I think that once a year we should put a message at the top of the website that says "If everyone using a 3D fix would contribute $3.00, we could end this fundraiser in one hour..."
LOL
I kid, I kid
Here's my take: I don't care how it is done, but how it is done WILL affect the likelihood of my donations. I would be glad to participate IF I personally benefit from the fixes. I hope that doesn't sound selfish or unaffected. But I think others can relate that money is tight, and again, I have no reservations about donating if I am personally seeing the results. If there is a generic 'donations' link at the top of the HelixMod website, the chances of donations will be less IMHO. Why? Because there are literally hundreds of fixes on the website that I have no vested interest in. They fix games I don't own and will never play. Others would be in the same boat. On the other hand, IF the donation solicitations start up and they are placed within readme files for individual fixes, then the chances are likely that I will donate, because the very fact that I'm reading that readme means that I have a vested interest in having that game fixed. So that method would work.
I can also agree with bo3B's suggestion to attach certain monetary requirements to "purchase" fixes. Since donations cannot be made in advance of a fix, it would eliminate the worry of a fixer feeling obligated to fix certain games because people donated money for them to do so. Once a fix is done, that fixer is insured of receiving monetary rewards, however small, for the work they put into it. So it's not a bad idea at all. Two drawbacks I can think of however: 1) Fixing popular games would by default be more lucrative than fixing no-name games, and could thus lessen the chance that lesser-known games get fixed. 2) Possible copyright infringement.
As for the first drawback I mentioned, I don't think it would be a big issue because if I were a fixer and wanted to play a certain game, I would fix it whether there was money to be made or not. So our gracious fixers will probably still be fixing the small-fries. As to the second drawback, I think someone needs to do due diligence and nail down once and for all what is permissible use in this particular situation, and then establish a precedent for all fixers/end users to operate by. Realistically, I don't see it ever becoming a problem. The internet is a big place, and the chances of a game developer taking issue over a $5 buck donation for modifying a few game files is next to nil.
I think that once a year we should put a message at the top of the website that says "If everyone using a 3D fix would contribute $3.00, we could end this fundraiser in one hour..."
LOL
I kid, I kid
Here's my take: I don't care how it is done, but how it is done WILL affect the likelihood of my donations. I would be glad to participate IF I personally benefit from the fixes. I hope that doesn't sound selfish or unaffected. But I think others can relate that money is tight, and again, I have no reservations about donating if I am personally seeing the results. If there is a generic 'donations' link at the top of the HelixMod website, the chances of donations will be less IMHO. Why? Because there are literally hundreds of fixes on the website that I have no vested interest in. They fix games I don't own and will never play. Others would be in the same boat. On the other hand, IF the donation solicitations start up and they are placed within readme files for individual fixes, then the chances are likely that I will donate, because the very fact that I'm reading that readme means that I have a vested interest in having that game fixed. So that method would work.
I can also agree with bo3B's suggestion to attach certain monetary requirements to "purchase" fixes. Since donations cannot be made in advance of a fix, it would eliminate the worry of a fixer feeling obligated to fix certain games because people donated money for them to do so. Once a fix is done, that fixer is insured of receiving monetary rewards, however small, for the work they put into it. So it's not a bad idea at all. Two drawbacks I can think of however: 1) Fixing popular games would by default be more lucrative than fixing no-name games, and could thus lessen the chance that lesser-known games get fixed. 2) Possible copyright infringement.
As for the first drawback I mentioned, I don't think it would be a big issue because if I were a fixer and wanted to play a certain game, I would fix it whether there was money to be made or not. So our gracious fixers will probably still be fixing the small-fries. As to the second drawback, I think someone needs to do due diligence and nail down once and for all what is permissible use in this particular situation, and then establish a precedent for all fixers/end users to operate by. Realistically, I don't see it ever becoming a problem. The internet is a big place, and the chances of a game developer taking issue over a $5 buck donation for modifying a few game files is next to nil.
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So you're suggesting that there's NO donations for that kind of Work that DSS maybee has been doing most - namely updating 3DMigoto and the like ???
Pay per fix model wont solve that issue, and I would like to encourage that kind of Work to !!
