New players on OCTGN

swider 2015-08-11 13:29:09 UTC #9

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 2015-08-11 13:42:09 UTC #10

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

swider 2015-08-11 13:54:08 UTC #11

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

Red 2015-08-11 15:39:43 UTC #12

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

Doomdog 2015-08-11 20:41:55 UTC #13

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

Benni 2015-08-12 05:26:07 UTC #14

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

mplain 2015-08-12 07:07:00 UTC #16

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 2015-08-12 07:20:35 UTC #17

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

db0 2015-08-12 07:21:09 UTC #18

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

mplain 2015-08-12 07:24:35 UTC #19

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 2015-08-17 21:16:28 UTC #20

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

mplain 2015-08-17 21:24:54 UTC #21

The guide is in the third post of this thread

Doomdog 2015-08-17 22:27:40 UTC #22

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 2015-12-19 13:25:41 UTC #23

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 2015-12-19 14:14:55 UTC #24

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 2015-12-19 21:51:22 UTC #25

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 2015-12-19 22:46:04 UTC #26

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 2015-12-20 19:38:50 UTC #27

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 2015-12-20 23:24:05 UTC #28

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.

Sayid 2015-12-21 19:57:19 UTC #29

I thought I'd chime in as well. I'm fairly new to DT and just set up OCTGN this past weekend. I haven't played any games online yet, but I'm definitely looking for people to play. If you don't mind playing with a noob, let me know, so that we can exchange info.