When logging in, from time to time one can see many of the long time members still popping in(albeit most of them not posting). Alone that shows what value this page still holds for them, although the most vibrant times 2008 - 2010 belong to the past.
But what do I know? I wasn't around when phaser-hero DCER got the phasers to work (2006 I think), nor later when the great QuasarDonkey contributed outstanding work like his BotF-patcher.
After my last quest for the AI ram code, for my part, I see pretty much no undiscovered scientific riddles in the BotF assembly code anymore (wrt ingame mechanics at least). EDIT: My IDA-notepad still notes: Tactical Combat -> Status -> 'Beam' and 'Field' unknown.
I even investigated mystic hints like the surrender of single AI empires(but unless Martok was playing a special edition, there is no code for such a thing).
At the same time, I hope AFC can keep the great legacy, and at least a low level progress, of BotF and successor projects for the years to come.

Way back, Gowron asked me to visit this community even after my most active period from time to time. And I'll make it so.
