▁scores . ▁It ▁also ▁coll ates ▁game ▁statistics ▁including ▁the ▁top ▁kill ers ▁of ▁players , ▁most ▁common ▁race / class ▁choices , ▁and ▁number ▁of ▁wins . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁game ▁server ▁offers ▁an ▁online ▁chat ▁system , ▁letting ▁players ▁talk ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Development ▁ ▁T ales ▁of ▁Maj ' E yal ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁Nicolas ▁Cas al ini ▁(" D ark G od "), ▁with ▁graphics ▁by ▁Ass en ▁K ane v ▁(" R ex or cor um ") ▁and ▁Raymond ▁Ga ust ad nes ▁(" S ho ck bol t "). ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁upon ▁Cas al ini ' s ▁earlier ▁game ▁T ales ▁of ▁Middle ▁Earth , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁is ▁based ▁upon ▁his ▁own ▁P ern Ang band ▁variant , ▁which ▁was ▁itself ▁based ▁on ▁Z ang band ▁, ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁turn ▁based ▁on ▁Ang band . ▁Development ▁of ▁To ME ▁ 4 ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁formal ▁release ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁T - Engine ▁game ▁engine ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁C , ▁and ▁offers ▁a ▁development ▁framework ▁for ▁grid - based ▁game ▁modules ▁written ▁in ▁Lu a . ▁It ▁supports ▁many ▁OpenGL ▁features ▁such ▁as ▁particle ▁effects ▁and ▁sh aders . ▁The ▁T - Engine ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁create ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁annual ▁Seven ▁Day ▁Rog uel ike ▁Challenge ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁October