2000
Updates
August, 2000
24:
New
World Review posted on the CPS1000.
20:
New World Review posted on the XP110.
iSoaker online purchase catalog page updated.
18: iSoaker.com
has now become an Amazon.com associate. This now means that you can buy
available Supersoakers simply by clicking the link on the corresponding
pages or visiting the available-for-purchase Super Soaker listing here
at iSoaker.com.
17: Review for
the Power Soaker Jr. Cannon posted.
14: A World Review for the CPS 3000
has been posted. iSoaker.com has also acquired a Power Soaker Jr. Cannon
and a Super Soaker Mr. Potato Head. Reviews to be posted soon.
09: The iSoaker
Elite section updated. Part V posted.
06: The XP310
is the current iSoaker Feature Blaster. New
war story added to the War Journals section.
05: Aquatica announces a CPS 3200 giveaway! (Proudly sponsored by Aquatica
which iSoaker.com is a co-founder along with the Aqua-Nexus.) See the
Aquatica Club Page
and the Aquatica Home Page
for contest details. Draw on September 1, 2000.
04: iSoaker Elite updated: Part
IV added.
03: iSoaker
Elite updated.
02: New World Review
posted for the CPS2000.
01: Welcome to August,
2000!. A new section has been launched: iSoaker
Elite. In iSoaker Elite, tips, tactics,
ideas, and exercises will be presented going beyond the current scope
of the other parts in the Tips & Tactics section.
The iSoaker Elite section is not recommended
for everyone, but is recommended for anyone wanting to push take simple
soaking and turn it into an Artform.
The Water Blaster Timeline has also been updated
as well as various other small changes throughout the entire site.
July, 2000
28: Navigation
problems fixed. iSoaker Exchange updated.
From this date onwards, updated to iSoaker Exchange will not be listed
in the News & Updates listing. Check those pages to see what's new.
27: XP Series
detail reviews updated with Imperical values. SuperSoaker Splashketball
acquired. iSoaker Exchange updated.
25: Review
of Air Hogs Hydro Rockets:Vector posted.
24:
Air
Hogs Hydro Rockets:Vector acquired. Review to come soon. Also, Imperical
measurements are also to be listed with the current Metric measurements,
but this will take awhile for all pages to be updated. Please note that
a conversion page with conversions between
Metric and Imperical values are available to those who need. CPS and Monster
Series updated. Weapon Overview will remain listed in the Metric system
due to space contraints.
21:
Navigation mistakes corrected. Special
thanks goes to TAKrogoth for finding them.
19:
iSoaker.com Exchange
page launched! The iSoaker.com Exchange section will provide a forum where
individuals' water blaster requests or sales will be posted. All links
moved onto the iSoaker World section.
17: War
Memoirs posted. See the War Journal.
15:
Review of the XP75:Classic Series posted. Images
changed for various older SuperSoakers which iSoaker.com does not possess
(i.e. SS10, etc.)
14:
Review
of the WWF: Undertaker posted.
12:
Just
returned from a short visit of the USA. Picked up a Classic XP75 and a
WWF Undertaker CPS. Reviews for both blasters to be posted in the next
few days as well as some other tidbits of soaker info.
07: The review of the Monster
XL further updated. Super Soaker Skipper
review added. Links page edited.
05:
Air
Hogs: Warp Stream Water Rocket review added.
03:General page size
increased to 650 pixels. Pages should still print without problems on
regular paper (8.5"x11") but require less pages. This is particularly
good for those interested in printing some of the various Tips and Tactics
ideas, especially the Training Guide.
New feature of iSoaker: The iSoaker Feature Blaster. (See Above) The featured
blaster review will look more closely at a particular blaster.
iSoaker also purchased an Air Hogs Hydro Rockets: Warp Stream and a Super
Soaker Skipper. Reviews to come soon.
01: Links page updated.
June, 2000
30: One new war story posted in the War Journal.
29:iSoaker.com forum closed due to lack of posts and forum posting problems.
To keep up with online water warfare information, go to Aquatica
Club! World review of the CPS3200
posted. Two new war stories posted in the War
Journal.
25:Flash movies altered. iSoaker.com is featured in Yahoo!
Singapore Picks of the Week as well as in Yahoo!
Asia Picks of the Week for the week beginning June 25, 2000, barely
2 weeks after iSoaker.com's initial launch!
23: Range reporting for all water blasters being altered. From this point
on, all blaster firing distances will be quoted as a range since blasters
tend to vary in power despite being the same model type.
21: Water Balloon Use Tips updated.
