◆ Announcement

Registration Open! Shakuras Reborn is coming.

Good news everyone! Shakuras is reborn. Or so I hope. My name is Joni, or as you might remember me: VaultDweller, VD for short. I have been tinkering up this relaunch for a short while now. In 2013, the original shakuras.me went down for good, and ever since then there have been a few hopeful attempts at a relaunch. At some point in time, we got parts of the original code and database from the original admin, TO92- but none of us had the programming know-how to get it up and running. Enter 2026. It's the era of vibe-coding with AI. I found the old code in my drive, and decided to give it the ol' college try. With the help of Claude. And here we are, I think. I've learned how to host a php server and some other things along the way. But I must say this first and foremost, the code and most of the actual text on this site is AI-generated, and it shows. Going forward, all these announcements will be handwritten- and if time permits, I will try to rewrite some sections to be less obviously AI. But the most important thing: It works. The base game is the same, but a lot of things have also changed. There is a manual that goes better in-depth, so please read that. But here are some keynotes: Game balance has been redone, and testing seems to indicate that things actually work like they are meant to. Strategy is no longer OP, and its possible to build different types of players that can succeed. Even I dont know what makes a perfect player, since the game engine is AI-improved over the original code. Experience now caps at 15, but otherwise works much like before. Turns out, it was uncapped before. The dreaded "motivation" mechanic that broke the original game is gone. Condition got some slight rework, but is still very similar. There is now an age based retirement roll once a player reaches 28 years old. But I am getting ahead of myself, as many things will likely need to be polished and changed over the course of what I hope to be many upcoming seasons. Based on player feedback, of course. But I buried the lede! You may now register your teams for the new game. At first, the teams will generate but no daily progress will take place as we wait for players to join the game. After a few weeks, or after sufficient sign-ups, I will schedule the game to begin on the next monday- which is when teams will be placed to the league pyramid and any missing teams will be filled with bot teams. First 12 registered teams make it to the very first proleague, so consider that an early bird special! I hope we can get at least 10-20 players, at first. Spread the word to any old shakuras players ( or potential new ones? ) that you still have contacts to. For now, register your teams, read through everything, and get ready for a new Shakuras experience! Feel also free to browse the "Archive" - the old database from shakuras.me is saved in the state that we left it. Lets see how this goes. -VaultDweller