Commercial AmigaOS - MorphOS - AROS Developers Join Project Metropolis Free!

[Blinx123]

I just started using Amazon.  So far so good.

I don't know anything about Google Checkout.

As far as Paypal goes.  I waited for YEARS for them to let me use the money in my account.  They said we have placed a limit on your account.  Your limit is $0.00  WTF?!?  When I signed up they said I could use the money to buy stuff.  But many years later when I went to buy something I find they place a limit on me of $0.00.  They kept happily letting ppl put money IN my account.  But nobody could ever take money OUT.

There were no complaints or disputes or anything like that.

This went on for years.

So I had a letter sent to the Governor of Texas, Rick Perry.

A few months later, BAM!  The state of Texas siezed my paypal funds away from Paypal.  Paypal did not like this and they closed my account.

Paypal is a criminal organiztion.

Hear, hear!

Paypal once couldn't collect 10 euros from my bank account (most probably due to an issue with their own servers). I only found out about it 2 months later, at which point they tried to force a bill of 100 euros down on me.

End of story was that I didn't answer any of their mail and, after just another 2 months, they eventually gave up and asked me for a mere 8 euros (not on top of the 10 euros, but exclusively).

EDIT: Just contacted DiscreetFX over their contact form. I hope that one is working and they'll receive my mail.

[Blinx123]

There is an application, actually. One that is available for MorphOS, AmigaOS and AROS

As far as I remember it from the top of my head, the 40 USD are also not for one year but several (3, I think).

It's kind of like Steam and the likes.

[Blinx123]

Well, where can I get this application from then? The website does not provide a downloadable link for the application.....or...wait...I get it now. I have to pay the money first before I get the link to download the app from the first place. I see.
 
Do I just pay by paypal using the email address and that is that or is there like an online shopping cart or something?

It's still in beta, that's why there's no publicly downloadable application yet.

Developers probably already have access to a toned down version with sales disabled.

[Blinx123]

Then I am relying on them to post a news with a link of download or purchase of the product here in Amiga.org. In the mean I will keep checking for an updates everyday.
 
To have a new A COMMERCIAL apps where I can buy for my Amiga 1200 and the fact I CAN BUY NEW COMMERCIAL GAMES through this app and any new commercial apps....IS NOT ONLY HOT...but FINALLY I can feel my A1200 have a brand new life to live and I feel back at the era of Commodore 64, again. I just hope the new games are all AGA games and with greatest graphics possible and fun gameplay!

I hope not.

While AGA is great, OCS/ECS graphics can, likewise, be quite interesting.
If I get the chance to, I'll most definitely program for AGA as well as OCS/ECS.

[Blinx123]

Well, at least let the difference between AGA vs OCS/ECS is great and worth it. I just noticed majorty of the commercial (old) games with OCS/ECS vs their AGA version their graphics where not ALL THAT NOTICEABLE making it questionable why get an AGA game version.
 
Of course for a view exception, but right now in 2012...at least make the AGA graphics games NOTICEABLE in difference, quality and entertainment verses the OCS/ECS version or otherwise do not make AGA games period.
 
AS old an outdated AGA chipset is...it is a good improvement over OCS/ECS...it would be great to see games EXPLOIT it to the maximum instead of Amiga Demos who exploit it.

I'm authoring it with AGA in mind (as I don't currently own an OCS/ECS Amiga). So yea, there's a good chance the game will look quite different on lowlier hardware.

At this point, I'm exclusively working in Windows. Hopefully, this will soon change (as soon as I can find a darn 2.5 IDE HDD that actually works).

[Blinx123]

Wow, what a stupid comment.

I don't need no stinking leader to use/enjoy my Amiga's. There's no need for a leader, period. cgutjahr is right.

Now look what you made me do, I logged in and posted after almost a year!

Umm. A leader or two certainly couldn't hurt.

Windows got Steam and the Microsoft App Store.
MacOSX got it's own app store.
Android and WebOS also got their own app stores.

[Blinx123]

OK then, what have you done for the Amiga community? Apart from logging in...

Well. People like him have certainly given the Amiga community a bad name with their isolationalist stanec. If that's not a major achievement, I dunno what is.

[Blinx123]

Relax guys.
No need to start a flamewar over this.

So some of us prefer a centralized solution while others prefer the nostalgic flair of 1980 style self-publishing.

Big deal.

[Blinx123]

Something really funny that was just posted to Moobunny:

Original announcement (July 2011): Bill gets 20% of the revenue, there are no yearly fees to be paid by the developer

Today's announcement: Bill gets 30% of the revenue, and there's a yearly fee for the dev (which of course, is "waved" for the next 72 hours, lol).

AFAIK, that deal was early adopter exclusive.

Personally, I don't really care. As long as the TOS are non-restrictive (e. g. I'll be able to cross-publish/self-publish), I'm fine.

[Blinx123]

If it helps everyone we can explain where the 30% of our cut goes. Payment processing fees like Paypal fees come out of DFX share not the developer. Royalties to the developer of the Project Metropolis App also come out of DiscreetFX's share. Of course we also host and promote all the commercial applications and give customers a quick App based way to buy then download the software. We take care of the infrastructure for the developer giving them more time to develop and enhance their applications.

How does VAT work?
Do you take care of this or will I have to figure this out myself/declare it on the annual tax declaration form?

Furthermore, I'd like to know what will be the next step, as I've been accepted for Metropolis earlier that day.

Will I receive a developer login of some sorts?

[Blinx123]

You will have to do the VAT stuff sorry. Yes you will get developer login details soon. We will help you with next steps soon.

Fair enough.
I actually love doing taxes*.



*If you know what you're doing, it's actually very much akin to legitimately and legally screwing the government.