https://miriani.toastsoft.net/rss/announcements.xml The last 25 announcements made by the Miriani administrators. 3F16B4545A9424697410BBCDCBD86C965626A7B644C3348E6CE8A27E02A8ED7BFFB115 https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Greetings citizens of Whoville. You've got about five hours left to submit your gift requests. If you've waited this long, the Grinch is not going to be happy and come after your first born. So if you're submitting a gift request for the first time, please make it simple so the elves don't have to work overtime. Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:54:48 CST CDBD848A14DEBF09EF40B1E7479C083582D640CEBD4BAC93B4895A9642E0D45BB75FC3 https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Ho ho ho! We're getting down to the wire, kids. You've got just over two days left to request a gift from Santa and the elves. If you haven't done so yet, see message board post 101595 for rules and get your letters, wishes, and lab requests in by midnight GST on Wednesday. If you've had a gift request rejected, you've got until midnight GST on December 15 to get it fixed up and resubmitted. Anything sent past these deadlines will be rejected. Thanks and have a happy holiday season. Mon, 8 Dec 2025 15:46:38 CST 0D8346084F932BA6CDDD90878EEE0ED152877882345316BB8D730ADD4140A1D8D5131A https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Ho ho ho! This is the one week warning to get your Christmas gift requests in. Message board post 101595 has the necessary details, along with important rules and regulations. Have a happy holiday season! Wed, 3 Dec 2025 10:35:05 CST D9A9133E5822C0BE1C065FDDB8FE944C0A469B302829AE6B30E9C7DA8BD66C523301D7 https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Ho ho ho! The time to request gifts from Santa is drawing to a close in about a week and a half. So if you haven't gotten your request in, now is the time to do it. As a reminder, we expect the rules outlined in message board post 101595 to be followed. This means no packages of any sort, if your item can be made in a tradesman lab, use it, and no adding to existing items. Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:47:06 CST CD97D464A104798FD7AEA3B151F3C200FEB0B148E2208D97289D2845FDBE95E47FA89F https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Friendly reminder from the elves. If you haven't yet requested a gift from Santa, you have 20 days left to do so. Please point your message board reader to post 101595 for all the information you need. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:59:43 CST B46CF6BF9A7C0F27D66F7CBB8657ECB6A76058F56641ABEC6DFFA400D24C8F6C85C523 https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements In case you've missed it, Santa is now accepting gift requests. See message board post 101595 for rules. Terms and exclusions may apply. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:29:04 CST F5325018A0806DEDC699522DF2FE64FFA1E234D063C104F851EA6FA7B255C71C28BDAB https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements This year's Halloween festivities have ended. We hope you had fun! Sat, 1 Nov 2025 00:01:51 CDT 85B99BB8D4CC1927D32535556228A5E66A99DED5009370D1C05FB1F90F404F7FC646F1 https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Happy Halloween, everyone! As is the case every year, Halloween is a special out of character day. Random masks will be forced upon you throughout the day, but if you prefer not to be subjected to rapid changes of identity, you have options! First, you can go to "Styx in the MUD" on Pax where you can keep your regular name. Second, you can go to the costume palace on Acosta and buy a custom costume. As long as you're wearing it, your mask will not change to a random one. If you have any other custom costumes such as those from previous costume contests, those costumes will also work. Don't forget to say "trick or treat" to receive some delicious candy! If you want to relive the thrill of going trick-or-treating, you can visit the various ships in the starship museum on Varoshna, knock on the display starships, and receive fabulous treats! Also, watch out for the ghost of Rory Hurricane! Finally, buy a candy bucket or bag on Acosta to store your treats, and make sure it's in your hand when you receive them! Anyone who is currently out of comms may return for the day by typing HALLOWEEN. Have fun! Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:39 CDT 123CDD2889DDE3B18948EE756FC045EF66E14EFC43632F7529352BA0F64986FB00394C https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Avast ye scallywags and landlubbers! Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day to ye all. For the duration of the day, various pirate shenanigans will be occurring. Treasure chests have been scattered throughout known space for the plundering, and you can type @TOP-PIRATES to see who's collected the most. Have fun! Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:37:39 CDT AFF1296B50AF8D4CAA491442C130206F1F2D51B78A451724F3012685E7FD8A04F599ED https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Hello. Due to the server running in debug mode, there have been noticeable lag spikes which may have caused a poor gameplay experience. If you've been involved in combat, it is possible you may have been affected. If you believe to have lost a ship as a result and it was not restored, we invite you to assist about it. Furthermore, we would like to ask to report or assist if you notice things aren't going as they should, as that will greatly allow us to promptly take action. We do not know if you may be facing issues if you do not help us know, which is why reporting and or assisting is vital. If you do not know in which situation you should assist or report, you may use board post 101388 as a reference. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:14:38 CDT 6B0BECC5B2A4794A942CE1FD7B93CF10B579D8137FF89BD9DF2AFE0EEBD6FDC7209A71 https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Apologies for the crash. If you were in a dangerous situation, the server should have automatically saved you upon restart. If not, please ASSIST and we'll take a gander! Sun, 8 Jun 2025 00:55:07 CDT A254A075242B479C438676A0AA8CB3AC656A466BC4FF187C8EAE4C4450F447AF3D6A0E https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Happy Easter! Various Easter festivities have been enabled for the day. What does this mean? Every so often, Easter eggs with prizes inside them will be scattered around random places in local space. Also, don't forget to check out the special Easter mission on High Guard Command! For those out of local space, you may occasionally find Easter egg artifacts. Have fun! Sun, 20 Apr 2025 13:41:52 CDT 82FE53E890E1ED84358FFC3BE5D8642E0318C3EF0714314AB219D30D0A9D6B527E924F https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Just five more minutes! Thu, 19 Dec 2024 23:55:12 CST 51D61D133F4FE846357AFDE7286F7FE8A9020057587C6032049E1979A2016C12762282 https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Combat Day ends in about 30 minutes! Thu, 19 Dec 2024 23:30:08 CST 09CB1D9CAD4631698D198000E4CD83F9EC1ADF03D927F18A20975F3A18BD337C7C6E84 https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Miriani has turned 18 years old! As per usual, albeit a bit late, we'll be celebrating with Combat Day. You don't know what that means? No problem, I'll tell you! It's a friendly out of character competition in the form of merciless space combat. Starship stores are giving out free starships (sponsored by Merv's Hotdog Emporium) known as Contenders. Simply buy the free ship, hop inside, launch, and find another Contender to fight with. This is a fantastic opportunity to improve your combat skills without any risk of retaliation or financial ruin. There is a scoring system where points are awarded for each opponent you destroy and points are lost when you yourself get destroyed. You also lose a point for every hour you don't fire a shot, so get shootin'! You can see your current standing by typing COMBATDAY and see other people's by typing @COMBATDAY. (Note the @ symbol in the second commant.) If you're out of comms and your blood burns for violence, you can type COMBATDAY to return for the day. Finally, as usual for weird days, you can be out of character on communicators today. Just make sure you follow the other policies. One last note! Contenders enforce 'repair supply', which is a notion that starships only carry a limited amount of material to conduct repairs. You can see your remaining repair supplies by typing ENGINEERING. Each time your ship repairs a component, it loses supplies. If you find yourself running low in an emergency, you can type CANNIBALIZE <component> to instruct the ship to eat a healthy component to add to its stores of raw materials for future repairs. Good luck, have fun, and sorry for being so late this year! Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:07:50 CST 7EBDD350FB986309150534B0F59426C6A9361D219BA45B81F1EF50D95DE4D44A4B22AF https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Ho ho ho! The clock is ticking to get your gift requests submitted. There are about 36 hours remaining for first attempt requests, and if you've had a request denied, you'll have gotten a letter detailing why. Second chance letters still have until Friday to resubmit. Message board post 100700 has helpful information, and we beg you, please follow the rules outlined. One further note, please, for the sanity of the elves, do NOT capitalize item names. We already have more than enough to work on without having to fix those as well. Sat, 14 Dec 2024 10:22:06 CST CD8F37C1BB28A566E409C41391DD4642F724B794FACE074BBC0D1ACA93D7F937BDAC95 https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Bah! Humbug! This is your two day warning. If you have not yet requested a gift from Santa, you're coming down to the wire. Please see message board post 100700 for all the rules and details. Please note that anybody who does not follow the rules will not get a gift. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:27:33 CST 63B350D89DAC42F3E804A413ED84D8216EDE452ABB43DB2CF8951C2A7A1E63DC5B1E2A https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Ho ho ho! There are four days left to request a gift from Santa! We elves strongly urge you, if you have not yet done so and wish to receive a custom gift to get your request in sooner rather than later. If you wait to the last second, it will not be guaranteed that your gift request will be filled. Message board post 100700 has all the details you need to get you started on this holiday journey, as well as HELP CHRISTMAS. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:53:28 CST 131FBC5126D6141FDAEAFBE17F6FC7AC460C559854B149E3EBAE23C837C442A9B6C15D https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Ho ho ho! You have seven days left to request your gift from Santa. Message board post 100700 has all the details. You might also take note of some other things, such as HELP CHRISTMAS. They may even be enlightening. Just like Rudolph's nose. Sun, 8 Dec 2024 13:22:36 CST BD1C61E45023EA159FD4B47263B0B3FCFAC4069F52B2F99C3321EA74235A95A30A41BD https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Toastsoft is now on Bluesky! Much like our existing presence on Mastodon, changes and other important information will be posted here as well. Responses to mentions and direct messages are not guaranteed. You can follow us at: https://bsky.app/profile/toastsoft.net Sat, 7 Dec 2024 13:26:55 CST D4E7ECA24F682D597F8B3C0CB34BEC5DCBFC814FF32082FA0E52EF900D46680EFF2CAD https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Bah! Humbug! You kids have two weeks from today to get your gift requests in. Message board post 100700 has all the details you need. Have a happy holiday season or else. Sun, 1 Dec 2024 11:01:48 CST 239C1659EC124D055EE2CB51E56284585B547775EA1B11D5E5C4ABD6662650599084DC https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Ho ho hoooo! If you have not yet sent in a gift request to Santa by either mail, lab or wish, you have 17 days left to do so. Anything submitted after December 15 that is not a second chance request will be rejected. Get those gift requests in! Fri, 29 Nov 2024 16:03:42 CST 957829B61F75C146444B0697ED7FFD792544F574BBDAEA24266FB464475488A55E3AA3 https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Halloween festivities will end in one hour. Those who came back from being out of comms should prepare to be sent back to where they came from like the creatures of the night they probably are. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 23:01:08 CDT 85B99BB8D4CC1927D32535556228A5E66A99DED5009370D1C05FB1F90F404F7FB05713 https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Happy Halloween, everyone! As is the case every year, Halloween is a special out of character day. Random masks will be forced upon you throughout the day, but if you prefer not to be subjected to rapid changes of identity, you have options! First, you can go to "Styx in the MUD" on Pax where you can keep your regular name. Second, you can go to the costume palace on Acosta and buy a custom costume. As long as you're wearing it, your mask will not change to a random one. If you participated in the costume contest yesterday, that costume will also work. Don't forget to say "trick or treat" to receive some delicious candy! We also have a few new things this year! You can visit the various ships in the starship museum on Varoshna, knock on the display starships, and receive fabulous treats! Also, watch out for the ghost of Rory Hurricane! Finally, buy a candy bucket or bag on Acosta to store your treats, and make sure it's in your hand when you receive them! Anyone who is currently out of comms may return for the day by typing HALLOWEEN. Have fun! Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:42:13 CDT 1B1A6F147DEE41C2C805D9CF3B08A5647F4035F15972248EA9F4D80390B5366610AC83 https://miriani.toastsoft.net/announcements Things seem to have cleared up. Go forth and do all the dangerous things. Knock yourselves out. Or don't. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:58:55 CDT