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The first stage of the website redesign is complete!

Epsilon Games(EpsilonAlexey)
2/19/2023
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We've finished the alpha version of the site redesign and now is the perfect time to tell you about it! The site interface has changed significantly. We expanded it to full screen, moved the main menu to the left and made it more useful – now it's easy to access lists of games by genre, platform, popularity and other metrics. There's also a new page with a list of all the games you've already purchased. Now you can view the license key for each game (why you need it is a separate topic, I'll talk about that a bit later too) and go to the game page to download or play online. By the way, the full-featured "play online" mode is still in development – we're polishing the emulator that will be the main engine behind all this functionality. The design has become more mobile-friendly, and some pages now also have a right-hand menu with useful information (comments, similar games, reviews). The new version of the site is already live, you can check out the changes yourself and leave comments and your thoughts under this post, and we'll try to take them into account. The redesign isn't finished yet. Like renovating an apartment, it can't be finished, only paused.

Payment acceptance

As you already know, we can't use the mega-super-popular and convenient PayPal system, but we're constantly looking for solutions that would allow us to support developers and distribute their products anywhere in the world. And very recently we connected two more reliable payment systems. So, at the moment we have:

The "Bank Cards" system - this provider accepts funds via MasterCard cards from all over the world, the only requirement is that the card must support 3DS verification (that's when you receive an SMS to confirm the payment) – this guarantees that the card isn't being used to launder fraudulent money. The payment provider values its reputation and guarantees the safety of payment data. Visa cards are (for now) not accepted, but if that's the card you have – you can try, and if it doesn't work – check out another payment option, Unitpay or Advcash.
The "Advcash" system - this payment provider supports many countries and cryptocurrencies, but has a significant drawback – to protect against fraudsters, this system requires identity verification and account creation, which scares off many users. But identity verification is only required once, and after that any operations within this system become available to you - an internal wallet, deposits/withdrawals to cards from various countries, etc. Another drawback of the system is that it doesn't work in the USA.
The "Unitpay" system - this is a Russian payment system that works with a large number of countries, including almost all European countries.
The "Cryptomus" system - a modern payment gateway that has set its goal to accept a huge number of cryptocurrencies. This provider works with absolutely the whole world and isn't limited by any countries or borders. So if you already have a crypto wallet with popular coins like BTC, ETH, DOGE and 20 others – this option is ideal.

This is the list of systems we currently work with. And in the very near future we plan to connect a couple more. When paying, you'll only see the systems that are supported in your country.

Physical versions

Along with PayPal's departure, we've cancelled the mandatory VAT payment when ordering, and also enabled the ability to order physical versions from EU countries. Ordering and delivery of physical versions of games works as before, except for delivery to the Russian Federation. Direct delivery of goods to the Russian Federation is still unavailable, but you can use mail gateways like CDEK Global and others. There are some specific nuances, though. So if you're in the Russian Federation and want to buy a "physical" copy - send a couple of lines on this page to get instructions on how to do it properly.

New games

Currently 4 new games are being prepared for release on ZXOnline, the first of them (simply explosive!) - will be ready by the end of February. And if you have a new (or not so new) game that you want to publish on ZXOnline - it's no problem at all - just write here. By the way, the developer of the game Merged! - a Speccy enthusiast under the nickname Dimon - distributes physical versions of the game on floppy disks via Avito. It's inexpensive, delivery within the Russian Federation, you can buy a piece of legend at this link. Only 10 copies were prepared, and surely far fewer remain, so there's no point in delaying. That's all the news for today. I tried not to make the text too long, but it turned out as always :)

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