A Tale in the Desert V has officially launched. ATitD IV is now closed and the era of Pharaoh Sami has begun. With Sami's election as pharaoh, new player-invented technologies will be the highlight. New technologies include Foraging, Aquaculture and Molecular Balance. Players will also have an ultra-sophisticated new fishing simulation.

"Creating player-skills in an MMO is tricky, because there's a great difference in real-life skill levels. However, mining is so addictive I find myself "playtesting" it way more than necessary!" says Andrew Tepper, President of eGenesis.

Read the official launch letter at the ATitD V site.