Tibia (video game)
| Tibia | |
| center Tibia screenshot | |
| Developer: | CipSoft |
| Release date: | 1997, continuous updates |
| Genre: | MMORPG |
| Game modes: | Multiplayer |
| Platform: | Windows, Linux |
| Media: | Download only (6 MB) |
| System requirements: | Intel Pentium CPU, 15MB hard disk space, Internet access.
Recommended: 500MHz or greater processor, Hardware accelerated Video Graphics Adaptor. Windows version: DirectX 5 Linux version: Tcl/Tk 8.3 (unsupported) |
| Input: | Keyboard, mouse |
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Tibia is one of the oldest, longest-running graphical online computer role-playing games (MMORPGs). Started as a non-commercial programming experiment by three German computer science students running on a university computer system in 1997, with many of its graphics borrowed from the classical single-player game Ultima VI and heavily relying on volunteers for game administration, creation of game art and level design, it has since become a professional commercial endeavour.
Changes have been incremental rather than radical over the years. However, Tibia's 2D, faux-isometric sprite graphics that seem quaint by today's standards and the lack of sound effects have had no detrimental effect on the steady growth rate of concurrent players the game is still experiencing. Such shortcomings are offset by the resulting small download size and modest system requirements. A lot of its success can also be attributed to the fact that a large portion of the game, which can be downloaded from the official website, is still playable free of charge. This is in contrast to larger, more recent MMORPGs, which must be bought at a store and only provide short trial periods.
For a monthly fee players can upgrade to a premium account, unlocking some additional game features and areas. These players also have priority login rights on the often congested game servers. Currently, such servers are located in the United States and Germany.
Players mostly spend their online time training their characters' skill levels, hunting a large population of monsters with numerous different weapons and magical spells and scouring the vast continent for treasures and fortune. They interact with other players for conversation, to trade various objects or form parties to take on even stronger foes. On most of the game's servers, players are also allowed to attack and kill each other, although there is a reputation system in place to keep hostile actions under control. However, some servers do not allow such player versus player combat at all, while some others place no restrictions on it whatsoever, indeed practically encourage it.
After learning the basics of the game on an introductory island reserved for new players called Rookgaard, players may choose one of four classical roleplaying vocations: The Knight, excelling in close combat, the Paladin, mainly a distance fighter, the Druid, specializing in healing spells or the Sorcerer, a more aggressive spellcaster. Monsters players will encounter range from non-aggressive dogs and deer to easy to kill rats, dangerous orcs and fierce dragons and demons.
Towns
- Ab'Dendriel : The elven city, located in the north on the main island.
- Ankrahmun : The egyptian city, located on the island Darama.
- Carlin : The amazon city, located in the northwest on the main island.
- Darashia : The desert city, located on the island Darama.
- Edron: The premium account island.
- Kazordoon : The dwarven city, found deep under a mountain.
- Thais : The capital city, located in the southwest on the main island.
- Venore : The swamp city, found in the east on the main island.
Note: The cities in italic are only available to premium accounts. They are located on islands and can only be reached by boat or with the flying carpet. If you want to visit those cities you must pay a small fee of tibia-money (The price depends on how far the travel is, and whether or not you did the 'Postman Quest').
Small Villages
- Fibula Village (Thais)
- Greenshore (Thais)
- Senja Village (Carlin)
- Northport (Carlin)
- Cormaya (Edron)
- Outlaw Camp (Kazordoon)
- Isle of Kings (Carlin)
- Elvenbane (Ab'Dreniel) <- Elf Village
- Mintwallin (Thais) <- Mino village
- Orc Fortress (Venore) <- Orcs
The villages in italic are only available to premium accounts. They are located on islands and can only be reached by boat or by flying carpet.
