![]() The only thing is, the game really is very old-looking. The game, now several versions into development, superbly incorporates the complicated world of Athas with fairly simple, easy to use interfaces and top down graphics for Win95 allowing almost any player on any machine (with a TEN premium account that is) to connect and participate in online quests, turn-based combat parties, player versus player ladders and daily events which evolve on-going stories. Taking the Dark Sun concept a step further, Junglevision for the Total Entertainment Network ( TEN), have added to the SSI, Inc. code, creating, in the title Crimson Sands, an online world where hundreds of players can connect, interact and role-play within the realm of Athas. ![]() The fruits of this development were AD&D Dark Sun 1: Shattered Lands and Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager, both DOS 6.2 games. While the Dark Sun series was still in production, computer games were conceived and worked on by SSI Inc., who also developed the Forgotten Realms series such as Pool of Radiance and Menzoberranzan with TSR. ![]() Although the paper games had a cult following, after a couple of issues, for whatever reason, TSR discontinued the series, leaving fans to continue its development and growth via work consortiums online. The world of Dark Sun began at TSR, Inc. as an Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Second Edition pen and paper game series, taking the races of Forgotten Realms and placing them on the scorched and ruined world of Athas. ![]()
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