Continuum is the new client for the ever so popular Subspace game. Much has already been written about Subspace and its subculture, that is why I feel obligated to write about this important milestone in the the Subspace history.
Subspace was developed by Virgin Interactive Entertainment a few years ago, and was rather quickly abondoned by the company. Several Subspace fanatics rose and decided to host the game on their personal servers. These servers soon evolved to become the unofficial Subspace universe and began hosting various zones which seemed nothing like the originals developed by VIE.
VIE developed their last version of Subspace (1.34) during '98. As the client was not updated since, cheaters appeared and bugs surfaced. These could not be fixed, as the game's source code was never released, not to mention there was no company to back the game up. And so, after three years, two dedicated Subspace players decided to code a new Subspace client from scratch--Continuum. The client had to be renamed, as Virgin Interactive Entertainment never relinquished the rights to the name `Subspace`.
Continuum, currently in its 0.36 version, is almost an exact copy of the original Subspace cilent. All that sets the two apart are minor alterations and interface bugs, which are quickly vanishing. This is an important step for Subspace because it finally puts all the power into the players' hands. The game can now be updated and improved on a regular basis, finally.
It is important to state that Continuum is not a replacement for Subspace, it is simply a new client, build by Subspace players, for Subspace players.
Power to the people.