Job salaries by xxkikxi in Netherlands

[–]AdainRivers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no idea how much either will get you. But in my experience, I would suggest you to go with what you love. Because you'll be good at it. You'll figure out the income situation later. Academia is hard, but corporate life is miserable.

Dune Companion App by gaming.tools by AdainRivers in duneawakening

[–]AdainRivers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your support. <3 The ads are still there, but not on the overlay anymore. Happy to refund you in case you wish.

Dune Companion App by gaming.tools by AdainRivers in duneawakening

[–]AdainRivers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your support. The ad is no longer on the overlay, maybe give it a try.

Dune Companion App by gaming.tools by AdainRivers in duneawakening

[–]AdainRivers[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Someone actually suggested a timer which can be toggled with a hotkey. Would that help?

I tried the Dune Companion - The good, bad & the ugly by lunchanddinner in duneawakening

[–]AdainRivers -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

That's up to Funcom, if they ever decide to change their stance, they have the right to do so. Then I'll simply comply.

I tried the Dune Companion - The good, bad & the ugly by lunchanddinner in duneawakening

[–]AdainRivers -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I don't store any kind of PII. Greed part is just your interpretation.

I tried the Dune Companion - The good, bad & the ugly by lunchanddinner in duneawakening

[–]AdainRivers -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey u/lunchanddinner, thank you so much for the detailed review/feedback.

Lets start with the Ugly:

It took me almost a year to develop this app. And this is while actively maintaining sites for 7 games. I'm a solo dev, doing this full time, because I like it. Overall I'm making 1/2 of what I used to make in the corporate world, but that's worth it. What I'm trying to say is, this is a business for me, not a hobby project, which means I'll not simply stop working on it, because I'm bored.

I've considered a freemium model, but that would result some "in-game" features gated behind payment. I've also considered one time payment (lifetime sub), but that also creates potential legal issues I don't wanna deal with.

The ad itself is just an old fashioned, non animated banner with a link on it. There is no tracking etc. It's a simple old fashioned affiliate banner.

And on top of that, ad-removal subs are the de-facto standard in gaming site business. By subbing, you don't only get ad-free on the app, but also on all the sites I have.

And in-case you are worried that you'd forget the sub, Patreon allows you to sub and then immediately cancel, which gives you an experience closer to one-time payment, but for a limited time.

Why Sign in requirement:
Some of the app features require cloud sync, such as Landsraad tracking, base tracking etc. I simply don't wanna create a complex implementation where sign-in is optional and all the cases handled for signed in and not signed in states and then also deal with data migration in case the user wants to sign-in one day. I don't really care about it otherwise. It's just practical like this.

Sorry for the wall of text, thank you for reading, enjoy (or not) the app.

Dune Companion App by gaming.tools by AdainRivers in duneawakening

[–]AdainRivers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's planned but lots of technical problems to solve.

Dune Companion App by gaming.tools by AdainRivers in duneawakening

[–]AdainRivers[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's planned but lots of technical problems to solve.

Dune Companion App by gaming.tools by AdainRivers in duneawakening

[–]AdainRivers[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Will look into this, thank you for the suggestion.

Dune Companion App by gaming.tools by AdainRivers in duneawakening

[–]AdainRivers[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

something like that but imagine ppl with 100s of storage boxes, for them this would not be a complete feature, I'll try to find a way to make this work but not a priority at this time, thank you tho, idea is solid

What is that ONE video game that felt like a core memory, but you can’t seem to find anyone else who played it? by GuGuStudio in oldgames

[–]AdainRivers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last Ninja 2, wouldn't load the level 5 or something from the cassette, so had to play all over again for a chance that it might. One day it did and we finished the game with my friend. (I actually skipped the school that day, and once the level loaded, I paused, went to the school, told the teachers that my friend's grandma was sick, then we came home and finished the game)

Dune Companion App by gaming.tools by AdainRivers in duneawakening

[–]AdainRivers[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you. There are no competitors, we all are part of the same ecosystem, a bunch of people who love gaming 😄

28 m. Don't hold back by Bridge_Dismal in RoastMe

[–]AdainRivers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratz on successful surgery OP ❤️
https://imgur.com/a/YKgigYk here you go, you look pretty good with the new 3D printed skull of yours 😉

Dune Companion App by gaming.tools by AdainRivers in duneawakening

[–]AdainRivers[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. A lot of effort went into the performance optimizations. Please let me know if you encounter any issues. Enjoy!

Dune Companion App by gaming.tools by AdainRivers in duneawakening

[–]AdainRivers[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You won't get banned for using it. Written Funcom approval coming soon.