Oddlabs Forum

I was sniffing around on google and guess what I found:

http://tribaltrouble2.gamesamba.com/

Apparently gamesamba is their new partner, and this might be their new page
It's even possible to register for the closed beta

03.17.2011 |
VIP Closed beta coming shortly!


"Hello, my eager and hearty warriors!

Break out your hammers and axes, because your Viking leaders are calling you to wage war upon your enemies!

GameSamba has partnered with Oddlabs to bring you a new and improved version of the popular web-based RTS, Tribal Trouble 2. And, as one of our valued members, we want to extend an opportunity to you to participate in our VIP Closed Beta testing.

Stay tuned to this site in the next few days as the VIP Beta test will begin soon! How do you get in on the action? Sign up here and we will contact you!"



Cant wait for the beta to start

Looks great Hoplite, thanks for the link! I'm personally hoping that GameSamba doesn't take over too much of the hosting part of the game, such as the forum. I'd like to see Oddlabs retain their own identity. If not, though, I'm still grateful for Oddlabs choosing to team with them for development.

Regarding the beta version, has anyone logged out and logged back in to see if the beta retains progress?

No problem Yea I also think that Oddlabs should retain their identity, cause they've done a great job regarding the game so far. But finally they've got a partner...we'll see what will come up.
Hmm I logged in from their site but there are no changes as much as i could tell,and it seems the accounts have been reset. Even though I don't even know if it's a beta yet.

I've already logged several times.

After trying to log in today, I found that all purchases are kept, and records of all completed quests remained, but the remainder of the gold I had stocked up on was missing.

Sigh... being robbed is no fun. I blame the Black Knight, always raiding and plundering under the guise of tax collection.

No wonder I have more than 100,000 gold already.

She's right, and I can't create rooms in the multiplayer islands.

I can make a room just fine, the problem is my missing gold... and throwing off the blame won't help you any.

What? Argh! Gold gone... Not that I had anything left to spend it on at this stage.

lucky me i just bought berserkers so i think i bought all i could too.

guys once i logged out it asked me register, i did, and my new name is Aztec and btw it saves gold now

I logged on with a different name and email. Hate starting out from zero, with no ability to buy oddies, how is this a beta?

You just described a beta. The omission of a Bank is only one of two things missing from the TT2 of old.

Sorry, but as a person involved in more pilot/alpha/beta/gr releases then I can count:
- Communication to test group on what you are testing
- Feedback or results metrics that are able to be collected

Now if oddlabs is just testing their code on gamesamba servers, ok, then say that. However I would hope to see some truly new features and not the same oddlabs quiet.

I'm inclined to agree with LD. There's been no sign of any communication, or acknowledgement that this is the closed beta that was talked about. Though I signed up for the beta, I have received no acknowledgement. Even Sune has not acknowledged that this is the official beta, and he has been online since the discussion began.