19: Splash movie modified. Training Guide
Section XXII posted.
17: World
Classified link added to iSoaker World section.
This link provides a board where people from around the world can post
ads looking for others in the area who are also interested in soaking
each other.
16: New email address assigned for use for all email submissions to iSoaker.com.
The address is isoaker@isoaker.com.
iSoaker.com is also pleased to announce that is has been accepted into
Yahoo! and is now listed under Recreation/Toys/Water
Guns/SuperSoaker.
13: New Help page added. Link to help placed on
the bottom of every page.
12: New World Reviews posted in the War Journal.
Key jump points added to main page.
11: Review for the Power Soaker: Mini Cannon
posted.
10: Fixed a few other broken image links. MiB Club moved from Prime Sites
to Other Sites due to lack of attention from the founder. Working on reworking
Tips & Tactics section. Rewording various terms site-wide.
09: Various pages further tweaked including Links, iSoaker World, etc.
Banner designs posted on Links page.
08: Welcome to iSoaker.com! Your dedicated Internet Portal into
the world of Water Weaponry (i.e. SuperSoakers) and Warfare. This site
is undergoing a major evolutionary process. Each page is being picked
apart, remodelled, redesigned to give YOU, the online Soaker fan, the
most current and relevant information, tips and tactics that you seek.
What you see now is only the beginning...
04: Storm Gun: Cyclone Force 3 review posted.
03: Another war story posted. See The War Journal.
02: New war story posted. See The War Journal.
Also acquired a Storm Gun (Cyclone Force 3) as well as a Power Soaker
Mini Cannon. Reviews on both blasters to come shortly.
01: Fairly extensive site make-over for Summer, 2000!
Things to note:
- Main Splash file
changed (No.. really!) The "II" stands for Aquatechnology's
Second Serious Summer for providing Soaking Information.
- Water Blaster
Review page format altered... nozzle patterns included for all blasters
with detailed reviews. Review pages made more consistent in design.
- All blaster modification
pages (with the exception of colouring/detailing) removed in hopes to
establish an exchange with SuperSoaker.com in the future. Special thanx
to all those who had submitted modifications in the past! Tech developments
pages now reserved for water warfare developments not involving modification
of weaponry (i.e. water mine creation, holster making, etc.)
- Conversions
page added. Request section on main page added.
- Links page reworked
slightly. QFD description page added.
- New
images added to the Gallery. New
Monster review posted in the Soaker
World section.
- Various other
Flash files and HTML pages altered. (Flash Movies now have a transparent
background when using IE 4.0 and above... does not seem to work for
Netscape, unfortunately.)
May, 2000
17: Submitted SC500 modification posted.
10: Submitted World Review for the XP150:Original
posted.
09: Target DesiSgn submission posted.
08: Output for XP20, XP40,
XP65, XP75, and XP110
determined.
06: Output for XP220, XP240,
XP270, XP310, SC400,
SC400:2000 Ed.(estimated), SC500,
SC600, CPS3000, CPS3200,
and Monster determined.
04: Output for CPS1000, CPS1200,
CPS1500, CPS1700(estimated),
CPS2000, CPS2500,
and CPS2700 determined.
3: CPS1700 acquired and review added.
Output for XP70 determined. The XP70 was chosen
for measuring first as it is supposed to represent the benchmark by which
all other SuperSoakers are measured. (According to SuperSoaker.com)
April, 2000
30: Monster acquired and review added. History
of Aquatechnology updated. Repair Guide expanded.
28: New Main Page layout (in case you didn't notice). With this layout,
news items can be read immediately and updated pages quickly accessed.
Other things to note include the renaming of the "What's New?"
page into simply "Info". Also, a Repair
Guide has been added to The Armoury. Suggestions
on how to repair water blasters are now being welcomed.
24: SC-Weapon Use Tips added to Tips & Tactics section. Various pages
and Flash files edited.
23: Submissions page added. E-mail address questions/submissions should
be sent to has been changed to harlequin@globalserve.net.
22: Flash files edited. Statistics for water blasters altered, adding
Output and Shot Time to list. Heavy Combo page updated.
21: Ad removed from main page... just hadn't gotten anything from it,
thus, no point. Concepts page updated. Various Flash movies edited.
18: Monster XL aquired and review posted. Water Properties Tips added
to Tips & Tactics section.
16: XP Ranges determined for the XP220, XP240, XP270, XP310, SC:TC, SC:BT,
CPS1200, CPS2700, CPS3200. CPS3200 and SC400:2000 Ed. acquired and reviews
posted. Various Flash files edited.
