No. The Euro as "real" currency was introduced in September 2001. Starting on Dezember 17th 2001 you could get a "starter-kit" of euros in a bank.
During the year 2002 (at least at the beginning) it was common that you could pay either in Euros or DM.

I remember that starter kits. I saved money for about three months and robbed my piggy bank back then to get one of them. The new money was so beatiful and shiny, I loved it. But I had problems for about one or two years to pay with it.

the sad thing is that TUSC-like projects (create games without writing a single line of code) exist for other engines like the blender game engine or unity. only gamestudio is kind of stagnant when it comes to innovation. well, actually it's stagnant in every way, not only innovation.

don't take visual scripting as no-programming. You still need the one absolute essence of programming: creating algoritms. Think of it as a different language with a different syntax. TUSC was as far as i know, something beyond visual scripting.

TUSC was nothing but a callow idea. but if you want a flexible system where people who are scared by written code can create games then you will end up with some visual scripting system like blender or this unity add-on uses (forgot its name). i also think that a system like this would be a much better solution than gamestudio's templates.

guys, come on, that raster nubel guy blew my mind! search for his stuff. i stand before a cliff...

edit: there once was another dumb*** like him. i can't remember his name, though...

The problem with TUSC was not so much the goal at the time, but the promises made by its "creator." He kept talking like it was soon to be released in one form or fashion. He had several people on the forum panting after TUSC's release ... whether in alpha or beta form. It was not like people instantly saw that TUSC was a joke ... some delusional dream of its creator. No, there were people anxiously awaiting its release and checking for news and updates. Then, after it became very apparent that TUSC was complete vaporware, the thread got very interesting and TUSC grew to become a legend, spawning stories, artwork and more. The fact that TUSC finds its way into some threads after all these years is a testament to the legend that is TUSC.

Is there someone still interested in buying my TNT2 card? Will make a good offer!