It still baffles me how this guy used to have a career, even though he only worked on two indie games and neither of them were good.This dev has a long way to go if he wants to dethrone Mr Fish.
If the game is functional, when it's sold, then why delist it? Put a notice on the game page stating that the support for this game stopped on ( insert date/year here). Easy.I understand why a small dev would drop support on a tiny game after several years. But if they are still letting the game be sold that is not fair to the consumer in any respect. Ending support at some point is fine, but not if you keep selling new licenses for the software.
When you put it that way . . . . . . Yes, that sounds fair.If the game is functional, when it's sold, then why delist it? Put a notice on the game page stating that the support for this game stopped on ( insert date/year here). Easy.
It still baffles me how this guy used to have a career, even though he only worked on two indie games and neither of them were good.
Nah, that would be unsustainable.If only he had 1/10th of a AAA budget game
I dunno about that. I fucking despise Phil Fish's guts as much as the next person, but to say he stained the whole indie scene is a bit of a stretch. Sure, he was practically the face of The Indie Movie, but I personally never stopping buying indie games and I've gotten the most enjoyment out of indies games in the past decade.Phil Fish alone did some serious damage to the indie scene. I never wanted to buy an indie game after the way he behaved and acted he was superior to literally everyone else including Japanese developers who have a back catalog that on a bad day eclipse Fez on its best
To a certain extent.. you can’t possibly account for everyone’s shitty bloated, 5 years of updates and installed mixed system files. On pc there is no such thing as 100% compatibility.Whiny Internet Child wrote:
Yep, one of the first things a half-way competent developer learns is just because it runs on your own machine, there's a good chance it won't run on someone else's for various reasons and it's your job to account for that.
This guy also appears to need some serious therapy.
That isn't shocking... pronouns in bio is ALWAYS a dead giveaway with these stupid fucking morons.I was reading the thread and I thought 'I bet this guy has pronouns in his bio', scrolled up, and sure enough...
What actually happened to that guy, did he make another game?This dev has a long way to go if he wants to dethrone Mr Fish.
From Wikipedia:What actually happened to that guy, did he make another game?
That’s a work of art.What actually happened to that guy, did he make another game?
But one of the party is also very unprofessional.Both parties make themselves look like idiots.
It takes some developers longer than others to learn that lesson.Whiny Internet Child wrote:
Yep, one of the first things a half-way competent developer learns is just because it runs on your own machine, there's a good chance it won't run on someone else's for various reasons and it's your job to account for that.
This guy also appears to need some serious therapy.
According to this interview from last year he is still "making" games but always scraps his work before anything gets announced.What actually happened to that guy, did he make another game?
LOL!If he put as much effort in coding as he does on twittering he'd be the Da Vinci of gaming.
Well thing is the game works, just not the achievements apparently. Still best he should do is ignore the comments.If you’re still selling it then it should still work otherwise point out it may not. Dev has a shit attitude.
Still, something broke. Just be transparent. Yeah it’s pittance. He should have ignored it as you say or add a disclaimer since he seems to be ok accepting money for it still.Well thing is the game works, just not the achievements apparently. Still best he should do is ignore the comments.
Visual C++, Dot Net, and Direct X Updates I'd guess.I’m trying to figure out what new tech arrived that stopped the game from working?
Outside of Windows 11 causing an issue, I can’t think of anything. Six years is nothing in PC gaming.
Same. Developing software is complicated, I think he's completely right in what he said, but business is business, he shouldn't be responding if he's not suggesting any solution or excuse considering the hardware or was released for changed too much (totally not his fault, can assure).Totally understand this guy’s private thoughts, probably shouldn’t have made them public. There’s an endless supply of whiny dorks who will whine, you have to just put on your customer service face as a dev or ignore them.
I agree with the dev in principle. A single dev shouldn't be expected to patch a 99 cent six year old game for brand new hardware. He should have not even responded to this dude though. Just ghost him, stooping to his level makes you look like an ass too.
The fuck happened with people just getting over things?