WE CAN'T DO THIS!!!(READ THIS)

[robotmarble]

Guys I was reading on garage games about the game and I found this:

www.garagegames.com/pg/product/eula.php?id=15

read number 2!

Making MBP is illegal. I think.

[technostick]

It indeed goes against that document. However, Matan says that permission was successfully sought from Alex Swanson.

[IsraeliRD]

Matan,

I checked with Mark Frohnmayer (Pres. of GG and lead programmer for Marble Blast) he said it would be really cool to see a community lead expansion like that for Marble Blast, and to go ahead. It would have to be a free modification for now, though.

Regards,
-Alex


On 11/19/06, Matan Weissman <[e-mail]> wrote:
Hey Alex,

Jase, Phil83 and I have lately started developing a new modification for Marble Blast Gold. This modification is named: Marble Blast Platinum.
We are asking for permission to start this modification, as it will, maybe, be a heavy modification and touch several points (see below).
In this modification, all original levels and interiors are removed. Instead, the following will be added:
- New background skies
- New interiors
- New levels: 10 beginner, 10 intermediate, 10 advanced and 6 expert (we will change the "Custom" tab to become "Expert")
- New messages throughout the game: from failing to qualify, to start/end the level and even new powerup messages (we will still use the old powerups)
- New colors for the table. Gold Time is changed to Platinum Time (with the correct platinum color). Qualify Time is changed into Par Time.
- Heavy modification: Addition of new friction surfaces (if I can understand how the Custom Floors mod has been done), changing many messages, credits, help information (in the main menu) and other stuff, such as changing the time in the levels to count to THREE decimal places (i.e: 00:01.638), having new colors and a new UI.

There might be other stuff be we don't know what we doing at the moment.

Please do give us permission, we promise it will be a great modification, but it'll require quite a lot of work

Best regards,
Matan, Jase and Phil

[Ian]

Phew. You had me scared for a second there. Also, even if they didn't aprove of it, wouldn't it be legal since it's free?

[IsraeliRD]

We will see what we will do about that part. I have some plans for the moment. I'll figure it out with Alex Swanson so leave me with that

[Ian]

So... you mean it won't be free? lol

[robotmarble]

Sorry everyone. I was scared too. Matan It should be free. And if it isn't Can We each have like five free give aways for our friends? Who gets the money? You live in Australia taxes are different there. We live in america. Most of us are under 16 or the working age of our state that means the small amount of money we made would be taxed at our parents rate which is like 40 percent or something. We would losse almost everything we made. And then we would have to make a Demo which if I understand corectlly is a pain is the as*. So what do we do?

Anyway If I do get a ton of $$$ put it in a few apple stocks.

[IsraeliRD]

PayPal and we share the money (US money) b/w us and some will be sent to GG? Anyway via PayPal you get your money converted too. We'll see how we'll go. If we really want this a $5 upgrade then we really wanna make sure it worths it. Again, I'll talk to GarageGames.

Remember -> the more work we do, the more coding, texturing and levels we do (top quality stuff on everything) then the more we can convince GG we can "help" them on their release for a new Marble Blast game. Besides, we don't need to release the actual basic game files... only the ones changed and that's how the free "upgrade" comes along. So you need to have MB/MBG before you can get MBP...

[robotmarble]

Smart

[Ian]

Lol, are you sierious? MBP might be a $$$ update? Cool, as long as we get it free.

[robotmarble]

Ian if we make like 1,000 each who cares about $5?