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Yes, there are a couple of changes. The game has been significantly optimized so the performance should be way better in terms of frame rates and loading times! But let us know if it actually improved on your end!
For new players, we have also improved the tutorial to be bigger since some players were having trouble reading it. Game is also saved during the tutorial.
The complete patch notes are here:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/holy-potatoes-in-space/announcements/detail/1653265320419309114
Feel free to give us any suggestions or ideas for future updates. We are busy working on the next title but we still wish to update this one when we can!
For everyone who wants to avoid being tracked, without sending an email to redshell (as their homepage suggests), just block their API hosts, e.g. by adding this to your hosts-file:
127.1.0.2 api.redshell.io application-api.redshell.io prod-lb.redshell.io
Bethesda tried to use the same ♥♥♥♥ in their game Elder Scrolls Online and had had to remove it. ( https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/8nugzo/news_zos_red_shell_reply/ ).
You think you can use it? fine, you wont see a dime from me any more.
You even have to email them to opt out of the game based collection, such a hassle and unwelcomed indeed.
This is unacceptable. Remove it NOW please.
Shame, I liked this game.
lets say nope
Just a logical question ... how should they offer a opt out function if they can't identify me ? ... They might not connect my name inside their database with their checksum or whatever they use to collect data about my behaivior ? Now -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation#Pseudonymisation
Also there is something much more clear stated inside the GDPR -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation#Data_protection_by_design_and_by_default
The last thing ... why do you need advertising in a fullprice title and the in your post mentioned measurement of " effectiveness of our marketing and social media activity"? Advertising might be common on other platform where you refinance part of the price throu advertising but is a no go in pc games.
Thank you for your comments! Your question is a correct one and since we are not the developers of the plugin we don't know exactly how it will work with the 'opt-out'. We have now removed the plugin but we will check with Red Shell to find out how exactly the opt-out feature works. We do believe there are ways to do it without personal information but I can't be sure.
Also, I hope I am not misunderstanding you here but to be clear we are not adding any advertising inside the game. Red Shell was meant to track if an ad/post of our game online (such as on Facebook) is working or not. It has no link whatsoever with anything shown inside the game.
As mentioned in our updated post, to get more players to play the game it is important for us to market it outside of Steam which means spending considerable resources. We need to analyze if those resources yield any returns and that is why we integrated the plugin.
In any case, we have removed it for now. Do let us know if you have any suggestions or questions.