Re: LWorks.
here is what is on his website Since the announcement that I will no longer be selling Super Liam or Judgment day, I have received a lot of email asking what exactly is going on. My answers to some common questions are below.
1. What's the deal here?
Super Liam and Judgment Day were written 10 and 8 years ago respectively. The technology that they run on is both outdated and difficult to program for. Both games were written with visual basic 6 which is now considered Legacy software. Being able to both support and make updates to these games is difficult at best.
2. Why don't you just set them free?
One of my major decisions in not making these games abandonware is there are customers who have spent their hard earned money in purchasing these games, and I feel making the game freeware is a huge slap in the face to them. I don't want to punish people for helping to support game development.
3. Now that the games are no longer being sold will you give me a free key?
No. Please see answer two above.
4. What will happen to these games?
As I know there are people who still want to purchase and play them I have a couple of options. My first option is to try and sell them again. This opens a few challenges as the system that is being used for computer ID's is a pain. Having to make a customer re-register every time he or she changes computers is ridiculous. I also work a full-time job so creating keys when machines change can be time-consuming. My second option is to release them as freeware. Answer two explains why I really don't want to do this.
I realize that this is frustrating for many people, so I would love to hear from you. Do you feel that if you're a previous customer it is fair that future generations be able to play for free? Send an email along letting me know why or why not. I'd love to hear from you.
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