Comments on: The Travails of TDZK http://archive.omgn.com/nexus/?p=944 From the depths of the brains of the OMGN Staff... Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:04:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jerle http://archive.omgn.com/nexus/?p=944&cpage=1#comment-267440 Jerle Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:12:07 +0000 http://archive.omgn.com/nexus/?p=944#comment-267440 Fleets is an entirely different game than the original TDZK. A short summary from our internal documents reads "TDZK: Fleets is a massively multiplayer tick-based 4X strategy game. Players in Fleets will be able to explore vast, randomly generated star maps, construct outposts and fleets of starships, gather resources, research technology, sign treaties with other players, and fight other players for control of territory." The game is set in the TDZK universe, but Fleets is not intended to be a replacement. TDZK will need some fundamental reworking if it's ever to see the light of day again. We're hopeful that if Fleets is successful and financially viable that we'll be able to bring TDZK back someday, but right now we simply don't have the resources to do that. We're still limited to our spare time until Fleets launches and revenue starts coming in. So, unless you happen to know any investors who'd be interested in supporting a fledgling game company...it'll be a while yet before the original TDZK returns. For information on what Singularity is, please refer to http://fleets.tdzk.com, which we restored last week. The news posts have a bit more information on what we've been up to. Also, my old email address does still work if you ever want to chat. Fleets is an entirely different game than the original TDZK. A short summary from our internal documents reads “TDZK: Fleets is a massively multiplayer tick-based 4X strategy game. Players in Fleets will be able to explore vast, randomly generated star maps, construct outposts and fleets of starships, gather resources, research technology, sign treaties with other players, and fight other players for control of territory.”

The game is set in the TDZK universe, but Fleets is not intended to be a replacement. TDZK will need some fundamental reworking if it’s ever to see the light of day again. We’re hopeful that if Fleets is successful and financially viable that we’ll be able to bring TDZK back someday, but right now we simply don’t have the resources to do that. We’re still limited to our spare time until Fleets launches and revenue starts coming in. So, unless you happen to know any investors who’d be interested in supporting a fledgling game company…it’ll be a while yet before the original TDZK returns.

For information on what Singularity is, please refer to http://fleets.tdzk.com, which we restored last week. The news posts have a bit more information on what we’ve been up to.

Also, my old email address does still work if you ever want to chat.

]]> By: Reue http://archive.omgn.com/nexus/?p=944&cpage=1#comment-267434 Reue Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:37:48 +0000 http://archive.omgn.com/nexus/?p=944#comment-267434 TDZK has lost the playerbase through a combination of constant delays and lack of communication. When (If) this new game gets released, It will be to an empty room. TDZK has lost the playerbase through a combination of constant delays and lack of communication. When (If) this new game gets released, It will be to an empty room.

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