The ability to view allies' resource income.Later versions of the Demo Recorder also featured enhanced anti-cheating detection and the Yankspankers' 'TAHook' program, which added many new interface features to the game, such as: The demo recorder's primary function was to record multiplayer games by intercepting and recording the TCP/IP communication packets, thereby allowing players to watch replays of the games they and others had played. Free-for-all matches with no alliances were also common.įrom the use of Boneyards and other online TA services sprang the TA Demo Recorder, created by a clan of programmers known as the Swedish Yankspankers. Up to ten players at a time could play, with 1v1, 2v2 and 3v3 again being the most popular. Players could also play 'friendly' games on different maps, for stats points, or just for fun.

Galactic War matches were generally 1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, or 3 vs 3, though the game supported up to 5 vs 5.

Games were held on the contested planets, deciding who gained control of the planet and what planets would contested next in the push for the other faction's sector homeworld. ARM-held worlds were indicated by red, CORE-held worlds were blue, while contested worlds were yellow. The metagame consisted of a specific sector of the TA galaxies featuring many planets to be fought over. When a player joined Boneyards, he or she would choose one of the game's two factions to play as: The ARM or the CORE. This was the highest rank, and was only gained by winning one of the top competitions.īoneyards featured a metagame called the Galactic War for TA. Server wide competitions were often held, where the top ranking from each side were given the 'commander' status of their side.

Boneyards players had ranks, clans and many other options available to them.

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