Here's the link i mentioned a few posts ago:

http://www.crypticstudios.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=92&Itemid=34

turn it upside down!

et me clarrify something for you al in reguards to cryptic and "Launchtime", they tend to "Launch" fully functional community, forums, marketing and devlogs all at one time. do not think that page called "LAUNCHTIME" refers to the games launch, it'll just be the public announcement and all marketinfg/community aspects of the games official start, weather it be STO or some other Space Based game they were working on.

First of all I would like to start by saying that, as of late I have had a lot of real life issues going on so have been a bit overwhelmed with all of that, so as i have been gone for some time I do apologize for that, and any responciblities that may have lapsed due to that.

and in order to make amends for my absence from this wonderful community I would like to offer the gift of cryptics main page source code that i hope will shed some light on the subject if not create more questions. first off this information was not collected illegally and is actually quite simple to come across. by simply clicking on the view drop down menu and selecting "view page source" now I am not going to copy and paste the entire source code into this message but what i will do is copy a portion of the countdown timer so that we may pick away at some very interesting facts found here. next I would like to Officially welcome cryptic to one of the greatest investigative communities that exist. the Star Trek Fans and especially the ones awaiting STO i personnally believe would make Sherlock Holmes look like an amature. lol oh and in addition the specific file being pulled for the countdown timer is called countdown.js

Portion 1 identifying the countdown timer name and file type.

<link href="/css/cryptic.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" />
   <script language="JavaScript1.2" src="scripts/fade.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   <script language="JavaScript1.2" src="scripts/menu.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script language="JavaScript1.2" src="scripts/switchcontent.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
    <script language="javascript" src="/scripts/countdown.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Portion telling the page how to display the countdown. the part that I would like to highlight here is the use of the word "Launch Date"

<script type="text/javascript">
var joeexample=new switchcontent("switchgroup1", "div")
joeexample.setStatus('<img src="images/icons/collapse.gif" title="Collapse" alt="Collapse" />', '<img src="images/icons/expand.gif" title="Expand" alt="Expand" />')
joeexample.collapsePrevious(false)
joeexample.setPersist(true)
//joeexample.defaultExpanded(0,1,2,3,4)
joeexample.init()
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
//cdLocalTime("ID_of_DIV_container", "server_mode", LocaltimeoffsetMinutes, "target_date", "opt_debug_mode")
//cdLocalTime.displaycountdown("base_unit", formatfunction_reference)

//Note: "launchdate" should be an arbitrary but unique variable for each instance of a countdown on your page:

var launchdate=new cdLocalTime("cdcontainer", 'June 13, 2008 05:53:00', 0, "July 28, 2008 00:00:00")
launchdate.displaycountdown("days", formatresults2)
</script>
</body>
</html><!-- 1213361580 -->

Good to see you Sherrifnl, its been some time.

Since we can assume with even a limited degree of certainty that Cryptic has essentially just announced the existance of STO is some form, what I expect is that when the count down end we will see them launch their Media Blitz and in all likeliness they will relaunch the Startrekonline.com website full of fruitful content.

Hmmm, either way this goes i think we all agree that this is best for the future of whatever STO will become as it will be in good hands and in experienced hands nonetheless. I would also like to see them start from the ground up on STO, while i liked alot of the concept art on STO and the direction i think it would be good idea to start from the ground up to ensure that they don't have to require people from PE and i know that is harsh though you don't want what happen to PE to cause problems on the development of STO.

I would also put this question to you all, any idea if they could or would use the Unreal Engine to build this game as it would seem the Engine that is being used for many MMO as it is cheaper and fast to release a game in the MMO arena?

Zach,

Thank you, shhhh don't tell anyone! LOLOLOL! Jk