Will the game remain on Steam?

[Korig]

With the recent news update the dev posted. Is there a guarantee the game will remain up for sale? I usually wait for games to leave Early Access before buying but considering pulling the trigger sooner now just so I have it.

[Xafron Chi]

I assume so unless Dizzie pulls the game down himself. Or Arachne decides to for whatever reason, despite apparently "parting ways" from the project. I thought it was a mutual passion project for them, not sure why she left it but I wish her well and hope things turn around for him too.

Anyways... there's completely broken unplayable messes on Steam still, so I doubt Valve will remove this game. I had tried it quite awhile back and while I ultimately refunded, it was a very neat and polished experience at the time. And he just put out a big update to it.

Potentially the last big update. There's a very real chance that 1.0 will never happen at this point, so I'm not sure it's a good idea unless you're ok with that possibility.

[Korig]

Originally posted by Xafron Chi:

I assume so unless Dizzie pulls the game down himself. Or Arachne decides to for whatever reason, despite apparently "parting ways" from the project. I thought it was a mutual passion project for them, not sure why she left it but I wish her well and hope things turn around for him too.

Anyways... there's completely broken unplayable messes on Steam still, so I doubt Valve will remove this game.

There's a very real chance that 1.0 will never happen at this point though, so I'm not sure it's a good idea unless you're ok with that possibility.

I was referring more to the prison announcement than the parting ways one.

[Xafron Chi]

Originally posted by Korig:

Originally posted by Xafron Chi:

I assume so unless Dizzie pulls the game down himself. Or Arachne decides to for whatever reason, despite apparently "parting ways" from the project. I thought it was a mutual passion project for them, not sure why she left it but I wish her well and hope things turn around for him too.

Anyways... there's completely broken unplayable messes on Steam still, so I doubt Valve will remove this game.

There's a very real chance that 1.0 will never happen at this point though, so I'm not sure it's a good idea unless you're ok with that possibility.

I was referring more to the prison announcement than the parting ways one.

Dizzie has said he wants to finish it. All you can really go on at this point is what he said in that post.

[70 IQ Bimbo]

Originally posted by Xafron Chi:

Or Arachne decides to for whatever reason,

Uh, what? I don't think they can just yank someone else's game they aren't part of.

[Team Fortune Dev]

Hi! Yes. I'm not removing it. I want to finish it. I might not be able to, I might not even survive prison, hey, ♥♥♥♥ happens, but uh... I have a lot of material to tell you about. In fact, this update was just kicking off the really interesting bits, in my opinion at least.

I might not continue working on the game if when I come out I'm homeless and I have to stay in a center, because I don't have a PC, and so on. But if I can get situated again and I have money I'll be back at work ASAP.

[Itwas acthually30million]

hope it all works out for ya DEV MAN, the games fun as hell.

[Xafron Chi]

Originally posted by Futa Daraku:

Originally posted by Xafron Chi:

Or Arachne decides to for whatever reason,

Uh, what? I don't think they can just yank someone else's game they aren't part of.

I don't know how that works to be honest because she was a part of it for years. Either way like I said I assume it's staying up.

And Dizzie just confirmed as much.

[Cahalith]

I literally know nothing about how much control devs have over prices vs. Steam, but I think it'd make sense to tell Steam to include Fortune's Run in future sales events while you're away, so it hopefully won't fade from the public eye while you can't actively work on it.

Also, I strongly suggest putting up some kind of disclaimer on the store page pointing people to the announcement and making it clear that development will be on hold for a while. Otherwise, I fear people may buy the game without looking at the announcements first, and leave very negative reviews in anger.

[Xafron Chi]

Originally posted by Cahalith:

I literally know nothing about how much control devs have over prices vs. Steam, but I think it'd make sense to tell Steam to include Fortune's Run in future sales events while you're away, so it hopefully won't fade from the public eye while you can't actively work on it.

Also, I strongly suggest putting up some kind of disclaimer on the store page pointing people to the announcement and making it clear that development will be on hold for a while. Otherwise, I fear people may buy the game without looking at the announcements first, and leave very negative reviews in anger.

League of Geeks did that with Jumplight Odyssey. Was a good Idea honestly.

[Xafron Chi]

Originally posted by Team Fortune Dev:

Hi! Yes. I'm not removing it. I want to finish it. I might not be able to, I might not even survive prison, hey, ♥♥♥♥ happens, but uh... I have a lot of material to tell you about. In fact, this update was just kicking off the really interesting bits, in my opinion at least.

I might not continue working on the game if when I come out I'm homeless and I have to stay in a center, because I don't have a PC, and so on. But if I can get situated again and I have money I'll be back at work ASAP.

It won't be easy but you'll get through it. I wish you well.

[Korig]

Originally posted by Team Fortune Dev:

Hi! Yes. I'm not removing it. I want to finish it. I might not be able to, I might not even survive prison, hey, ♥♥♥♥ happens, but uh... I have a lot of material to tell you about. In fact, this update was just kicking off the really interesting bits, in my opinion at least.

I might not continue working on the game if when I come out I'm homeless and I have to stay in a center, because I don't have a PC, and so on. But if I can get situated again and I have money I'll be back at work ASAP.

Thank you for the response & I hope everything goes okay on the inside.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Team Fortune Dev:

Hi! Yes. I'm not removing it. I want to finish it. I might not be able to, I might not even survive prison, hey, ♥♥♥♥ happens, but uh... I have a lot of material to tell you about. In fact, this update was just kicking off the really interesting bits, in my opinion at least.

I might not continue working on the game if when I come out I'm homeless and I have to stay in a center, because I don't have a PC, and so on. But if I can get situated again and I have money I'll be back at work ASAP.

Do you have your source code stored safely?

[Bankai9212]

Probably won't get a response but Dev are you willing to reach to others in the community or people you know to work on the game on there free time? Short of some legal loop whole miracle me and others would still like someone to keep working on the game to keep it alive. While I can't speak for the other dev and their health condition, its frustration to see you work so hard over the last few months while they recover only to walk away when you end imprisoned. But that's life I guess.

[♦♣OneFirmCat♥♠]

I'm sorry but this is 5 kinds of fck'd up.

I do hope you can get out early on good behavior and put yourself back together...

[Swamp Fox]

There is a possibility that Valve will remove the game especially considering the new more stringent rules regarding early access. They may have cause to consider the project abandoned for this, even if it is not.

If you want a copy of this game in your Steam Library, I suggest buying it. By the way, having games in your Steam Library that've been "removed" still allows you to access them permanently on Steam, and they can even get updates. I think community features still work too. If you care about value/flexing your Steam account, it's very valuable to own games that have been removed. For instance, I have Devotion.