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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #59 from previous page: September 20, 2007, 02:43:10 PM »
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Well this is a lively debate hey?



Agreed - Andrew, as this thread is getting a bit "polarised", is there any chance you would post any further info regarding actual Starfighter developments (as opposed to the whole copyright thing) to a new thread?

Just a thought.  :-)
 

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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #60 on: September 20, 2007, 05:02:48 PM »
Yep I'll post a new thread when I update my game progress.  So  I'm looking for the guy who did the Torque to Amiga port next.

Just one final thing... has anyone got the game to run all patched up?  I'd like some closure on that issue.
 

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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #61 on: September 20, 2007, 11:15:55 PM »
Is there anywhere I can go to actually see what this game all the fuss is about is like?

I havent seen any in game screenshots or reviews and would like to know if its worth buying off ebay  :lol:  by that I mean downloading
 

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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #62 on: September 21, 2007, 07:20:38 AM »
There is a review in this thread and the previous thread.  The in-game graphics aren't as good as the animations, but if you squint a little you can appreciate the combat involved even if the 3d is a little bland.

A bit of a tip to players.  Press H for the hud pips which will show your pitch angle.  Press C to recentre when you get lost.  Gimble lock in place means when you turn pointing up or down you roll, and pointing ahead you rudder.   Press HELP for all the key presses.

A - attack my target
Q - defend my target
W - toggle missiles and lasers
R - Radar range
T - Target toggle
Enter - match target's speed.
 

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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #63 on: September 21, 2007, 07:30:51 AM »
Surely the point is that if the game is being sold for profit then DrewFX should be getting a cut, since it's *his bloody game*? And if DrewFX decides to withdraw it from sale then that's his choice. *He* created the software. *He* owns the copyright. *Nobody* else has the right to distribute his software without his permission. DrewFX has *every* right to be upset about people selling his creation without permission, and without recognising his work by giving him his cut of the profit.

Sorry but personal opinion is not really relevant. It's the law, and it's DrewFX's right.

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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #64 on: September 21, 2007, 02:32:24 PM »
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Sorry but personal opinion is not really relevant. It's the law, and it's DrewFX's right.
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It might be wrong but it doesn't mean it's not going to happen. It also means, from an individuals' point of view, that it will continue to happen, regardless of the wishes of the author of said software. As a former beta tester for DVD Decrypter (and now ImgBurn), unscrupulus business practices by parasitic "companies" who package freeware as an all-in-one  backup solution keep every dollar they make through dodgy sales. I've seen no monies at all going to the people who created the software in the first place. People  "buy" this software for 50 bucks or whatever it is and then decend upon our support forum(s) because they don't know how to use it. The "company" that sold said package offers no support at all. The authors of VobEdit, PGCEdit, DVD Shrink (all Windoze DVD apps) are all in the same boat.

It might be wrong but this rather shonky behaviour won't stop just because the author asks them to.  

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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #65 on: September 21, 2007, 03:44:27 PM »
drewfx/anyone:

i'd like to try this game to see if its any good.. how do i decompress something compressed w/ lh6 compression?
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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #66 on: September 21, 2007, 04:43:53 PM »
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STARFIGHTER-AMIGA-CD-rom-NEW_W0QQitemZ160156279914QQihZ006QQcategoryZ98929QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STARFIGHTER-AMIGA-CD-rom-NEW_W0QQitemZ200144244913QQihZ010QQcategoryZ98929QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Here are 2 auctions selling pirate copies of Starfighter.  

You can find a lot of illegal copies of software on UK Ebay which people are getting ripped off thinking it is the original software unless you know what you are looking for.  


Surprise, Surprise. It's those ASSTUNNELS in swindon again. These guys must be linked to organised crime or something.

If anyone fancies going round with the Police some time I can provide their home address.

Here are their numbers if you want to give them a ring and shout at them!

Mobile: 07891 452 124
Office: 0870 428 5912

They've operated under many names in the past, Butterfly Media, VDirect, ForeMatt and many others.
 

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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #67 on: September 21, 2007, 05:27:34 PM »
ASSTUNNELLS  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #68 on: September 21, 2007, 05:46:22 PM »
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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #69 on: September 21, 2007, 09:27:44 PM »
Tunnels are like holes, only bigger ;-)

I mean, look at them, they are commiting fraud on a huge scale.

http://www.v-direct.co.uk/

The guys are called Vinson Pike and John Wilson

Several of their sites are registered to

21 Cheddar Road
Swindon
SN25 3HE

They are making MILLIONS, a few years ago they tried to launch their own film.

http://www.antisocial-behaviour.com
http://www.film-distributors.net

They are serious bstards, someone should get them on CrimeWatch.
 

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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #70 on: September 22, 2007, 05:48:22 AM »
Oh man, all I saw as this:



They're ripping people off, {bleep}s. Hot chick on the main page though.

To those freaks, write your own dang software!
 

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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #71 on: September 22, 2007, 06:29:01 AM »
The company that is selling my software is also a dropshipping company.  I don't want to mention them, but I have emailed them to explain themselves.

So far I've heard nothing.  

Regarding the lh6 issues - I guess the best bet is if I can ask someone to unpack the main lha and patch files, re pack them with a standard Amiga compressor and upload them.  From there I will transfer them to my site.

My Amiga isn't setup for big file transfers.  It's a floppy action right now, or ParNET.
 

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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #72 on: September 22, 2007, 04:23:02 PM »
The people I mention above run the dropship company called butterfly media aka "UK Software". They need to do some time in prison, the lot of them.
 

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Re: Stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #73 on: September 23, 2007, 02:03:08 AM »
yawn.. *deleted star.lha*
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Re: Please stop copying Starfighter.
« Reply #74 on: September 23, 2007, 02:43:12 AM »
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so anyway, decompressing a -lh6- file ? which util on aminet do I need to do this?

Ummm, how about a program called LhA?