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vifaloveyou
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...still no update after all? Me sad...
Again, I'm very eager for the release date of the new version
This guy is a complete joke. Last official post multiple months ago only says "you'd like to know a release date? Well too bad, fuck you, can't hear you over the sound of cha-ching of coins on Steam". But I'm sure we'll find out soon enough how it's all only due to the sudden death of their beloved babushka or something.
Well, as it was suggested in another thread, the Russian developers have a lot of problems to monetize the games nowadays due to the sanctions. Sadly, we can expect a number of games being abandoned.
vifaloveyou
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Aristos
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Sadly, nothing at all on Patreon or Discord for months.Any update on this, it's one of my favorite games ever!
The only news was the addition of a demo on Steam some time ago.
vifaloveyou
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I'm sorry that there was no news about the game for a long time, but, as you have probably already realized, I don't like to write about a thing until it's done.
And now, finally, I want to share my joy with you. After much agonizing and fixing of comments, Steam has finally approved the release of my game!
So far the game is available in two languages - English and Russian.
Translations into other languages are planned to be added a little later. French and Simplified Chinese are planned for the near future.
In celebration of the game's release there is a 20% discount until November 20.
Due to unresolved problems with licenses for instrumental versions of Soviet songs, music was temporarily removed from the game. The soundtrack to the game will be added later, when the problems with copyright holders are solved. In the meantime... turn on your favorite 80s music playlist in the player and enjoy!
Now that the problems with launching in Steam are finally resolved, I will be able to fully dedicate my free time to preparing the next update, which is scheduled to be released by New Year.
And now, finally, I want to share my joy with you. After much agonizing and fixing of comments, Steam has finally approved the release of my game!
So far the game is available in two languages - English and Russian.
Translations into other languages are planned to be added a little later. French and Simplified Chinese are planned for the near future.
In celebration of the game's release there is a 20% discount until November 20.
Due to unresolved problems with licenses for instrumental versions of Soviet songs, music was temporarily removed from the game. The soundtrack to the game will be added later, when the problems with copyright holders are solved. In the meantime... turn on your favorite 80s music playlist in the player and enjoy!
Now that the problems with launching in Steam are finally resolved, I will be able to fully dedicate my free time to preparing the next update, which is scheduled to be released by New Year.
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Good to hear ErosAmor69, I can't wait to see where we're going in the next update. Glad Steam worked out for you.
Yeah, thanks for the support! I'll probably have to leave the “abstract” 80's copyright-free music out of the Steam version. We can only hope for a "nameless fan" to release a "nostalgia mod" with the old melodies.
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The people who own the copyright may not actually "live" in the former Soviet Union.
Aristos
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Yes, there was a very different attitude towards creativity back then. Creators were paid a salary, and their product was considered to belong to the country. Many works (movies, music, literature) created during the Soviet era were later transferred to the so-called “public domain”, but not all of them.
And many of those who created music at that time are still alive, and of course they have copyrighted it.
But this is more the “merit” of the recording studios than of the musicians themselves. After all, even for recordings of orchestral performances of classical composers who died long ago, the studios have " copyrights".
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It would almost certainly cost money, but you might consider trying a site like Fiverr or similar. If you were to hire a composer to make similar-sounding music (but which technically gets around copying the actual original song), you could then hire instrumentalists to perform the different parts and then mix everything together for the completed song. Voilà! You have a song you're allowed to use. But this will get pricey most likely. If you know people who can play the instruments for you and/or who can create a modified composition of the music, that ofc could lower your costs quite a bit as well.
A great example of this ability to modify a song and have it no longer subject to the original's copyright is "
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" which is a synthesized version of the theme song to the show Twin Peaks (
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Aristos
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ErosAmor69 One question though.
Will the Patreon version of the game keep the music or will it be soundless like the one on Steam?
Will the Patreon version of the game keep the music or will it be soundless like the one on Steam?
Steam didn't want to approve my game for release until I provided licenses for all the music. So I had to remove all the music from the Steam version for now. Patreon has no such claims so far, so the music will remain in the Patreon version.
For Steam I will work on some ideas.
- Dec 26, 2021
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for the union!
glad to see the good overall weighted rating here, will try it at some point. and hopefully we'll see these "soviet" baddies with pregnant bellies in the future!!!
good luck developer
glad to see the good overall weighted rating here, will try it at some point. and hopefully we'll see these "soviet" baddies with pregnant bellies in the future!!!
good luck developer
