tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post5317021127132758947..comments2024-03-28T21:13:53.845+00:00Comments on Fabled Lands: Cities of Abraxas: EibonDave Morrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-24183820220670320802010-03-30T13:18:50.600+01:002010-03-30T13:18:50.600+01:00As soon as we have a timeline, Mike, you'll re...As soon as we have a timeline, Mike, you'll read it here. We're talking to a number of book publishers and game publishers, as we want to be sure the e-gamebooks will have the full benefit of marketing and editorial input that a partner like that can provide. We'll be looking at all the major e-readers, though obviously the high-end ones like the iPad will support more features than, say, the Kindle.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-42355448417572642010-03-30T13:12:04.043+01:002010-03-30T13:12:04.043+01:00What is the estimated timeline that your various p...What is the estimated timeline that your various projects will be released? No bother, but I feel your fans would like to know so there will be a build-up of anticipation.Mike Mielkehttp://www.mikemielke.mpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-73269441274236796702010-03-30T13:06:10.916+01:002010-03-30T13:06:10.916+01:00Would the e-gamebook versions operate similar to t...Would the e-gamebook versions operate similar to the format used in Heart Of Ice? I believe that Heart Of Ice was an interactive PDF document. That would be a good way to do it because it would run on older computers as well and not need any additional plugins and other software to run.Mike Mielkehttp://www.mikemielke.mpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-61139251282324456432010-03-29T18:35:59.820+01:002010-03-29T18:35:59.820+01:00Mike, hirelings and upgrading buildings are great ...Mike, hirelings and upgrading buildings are great ideas for features that we can build quite easily into the e-gamebook versions, where the reader doesn't have to manage the codewords for themselves. Possibly in the print versions too, but I'm always concerned there not to overburden the reader.<br /><br />I don't know how much Mr (or Ms) Croughs would want for fabledlands.com but I think it might be a bit more than $20. We'll just have to be a bit quicker off the mark next time it comes up for renewal.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-25181272804844147252010-03-29T17:46:47.592+01:002010-03-29T17:46:47.592+01:00Would there be a way to purchase the website right...Would there be a way to purchase the website rights from the owner? I'm sure that a years rights to a domain name is only $10-$20. It would be easily accomplished since there is no actual website yet. The 12 item limit wasn't that bad, it at least gave you a reason to purchase a living quarters. Although, I do wish that you could upgrade your buildings somehow and hire people to work for you. That could easily be accomplished via extra codewords, check boxes, and extra page sections.Mike Mielkehttp://www.mikemielke.mpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-51750514271715561152010-03-28T14:24:25.403+01:002010-03-28T14:24:25.403+01:00That does seem harsh. I blame Jamie :-)That does seem harsh. I blame Jamie :-)Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-82189071250703249242010-03-28T13:18:40.764+01:002010-03-28T13:18:40.764+01:00I must have been 13 or 14 when I first got mine, 1...I must have been 13 or 14 when I first got mine, 14 years ago now! I still wonder why there was a 12 item carry limit now...Alberto Francesco Lemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03659098504663047007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-18856725465495527982010-03-27T00:00:45.294+00:002010-03-27T00:00:45.294+00:00Hi Mike, we tried to get it a few weeks ago, but m...Hi Mike, we tried to get it a few weeks ago, but missed it by a few hours and it's now registered to a B T Croughs in the Netherlands - apparently until Feb 2011.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-10863256940331984092010-03-26T21:43:53.242+00:002010-03-26T21:43:53.242+00:00I meant Fabled Lands, not "Fable Lands",...I meant Fabled Lands, not "Fable Lands", simple spelling mistake.Mike Mielkehttp://www.mikemielke.mpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-87723895391218369162010-03-26T21:42:15.587+00:002010-03-26T21:42:15.587+00:00Hey Dave, I realize that this may not fit in with ...Hey Dave, I realize that this may not fit in with the Abraxas topic but here goes......<br /><br />www.fabledlands.com is available as a domain name. You may want to grab it before a malicious hacker takes it over again. I remember since I have purchased my first Fable Lands book at the age of 12, that the website was acquired by someone or something :') and apparently mishandled. Thought i'd mention this to you. Keep up the good work, by the way!Mike Mielkehttp://www.mikemielke.mpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-34802868823865920772010-03-26T14:56:19.841+00:002010-03-26T14:56:19.841+00:00If I can get an electronic copy then I can run it ...If I can get an electronic copy then I can run it through a translator - although really I should try to improve my French.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-89084366441809650992010-03-26T11:18:34.810+00:002010-03-26T11:18:34.810+00:00To my knowledge, the four first ones were only tra...To my knowledge, the four first ones were only translated into Italian. Each book took place in the same universe (le Monde de Dorgan) but with a different character; thus they could be played simultaneously by different people, who could ally or fight each other... You could explore quite freely any place of this world as they were not linked by numbered sections as in the "Fabled Lands". Each player had a personal objective; but the main purpose was to get powerful enough without getting corrupted by the "Coeur de Haine" (a kind of malevolent meteorite) and to destroy the malediction that had fallen on this world...<br />All books were well written, so you didn't feel bored of visiting the same place with a different character. If you can read French, I advise you to test "Caithness the Elementalist"; this is one of the rare gamebooks where you can play a female hero with her own personality (and you can download it legally...)<br />Thanks to the success of this series "made in France", Gildas Sagot wrote four further books which take place 50 years after the destruction of the Coeur de Haine. <br />Here, as in the "Blood Sword" series, you could choose which of the four "Héritiers de Dorgan" (the heirs of the characters of the 4 first books) you wanted to play in this team of high-skilled adventurers. It seems to be that these 4 last books were never translated (it was at the time when gamebooks began to be less successful). Nevertheless, I own them all and I especially like the numbers 5 & 6 with their quasi-tolkienesque flavour. <br />According to his interview on the "Bibliothèque des Aventuriers", Gildas Sagot recovered the rights on these books but I don't know why the website has not released the seven other books yet.cafaristeirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915889856526586336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-3216350331254220862010-03-26T09:57:53.925+00:002010-03-26T09:57:53.925+00:00Thanks for the tip! I'll check 'em out and...Thanks for the tip! I'll check 'em out and see if they were ever published in the UK.Dave Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468228790874490693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2141372262111342844.post-55232227539805399512010-03-26T08:50:28.698+00:002010-03-26T08:50:28.698+00:00Hi Dave !
I remember that parvum-like riding beas...Hi Dave !<br /><br />I remember that parvum-like riding beasts are to be seen in the Grande Plaine of the World of Dorgan : http://www.bibliotheque-des-aventuriers.com/menu/livres_en_ligne.htm<br />(by the way an excellent gamebook series; I own the other books)cafaristeirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915889856526586336noreply@blogger.com