New players on OCTGN

[soulblight]

I would advice practicing a bit in offline mode

I did not even know there was an offline mode!
I always enjoy using OCTGN and I don't mind at all introducing the interface to new players in-game.

[swider]

You can start the game without logging in, what's more you can do it twice (start OCTGN) and play against yourself, create a game in one client and join it from the other one, switching between windows is required though, but it is a good way to practice things if you feel uncomfortable to play against experienced players.

[Andy]

Db0 has put some real quality of life improvements in recently.

[swider]

Yep, revealing hands at the same time is the best one for me.

[Red]

I search for images packs but for the interface Its ok for me

[Doomdog]

I keep thinking I should try out OCTGN. Next week when I have my PC back I might give it a whirl.

[Benni]

Sorry for asking without trying first; but are there any problems having a Mac?

[mplain]

It should work under Wine.

What's more, when you launch OCTGN under Windows and it asks you if you're running it under Wine, you should say yes - otherwise you might have a weird error crash when starting the program. Yes, this is very strange, and this error might be rare, but if you do encounter it, now you know how to fix it.

[db0]

I always said no and didn't see any issues. I think it just disables some sounds or something when you say yes.

[db0]

I always said no and didn't see any issues. I think it just disables some sounds or something when you say yes.

[mplain]

I don't know what it does exactly, but I'd been having that error for a long time, and this solution fixed it.

So maybe I should reword it: if you have a weird crash when launching octgn, try enabling Wine mode.

P.S. Lots of "An error occured" messages and double posts today, the forum is a bit unsteady.

[Doomdog]

I've installed it! Now to figure out how it works...

[mplain]

The guide is in the third post of this thread

[Doomdog]

That's a useful thing to have around. I've run through an offline game using the prebuilt Sloane & Law Dogs, so I now have some idea what I should be doing. If I've time tomorrow evening I'll be up for some practice games.

[Fiji]

Is there an active community on OCTGN? I'm trying to get into the game, but don't have anyone to play IRL. What's the best way for me to find a game with someone who'd be tolerant of a newbie?

[db0]

Best way I've found is to host a game (or just log in and look for hosted games). There's a few regulars and once you meet them, you can exchange contacts. Alternatively people around here might PM you

[Fiji]

Great, thanks. I need to have a couple more reads through the rule book and familiarise myself with OCTGN a bit more first, but then, once I won't be completely annoying to play, I'll set something up. Cheers

[jayjester]

I second the encouragement for playing OCTGN doomtown reloaded. There hasn't been much going on with the Facebook Group, but I think that using the group would really help people connect. If you could add your OCTGN user id, it would really help. Lately I haven't been able to play, just spectate because of family obligations.

[Fiji]

One last quick question. Is a microphone/headset necessary to play. I'd guess using the chat window exclusively would slow things right down?

[jayjester]

Headsets aren't required, though some people really like having audio chat set up. Most games, there is little dialogue except for reminders when someone didn't do something. I've had many games have practically no dialogue until after the game ended, since we were both so familiar with the key commands.