14: XP105 World Review updated. Two new reviews added.
13: Index page edited (An ad posted?!) A Monster Review posted from an
email message (See War Journal in the World Soaker section) Link to Water
Weapon Revolution added to Links section (newest member of the Aquatica
Webring)
9: Index page edited. Concept page expanded Minor editing done on various
pages.
6: Links page updated to include ebWorld.com.
5: Training Guide: Part XXI added.
1: SC: Big Trouble and XP: Pool Pumper Cannon acquired and reviewed.
March, 2000
29: Forum c/o Bravenet.com added to Soaker World page.
25: New counter from Bravenet.com put in main page due to consistent problems
with theCounter.com.
24: Aquatechnology storage system image posted in the Image Gallery in
the Soaker World section.
22: Images taken as posted for the CPS1200, CPS2700, SC:TC, XP220, XP240,
XP270 and XP310 on their respective review pages. (See The Armoury)
19: Image Gallery in the Soaker World section posted.
18: For those who have not noticed, reviews of the XP240, XP270, CPS1200,
CPS2700 and SC:Triple Charge are posted. Changed Weapon Combo sections.
17: CPS2700 exchanged for a working model. XP240 and XP270 purchased.
Reviews to come soon.
16: SC:Triple Charge, CPS1200 and CPS2700 acquired. Reviews of SC: Triple
Charge and CPS1200 in the works. CPS2700 needs to be replaced due to a
leak.
15: XP310 acquired and reviewed. Pictures of 2000 series SuperSoakers
coming soon. Timeline added to The Armoury section.
14: Reformat complete for all weaponry owned and reviewed.
11: New format implemented for SS & XP series. XP220 acquired and review
posted.
9: New format being implemented for Supersoaker reviews. CPS and SC Series
reformatted. The rest will be redone in time.
6: World Review of XP105 posted. (See The War Journal or the XP105 Page)
5: Hydrophiles site added to other links.
3: Reverse Engineering of a SuperSoaker link added to Soaker World section.
1: Urban Battleground added to Battle Ground descriptions (See Tips and
Tactics).
February, 2000
29: Entire site clean-up. Side menu removed and merged with titlebar to
open up more room on each subpage. Various images and Flash movies edited.
Every subpage edited. (Key Points: Years added to different Series main
pages, collection status added to Site Stats, new SuperSoaker stats updated.)
20: Entire site being cleaned up off-line.
16: Training Guide - Part XX added. (See Tips & Tactics) Training Guide
reorganized (server-side changes).
13: Site Statistics page posted for those interested. Some of the new
SuperSoaker pages' information updated.
10: New XP110 modification added to Soaker World. The Armoury Page slightly
re-arranged. WWF Series added to the Other Weapons page. (See The Armoury)
9: The War Journal updated. (See Soaker World) Also, we would like to
welcome MiB Alliance to the Aquatica Webring! = See Aquatica =
7: The Soaker World section added to the main menus in order to provide
a single area where news, ideas and such can be posted from SuperSoaker
fans from around the world! Most recent modifications moved to Soaker
World section. Minor corrections made to modification pages.
6: A recent posting at Supersoaker.com stated that images from that site
should not be used on personal websites without explicit written consent.
In light of that, an email was sent to them asking whether we could use
of the images "borrowed" and posted here at Aquatechnology. We, at Aquatechnology,
are grateful for the quick reply by SuperSoaker.com's webmaster granting
Aquatechnology permission (at least for now) to use the pictures we have
posted. Thanks again to the webmaster of Supersoaker.com and also thanks
to all the worldwide SuperSoaker fans for helping make iSoaker.com the
site it is today!
5 : New expanded reservoir modification added. (A heavy upgrade, indeed)
Details of an XP70 modified for Night Vision posted. (See The Armoury)
Special thanks goes out to the WorldWide SuperSoaker fan base for supplying
information and/or pictures of their ideas and creations!
1: New Battle Ground added to Tips & Tactics section. A new section added
to the Training Guide (See Tips & Tactics)
January, 2000.
23: Page fonts and colours reformatted for most of the site.
17: Links page updated. Night Vision page updated (See The Armoury:: Modifications).
11: Expanded Reservoir modification added to The Armoury. Glossary updated.
7: Care & Maintainance section added to Tips & Tactics. General Weaponry
Tips edited.
2: The Armoury pages redesigned to accomodate the current and future additions
to the SuperSoaker(tm) arsenal.
1: New SuperSoakers looked at in The Armoury. Take a look for yourself
at what this season has to offer.
Summer
1999 Updates
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