I've decided to give it a go this time . It seems to run OK on OS4, although not perfectly...I got a freeze when I tried to turn on sound, which is not too serious. The freeze when I tried clicking on taxes is worse, though... Anyway, I've only tried it once, it might not happen every time. I'll look into it some more when I get back from the uni.

Guess everybody is well into this game by now...I'm probably going to get destroyed fairly quickly...

Kay

Seems to work fine now that I've upgraded to version 0.52. See you in Tamar!

Kay

Great, i'll give it a go then. Seems kinda pricey though.

Last edited by Radfoo on 26-Oct-2004 at 04:27 PM.

I don't think it's that pricey...

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Starter Set - Game CD, Audio CD, Video CD, 300 turns 59,90 euros 80 turns 20 euros (around 2,5 month/starterprice) 300 turns 50 euros (normal price) 1000 turns 100 euro (lowered price)

I think a turn lasts two days? So fifty euros should keep you playing for quite a while. I'll probably get the starter set if I enjoy the trial. That's 60€ for three CDs, a printed manual (probably in German, though), and well in excess of 1,5 years of online play. Not a bad deal.

I've been promoting this game to my neighbors today, think I might have swayed two of them. They really liked the idea of not having to be online all the time to stay in the game, as well as the graphical interface. I think there's a real market for games like these. I used to play Planetarion in the olden days, but eventually quit, because:
*It took way too much of my time. Sometimes I even had to get up at night to do stuff.
*It was plagued by vast alliances which completely dominated everything.
*A large number of the more influential players seemed to be 15-year-olds with vast personality disorders.
*Because of the alliances, the developers started to make odd rules to protect weaker players, effectively removing the last fun bits. Then they started charging subscription fees.

Haven't played online strategy games since. Until now. ToT seems to be a better concept, I just hope it plays as good as it looks. And that the crowd is a bit more mature.

Kay

@Kay

That does not sounds so bad, I thought you went through turns faster than that.

I'll give it a go .

Okay, I've read the manual and the webpage now, and it seems it is actually 1 turn per day...still not bad, though. I also read that you can get free turns "through successful and intelligent actions", whatever that means. Anyways, the first turns now are free, so no harm checking it out.

I've sent in my registration now, and also signed up at the forums. Even made a post.

Kay

The Larp video was fun. Wish I understood the language.
"Kiss my shiny metal chest" was funny

Plaz

Hi !

My name is Martin Wolf, i am the programmer of that game. If there are any questions regarding Tales of Tamar dont hesitate to ask me.

I would be glad to see some more english speaking players in Tamar. If you will give it a try, just use the keyword 'Shareware' for the registration. Then you can play a month or two for free.

My email address is: eternity at pride.de

Regards
Wolfen

Great, will download now .

[EDIT]
Do'h, can't download it, get an error "The requested document was not found on this server" .

Last edited by Radfoo on 28-Oct-2004 at 01:20 PM.

You can download version 0.50 from Aminet (search for "tot"). That version's not quite stable under OS4, though, so you should download the 0.52 update from the Tamar website as well.

Kay

@Kay
Thanks, downloading now