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But did you of your own free will ask his permission? I don't think so because you thought he would deny it to you, so you let time go by thinking, 'he who is silent consents,' but that is not a proper way to behave.
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No plans to continue it, I'm afraid - the story I told is finished. But look out for me elsewhere!
I don't need his permission. It'd be nice, but I don't need it. I'm not costing him a penny in sales and whatever he might be saying now, six-odd months ago he was saying it was a meaningless side-project that had served its purpose. Seemingly the story now is he was all fired up for more, but got sad because I uploaded five text files or something lol. I don't have to believe that, or pretend to. You can if you want. Maybe I'll make free, non-rivalrous mods for all his games and force him to stop altogether. Or does that sound like bullshit that wouldn't ever happen? You decide.
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I never said it was meaningless. In fact, it was very important. While it did stop serving its original purpose, that doesn’t mean I didn’t have a plan in mind. And six months ago, in a post you are referring to, I was writing about it. Frankly, I don’t feel obligated to coordinate my project’s future vision with you or explain precisely what I intend to do with it without being asked.
To clarify, I keep my mind open for future use of it even today, but in a completely different context. However, one thing I wish to say - there’s a big difference between creating a mod that opens a gallery, adds a transparent dialogue box, adjusts the UI, or makes other technical improvements versus taking all my visuals—work I spent months creating—and using them to tell a completely different story without consulting me about it or my future plans for them.
I mean, yeah - one of them's a lot more work. You should take it as a compliment (I even praised your renders in the splashscreen). And whatever your constantly-changing future plans may be, I don't have any for your stuff. Didn't even want to use the sixth episode (great renders though!). I'm off working another thing and you'll likely never hear from me again.
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I appreciate that you value my visual work, but this wasn’t the right approach. If you had asked, I might have considered it. But as it stands, that project as we knew it has ended. I didn’t mean to offend you; in fact, I want to encourage you. Some people here say you have a writing talent.
Six years ago, I was frustrated with not being fully satisfied with my favourite games, so I decided to create Special Request. I had no idea what it would require of me or the level of time investment it would take, as I had zero experience. Maybe you could give it a shot, too—who knows, it might work out for you. Either way, I wish you the best of luck.