I know im going against the crowd here, but someone has to say it:
You are aware that, by posting this here, you are fucking over everything related to public releases of this project, right?
The Dev has already explained before that, if people just post the links mend for the people who finance the project (as in paying his bills) here, that it will impact how the free releases will be handled. That can range from it being delayed to, and im just spitballing here, him adding another layer of restrictions to prevent people from downloading or using the "paid release" if they are not paying or stopping the free releases all together, and seeing how people are not respecting the rules, i cant really blame him.
I mean for crying out loud, there is a reason why the free releases are lagging behind this much.
The free version is lagging behind because the dev chooses it to have it behind & no other reason. If he wanted to it could only be one version behind or none at all and he would still get the same amount of support. I know so because there's a lot dev's here that don't mind their latest version getting posted here right away. Some devs even post the links themselves & they get even more support than other devs.
I've never seen someone who supports a game complain about someone else posting the game here for everyone else. The one only ones that whine & complain are the dev's themselves & those who kiss their ass.
I didn't see this dev complaining when he first started of here. No devs ever do. Why? Because their first goal is to get their game out there & notice by everyone to get plenty of support & recognition,
but oohhh dear god, once they have a ton of support & start seeing all that money roll in,
thats when they start crying about their game getting release here by someone.
-What's the dev gonna do? Stop making the game?
Yea right.
-Because he's not making enough money?
Bitch plz, look at all that support he has on Patreon & Subcribestar. None of that would of been possible if it wasn't for 95% of the support that came from this site alone.
I am 100% sure he started this game as a hobby & not because he needed the money. Where was he getting the money when he first started?
He was like
"Welp, might aswell make a patreon & advertising my game here for the extra cash"
I have zero respect for devs like this who put their game several versions behind & even add extra security to the game.
And many others feel the same which is why they post the game here for everyone else.
If this dev wasn't like that he would get a ton more support.