Hello,

Sorry for a late update again. Last weekend we played the Tenth NSNC which Flatline won against Sproggalots, and demos are available as usual but unfortunately there were no shoutcasts.

As the new year kicks in and we are recovering from christmas period, we are announcing the next ENSL Season, nineth of its kind. You can sign up your existing registered team as usual, by simply going to team menu and ticking the 'Next season candidate' -checkbox. We plan to close the signups on Sunday the 13th of this month, but we might delay it by a week if necessary.

The system will be the traditional ENSL league system. Every team plays one game per week against every other team in one's division. After the league stage, the two teams with most points in each division play a division Final. This means a division with size of 6 teams lasts 6 weeks. Division sizes will be adjusted depending on the number of clans signed up but it will 1-2 divisions.

Normally every won round gives one point, but we also plan to give 1 extra point for each played match. For example 3-1 game would give 4 points to the winner and 2 points to the loser. Forfeits give the maximum of 5 points. We are using Scale's pointing system again.

Preliminary maps for the next season are the following:

1st Week: ns_lost & ns_tanith
2nd Week: ns_tanith & ns_veil
3rd Week: ns_veil & ns_origin
4th Week: ns_origin & ns_metal
5th Week: ns_metal & ns_eclipse
6th Week: ns_eclipse & ns_orbital
Finals: chosen by the teams from the list above

Here are the instructions for signin up just in case you need.

1. Each team member should register an account for these sites.
   
2. The leader should create the team and tick the checkbox called "Next season candidate".
   
3. Each team member should then join the team in question.
   
4. After this, the leader can accept the members in.
   

If you have any questions, just drop me a pm on IRC or use other methods. Please note that the Newplayer Guide has been completely rewritten from scratch, so feel free to paste the link to any possible future NS clanners!

Yours,
ENSL Staff

P.S. Naturally we are also seeking predictors and referees. Contact staff if you want to participate.