Greetings, kind news-forum-reader! Today, there's some interesting developments in the battle of AoC clients.
First up, IGZ... or should I say Voobly? Here's what IGZ devtOrMeNtIuM has to say to introduce the new development:
Voobly is a web-based application, the lobby is launched from your browser (after downloading and installing the client). Right now, it's open to anyone to sign up, but later in beta all accounts will be wiped and IGZ accounts and ratings will be moved over, so there's no need to worry about losing your rating (*phew*!). The devs have also promised a new skin for the client.
Please note that it is still in beta, so some errors are to be expected. Please use the feedback thread on the IGZ forums (linked above) to report any bugs.
And now, onto the other major gaming client for AoC:Gameranger .
GR devScott Kevill has informed me that GR will now support the restoration of saved multiplayer AoC/AoK games, which is, to my knowledge, soemthing that's not been done in a client before. If one of your opponents drops mid-match, don't worry about having to restart again with a different map - you can now simply continue where you saved!
While this may seem like a minor tweak in comparison to IGZ's beta launch, it's just one more step Gameranger has taken to improve our online gaming experience bit by bit.
That's all for now, folks!
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First up, IGZ... or should I say Voobly? Here's what IGZ dev
As you may or may not be aware the staff here has been working on a replacement for IGZ for quite some time. I started last summer but took a break earlier this year for personal reasons. Anyways, I've been back at it for some time now during what spare time I do have. Things are looking pretty good so we've decided to open it up to public testing! The working public name for this project had been labeled as IGZv2, the official name is Voobly.
Please note that it is still in beta, so some errors are to be expected. Please use the feedback thread on the IGZ forums (linked above) to report any bugs.
And now, onto the other major gaming client for AoC:
GR dev
While this may seem like a minor tweak in comparison to IGZ's beta launch, it's just one more step Gameranger has taken to improve our online gaming experience bit by bit.
That's all for now, folks!
- ک
Ladies and Gentlemen, wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be IT. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.
This message has been brought to you by procrastination and the letters K and V.
[This message has been edited by sly guy (edited 09-11-2009 @ 11:04 AM).]