Changes on 01-08-13:

• The ancient pod network (relied upon by such trivial things as security drones shooting you in the face and hauling you away!) should be working properly again.
• A recent vote by the Interalliance Relations Committee has resulted in an important new rule regarding treaty sponsorships: a treaty must be sponsored by a pilot outside of the treaty creator's own private organization. This is to address concerns that the power of interalliance diplomacy may be slipping too far into the hands of private organizations and their special interests. To clarify: if Jimmy, member of the organization Pork Products United, proposed a treaty with another alliance, then Sally, also a member of Pork Products United, may not be the treaty's sponsor. However, Tom, who is not a member of any private organization, or Kathy, who is a member of Chickenz R Best, could sponsor the treaty.