It was co-founded by Alex Perry and Kim Leonard Smouter, and is a registered non-profit corporation in the United States and the European Union.
The New Worlds Project's co-founders served as administrators within that game and were able to see the strengths and weaknesses of Star Trek: Independence.
The second generation of role-players brought to life Starport Nuribis through numerous civilian storylines that further enriched the original setting.
[4] By the third season, the New Worlds Project continued to professionalise its services, in December 2005 the website was closed in order to upgrade back-end software and further enhance the setting.
This renewed interest in military storylines allowed for the Season III finale to be a massive battle between the Gohorns and the Terrans.
The new arrangement has meant that for the first time in the game's history, writing groups are being organised and minimum posting requirements created.
[7] In 2010, the New Worlds Project forums succumbed to inactivity as the administrators encountered offline issues with employment and medical conditions.
Initially the community was slated to come online in November 2013 but development delays led to the public launch date being pushed back to 2 January 2016.
Humanity has learned to travel at faster than light speeds safely and has made first contact with a number of alien species.
The setting is used as the backdrop for on-going cooperative writings that feature players' characters struggling to survive combat missions (whether in space or on the ground).
Under this aegis, the New Worlds Project maintained regular contacts with its partner games via the DragonMuseNetwork (now defunct), a premium partnership of which it was a member.
Through the Network it was partnered with Blue Horizon, a New Worlds offshoot, and Tazlure (closed 22 January 2009), an original fantasy role-playing game.
Since Season II, the New Worlds Project's administration team has been working to implement a strategy plan released by Kim Leonard Smouter.
With guidance from Glenn David Gregory, the co-founders drafted by-laws for the New Worlds Project non-profit corporation.
The registration process was completed by 4 October 2006, when the authorities in Draper, Utah and Brussels, Belgium granted non-profit corporation status to New Worlds Project in both the United States and the European Union.
Additional members from Belgium, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom joined the first permanent Board in December 2006.