The site is dead. I checked earlier before this message was posted. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 2:07 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] ATTN!! message from Munawar bijani about bpcprograms
> The site is gone > At 06:44 PM 4/12/2006, you wrote: >>its a pitty this has to happen. >>I just hope the site does not die with the company so those that >>wish to can download the games. >>Still I am not complaining, I have all the games,both free and >>registered, and I was never able to beat treasure hunt even on easy >>even with the modified sound packs. >>Oh well, this is a test for all and there are still a few around. >>Its a pitty bpc died though, they did play a major part in things, I >>was hoping to buy th1 and 2, Hmm wander if th2 will be released in >>whatever uncompleted state it is in. >>At 04:29 PM 12/4/2006, Stephen wrote: >> >I am writing on behalf of Munawar, the brains behind bpc >> >programs. Some of you have been asking why he is no longer in the >> >business, Here's the full story in his words. Make sure to read the >> >message thoroughly as we can all learn a thing or too from it. >> >-------------- >> > >> > I started out around 2001 I think. my goal was to create games for >> >blind people. at first they were free, and then suddenly I started >> >charging, because Treasure Hunt had become a real first person >> >shooter complete with an overall objective. >> >That was when I had lots of time, and, most importantly, motivation. >> >I wanted to leave a mark in the so-called blind gaming community, >> >because I realized something quite quickly. >> >We had too many rated E games, games for kids rather than adults. >> >So began my major upgrade to Treasure Hunt. There's a common >> >misconception that I just wanted to expand the game and put more >> >features in it, bringing it up from version three to four. The real >> >reason was that we needed more serious action games; games which run >> >around a storyline. >> >So now we were in the four year round about of BPC's life. Treasure >> >Hunt was released six months later, I believe February of 2005. >> >Now, everyone who followed the evolution of Treasure Hunt remembers >> >the major patch upgrades. The game was quite bug-filled, which showed >> >me that my skills in programming actually weren't as well-planted as >> >I had thought they were. >> >And, of course, my beta testers were jokes, save a select few (you >> >know who you are) >> >So from Feburary 2005 to early 2006, I was releasing patch after >> >patch. That was my job; it wasn't a good experience for me at all, >> >and I quickly realized Treasure Hunt was, in itself, a failure. The >> >game turned out to be rated E although I had hoped it wouldn't be, >> >and some things did not work for no apparent reason. >> >After this period of patch releasing, I arived at the first really >> >stable version of Treasure Hunt, 4.25, and that's when I was able to >> >turn my attention to the finances of the organization. Payments were >> >coming in nicely the first couple months, then declined. They went >> >back up in December of 2005, thanks to Christmas shoppers. Developers >> >love Christmas. >> >Finally, I saw a steady drop of purchases, In March, I made one sale, >> >April was zero, and May was around that number. But then came a >> >further change, and it was not a pleasant one. >> >someone actually filed a charge back against me. Can you believe the >> >morality of this person? I won't name them, but they will know who >> >they are when they read this. This individual had bought a copy of >> >the game from me, and then turned around and claimed that I made an >> >unauthorized purchase to their credit card. >> >Not only did Pay Pal refund their money, they also gave them $10.00 >> >extra. This leech was paid $10.00 for buying my game! >> >I had given them the registration key and everything, I saw no fault >> >with the order. They got what they paid for. >> >Now, Consider all of what I have said. I did consider everything, and >> >I'll briefly recap. >> >Treasure Hunt was a rated E game when it wasn't supposed to be; >> >someone accused me of credit card fraud, something which degraded my >> >reputation greatly; there was no more money being made; I lost my >> >motivation; and, finally, I hated all those 13-year-olds trying to >> >make games. Unfortunately, people seem to trust any word of mouth >> >they get, even if it's from one person only, My sales went down >> >dramatically after the chargeback. >> >So, now it was June. One fine day, I decided to just throw it all >> >away. I will admit it can be called cowardly for me to do so, but I >> >did not really have a choice. Pressing on would have resulted in a >> >lawsuit, which I do not have the money to fund, A plane which started >> >off quickly and then crash landed, that's what happened with >> >BPCPrograms, SD, And that, my fellow gamers, was the story of the >> >BPCPrograms Software Division. >> >message ends >> >I've no idea if Munawar would want to put up treasure hunt for free >> >like what was done with self destruct and danger city but I suspect >> >not considering all that's happened. >> >Take care >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org >> >To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >> >visit >> >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >> >any subscription changes via the web. >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Gamers mailing list .. 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