Hey folks!
Sorry for the year's worth of admin quiet.  Everyone's just pretty much busy with stuff.  

Some bits of news:

1. There was a problem with the way the Xenoblade X folder was set up initially, but that's been fixed.  Please comment on this journal or message my personal account (KatimusPrime) if I'm a liar and it's still broken.

2. I've sorted the Featured entries down to 16 for now.  Please still submit to Featured if you wish, also note that mods will sort works periodically as well.

3.  Since the XenoSeasons Contest got so little response, the contest is going to be retired until we have a prize to give away.  Special thanks to Salut-Hurricane for coming up with the contest structure, though!  You're awesome, Sal!

Reminder that the forums, while quiet, are still open!
xeno-underground.forumotion.co…

Glad to see people are still enjoying all of the games, old and new!  I'm currently trying to beat XBX myself!
Anyone have any interesting Xeno projects going on? Hello to the relatively new people that have joined!  Sorry for being absent.  ^^
HULLO fellow Xenofans!
It's time for our first XenoSeasons contest! There are two rules I'd like you to keep in mind before submitting.

1. Your submission must be Xeno-related (featuring characters and/or spaces from Xenogears, Saga, Blade, or Blade X). You are free to crossover the various games however you like though.
2. You are limited to three entries maximum. Entries placed in the XenoSeasons I folder are the only ones going to be judged. If for some reason you are unable to put it in the folder yourself, contact an admin to do it for you.

The theme is:"Keeping Warm"!
January is a cold-ass time of the year yo, and I'm sure our fave space adventurers could use some creative ways to keep warm in the cold. Skill nor medium will be considered-- impress us with your ideas!

You can draw, write, sculpt, record, and so on for your entries so long as they are submitted through the DeviantArt system and to the group.
The deadline is April 20 at 11:59 PM EST.

So how about them PRIZES?*
1st Place: 3 Months Premium Membership, Group Feature (August 20), 10$ (USD) Ebay or Amazon Gift Card
2nd Place: 2 Month Premium Membership, Group Feature (August 20)
3rd Place: 1 Month Premium Membership, Group Feature (August 20)

*I am in need of prize contributors! Comment below if you have something you would be willing to offer as a prize and I'll stick it in!

Winners will be announced on May 30.
Happy arting peeps and we'll see you next time!
New Year, new message board software!
After two years of frustration doing it all myself, I've outsourced XU's forums out to Forumotion.  All posts and members have been successfully transferred.  All you need to do to get back in is tell the system to send you a password reset.  

I've made a tutorial that you can access anywhere here - xeno-underground.forumotion.co…

(There was some trouble where I posted a tutorial on the deactivated board where members couldn't see it. orz)

Things that didn't quite make it in the transfer were stored avatars and signatures, but if you like, please send KatimusPrime a comment or a note so I can go into the archives and fish it out for you.  (I don't get direct notifications to the group for some reason.)  I'm also more than willing to do manual activations for people who need a little more help.  I broke it, so I want to help fix it.

I'm hoping this newfound message board autonomy will allow the community to thrive and continue on in a better way than being chained to my schedule.  When the board needs maintenance, it doesn't need to wait for me and my bungling anymore.

Hope everyone's still psyched for the upcoming contest!
Hello everyone! Salut Hurricane reporting in.

I have been elected by our beloved KatimusPrime as your new co-host for the XenoUndergound DA Group and by golly do I have a lot of ideas to get you people moving again!

We are announcing the creation of a contest series known as XenoSeasons! There will be three contests each year (1 every 4 months) with prizes such as group features, 1 month premium memberships, points, DA merchandise, or even Xeno merchandise if we have enough enthusiasm! Now since your admins do not have infinitely huge pockets, there are only some prizes that we can give out on a regular basis such as group features or small amounts of money. This project only works if we have a committed fanbase willing to offer up prizes of any kind to keep the contests afloat. We also need participants. I am going to try and cross reference with the other Xeno groups to hopefully get as many participants as possible for each contest.

Here’s how the proposed idea works: On the 20th day of September (Autumn), January (Winter), and May (Spring), there will be a contest based on the seasonal theme. Specific themes for each contest will be announced on the contest date. There are only two rules to the contests. The first is that your submissions must be Xeno-related (featuring characters or spaces from Xenogears, Saga, Blade, or Blade X), and the second is that you can only submit three entries maximum. You can draw, write, sculpt, record, and so on for your entries so long as they are submitted through the DeviantArt system and to the group.

The deadlines to each contest is the 20th day one month before the next one, which will be illustrated below. Please allow for one month of judging so that the winners will be released and prizes given out on the 30th of the next contest month.

Autumn Contest
September 20 - December 20
Winners Announced: January 30

Winter Contest
January 20 - April 20
Winners Announced: May 30

Spring Contest
May 20 - August 20
Winners Announced: September 30


For now, I'm thinking these three contests should give us a decent start. If there's a significant amount of activity we'll start dreaming up more ideas like group art trades, group collaborations, and so on.

We love input. Tell us if the deadlines are too short or anything troubles you. I would also like to get the contacts and names of any of you that want to help with contributing to our first XenoSeasons contest on January 20th. The theme to the Winter contest will be announced on January 20th.

Happy holidays!
Tune in next time for an update on our Group Regulations :>
Hey folks!

DID YOU KNOW THAT...

The Zohar Project is looking for short videos from Xenosaga fans expressing why they love it so much and why they want to see it remade.  Are you one of these fans?  I know I am!! You should send The Zohar Project jour video!!

twitter.com/XenosagaHD/status/…

NOW YOU KNOW!

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