So you're suggesting that there's NO donations for that kind of Work that DSS maybee has been doing most - namely updating 3DMigoto and the like ???
Pay per fix model wont solve that issue, and I would like to encourage that kind of Work to !!
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I'd be happy to pay-per-fix, or to donate on a monthly basis. I'd probably feel a little more comfortable if other fixers were involved in some way too as I'd prefer to contribute to everyone's work (including bo3b's great work on 3dmigoto itself), but I'd donate either way.
I'd be happy to pay-per-fix, or to donate on a monthly basis. I'd probably feel a little more comfortable if other fixers were involved in some way too as I'd prefer to contribute to everyone's work (including bo3b's great work on 3dmigoto itself), but I'd donate either way.
[quote="Blacksmith56"]So you're suggesting that there's NO donations for that kind of Work that DSS maybee has been doing most - namely updating 3DMigoto and the like ???
Pay per fix model wont solve that issue, and I would like to encourage that kind of Work to !![/quote]
Ah, good point. I wasn't thinking about the wrapper editors and what-not.
Blacksmith56 said:So you're suggesting that there's NO donations for that kind of Work that DSS maybee has been doing most - namely updating 3DMigoto and the like ???
Pay per fix model wont solve that issue, and I would like to encourage that kind of Work to !!
Ah, good point. I wasn't thinking about the wrapper editors and what-not.
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[quote="Blacksmith56"]So you're suggesting that there's NO donations for that kind of Work that DSS maybee has been doing most - namely updating 3DMigoto and the like ???
Pay per fix model wont solve that issue, and I would like to encourage that kind of Work to !![/quote]
I thought that was the premise of https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarSword
DarkStarSword also has an edit in his original post, it reads...
"Edit: The discussion moved on to the topic of posting links to the donation page on the blog - at the moment I am not planning to do this, as I think it's too ambiguous and potentially misleading or unfair. For now I am only intending to post the link when someone asks directly, or on places that are clearly attributed to me personally like my personal website and forum signature.
So there is no confusion, if you use some of my work in a fix you are free to attribute me, but DO NOT link to my donation page - it's simply too ambiguous and unfair to do otherwise. "
Blacksmith56 said:So you're suggesting that there's NO donations for that kind of Work that DSS maybee has been doing most - namely updating 3DMigoto and the like ???
Pay per fix model wont solve that issue, and I would like to encourage that kind of Work to !!
DarkStarSword also has an edit in his original post, it reads...
"Edit: The discussion moved on to the topic of posting links to the donation page on the blog - at the moment I am not planning to do this, as I think it's too ambiguous and potentially misleading or unfair. For now I am only intending to post the link when someone asks directly, or on places that are clearly attributed to me personally like my personal website and forum signature.
So there is no confusion, if you use some of my work in a fix you are free to attribute me, but DO NOT link to my donation page - it's simply too ambiguous and unfair to do otherwise. "
My comment might be silly to someone, but can we find way to avoid the 20% VAT when donating?
I know this is the law, bla bla bla.
But just think guys, 20% of say 1000 is 200, wy waste those 200 when we can give them to DSS or any other Developer?
Just sayn.
Happy New Year to the greatest comunity!
My comment might be silly to someone, but can we find way to avoid the 20% VAT when donating?
I know this is the law, bla bla bla.
But just think guys, 20% of say 1000 is 200, wy waste those 200 when we can give them to DSS or any other Developer?
Just sayn.
Happy New Year to the greatest comunity!
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[quote="mihabolil"]My comment might be silly to someone, but can we find way to avoid the 20% VAT when donating?
I know this is the law, bla bla bla.
But just think guys, 20% of say 1000 is 200, wy waste those 200 when we can give them to DSS or any other Developer?
Just sayn.
Happy New Year to the greatest comunity![/quote]
What ?? In my country (Denmark) Vats is only charged when you sell something...
For Salary's, donations whatever you'l pay tax, wich is a conciderally higher percentage..
( but in this case I will recomend to simply "forget" to declare it - not a big crime :))
Happy New Year Guys !
mihabolil said:My comment might be silly to someone, but can we find way to avoid the 20% VAT when donating?
I know this is the law, bla bla bla.
