Tama

Tama is an open source digital distribution system created by NCS Engineering and launched by NINE100 Studios on February 3rd, 2014. It allows game developers to implement objectives into their game that will reward the player with Tama Points, which the player can then spend on exclusive content for games supported by Tama. Following a large update the to API released on July 15th, 2019, games can utilize a community hub hosted by Tama, which boasts several features. The service is offered across Anima and Microsoft Windows.
==History==
The service was launched for open source PC use on February 3rd, 2014. The initial system allowed the developer to implement any number of objectives in their games which rewarded the player with Tama Points, which could be used to unlock extra content for games. The objectives system was designed for easy implementation, so developers can easily code these objectives into their games without any difficulty. Tama was integrated into the Anima at launch, with a dedicated application called TamaX being used to replace the website.
On July 15th, 2019, the Tama API was updated to allow developers to use the system as a community hub of sorts. One of the primary aspects of this Developers are a community marketplace, which allows players to trade items with each other for money or other items. Developers can also run subscription services through Tama, such as Starstreak's various subscription models. The first game released to use the hub system was Starstreak.
==Features==
The service was launched for open source PC use on February 3rd, 2014. The system allows the developer to implemented any number of objectives in their games which reward the player with Tama Points, which can be used to unlock extra content for games. The objectives system is designed for easy implementation, so developers can easily code these objectives into their games without any difficulty. Tama was integrated into the Anima at launch, with a dedicated application called TamaX being used to replace the website.
Following the launch of Starsteak, Tama was given a huge update which allows it to act as a community hub for games, if the developer chooses to. The hubs allow the developers to implement in-game stores where players can purchase all types of content the developer chooses to sell.
==Further Notes==
*The name Tama is an abbreviated form of the word Taskmaster, which is essentially what the service is.
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