I may also have an extra voice actor/someone who could contribute to the storyline. No promises though.

Can you participate in both?

Works now, thanks 

What do you mean by "it lags out"? The #sc2 channel is pretty calm most of the time, with bursts of activity.
If you're having trouble connecting using the web irc client, try a standalone one. MIRC is an often used one for Windows, and for Unix-like systems irssi is a good one to run in a terminal. The Opera web browser also has IRC support.

I'm using chatzilla. It fails to connect at all, just sitting there trying to.

So, since I got a bit bored of working on ship sprites, I figured i'd check out the IRC channel to see if there was anybody on to melee. However, when I try to connect to the IRC channel it just lags out or something. Does anybody even use it anymore?

I'd love to do some alien art. PM me the designs. Flagship.. not so much. I'd rather start small.

Works just fine. I know pretty much nothing about the graphical limitations of the engine though. But you're making a new one or overhauling the current one, correct?

Also, what archive files does UQM use and what program can open them/extract/add files?

Is this dead or no? I'd need to see how UQMs graphics work. Are the ships in frames or does the engine just turn one image? What needs to be done graphics wise?