Editing The history of SS13 (section)

== 2003: The Original SS13 ==
[[File:Oldstation.png|thumb|300px|The old look of Space Station 13]]
Space Station 13 started out as the creation of a person known by the alias Exadv1, but not much else is known about them, according to [http://www.giantbomb.com/space-station-13/61-32586/ giantbomb.com]. It's not like he's a member of the community here or anything like that... ... ...

Anyway, after its release in 2003, the first few years the game and game mechanics were kept in extreme secrecy. You could get banned for talking [[Terminology#OOC|out of character]] about game mechanics or through other means, which are not [[Terminology#IC|in chracter]]. The original map (image needed) for Space Station 13 was updated through the years. Generally the map that pre-dates power and electricity generation is referred to as Originalstation, and all maps after that are referred to as OldStation. Rounds on Space Station 13 were similar to how they are now, eventually ending in the escape shuttle being called. Players numbers peaked at 10. Acquiring server files was difficult though, as you had to acquire them from one of the few people who had them. Never the less, SS13 servers started appearing on [http://byond.com byond.com]. The server files were sent as a compiled package (the .dmb and resource files only). It was also possible to acquire a version with defines, icon files and the map files. This version allowed you to edit the map, but you had to send the updated map file to someone with the original source, so they could compile it.
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