<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/">
  <channel>
    <title>Announcements</title>
    <description>Important information from the staff.</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
    <lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:10:29 +0000</lastBuildDate>
    <generator>RomUlation</generator>
    <link>https://forum.romulation.org/forums/announcements.7/</link>
    <atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://forum.romulation.org/forums/announcements.7/index.rss"/>
    <item>
      <title>Server outage 15-May-2021</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 14:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/server-outage-15-may-2021.65600/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/server-outage-15-may-2021.65600/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Loonylion)</author>
      <dc:creator>Loonylion</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Unfortunately all downloads are currently unavailable due to a power equipment failure at our provider&#039;s datacentre, this is likely to take some time to resolve. We appreciate your patience and will be back up as soon as they can get the equipment replaced.]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>New Rom List Filter</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/new-rom-list-filter.46493/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/new-rom-list-filter.46493/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Seph)</author>
      <dc:creator>Seph</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A fair bit delayed, but I have added a new filter that will allow you to show only files that are downloadable, this should make the ROM list a bit less frustrating to browse.]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Christmas Give-aways!</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2016 13:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/christmas-give-aways.64412/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/christmas-give-aways.64412/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Seph)</author>
      <dc:creator>Seph</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#039;s Christmas time and that means promotions, give-aways and candy. To start out with we&#039;re giving away 10 premium accounts! See our Christmas page for more info: <a href="https://www.romulation.org/christmas" class="internalLink">https://www.romulation.org/christmas</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Signature images</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2015 19:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/signature-images.64236/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/signature-images.64236/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Loonylion)</author>
      <dc:creator>Loonylion</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[All signature images hosted on imageshack.us have been removed due to imageshack replacing them with a scam advert that does not comply with our rules. Please host signature images elsewhere.]]></content:encoded>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Disk Failures</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2015 19:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/disk-failures.61652/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/disk-failures.61652/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Loonylion)</author>
      <dc:creator>Loonylion</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[RomUlation currently has no roms aside from PS2.<br />
<br />
at some point within the last 24 hours we suffered a double disk failure, that is, two of our hard disks failed simultaneously. Although we were using RAID, the RAID level we were using can only survive the loss of a single disk, and as two failed, all data on the array was lost. we are working as fast as we can to get them back.<br />
<br />
We appreciate your patience.]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Introducing PSP Games!</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2015 09:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/introducing-psp-games.63704/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/introducing-psp-games.63704/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Seph)</author>
      <dc:creator>Seph</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We at RomUlation are thrilled to announce that <a href="https://www.romulation.org/roms/PSP/" class="internalLink">PSP games</a> are now a part of our collection! After 10 years of service the goal of RomUlation still remains to allow users to try out classic games. With the addition of PSP games today we are taking a significant step towards that.<br />
<br />
Over the coming month we will be adding upwards of 1.6 TB of PSP games from all regions (USA, Europe, Japan etc) so make sure you check back and perhaps even try out...<br />
<br />
<a href="https://forum.romulation.org/threads/introducing-psp-games.63704/" class="internalLink">Introducing PSP Games!</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>PS2 Downloads Available!</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2015 21:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/ps2-downloads-available.62284/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/ps2-downloads-available.62284/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Seph)</author>
      <dc:creator>Seph</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Good news everyone!<br />
<br />
PS2 ISOs are now hosted on our own servers! This means that you get our great speed and service and should you be a premium member they&#039;ll now be downloadable without any limits!<br />
<br />
So you can now go check out our <a href="https://www.romulation.org/roms/PS2/" class="internalLink">Playstation 2 download section</a> and get a game!]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>All Topics Unread</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2013 13:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/all-topics-unread.62525/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/all-topics-unread.62525/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Seph)</author>
      <dc:creator>Seph</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In preparation of a server move I&#039;ve done a clean up of the database. As a result of this all your topics will now be marked unread. I suggest using the mark all as read function at the bottom of the forum to start afresh.<br />
<br />
Also, this only happens like once every 4 or 5 years so no whining. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" />]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>upgrades and probable downtime tuesday 12th march 2013</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/upgrades-and-probable-downtime-tuesday-12th-march-2013.61350/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/upgrades-and-probable-downtime-tuesday-12th-march-2013.61350/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Loonylion)</author>
      <dc:creator>Loonylion</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We will be performing software upgrades on the RomUlation server from around 2PM GMT on Tuesday 12th March. As these upgrades are fairly major we cannot be certain how long they will take or how long any downtime will be, however we will do our utmost to minimise the downtime, but it is likely that several server reboots will be required at minimum. During this time site, forum and downloads availability will be erratic and may be unavailable for extended periods, and the forum will be in...<br />
<br />
<a href="https://forum.romulation.org/threads/upgrades-and-probable-downtime-tuesday-12th-march-2013.61350/" class="internalLink">upgrades and probable downtime tuesday 12th march 2013</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>An important day</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/an-important-day.59424/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/an-important-day.59424/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Loonylion)</author>
      <dc:creator>Loonylion</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today (20th of June) is a hugely important day for this site, and indeed the world in general, as our beloved lord Seph becomes another year older <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" /><br />
<br />
post your good wishes and jealous rants (it&#039;s not his fault that women are all over him) here <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" />]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>RomUlation T-Shirts</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/romulation-t-shirts.58448/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/romulation-t-shirts.58448/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Seph)</author>
