how long does it take to get "hobbyst code" from Zen?

[sam venice]

It's been 2-3 days.. I have a gaming monitor that rotates, perfect for portrait mode (beats me why is not included by default, with all the rest of the fancy custom pinball hobbyst stuff locked away), I follow the process.. nothing from Zen.
/sadpanda

[ToyBox]

I got mine in about 48 hours but I submitted mine mid-week. These appear to be manually provided by someone working a day job with regular office hours. If you submitted on the weekend, it may take them longer to get back to you.

Also, I'm not sure what they'll want from you with the rotating monitor. The cabinet mode does more than just supports rotating monitors. I had to provide photos of the cabinet I had built and agree not to sell the cabinets.

It would be interesting to learn why the cabinet mode isn't simply enabled out of the box. Is there some licensing restriction for installing on cabinets? Are they using it as an attempted form of piracy control?

I will say that playing in cabinet mode is a far superior experience and worth the wait to get your code. Just be patient.

[Akos]

Hello,

the restrictions are there because we charge a license for people putting out a cabinet running our game into their pub, rec center etc.

Sam, write me a post to [e-mail] and I can speed things up a little

[B✪✪tsy]

Originally posted by Akos:

Hello,

the restrictions are there because we charge a license for people putting out a cabinet running our game into their pub, rec center etc.

Sam, write me a post to [e-mail] and I can speed things up a little

Like Zen is able to see where the cabinet is located. Seems a bit silly to put a seperate license on that feature.

[Takise]

You get the code for free but you have a problem with waiting...
Please Zen Studios make cabinet mode payment option, everybody will be happy ;)

[sam venice]

Originally posted by Akos:

Hello,

the restrictions are there because we charge a license for people putting out a cabinet running our game into their pub, rec center etc.

Sam, write me a post to [e-mail] and I can speed things up a little

I confirm it took couple days to hear back from Zen for verification, thanks Akos for offering - it's sorted now.

The process is a bit cumbersome, requiring pictures and screenshots and so on, but it works in the end. I can play with my vertical monitor now, yay!

I understand the reasoning behind the licensing topic, but honestly portrait mode alone is what most people with "modern monitors" require and I still believe it should be included by default.
All the rest of the "cabinet support features" ok, fair enough, keep it on demand :)

Originally posted by B00tsy:

Like Zen is able to see where the cabinet is located. Seems a bit silly to put a seperate license on that feature.

They kind of are, as they ask you to send a picture of your setup and show proof of where it's located and how you (intend to) use it before sending the code ;)

[Akos]

Great that it's sorted now! The process is a bit clunky, that is true.