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Newsletter
Over the years, many newsletters have been created in order for the small group at Cyberlife/Creature Labs to communicate with the much larger group of Creatures users.
Contents
The Creatures Newsletter
This was the first newsletter distributed to the Creatures Community by Cyberlife and ran from June 1997 to February 1998 (see history). Regular features included the Norn-based comic strip River and Petal and a closing item from Toby Simpson. It was initially edited by Ben Simpson, but the position moved to Paul Dobson in November 1997.
Ali has kept archived copies of these newsletters
June 1997
- Upcoming Creatures Features - News from CyberLife (imminent release of the Observation Kit and Preview Kit)
- Short stories - A tragic tale of Digital Love
- Tips & Tricks - This month, a tip by Daryl Burley
- CyberLife Information - Interesting information from CyberLife (regarding the afterlife)
- The Norn Doctor - A monthly column on health and general Norn care
- River and Petal - Our new Norn comic strip, we hope you enjoy it!
- Final Word - Closing comments
August 1997
- Preview Genetics Kit Released - A brief explanation of what it can do, and an update on our plans for this Kit
- New Objects - Mark Ashton explains his new objects (Object Pack 1)
- Hints and Tips
- CyberLife Technology Ltd - Press Release (regarding an agreement with Sony)
- Norn Doctor – The Doctor explains genetic mutation
- River and Petal - Egg Fashion. Petal learns how to keep dry
- Toby Simpson talks about June and what it meant to Creatures user everywhere
October 1997
- Mark Ashton's description of the new objects
- Web Masters Say
- Hints and Tips
- The Norn Doctor
- A Sad Tale
- River and Petal – A new Adventure
- Toby Simpson's Epilogue
November 1997
- Creatures Support
- Third Party COB Support
- Web Masters Say
- The Norn Doctor
- Toby Simpson introduces the new Object Injector
- River and Petal – November's Adventure
- Toby Simpson's say
December 1997
- Creatures Support (discussing the move to new offices)
- Web Masters Say
- A Christmas Breeder's Story - Christmas for a Lonely Grenorn
- River and Petal – Playing in the snow
- Toby Simpson's say ("Ho, Ho, Ho, etc!")
February 1998
- Creatures Support
- Web Masters Say
- The Norns sing the Beatles
- Creatures Tip
- River and Petal - The Dangers of Sending a Valentine's Card to the wrong address.
- Toby Simpson's Spot (where he mentions that there will be no Creatures 2 for the Mac)
Much Ado About Norns
This was the second newsletter. It was edited by Lis Morris, and ran from Janurary 2000-Janurary 2001. Ali also happens to have a copy of them.
MAAN 1 (Janurary 2000)
- A Pocketful of Worlds
- Powerful Programs for Power Players (vadim's Power Kit)
- Sprechen Sie Deutsche? (German websites)
- And now for balance... (UK websites)
- Bizarre Behaviour - C1 Lemon Stacking
MAAN 2 (August 2000)
- Just What Is the Creatures Community?
- Norns in the Blood? (all about the Immune Norns genome by Jccarrwalk - worth a read)
- You will obey my commands... (Uttar's Voice Machine)
- Look at all the Pretty Colours! (Jewels' Mask Norns)
- The return of Spriglysium Nebula (from Ali)
- Bizarre Behaviour - Violent C3 Ettins?
MAAN 3 (September 2000)
- Making a Creatures Webpage
- Creatures Combat?
- Red and Yellow and Pink and Blue... (Nina's Rainbow Norns)
- Sprechen Sie Deutsch, Zwei! (german community sites, including Mummy's Creatures)
- Indulge your Fantasies (Terra Fantasia - which appears not to have happened)
- Bizarre Behaviour - C1 Picky Grendels (females picked on male norns, males picked on female norns)
- GreenReaper: This would tally with the theory that Grendels were basically Norns who got pleasure from hitting rather than kissing - obviously, for a norn, kissing the opposite sex is a more rewarding occupation. ;-)
MAAN 4 (October 2000)
- How do you play it? ("What is the objective of this game?" is apparently the most common general support question - answers given included wolfing runs/feral runs, COB/agent development and Norn torture)
- Web Publishing by Numbers (talking about web hosting available from Albia 2000 and CreaturesLife.net)
- Norminate! (vadim's Nornimator)
- Get your Graphics, Guys (free use web graphics by FeralChicken)
- A Nornotopian Vision
- No one likes a Smart Alec! (Iggynorn and her object-stacking norn that got picked on)