Over the last few weeks everyone has been talking about redoing the staff here, as we do occasionally. I've gotten several PM's requesting a staff application, and I've been putting off as long as possible to get the most out of the situation. But now's the time we start updating things around here.

Over the next few days, I'll be selecting new staff, and retiring the old ones. I will request that any input from the community be posted on this thread and it will be taken into consideration. Like always, your opinion matters.

The Staff Application section will be open soon. There is where new members can apply for staff positions. I will update this post periodically as things progress.

[07/26/09] An Update has been posted, with proposed changes. (View)
]07/30/09] A proposal has been posted by Poply (View)

[08/04/09] The following changes have been made:
Staff can no long view VIP unless they are VIP.
WoW Mod color is now Pink, for Xthar.
Clan Gc group has been deleted, members changed to "True Members".

XThar is now the WoW Moderator.
Mudkiepz is now Retired.
Ruler is now Global.
Zhuinden is now a Gaming & General Moderator.
Zar is now Retired.
RobGoldy is now Retired.
TheRing is now Retired.

Staff Applications are now being Accepted.
New Staff Requirements will be posted soon.

Ghoztcraft is now offering an ad service for anyone. Sponsored Links will now be displayed on some topics in particular forums. VIP Members, Admin, and Staff, as well as Clan members cannot see the ads. This excludes about 10% of all the members here. You can pay Ghoztcraft (donations@ghoztcraft.net) to have your ad on these topics. It will be fairly cheep, and a weekly fee via PayPal. It can be text, or an ad banner.

Send an email to ads@ghoztcraft.net with a link to your banner, and how long you wish to display it. Based on the size of the banner, and length of display, you will receive a price to pay in return. Also details on how to pay. Expect a response within 24 hours.

I've been waiting to do this for a while, now that our hits per month are in the millions, and out unique visitors are in the thousands having your ad displayed here is actually worth something.

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The rules have been posted here: http://www.ghoztcraft.net/forums/rules.html

Good news everyone! The Ghoztcraft Uploader is now open to the public, which means anyone can register and use it as a personal storage service free of charge! You can upload anything you want (as long as it's legal) and your privacy will be respected as always. This service is available for the sole purpose of providing an easy place to store small files for personal or public use. It's great for uploading avatars, signatures and small downloads.

Many of you legacy members have been actively enjoying this feature of Ghoztcraft, and we thank you for your support. But we're now welcoming new registrations, and VIP Members can request the following limitations be upgraded free of charge:

Total Storage Space: 15MB
Maximum Upload: 5MB
Maximum Monthly Transfer: 5 Gigs

You can upload and organize the content into folders, and manage all of it using the interface. You will have full control over what you upload and what you delete. No backups are kept of individual accounts, what you delete is gone forever. Please also note that you will need to register and validate your email, as the accounts are not integrated with the forums and there are no plans to do so.

Sign Up here: http://upload.ghoztcraft.net/

Alright, it's Halloween, and it's time to get things started! Just like to say that Halloween is our Founder's Birthday! Please be sure to wish XGhozt a safe and Happy 20th Birthday!

The registration period of the SCHT is now closed, and no more applicants will be accepted. Congratulations to our 25 Contestants! Over the course of the next month and a half, they will be facing off in 1v1 matches trying to best 2 of 3 matches overall for the Grand Prize of $150 USD!

Throughout this week, the initial pairing up and scheduling of matches will commence, so contestants, be sure to check your emails frequently! Exact rules and tournament scheduling will be posted up later this week, so for now, hone your Starcraft skills! Matches will take place on ICCUP approved maps (Ironic eh?)

As promised, those entering the tournament will be given the chance to beta test the new and upcoming hack called Freedom! More details about this exclusive offer will be emailed to you so check your spam filters just in case!

So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show, for this year is definitely going out with a bang!

It took me a few weeks, but it's finally done! The Ghoztcraft Army System has been redone and this time it's themed as Starcraft! As you pick you're race, you can choose between Terran, Zerg or Protoss. Each race can only use units from the respective race. Which means we need your help keeping it balanced!

Obviously, we can't actually reproduce the game in text form, but we can try! This is very simple, we carefully selected units, icons and stats for each race. You can pick your race, build up your army using GhoztPoints and attack other members!

This first round is going to be a testing round, to see how each race plays out. I encourage everyone to give it a try, it's like no other Army System!

You can view the rankings, and pick you're race here.

Goodluck Commanders.

Also, big thanks to bounder for finding/making all the icons. And of course, posting will get you more ghostpoints, but no spamming! Please post any suggestions here.

Ghoztcraft now has the largest Starcraft II gallery on the net. We have a comprehensive set of over 500 images and counting all about Starcrft II! You can help us build the gallery by adding and commenting images. All comments made on images in the gallery also count towards your post count!

Members and guests can comment on the starcraft II pictures in the gallery, and any members can add images. All added content is moderated.

We have image set's of all the Starcraft II Units, Buildings and the new Battle.net Interface.

Check it out! Starcraft II Gallery

Good news everyone, always always. The Firefox Extension that I know all of you use and love because we're all Firefox users, and stuff.. has been updated to work with Firefox 3.5!

That's pretty much the only change in this version, anyone who has it installed already should be able to check for updates and install it from there.

Otherwise, here's the download link: Ghoztcraft Menu (Firefox Add-on)

I've got some super awesome news everyone, if you haven't already figured it out! When you reply to a topic using the quick reply feature, it's now ajax! Which means the page doesn't reload and all the dirty work is handled in the background. After some whoosh effects you'll see your post in action.

Go ahead and reply to this topic, and if you really want to abuse the new feature then feel free to spam on this testing topic I created (here)

Please also report any bugs or errors you find. This is the first version of this modification, so I don't expect it to be perfect. And you can thank all the VIP Members for paying for this modification. I used VIP Donations to get us some ajax posting action.

This should help with keeping the site lag free, and you'll certainly enjoy seeing your post without waiting for the entire page to reload.