FRESH STUFF.
Right now though you can access the server and www.elementsthegame.com will load the login screen if you can enable Flash somehow (read down),
but you will be greeted with a "Couldn't connect to server" text. Sad, very sad. This is the case since mid-July. An important flash file is missing (elt134.swf),
which is strange, since the login screen stayed (elt1327.swf).
So what can we do now? Waiting for a miracle (Zanz wakes up from million years of slumber - 0.000001% chance), or play serp's oetg-vanilla (read down).
Third option is having fun in the trainer - but sadly you cannot access your sweet unique cards, marks etc. Yes, oddly enough, the trainer works,
if you enable Flash!
http://elementsthegame.com/trainer.html
2021.09.20.------------------
Old habits die hard, so I want to access my account at least for rolling Nymphs or for some occasional PvP-fun.
Let's summarize our options with the (seeming) death of Flash.
1. I want to use original Elements The Game regularly.a) Use an older version of your browser and set back your computer's time (before Jan 12th) whenever you want to access the game.This is the easiest. Set back time, load up Elements, set current time. For example Firefox 84.0 works perfectly. Supposedly all browser versions after 2020 block Flash contents.
Last browser versions supporting Flash: Firefox version 84, Microsoft Edge version 87*, Chrome version 87.
For mobile users Puffin is the recommended browser, since it'ill run Flash in the cloud, safely.
Flash's "self-destruct" is so lame (I think it is intended) it won't really delete itself (though will notify you from time to time that you should delete it), just won't work
if your system's date is after Jan 12th. Also Microsoft released an update for Windows 10 which blocks Flash. You might want to get rid of "Adobe Flash Removal Update for Windows 10 – KB4577586"
if you still want to use Flash.
There is also a nice tutorial (https://charleswilkinson.co.uk/2021/01/12/how-to-use-flash-in-2021/) about how to auto-enable Flash on certain sites, for example on www.elementsthegame.com.
*(According to Joker Edge will work under MacOS, too, guess last version is the same.)b) Use an older version of your browser and an older version of Flash which doesn't have the "self-destruct" method.Even easier method, the problem that earlier Flash versions contain more potentially dangerous security holes.
c) Use Flash player emulators/enablers/extensions like Ruffle (https://ruffle.rs/#what-is-ruffle) or SuperNova (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/supernova-swf-enabler/mhmphnocemakkjdampibehejoaleebpo).More testing is needed with these. With Ruffler you can access your Elements login, but you cannot play Arena, use the Oracle or save your progress.
Maybe later versions will address these problems. Have no data on SuperNova right now, please report if you have any experiences!
d) Use BlueMaxima's Flashpoint (https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/).Sadly, this will allow you only some sandboxing, which means you can't play Arena, use the Oracle or play PvP. AI works, though and you can farm cards,
or edit your locally stored cardlist. There are some Elements-related info about Flashpoint here (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/general-discussion/flashpoint/).
2. I want to use something similar like Elements The Game.Your option is to play OpenETG (https://etg.dek.im), which has spawned from Elements, and created by fellow players. Contains old cards,
which might work similarly or a bit differently, and there are tons of new cards added. You can access it by clicking here (https://etg.dek.im/).
Also, you can play the game with the original rules and cards, because it has a Legacy option. Rules are the same, graphics are often different.
Inside there you will find a button to import your hard earned Nymphs and codes from Elements. And you can also PvP here with your friends.
Summarizing all this. Using 1a, 1b and 1c there is some security risk, because Flash is famous about being exploitable. Can't tell you percentages and odds.
This is an option for those players who like to stick what they like and maybe a bit nostalgic than others. Using 1d isn't risky, because everything goes offline.
But no real access to server things... Option 2 is for those who want to move on - meanwhile having a chance of playing the legacy version of the game.
From what I read it seems the only option is to have an earlier version of a browser, and don't let it update itself.
Can anyone tell how to install another instance of Firefox and keep it old and separated from my "main" Firefox?
Plus I saw this today:
(https://i.ibb.co/tmbXyvV/flash.png)
How to trick that stupid Adobe Flash from breaking our access to Flash-content? Or will it be just the usual blocking
which can be circumvented by clicking it and allowing access for running the stuff?