.

Idealab News:

The Idealab and Concept Division Forums have finished their integration with PlanetsideSyndicate.com's boards, and can now be accessed from the Syndicate site or the Site Forums button

in the main menu above. You can also browse Idealab concepts from my Wiki page on the Syndicate.

New Works-in-Progress have been added to the Idealab boards over the past few months:

• Commander-Occupied Vehicles
• Scout Vehicle Improvements
• Outfit Assault Ship
• Capitol Facility Data Cores

As always, check out the To-Do List to view all features currently in development for Idealab.

Idealab Poll:

Poll results for February are in. The question asked was, "Which recently revealed concept from Planetside do you welcome the most?"

• Support Merits - 40%
• Tournament Mode - 16%
• New Lattice layout - 14%
  
• Server Scripting Engine - 14%
• Command Recall - 12%
• Revised Broadcast Warpgates - 4%

Be sure to vote in this months poll: "In what medim would you most like to learn about Planetside's Game Lore?"

Planetside News:

Samhayne, filling in for Sporkfire (who has moved on to other opportunities), has posted the latest Weekly Development Activities detailing features for upcoming releases.

Release 3.4: Possible playtest this week

• BFR Balance Revisions
• Merit Commendation Revisions

Release 3.5: March, 2005

• Squad Home Base Feature
• Generators can no longer damaged by friendlies
• New Event

Future Releases: April, 2005

• Battle Experience Revisions

PSIL celebrates its One Year Anniversary. Idealab also transitions to new forum space on PSS. Concept Division gains a new name and new identity.

Planetside Producer and Lead Designer, Alex "Samhayne" von Minden, has posted a revised In Development thread laying out the latest links for the upcoming global lattice shakeup. The maps shown below were created from Samhayne's lattice changes.

Be sure to check out Samhayne's thread for more lattice details and info on the continents.

A new fansite, Planetside Syndicate.com has just gone LIVE!

Idealab is pleased to announce it has signed on to become a member of this new community venture.

"The Planetside Syndicate is a cooperative effort between a team of planetside webadmins providing a centralized repository of community data.

In addition to our array of powerhouse contributors, the Syndicate has our own feature: the Wiki."

To learn more about the Syndicate, it's contributors, and the new Wiki feature, head over to Planetsidesyndicate.com.

Idealab will be introducing new features and content over the coming months, as a renewed drive to expand the site.

This includes:

• Spotlighting select Official Forum and Idealab Forum threads of interest to the game's development.
• The Concept Division (formerly known as the Idea Emporium) will also be making a bolder appearance on the main page and within the site itself.
• Idealab will also be shrugging off it's "under construction" disclaimers and showcasing Works in Progress as they develop through their various stages, from sketch to screen.
• The Empire News sections will be brought up to date.
• The Monthly Polls will pick up once more.
• Emplacements, Outfit Features, Urban Outposts, and Empire Tech Level concepts will continue development.

These are just a few of the enhancements in the works for 2005. So stay tuned for more developments as Idealab returns from its brief hiatus.