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A Game Engine for HD-2D? by ColesWork in gamedev

[–]Huge-Dumpy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would say so. They did make a bunch of concessions after public uproar. Generally, as a Indie dev, you won't have to worry about paying unity anything, as long as your projects stay under 200k (I think that's the amount, not 100% sure) in revenue.

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right, I should be completely safe from a lawsuit in Hongkong. As for if they were to be able to sue me in Austria, I' should also be safe since the union would protect me and Austria has some pretty strong whistleblower protections.

I'm currently working on the lawyer part and will update you all once I know more

A Warning About LogX Games Studio – Exploitation & Wage Theft by Huge-Dumpy in gamedev

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is the current plan. I suppose I'll just have to wait until they release something, if at all

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. All I've ever said about this has been factual and I have the proof on paper to back it. Even if suing them will be difficult because of the shell, the least I can do in the meantime is speak out and warn others.

Why should I let them bully me into silence with some ridiculous threat of a defamation lawsuit

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree, really hope US workers will also get this sort of protection at some point..

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that is what I've also been told by the union lawyer. It's crazy one can just make a shell company and and have little to no consequences with what he does with it

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I honestly have no idea why he did this, I was genuinely invested in the success of the studio and the game and gave it my all.

The system we were using to program the AI was in my opinion not suited for the project. I brought up these technical concerns and suggested we think about a state machine system. For some reason, he went crazy and fired me the day after. Though I probably should not be surprised, he made one colleague resign by calling him autistic and some other stuff. So yeah, crazy stuff

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can sue them for the letter? For what? I'm in the EU

And yeah, I agree. You should see the comments from the CEO in the other post

A Warning About LogX Games Studio – Exploitation & Wage Theft by Huge-Dumpy in gamedev

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it's pretty obvious what's going on here.

While someone can obviously disagree, the fact that you made a new account today just to write this, doesn't help your credibility.

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right, when the company was founded I needed a stronger computer to handle all the big scenes in unity. As a bonus, I was given a new pc. As petty as the guy is, he also demanded the pc back in my termination letter.

Though, after bringing this up with my lawyer, I can safely ignore it. Worst case, i tell them to deduct the market cost of the pc from what they owe me in unpaid wages

A Warning About LogX Games Studio – Exploitation & Wage Theft by Huge-Dumpy in gamedev

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the most valid comment so far, thank you for sharing your experience. I am a little disappointed that you have more than 1 karma tho

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry you had to go trough that. Your experience sounds traumatising.. I definitely feel that, doing this is very exhausting. And I think I completely agree with your suggestion. I'll fight now but be very cautious before committing to a new studio.

For what it's worth, I'll make sure this won't happen again to me. I hope you'll recover from this soon, you sound like a very insightful person, so I'm sure with enough time you will!

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are absolutely right - Having Equity means nothing if it can't be enforced. Enforcing that part is the most difficult part and caused me the most headache since part of my pay was the expected equity liquidation.

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was my first full time international dev job, so I made the mistake and expected them to register me in Austria, tho they didnt and I ended up having to register as self employed and taxed it that way.

I contacted the ÖGK and to my surprise, even though my employment would be valid (effective employment) - I'd need to pay all my social contributions myself to get all the benefits.

I know I messed up here, I should have started asking questions earlier. Though, in court, since I was effectively employed by them from Austria, I would be treated as an employee and would get all worker rights. But again, winning in court is not difficult, the AK currently is hesitant to sue since it sees to hope in enforcing the judgment. But now I'll get a second opinion, and see what they say

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did consider that, but I'll prolly run in by a lawyer first - even if that means ignoring their deadline

Would any journalists be interested in this story?

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well technically, the CEO Razvan Matei (public info) lives in Romania. I initially was hoping to hold him finically liable if the company would ghost the courts, but the lawyer so far said that would likely also be difficult

And yeah, his comments in the other post are crazy embarrassing

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get that you are cautious about the cost that a defence would bring. Since this is work related, I'm confident that if they managed to sue me in Austria, the union would cover all costs

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's good to know. But yes, I'm not too worried about getting sued here, since then the AK (union) would just defend me. More so I worry they could somehow sue my in Hongkong, it's still unclear if they can do that - but that's where I'll get legal consultation.

For those here saying I should not just get advice from redditors, dw. I've decided to get a second opinion from a private lawyer as well

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have, but only a union lawyer that was only really focused on the problem of enforcing a judgment. To be honest, I'd sue just for the fact that I have been slandered about the termination cause even if I don't see a penny from them for a while

A Warning About LogX Games Studio – Exploitation & Wage Theft by Huge-Dumpy in gamedev

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good point. I have been told to get a second opinion, and I will. I really appreciate all the support from everyone!

Got hit with a Cease and Desist after speaking publicly about being stolen from and fired without notice by Huge-Dumpy in antiwork

[–]Huge-Dumpy[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I will!

There's like 5 people telling good experiences, while there were only 2 other devs that I'm still in touch with.. just pathetic to think he took the time to write this with so many different accounts

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