2000
Updates
December,
2000
26: iSoaker.com
news moved to main splash page for quicker reading. New SuperSoaker info
available.
23: Submitted review on the SC Power Pak posted. News on the 2001 series
of SuperSoakers will be posted soon.
22: iSoaker.com updates continue with tweaking of Flash menu rollovers,
sounds, fonts, etc. The Intro movie was also removed from viewing but
can still be seen by visiting the Jump Points menu.
20: iSoaker.com major facelift. Changes have occurred on design, navigation,
and content levels, affecting every section on every page. Don't forget
to check out the Current Projects button on the left arc. Leave NO one
dry!
New Sections to Note: Non-Flash Version, Image Gallery, World News
Network, Guestbook
New Features to Note: Multi-level Flash menus, photo of the inventor
of the Super Soaker in the SuperSoaker history page, Adobe PDF files for
some reviews, redesigned iSoaker Elite section
02: Next major site update expected to be released around mid-December.
Counter.com iSoaker.com counter appears to be experiencing problems. Problems
are originating from the Counter.com end.
November,
2000
16: Updates are continuing offline at a faster rate than expected,
despite the development of a Text-based version of iSoaker.com!
11: Always
Remember.
Blast
from the past: Did you ever see the original Aquatechnology website? If
not, click here to see how iSoaker.com
started.
Other
news: As time goes by, off-line developments continue.While the next major
update still has no definite launch date, it is adviseable for those who
have not yet to download Macromedia Flash 5.0 player. Note: The
new site will not work properly without it.
04:
Further off-line developments continuing. Aspects of iSoaker.com being
looked at more critically are navigation panels and blaster review pages.
October,
2000
20:
"Somewhere
in the world, it's Soaker Season!"
- iSoaker.com 2000
Welcome
to the redesigned iSoaker.com:
For the Extreme Water Warrior. Leave
NO one dry! Many things
have been udpated and changed since the site went into off-season mode.
The following listing is a short summary of changes made to the site.
Of course, it is still best just to explore and see what new things one
may find.
Updates/Site Modifications:
- New Splash movie
and music posted.(Really!)
- Flash detection
movie added. (If you didn't notice it, you probably already have Flash
4.0 or above installed.)
- Main Sub-Section
Flash movies and TitleBar Flash movie tweaked. Bottom-menu button Flash
movie removed due to redundancy.
- Site location
bar added to the top of every page to facilitate site navigation with
back-link branch points listed.
- New layouts and
smaller font sizes used on most pages for a cleaner feel and read.
- Multiple pages
combined if possible to reduce number of clicks required to read sections.
- New
sections/pages added:
World News Section
History of the Super Soaker(tm)
iSoaker Tech Research Page
Tech Development: Fast-Fill Bottles
iSoaker Forum (Yahoo! Club affiliated with the Aquatica
Club)
More...
- New
fan-submitted pages posted:
CPS2000: Pump Repair
SS Pen World Review
Super Soaker Storage System
15:
iSoaker.com
offline update continues to progress. The next major update expected in
late October or early November.
September,
2000
20:
iSoaker.com
has begun to undergo a face-lift off-line. At present, it is currently
not known when the updates will be completed and posted. It is hypothesized
that the changes will become public around the time when the 2001 line
of SuperSoakers is announced. Until then, iSoaker.com is looking for visitor
input about what you like or think needs improving with iSoaker.com. If
you have any suggestions, please send me an email.
08:
With the approach of autumn coming for the Northern regions, the SuperSoaker
season here draws to a close. As such, iSoaker.com
will be slowing down as there are not as many developments
during the fall months. However, as the new year approaches, be sure to
check back as information on the 2001
line of SuperSoakers is released. Other site updates will still occur,
only not as frequently.
01: Welcome to September!
September tends to mark the end of the northern soaking season and the
countdown until fall. iSoaker.com
will be soon going into off-season mode. During off-season time, update
posting frequency will decrease while more
changes
are made to the site offline to prepare for the 2001 season. A sizeable
update is planned for the future, but time will tell when work will commence
on the change and when it may be posted. For now, the lastest update is
the posted: iSoaker
Elite: Part VI. Enjoy!
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 Design 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.
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