At the moment we are still on hold, but things are starting to advance. For one, my internet connection has improved. Instead of a very unstable 386kbit/sec, I now have a very unstable 2mbit/sec. While this is still far from ideal, (ideal would probably be LAN speeds...) it should be a sufficient improvment to be at least workable. Also, I have decided on what game we will be using, it's a free game, with full access to the source code and assets for anyone who has the engine tools. It has many desirable features such as extensive modability, (with source code access how could it not?) high quality graphics, a cinematic editor should we ever decide to go that route, and a great community. The catch? It's currently in "alpha prototype" stage, so we'll have to wait a while before it's usable. Once it is usable, we will finally get around to making this machinima in Unreal Tournament[www.unrealtournament.com].