A-Z Monster List
- Amazon- (Type: Human)
- Ancient Scarab- (Type: Insect)
- Badger- (Type: Animal)
- Banshee- (Type: Undead)
- Behemoth- (Type: Unknown)
- Beholder- (Type: Unknown)
- Black Knight- (Type: Human)
- Blue Djinn- (Type: Djinn)
- Bone Beast- (Type: Undead)
- Bug- (Type: Insect)
- Cave Rat- (Type: Animal)
- Cobra- (Type: Animal)
- Crypt Shambler- (Type: Undead)
- Cyclops- (Type: Cyclops)
- Death Slicer- (Type: Unknown)
- Deer- (Type: Animal)
- Demon- (Type: Unknown)
- Demon Skeleton- (Type: Undead)
- Dog- (Type: Animal)
- Dragon- (Type: Dragon)
- Dragon Lord- (Type: Dragon)
- Dwarf- (Type: Dwarf)
- Dwarf Geomancer- (Type: Dwarf)
- Dwarf Guard- (Type: Dwarf)
- Dwarf Soldier- (Type: Dwarf)
- Efreet- (Type: Djinn)
- Elf- (Type: Elf)
- Elf Arcanist- (Type: Elf)
- Elf Scout- (Type: Elf)
- Fire Devil- (Type: Unknown)
- Fire Elemental- (Type: Unknown)
- Frost Troll- (Type: Troll)
- Gargoyle- (Type: Poison)
- Ghost- (Type: Undead)
- Ghoul- (Type: Undead)
- Giant Spider- (Type: Spider)
- Goblin- (Type: Goblin)
- Green Djinn- (Type: Djinn)
- Hero- (Type: Human)
- Hunter- (Type: Human)
- Larva- (Type: Insect)
- Lich- (Type: Undead)
- Lion- (Type: Animal)
- Marid- (Type: Djinn)
- Minotaur- (Type: Minotaur)
- Minotaur Archer- (Type: Minotaur)
- Minotaur Guard- (Type: Minotaur)
- Minotaur Mage- (Type: Minotaur)
- Monk- (Type: Human)
- Mummy- (Type: Undead)
- Necromancer- (Type: Undead)
- Orc- (Type: Orc)
- Orc Berserker- (Type: Orc)
- Orc Leader- (Type: Orc)
- Orc Rider- (Type: Orc)
- Orc Shaman- (Type: Orc)
- Orc Spearman- (Type: Orc)
- Orc Warlord- (Type: Orc)
- Orc Warrior- (Type: Orc)
- Pig- (Type: Animal)
- Poison Spider- (Type: Spider)
- Polar Bear- (Type: Animal)
- Priestess- (Type: Human)
- Rat- (Type: Animal)
- Rotworm- (Type: Unknown)
- Scarab- (Type: Insect)
- Scorpion- (Type: Arachnids)
- Skeleton- (Type: Undead)
- Skunk- (Type: Animal)
- Slime- (Type: slymie)
- Snake- (Type: Animal)
- Spider- (Type: Spider)
- Stalker- (Type: Human)
- Stone Golem- (Type: Unknown)
- Swamp Troll- (Type: Troll)
- Troll- (Type: Troll)
- Valkyrie- (Type: Human)
- Vampire- (Type: Undead)
- War Wolf- (Type: Wolf)
- Warlock- (Type: Human)
- Wasp- (Type: Insect)
- Wild Warrior- (Type: Human)
- Winter Wolf- (Type: Wolf)
- Witch- (Type: Human)
- Wolf- (Type: Wolf)
- Yeti- (Type: Unknown)
References to Lord of the Rings
Tibia has also been noted to have several noticable references of Tolkien's novels Lord of the Rings and its legendarium, conveying that Tibia's creators were heavily influenced by these works.
- Tibia bares a similar theme of Norse Mythology, including races of Elves, Dwarves, and Orcs. Tibia also references names from Norse Mythology, such as Durin, that Lord of the Rings also bares reference to.
- Several monsters in Tibia bare strong relation with those found in the series. Examples include Giant Spiders as well as the most feared monster in Tibia, Demons, which show strong similarity to the monster race of Balrog.
- An NPC named Azil, located in Darashia, quotes from the Fellowship of the Ring, saying "Be greeted Cirvyon! See the armors: harder than the scales of a dragon, lighter than a feather."
- In Tibia, the underground dwarven city of Kazordoon has a similar name to the dwarven city of Khazad-dûm, which is pronounced nearly the same way.
- In the city of Thais, you can find Frodos pub and also Sams shop. Both of them are known persons in Lord of the Rings.