      <dc:creator>Seph</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[So I was recently reminded that we actually have RomUlation t-shirts laying around. Since a few people were interested in buying one I figured I might as well offer it to the forum at large.<br />
<br />
The t-shirts look like this: https://www.romulation.org/images/tees/shirt_full.jpg<br />
And the motive in large is this: https://www.romulation.org/images/tees/bear.png<br />
<br />
The cost is <b>$15 + shipping</b> ($10 in the US and $15 international)<br />
<br />
We can ship a few shirts per box so if you want to order multiple...<br />
<br />
<a href="https://forum.romulation.org/threads/romulation-t-shirts.58448/" class="internalLink">RomUlation T-Shirts</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Rules</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/rules.4313/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/rules.4313/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Seph)</author>
      <dc:creator>Seph</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[These rules apply to all boards unless contradicted by a section specific rule. Section specific rules will be named &quot;Section Rules&quot; and are valid in the section, and all subsections, only.<br />
<br />
Should a rule be broken we will either warn the user or, if offence is deemed severe, ban a user. At most a user will get 3 warnings before being banned. Not having read these rules is not an excuse for breaking them, trying to use that excuse is an offence in itself.<br />
<br />
<b>General</b><br />
 - This forum is...<br />
<br />
<a href="https://forum.romulation.org/threads/rules.4313/" class="internalLink">Rules</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Challenge Your Creativity</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/challenge-your-creativity.56303/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/challenge-your-creativity.56303/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Seph)</author>
      <dc:creator>Seph</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[After a bit of a hiatus the signature of the week graphics competition has been revived and it&#039;s time for people to show off their 1337 photoshop skillz and all that. If you&#039;re the graphics wizard of the week then head over to: http://forum.romulation.net/index.php?topic=56297.0]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>important and urgent information</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 01:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/important-and-urgent-information.49346/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/important-and-urgent-information.49346/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Loonylion)</author>
      <dc:creator>Loonylion</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Unfortunately there has been a disaster. The staff at our current datacentre did not bow sufficiently low upon Patton entering the building and so he has taken offense and we have to move to a datacentre with better trained staff. The move is happening sometime tonight, and will involve a change of IPs. While this doesnt mean you have to do anything, it does mean that the site may be inaccessible for a few hours at most until the DNS updates. (RFCs say 72 hours maximum, in practice the...<br />
<br />
<a href="https://forum.romulation.org/threads/important-and-urgent-information.49346/" class="internalLink">important and urgent information</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Help Finding Games Represented by the ESA</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/help-finding-games-represented-by-the-esa.48072/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/help-finding-games-represented-by-the-esa.48072/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Seph)</author>
      <dc:creator>Seph</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The ESA is not happy with the amount of games we have blocked and claim we are still infringing on multiple titles. This means we have to do a more thorough search of the content available for download to remove infringing material.<br />
<br />
You can help us solve this situation faster by looking for games developed or published by one of <a href="http://www.theesa.com/about/members.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">The ESA members.</a> which are still available for download on RomUlation. You can determine whether or not a game is...<br />
<br />
<a href="https://forum.romulation.org/threads/help-finding-games-represented-by-the-esa.48072/" class="internalLink">Help Finding Games Represented by the ESA</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>109</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>animated signatures</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/animated-signatures.44389/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/animated-signatures.44389/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Loonylion)</author>
      <dc:creator>Loonylion</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Will people please check the filesize of animations they want to add as signatures before doing so, I&#039;ve found several multi-megabyte ones and they slow down the forum loading. There is really no need for them to be over 300kB.]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>NEED YOUR HELP...on speedtesting, please.(EU and ASIA users wanted!)</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/need-your-help-on-speedtesting-please-eu-and-asia-users-wanted.33457/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/need-your-help-on-speedtesting-please-eu-and-asia-users-wanted.33457/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Patton)</author>
      <dc:creator>Patton</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello everybody,<br />
<br />
We are very busy at the RomUlation labs, and need your help in conducting some research.<br />
<br />
WHAT we need: <br />
First, we need to make sure that you aren&#039;t downloading anything when you do this test. Torrents, anything. Make sure your line is clear of any traffic.<br />
<br />
EU and ASIA users wanted, but everybody else is welcome to pitch in.<br />
<br />
Now, when you make a post, <b>please format it like this:</b><br />
<br />
<i>Connection Provider: Road Runner<br />
Location: California, USA<br />
MAX advertised...</i><br />
<br />
<a href="https://forum.romulation.org/threads/need-your-help-on-speedtesting-please-eu-and-asia-users-wanted.33457/" class="internalLink">NEED YOUR HELP...on speedtesting, please.(EU and ASIA users wanted!)</a>]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>58</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Database Crash</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/database-crash.40546/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/database-crash.40546/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Seph)</author>
      <dc:creator>Seph</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Earlier today the database had a crash which caused a few issues. If you posted a topic just before the site became unavailable and the topic is now gone then please repost it.]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Restructure</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 07:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/restructure.39705/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/restructure.39705/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Seph)</author>
      <dc:creator>Seph</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As you have hopefully noticed, at least if you&#039;ve been here before, the forum has been restructured. We are still working on moving topics around, updating description text and the last few things so if we mess around a bit then please don&#039;t panic.<br />
<br />
You are of course welcome to tell us what you think of the new structure but please give it a few hours to settle in so that it looses it&#039;s &quot;oh this is confusing&quot; status. Thanks.]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>45</slash:comments>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Avatars</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/avatars.34861/</link>
      <guid>https://forum.romulation.org/threads/avatars.34861/</guid>
      <author>invalid@example.com (Seph)</author>
      <dc:creator>Seph</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Remote avatars are now gone, it was quite hard to see if a file was huge without checking the properties of it. So from now on upload avatars to the server. Avatars are 96x96 pixels. If the size matches it will not be resized and will thus keep the optimal quality.]]></content:encoded>
      <slash:comments>50</slash:comments>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>
