Oh wow, this is pretty good news. Now if only it were cross-platform, but I won't expect that for. Another 4 or so years. :)
Sent from my iPod 5 keychat/google talk: [email protected] primary email: [email protected] facebook/iMessage: [email protected] > On May 31, 2014, at 16:02, Philip Bennefall <[email protected]> wrote: > > aHi all, > > Over the last few years, BGT has acquired a pretty large user base. In fact, > it has become more popular than I could ever have imagined when I first > started developing it back in 2009. So in terms of adoption and community, it > has been a definite success. However, financially the picture is a little > different. I knew when I first envisioned it that it would not sell very > much, seeing as how it is targeting a small subset of the blind community > which in itself is not that large to begin with. However, over the years it > has become apparent just how small the potential market is. I have concluded > that I can no longer justify working on it to the extent that I did in the > beginning, and on top of that I am involved in a lot of other projects which > take up the absolute majority of my time. > > For the last few months I have been debating back and forth with myself what > the right course of action would be. One option is to simply make it > abandonware and forget about it, but I do not like that alternative. Another > option would be to continue selling it and releasing updates in the little > free time that I am able to dedicate to it, but that seems unfair to the > users who have paid for a product that they expect updates and prompt support > for. I dismissed that. The final option that I have actually chosen to go > for, is to make the product free but not abandon it. I will continue to > maintain it, adding new features as time permits and fixing any bugs that > spring up as soon as I can. I will keep the forum online, and I will continue > to accept sponsorships from those who want to see a new feature in the engine > and are willing to pay a little something for it to happen. > > Simply put, a fully functional version of the engine can now be downloaded > free of charge from www.blastbay.com. Be sure to uninstall any prior version > that you may have on your system before installing this new one, as it > contains some minor incompatibilities. > > I will continue to maintain the product as I mentioned previously, but please > understand that any emails you send to me with questions about how to write > this or that piece of code will probably go unanswered. The right place to > ask such questions is the Blastbay forum. I do visit the forum fairly > frequently and will continue to respond to queries whenever I am able, but > please do not get upset if you don't hear back from me quickly. > > With all this said, I would like to thank everyone who has used and/or > supported BGT over the years. It has been a labor of love for me and I hope > that you will all find the unlocked features in the new freeware version > useful. Continue to make fun games with it and send me a copy of your next > blockbuster if you feel thus inclined. > > Thank you! > > Kind regards, > > Philip Bennefall > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
