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eGenesis will host another playing session for A Tale in the Desert:
Everyone,
If you were in-game during last session, you know the big news, but if not...
Beta#3 will soon come to an end. After 4.5 years in development, A Tale in the Desert will go live on:
Saturday, February 15, 2003 at 12:00 Noon EST (GMT-0500)
A Tale in the Desert will run as a subscription game, for $13.95 per month, with no initial (box) cost. Also, the first 24 gameplay-hours or 30 days, whichever comes first, will be a free trial period.
I'll have more information about ways to reserve a character name, payment options, and other details of release over the next few weeks.
To stress the servers, we're going to have our longest "play session" ever. This event is:
Friday, 1/17/2003 at 2:00PM EST (GMT-0500), 24x7, for 2 weeks
The close of this 2 week session will be the end of Beta#3. After that, we'll do a series of short sessions, typically 24 hours each, where we repeatedly reset the game world.
Everyone is invited to help with this final phase of beta.
Beta#3 will end with a contest unlike anything you have seen previously.
The people over at http://www.atitd.net are organizing a contest with an official A Tale in the Desert chocolate pyramid as a prize. How do you win? Submit a screenshot of your finest sculpture, along with in-game coordinates. All entries will be displayed in a gallery on the site.
For this session, I have made some adjustments to allow for easier charcoal production. First, I have lag-proofed charcoal ovens (but not hearths). Next, (as of last session in fact) I have released Charcoal Braziers, which have a totally different method of operation than hearths/ovens. Braziers turn out 200 charcoal at once while consuming a minuscule amount of fuel. The skill to build and run them is expensive:
Requirement: Hint:
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100 QuickSilver Only known source is in 7 Lakes. Good trade opportunity.
8 Thermometers Some players have figured out the secret to efficient production.
200 Firebricks Common.
+4 Focus Recipes for this are known - ask around.
My expectation is that Egypt will soon move beyond charcoal being a significant time sink.
Finally, the Test of the Demi-Pharaoh will start about 24 hours into the session. |
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A Tale in the Desert Playing Session
