Effective Sunday, July 16th, all model and effects submissions are closed until September 30th.
The purpose of this freeze is for the art team to tackle the absolutely enormous backlog of ships and effects that we are currently up to our knees in.
A large reason for the current backlog taking so long to complete is a number of technical and aesthetic issues with models received from members outside of the development team. During this asset freeze, a clear and concise set of guidelines for model submission will be created, hopefully resulting in less frustration for both parties involved.
In the mean time, just to show things are moving and this isn't a "Justin is lazy" post, here's some proof that we've been chipping away at the boulder. Click to enlarge.