Flash Client

CipSoft is currently working on a Flash Client. Some information has been released and some community feedback has been given on certain aspects. Tibia community is skeptical about the new client, but the programmers promisses that no changes will be made in the game play, and Tibia will remain tibia! The more exciting news currently is the date of the release, around the first six months of 2011.

Official Chronology

 * The first official news about the Tibia Flash client was released in 2008 on an article that can be found.
 * After quite a bit of time, in 2009, on an with Akananto (CipSoft's lead programmer), he revealed a few more details about the Flash client.
 * The next official news of the client was posted on March 9, 2010, titled, they uploaded a screenshot of what is supposed to be the Flash client running. The interesting new about this image is that you can see fog in the scenario.
 * On May 06, 2010, an with the product managers (Craban, Guido e Skyrr) answered some questions about the Flash client.
 * On August 06, 2010, a post titled bring up more news about the client.
 * On October 26, 2010, they released the teaser which shows a wider screenshot of the Flash client.
 * On December 02, 2010, in the featured article, CipSoft emphasized that the screenshot released in the previews teaser was not how the client will look like in the future! They also said that the release of the new client is scheduled for the first half of 2011.
 * On February 24, 2011, they released next teaser . There was shown new skin of the Flash client.
 * On March 9 and 10, 2011, they released 2 articles ( and ) about the new Flash client. One for recruiting beta testers, and the other for giving small hints about the sidebars (especially the health and mana bars), and showing the new feature (HUD), which can also be disabled if the player doesn't like it.
 * On March 21, 2011, they released the final teaser before the closed beta test, . It mentions the new feature of filtering the Battle Window by creatures, NPCs, skulled players, party members, etc. and the ability to sort the data, ascending or descending, by options like name, distance, or hitpoints.
 * On May 05, 2011, they posted a news article titled . It focus on the progress they've made since the end of the closed beta test.
 * On May 20, 2011, they released the teaser which is focused on general features.
 * On May 24, 2011, they annouced a date for the open beta test and in the teaser . It also included a screenshot of the chat console and the minimal system requirements for the beta version of Tibia Flash client.

Advantages/features
Compared to the current client, a few of the advantages will be:
 * No specific OS or browser required, runs wherever Adobe Flash runs (Windows, Linux, Mac);
 * No manual installation required (in case you already have Adobe Flash installed, which most people indeed have);
 * Better self-updating process of the client;
 * Easier access from internet cafés;
 * Tighter integration between website (account management, character info pages, spell lists, maps etc.) and game (ingame character);
 * New graphical options like layers (e.g. adding weather effects);
 * Moveable widgets - every option can be reached quickly.
 * The new HUD feature which will reduce death probability to many players, especially mages.

Images
CipSoft already released some images about their developing Flash client. They are listed below.