Stories that left you disappointed for a reason

[LtheStoryteller]

Saved the brand but brought in a new audience of moneygrubbing writers. Its so hard explaining to people how the IF scene was before

Lowkey cog would have improved authors pay %age already if it werent for patreon

May be, but it's honestly disgusting the percentage they take for literally nothing. Especially considering that they aren't some top dogs, and are barely being able to compete with solo/indie developers. Not really giving a reason to anyone to join them.
Though I must say, yeah, the Patreon thing is also a factor, but I can't really blame people for wanting to make money. I can criticize how they go about it, but the feat alone is something that anyone wants, not just them

 

[hTubman]

May be, but it's honestly disgusting the percentage they take for literally nothing. Especially considering that they aren't some top dogs, and are barely being able to compete with solo/indie developers. Not really giving a reason to anyone to join them.
Though I must say, yeah, the Patreon thing is also a factor, but I can't really blame people for wanting to make money. I can criticize how they go about it, but the feat alone is something that anyone wants, not just them

When the hg brand was established the 20-something% was a holdover from the cog author contract (who get paid a bunch during the writing process) . apparently the intention was always to change it, but that never happened and the discussion about it is conveniently missing from the forum... They do that a lot

 

[LtheStoryteller]

the discussion about it is conveniently missing from the forum... They do that a lot

Very convenient indeed
Just goes to show that no one should work with them anymore, and should just focus on creating things themselves, publishing by themselves. Especially considering that there are a plethora of places where they can easily do that

 

[hTubman]

Very convenient indeed
Just goes to show that no one should work with them anymore, and should just focus on creating things themselves, publishing by themselves. Especially considering that there are a plethora of places where they can easily do that

Agreed. I wonder if CoM should make their own CS interpreter so authors can keep all their profits and dont have to convert to twine

 

[LtheStoryteller]

Agreed. I wonder if CoM should make their own CS interpreter so authors can keep all their profits and dont have to convert to twine

That would be a delight. Buuuuut, from what I've seen, and have heard, the AC creator had made his own coding thing (something like cside?) and is trying to implement it like that?
I would never use it, since I know how to code in Twine and soon in VSCode (I just need to get acquainted with the app first), but if he ever decided to create a rivalling thing to CoG, I'll be the first to join (as long as we can agree on the money side of things )

 

[hTubman]

That would be a delight. Buuuuut, from what I've seen, and have heard, the AC creator had made his own coding thing (something like cside?) and is trying to implement it like that?
I would never use it, since I know how to code in Twine and soon in VSCode (I just need to get acquainted with the app first), but if he ever decided to create a rivalling thing to CoG, I'll be the first to join (as long as we can agree on the money side of things )

Shouldnt be a problem.. As long as you use 100% of your own code they cant prosecute you. Some company already did it 5 or 6 years ago Holy sһit 10 years ago. Missing a lot of new cs functions tho

 

[bosslady]

Why VScode? Is there anything that it improves from cs? I'm curious since I've never used it

 

[LtheStoryteller]

Why VScode? Is there anything that it improves from cs? I'm curious since I've never used it

Everything is improved. It's basically like Twine, but better, though it's more of a regular type of coding than Twine is, while CSide is complete dogshit.
I swear, that is the simplest of programs imaginable, and yet it works like ***. Codes don't always work, it is as if I'm loading 100000000 terabytes of every information ever, even though it's just some plain text... So yeah, safe to say I don't like that one
I swear, it's as if I'm trying to hijack a NASA space shuttle, and not just write the simplest of words and codes

 

[Grace5963]

Everything is improved. It's basically like Twine, but better, though it's more of a regular type of coding than Twine is, while CSide is complete dogshit.
I swear, that is the simplest of programs imaginable, and yet it works like ***. Codes don't always work, it is as if I'm loading 100000000 terabytes of every information ever, even though it's just some plain text... So yeah, safe to say I don't like that one
I swear, it's as if I'm trying to hijack a NASA space shuttle, and not just write the simplest of words and codes

also, iirc, you can use any coding language in vscode, so if you're someone who codes various things (python, java, html, etc), vscode is pretty much the go-to.