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It’s been a long time since we last posted an update, so here is some long overdue news on game improvements.

To start, work is being done to integrate the new menu system designed by FunkyFr3sh. Essentially, the new system is run from the launcher, allowing special modes like Survival and mods like Rise of the Mercenaries to be launched directly without having an in game menu. This saves a lot of time and provides a lot of customization options previously unavailable, such as the ability to specify which music is associated with each mission. It also allows us to clean up the game directory of useless menu files and focus on making the mod itself rather then game menus.

Work is also being done on the launcher, allowing players to launch D2K+ directly from the application. New programs are also being added, such as Klofkac’s new Map Editor, which will allow for much easier and smoother map and mission creation.

Finally, Mission 3 of Rise of The Mercenaries is being worked on, but it will be released after the next update to give me time to focus on the other changes. I realize its been a long time since the mission 2 release, so to make it up to you there will be a new Survival map and music track added to the game in the next update. I know you guys have been waiting for a long time and I’m only hoping mission 3 can live up to your expectations.

Significant changes have been made to increase overall site performance for users located in Europe and other countries distant from the web server.  Overall, the site should be faster and much more responsive.

I am pleased to announce that our migration to the new server is complete. If you have any issues with the site, please Contact Us about the issue.

The Dune 2000 CnCNet server will relaunch in a few days.

In the next few days we will be migrating GruntMods to a new server. You may notice some temporary downtime during this migration. We will make our best effort to keep any disruption to a minimum and will post an update when the migration is complete.

There has not been much progress on Rise Of The Mercenaries. I have not had much free time to work on it lately. I still fully intend on polishing and releasing the mod when more time is available to me.

Due to high demand I have decided to stop taking support tickets for Dune 2000: Gruntmods Edition. Unlike other offerings from GruntMods, there are simply to many support requests for me to answer alone in a timely manner.
For that reason, support requests will now be directed toward the dune2k forums at http://forum.dune2k.com/forum/11-dune-2000/ . I will of course, still visit the forum and help out when availible, but this way you can also get help from other players without having to wait for me to be free and able to assist you. Although it may be less convenient to some, this move will allow me to focus on producing new content and supporting applications that do not have the luxury of a large install base like Dune 2000.