First of all, this post will be linked on the front page, so welcome any new readers. Now, down to buisness.
For the past couple of years, this Wiki has been dying. We as users and readers have been in denial - we thought 'hey, maybe it's just a rough patch. Maybe we'll sail through.' Unfortunately, a rough patch was far from the truth. The truth being - we've run out of steam. Like, completely.
Those of you here from the front page may notice how broken it is. Why is it so broken? Because for the life of me I can't find out how to change one tiny thing about it without the columns going awry. Can I fix that? No. So, there it is. Anyway...
Simply put, there's nothing to update here. All GoF1, 2 and Alliances content was completed years ago, and anything you want to know about GoF3 is *in* the game already! Although NiveliKing has done a wonderful job with The Codex, there's nothing else to add. Sure we have character pages, but compared to GoF3D and GoF2's characters, GoF3's crew are so flat and boring, there's nothing to talk about! There's The Manticore, and Galaxy on Fire 3: Manticore of course, which were very fun to edit, but there is nothing new to add now. Any new users, please don't expect completely up-to-date information about GoF3 - it's just not happening in our current state. Especially Manticore Rising. Don't even ask.
So that leaves the Wiki in the state it is. The only people here anymore are myself and Archer 41, and we barely do anything anyway, as there's nothing to be done. Sure, we have random editors every so often, but they're all very minor edits that don't nearly constitute an 'active Wiki'. Most of our users have left, including all of our admins - some long ago, some very recently. Again, myself and Archer are here, but we're not up to much.
I think the admins who left a while ago had the right idea - know when we're beat. No amount of positive thinking can get this Wiki active again, and the only way it would be possible is if another GoF game was launched - but if that ever happens, it's years away. Not even GoF3 managed to spark much interest in this place again, despite the internal (to this Wiki) hype.
So, that all being said - I'm declaring this Wiki dead. 99% of our community has abandoned this place, including nearly all admins and bureaucrats; DSFISHLABS shot us in the feet by adding their own Codex; no one cares about the [old] games anymore; DSFL have even neglected GoF3D (leaving it as a 32-bit app, making it unplayable with iOS 11) and GoF2 SD (broken audio, broken dialogue boxes). Alliances is still thought about, and obviously all efforts are going towards GoF3. Maybe with Act III some attention might spark up, but I doubt that.
TL;DR: The Wiki is dead. Officially. 99% of our users have left, there's nothing to talk about, no one cares about this place anymore. Don't expect any major updates to the Wiki.
It's truly sad to be typing this, but all good things, eh. I'll be sticking around, but I won't be up to much. I'm currently extracting audio and 3D files from GoF2 HD, so that's fun. And last thing - check out NiveliKing's farewell message. He's got a present for you.
If you want to join the GoF Discord and stay in touch with various people from the Wiki, please do! It's warm and cosy. https://discord.gg/uSsqvz8
