ToME needs you!

Hi!
I am Nicolas, also called DarkGod, the creator of the Tales of Maj'Eyal and the TE4 engine and this is a personal appeal to you, my fellow player.

ToME4 and TE4 are free and open source. I am a firm believer of open source software and bringing enjoyment to as many people as possible, indeed, I started developing the previous versions of ToME (called Pernangband once upon a time) 27 years 1 week ago.

I intend to continue doing so for many years to come, but I am also a firm believer of eating each day ;) This is why I am asking for donations, the more money I can get from making this game, the less money I have to get from elsewhere and thus the more time I have for ToME!

So I have come here to ask for your generosity, please, if you can, donate for the game that gave you hours upon hours of endless fun (I hope!).

• You can donate some money right away
• If you want to contribute more permanently you could even setup a "recurring donation"
• You are very rich and want to buy me and my family a house! :=)
• If you can not give money, you can always post on the forums and say that you like ToME

What do I get for donating?

• Custom Tiles

  A video being worth a thousands words, check it out there:
  Donators Custom Tiles
  Basically this will allow you to choose a custom tile for all your characters, so much more fun! Also donator's characters with custom tiles will show up on the character's vault!

• Custom Tiles and Exploration Mode

  Exploration mode is basically a game mode where you get an infinite number of lives, for those that want to see the story unfold faster.

• Items Vault

  For each 2€ of donations you gain one slot in the online Items Vault. This allows a character to send items to the vault and an other one to grab it from there. This feature can be accessed through the Fortress ingame.

• Stone Warden class

  Donators get to enjoy a special class: Stone Wardens. Only dwarves can be Stone Wardens, they are a melee class that dual wields shields and is both proficient in arcane and nature. While most of the world thinks those two forces are opposite, the dwarves have found a way to merge them.

Donate

Simply select a donation amount and click the button to donate via PayPal.

Setup a recurring donation

A "recurring" donation might sound weird I know, but this is simply a way for you to donate more money without straining yourself. You need to be logged in to setup the recurring donation.

I do not have much money, how can I still thank you?

You are not alone! :)
But you can still show that you like the game, a simple post on the forums saying how you like the game is always appreciated!

I can provide much more than that!

While I doubt anybody will come to this section, I hope somebody will!
If you want and can truly donate much, you are most welcome to contact me, I am sure we can work out the details.