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==Game History== {{Original research|date=September 2008}} A demo of the game was originally released by Activision on September 15, 1997, but a flaw allowed users to convert it in to a full-version download. This in combination with the close launch date of the popular [[Age of Empires]] and lack of promotion by [[Activision]] meant game sales were poor. In December 1997, fans discovered an unsupported built-in editor function within the game that allowed new custom content single-player campaigns to be created. A fan-based community centred around playing the game and designing new content emerged based at a fansite named "Island Sanctuary". Unfortunately, the game contained a number of bugs that many players exploited, including the ability to knock other players out of online games (called "nuking") and to give themselves unlimited credits within the game. On February 4, 1998 Activision released a [[Patch (computing)|patch]] fixing many of the problems. Activision maintained the official servers for a number of years, but the constant server crashing made player numbers diminish and the servers were closed down on May 28, 2002. Shortly after, fans of the game set up unofficial servers to keep ''Netstorm'' alive and the current server uptime is good. Additional unofficial patches have now been released which add several new options, allowing for more varied games. Netstorm is considered [[abandonware]] by some, and can be downloaded at [http://www.netstormhq.com Netstorm Headquarters].
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