
The Conceptual Birth
In the beginning, Cybertown decided to build a colony about technology sometime in the distant future. They named it Hi-Tek, and waited for the right time to begin developing it.December 10, 2087/1999: Halogen begins planning a detailed vision for Hi-Tek Colony listed on CT Directory.
We invite you to take a journey through various pieces of Hi-Tek history, varying from CLs, graphics, and news archives.
- The Dreamers
- Hi-Tek Colony Leaders
- The Launch
- Colony Map History
- Starport History
- Hi-Tek Today Archives
- Meeting Minutes
The Dreamers
Colony Architect: HalogenHi-Tek Development Team:
- arkducky
- Toxic_Terry
- JeetKuneDo
- Brand_Of_On
- 2k0Robin
- Golf_Prodigy
- zoundite
- CyberAngel2000
- anilover
- Escort
- zoozee
- IsTLionK
- qbertrocks
- Hawk
- Simioni
- Coolkama
Hi-Tek Colony Leaders
Halogen (November 3 2002 - January 13 2003)Immigration Date: August 27, 1999
Age during leadership: 19
Other Community Involvement prior to leadership: 2+ years as ePlex Chief; Proposer of ePlex Lobby and ePlex Arena; Hi-Tek Colony Architect
Reasons for departure: Other Cybertown and Hi-Tek commitments and projects, Dep. Sponsors IC responsibilities, Education
arkducky (January 13 2003 - November, 2003)
Immigration Date: December 23, 1999
Age during leadership: 19
Other Community Involvement prior to leadership: 2+ years CD experience in Teens; Hi-Tek's (former Colony Commander); 2 years as ePlex Deputy
Reason for departure: Terminated
Borg7_of_9 (December 17, 2003 - October 9, 2006)
Immigration Date: April 5, 2000
Age during leadership: 40's
Other Community Involvement prior to leadership: 1+ years CD experience in Hi-Tek as head of Colony Security; 2 years as Neighborhood Leader in SciFi Colony. Ran on a ticket with Zoundite for the position of Mayor/Deputy Major in Cybertown's only election. Developed the concept for Cybertown Avatar Store.
Reason for departure: Stepped down *Bestowed the Caretaker Title October 2006 by our Founder Hawk.
Toila (October 9, 2006 - March 21, 2007)
Immigration Date: September 18, 2001
Age during leadership: 50's
Other Community Involvement prior to leadership: 3+ years CD experience in Hi-Tek as Colony Commander; held BD, BL, and ND positions in SciFi Colony; 2 years as Graphic Artist for the Water Park.
Reason for departure: Terminated
markjut (May 20 2007 - )
Immigration Date: June 27, 2001
Other Community Involvement prior to leadership: 4 and a half years as a CD in Games Colony spending most of that time as Tech CD; 1+ years as ePlex Chief; One of the founder members of the CTISG group.
The Launch
Read the chat log of the Hi-Tek launch gala on November 3, 2090/2002!!
Colony Maps
Here are our oldest colony maps. Watch them grow into what we have today!
Earliest concept by wildpeaks - January 6, 2001

Concept by Halogen - January 17, 2001
Concept Milestone: Holographic Grid map, special non-neighborhood links.

Concept by Halogen - March 28, 2001
Concept Milestones: Creation of Dual Moon/Eagle logo, *-Tek neighborhood naming convention

Concept by Halogen - August 21, 2001
Concept Milestones: High-Tech console with holographic interface, introduction of neighborhood logos onto map.

Concept by Halogen - November 15, 2001
Concept Milestones - 16 neighborhoods planned, special colony buttons reintroduced from early concepts.

Concept by Halogen - April 6, 2002
Concept Milestones: New console texturing (CT Studio), use 2D console with 3D holo map (thanks to comments from anilover)

Final Concept by Halogen - 2002

Starport
Early concept renderings of Starport, by Lazerous (above) Screenshots of first completed Starport, not in use today. VRML by Lazerous, Artwork by Lazerous, Halogen, and Cybertown Studio




Abandoned Houses
These are some houses that were started but never completed for use.Tek House, by Brand_Of_On
Description: A very high quality entry level home.
Price: 400 cc
Sub Station, by toxic_rebel
Description: A beautiful and serene underwater base - comes with peace and quiet and an exhilarating submarine ride! (Not available at this time)
Price: 750 cc
Hi-Tek Estate by Escort
Description: This large complex has plenty of room for your own expansion, vast, spacious rooms with a campus-like atmosphere. Watch for the snow landscape in December! (Not available at this time)
Estimated Price: 30,000 cc
Hi-Tek Today Archives
2002/2090:
October 25 - All Systems GO
October 31 - Final Countdown
November 4, 9 AM - Launch Phase III
November 4, 11PM - Town Briefing
November 6 - CT Offline
November 10 - New Homestead
November 14 - Please Do Not Move
November 16 - Leaders Prepare For Colonization
November 17 - Less Than 17 cents per day for Silhouette and CTNG? We'll Take It!
November 19 - Block Updates
November 21 - Message From IVN CEO
November 26 - Neighborhood Enhancements
December 2 - Launch Phase IV
December 3 - One Month Later, Hi-Tek's One Month Anniversary
December 11 - Halogen To Outline Landmark Changes In Colony Policy (Low Density Plans)
December 16 - Object Storage
December 17 - CERB Protection Needed
2003/2091:
January 1 - PortalNet Content Shift
January 6 - Halogen resigns, arkducky will take over
January 8 - Brave New World
January 11 - New Leader
January 15 - CERB Representative Needed
January 17 - Techies In Demand
January 20 - Content Secretaries Needed
February 6 - Updates From Founder
2009
August
September
October
November
December
2010
Colony Launch Gala - 11/03/02
Colony Meeting - 12/15/02
Colony Meeting - 01/06/03
Colony Meeting - 02/02/03
Colony Meeting - 02/09/03
Colony New Era Gala - 01/03/04
Colony Meeting - 01/25/04
Colony Meeting - 02/28/04
Colony Meeting - 03/28/04
Colony Meeting - 04/25/04
Colony Meeting - 05/30/04
Colony Meeting - 06/27/04
Colony Meeting - 07/25/04
Colony Meeting - 08/29/04
Colony Meeting - 09/26/04
Colony Meeting - 10/30/04
2nd Anniversary Celebration - 11/20/04
Colony Meeting - 11/28/04
Colony Meeting - 01/30/05
Colony Meeting - 02/27/05
Colony Meeting - 04/03/05
Colony Meeting - 05/01/05
Colony Meeting - 10/04/05
Colony Meeting - 11/01/05
3rd Anniversary Celebration - 11/06/05
Colony Meeting - 12/04/05
Colony Meeting - 01/04/06
Honor Title Ceremony - 1/21/06
Colony Meeting - 10/08/06
Page last edited 04/11/2010 08:05:50 PM by markjut.