For the remainder of September, all Eschalon: Book II DVDs are $20.95! Shipping and handling is $4.00, making the total cost of the DVD the exact same as the digital download! If you have been thinking about buying the game, don’t miss this chance to get the game on DVD at no additional cost!

Follow the Purchase Games link on the left, or click one of the direct links below to order from one of our 100% secure services:

Link: Purchase an Eschalon: Book II DVD (Plimus)

Link: Purchase an Eschalon: Book II DVD (BMT Micro)

Eschalon: Book I version 1.06 is now available! This version fixes a few glitches that have been reported by several users. If you haven’t experienced any crashes or glitches, then version 1.06 will offer no noticeable improvements for you.

Here are some important things to know about this new version:

For Mac users: 1.06 is an Intel-processor only build. See our previous update- we are no longer supporting PowerPC-based Macs. If you have a PowerPC Mac, we obviously recommend that you do not upgrade.

For Linux users: 1.06 is compiled with the latest libraries on Ubuntu 10.04. This might make the game incompatible with your system. Consider trying the demo before you request a new download link.

Links for the demo can be found in the downloads section of our website. If you need a new full version, please email us your purchase information (order number works best!) and we can activate a new download link for you.

We are sending these updates out to our distributors (Steam, Direct2Drive, Impulse, etc.) tonight. They will have their versions updated in a few days if you bought your copy through them.

Supporting a discontinued piece of hardware is difficult.

Earlier we posted a question regarding whether or not we should continue to support the PowerPC Macintosh platform, and the overwhelming response from our customers so far has been that it is now okay to discontinue this support. Two years ago we asked the same question and the response was far different.

We asked this question because while we want to cater to as many platforms as possible, it is becoming impossible to compile our games on the PowerPC Mac due to lack of support from other software providers. Technology marches on and the sun has set on the Macintosh PowerPC architecture, at least for us.

And so, it is with no great sadness we officially drop PowerPC Mactinosh support from all future games, including future versions of Book I and Book II. Versions 1.05 of Book I and 1.04 of Book II will be the last that contain a Universal Binary application.

If you are one of the few Mac gamers who will be negatively affected by this decision, we sincerely apologize. And to the PowerPC processor that made the Mac what it is today, we salute you!

RPGCodex recently finished their time with Eschalon: Book II. The review has no score, opting instead to highlight a number of up and down points. The Codex is a notoriously hard-to-please group of enthusiasts and despite several criticisms, they ended their review with:  “…it’s still a pretty nifty game which every fan of the genre should try. And which fans of the first game can safely buy before even trying.” Fair enough.

Link: RPGCodex Review