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OCTGN: Play MTG with other Wowheaders
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Post by
Jubilee
OCTGN is a free trading card game simulator which can be used to play various games including
Magic: The Gathering
. As of the creation of this thread we have a handful of people who have been playing around with it, but the more people the better!
Setup Instructions
Download and install OCTGN 2 with Lobby, the base program in which we are going to be playing MTG (
direct link
)
recommended
Alternately you can use the original OCTGN application without the lobby, but connecting with other users might be a bit trickier (
link
)
Download
*
the MTG game definition, so OCTGN knows the rules of the game (
link
)
Download the Token and Markers file to add those to the game (
link
)
Download the card sets
**
(
link
)
Move everything you downloaded in steps 2-4 into a permanent directory somewhere
Run OCTGN and click
Manage Installed Games
on the middle right
Click
Install a New Game
on the bottom left and direct it to your MTG game definition file from step 2 (Magic-v2.0.15.o8g)
With
Magic:The Gathering
highlighted on the left, click
Install New Cards
on the bottom middle and direct it to your set files
and your token file
which you downloaded in steps 3 and 4 (Alara Reborn..o8s, Markers.o8s, etc).
You should now be completely set up, you can now begin making decks and playing with other people =D
Update Instructions
To patch the game definition, download the new game definition (
link
), move it to your permanent directory, and install it as described above. When it asks you if you want to overwrite the previously installed version of the game, select
Yes
.
To patch set files, download the patch file (
link
), move it to your permanent directory, click
Manage Installed Games
, click
Patch Sets
on the bottom right, direct it to your patch file and run it.
Playing With Other Wowheaders
The easiest way is to post here on wowhead that you want to play a game and see if anyone is around.
Another way is to join #octgn from the program's main menu and find people to play with there. It has been suggested that we all put WH_ (
e.g.
WH_Jubilee) before our names in there so it's easier to find each other.
If the above links are not working for you, you can download the everything in a single 1.6 GB zip file
here
.
*
The service they have hosting the files is bugged in Chrome (the downloaded files get renamed and will not work), so use Firefox or IE to download these files.
**
If someone is using a card from a set you do not have installed, you will only see a big question mark where the card should be, so it is probably a good idea to download all the sets, even if you don't plan on building decks from all of them. In total, the sets take up about 2 to 3 GB of space.
Here is a list of everyone who currently has OCTGN and actively plays with other Wowheaders. If you would like your name added or removed, just say so.
Jubilee
Heckler
MyTie
chaosultimamage
hatman555
Edanthehunter
If anyone else plays or is interested in playing the wow tcg on octgn with other wowheaders, that is now an option.
The sets and game file are obtainable here
gnomesmacker
Jubilee
Post by
Interest
TIME TO MAKE A SLIVER DECK.
(=D)
Post by
OverZealous
TIME TO MAKE A SLIVER DECK.
(=D)
NO YOU
Post by
chaosultimamage
Also, from my experience playing with OCTGN so far, I would recommend everyone having Ventrilo / Skype. The game doesn't do anything automatically and having to type your intentions is really annoying.
Post by
Jubilee
Heckler and I just finished a Alpha/Beta sealed booster game. It's fun trying to figure out what to do with cards you've never used before.
Post by
chaosultimamage
Heckler and I just finished a Alpha/Beta sealed booster game. It's fun trying to figure out what to do with cards you've never used before.
Yeah, that's why drafts with new sets are so fun. I really want to go to the pre-release for the next set.
Post by
Monday
Wow, I need to download this tonight.
Post by
Heckler
Heckler and I just finished a Alpha/Beta sealed booster game. It's fun trying to figure out what to do with cards you've never used before.
I got owned, for the record.
Tim
tore me up.
Post by
chaosultimamage
Heckler and I just finished a Alpha/Beta sealed booster game. It's fun trying to figure out what to do with cards you've never used before.
I got owned, for the record.
Tim
tore me up.
Timmeh! I always loved that nickname for the little pinger cards.
Post by
Monday
Are there a lot of card sets not downloading for anyone else as well?
Post by
Jubilee
Are there a lot of card sets not downloading for anyone else as well?
Are you downloading the sets individually or are you grabbing the whole package at once?
Post by
chaosultimamage
Are there a lot of card sets not downloading for anyone else as well?
I had the same problem. If you pause the downloads and give them a minute, then restart them, most of them seem to go through. I'm zipping up all the sets by block and will probably re-upload them to media fire.
Post by
Heckler
Ack, my laptop battery just died and DC'd me. Sorry Jub, but you were going to win that one. I think that brings my record to 0-7 ? xD
Post by
Jubilee
Awwwww that was going to be the game you finally beat me too, right? ;)
Post by
Heckler
lol, no. I had a nice 4/1 flyer in my hand that was terrified of your freakin Javelenier.
I also had Thrull champion and 6 Thrulls in the deck but they weren't drawin.
Post by
Heckler
For the record, sealed is a lot of fun (even though I seem to really suck at it lolol)
Post by
Jubilee
Yeah it definitely is. That last set was a little less exciting to build a deck for, at least with the cards I got, but overall it beats using a run of the mill standard deck :)
Post by
Heckler
It's almost as good as buying boosters (except you don't get the intoxicating aroma).
Post by
80642
This post was from a user who has deleted their account.
Post by
Jubilee
Sorry, chaos, there is no way of telling if I've gotten a message on octgn when it's minimized, so I didn't see your message until you were gone.
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