But just think guys, 20% of say 1000 is 200, wy waste those 200 when we can give them to DSS or any other Developer?
Just sayn.
Happy New Year to the greatest comunity!
What ?? In my country (Denmark) Vats is only charged when you sell something...
For Salary's, donations whatever you'l pay tax, wich is a conciderally higher percentage..
( but in this case I will recomend to simply "forget" to declare it - not a big crime :))
Happy New Year Guys !
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Looking at the help center articles on Patreon it seems like they were required to start dealing with VAT due to some recent change in EU law last year. I'm not all that familiar with VAT but it does seem rather bad as I also have to declare any donations I receive to the Australian government which will also tax them as income, so they are effectively being taxed twice (at least the Australian GST does not yet apply to Steam games so there isn't a third tax).
I can't set up a paypal donate link since that's only for not for profit charities and fundraising on behalf of those charities, which I am not - but there's no reason you couldn't just use them to send some money to darkstarsword@gmail.com and deal with any consumer tax implications that your country might impose yourself...
Looking at the help center articles on Patreon it seems like they were required to start dealing with VAT due to some recent change in EU law last year. I'm not all that familiar with VAT but it does seem rather bad as I also have to declare any donations I receive to the Australian government which will also tax them as income, so they are effectively being taxed twice (at least the Australian GST does not yet apply to Steam games so there isn't a third tax).
I can't set up a paypal donate link since that's only for not for profit charities and fundraising on behalf of those charities, which I am not - but there's no reason you couldn't just use them to send some money to darkstarsword@gmail.com and deal with any consumer tax implications that your country might impose yourself...
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[quote="SnickerSnack"]As to the second drawback, I think someone needs to do due diligence and nail down once and for all what is permissible use in this particular situation, and then establish a precedent for all fixers/end users to operate by. Realistically, I don't see it ever becoming a problem. The internet is a big place, and the chances of a game developer taking issue over a $5 buck donation for modifying a few game files is next to nil.[/quote]This topic probably deserves it's own thread, and it's a subject that goes well beyond our community. Suffice it to say, that the gaming industry lawers have largely failed to update their license and subscriber agreements to be compatible with the modern realities of the industry and the communities involved.
SnickerSnack said:As to the second drawback, I think someone needs to do due diligence and nail down once and for all what is permissible use in this particular situation, and then establish a precedent for all fixers/end users to operate by. Realistically, I don't see it ever becoming a problem. The internet is a big place, and the chances of a game developer taking issue over a $5 buck donation for modifying a few game files is next to nil.
This topic probably deserves it's own thread, and it's a subject that goes well beyond our community. Suffice it to say, that the gaming industry lawers have largely failed to update their license and subscriber agreements to be compatible with the modern realities of the industry and the communities involved.
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[quote="DarkStarSword"][quote="SnickerSnack"]As to the second drawback, I think someone needs to do due diligence and nail down once and for all what is permissible use in this particular situation, and then establish a precedent for all fixers/end users to operate by. Realistically, I don't see it ever becoming a problem. The internet is a big place, and the chances of a game developer taking issue over a $5 buck donation for modifying a few game files is next to nil.[/quote]This topic probably deserves it's own thread, and it's a subject that goes well beyond our community. Suffice it to say, that the gaming industry lawers have largely failed to update their license and subscriber agreements to be compatible with the modern realities of the industry and the communities involved.[/quote]
We have already seen an example of this, the pay-for-mods that Valve tried to get started last summer.
That didn't go over well, but the take away message from that experiment has to be that Valve's lawyers didn't see any problem with it.
I really don't think this is anything to worry about, in the worst-case, some idiot company will send a cease-and-desist order, and you take it down for their game. You can't spend your life worrying about lawyers.
SnickerSnack said:As to the second drawback, I think someone needs to do due diligence and nail down once and for all what is permissible use in this particular situation, and then establish a precedent for all fixers/end users to operate by. Realistically, I don't see it ever becoming a problem. The internet is a big place, and the chances of a game developer taking issue over a $5 buck donation for modifying a few game files is next to nil.
This topic probably deserves it's own thread, and it's a subject that goes well beyond our community. Suffice it to say, that the gaming industry lawers have largely failed to update their license and subscriber agreements to be compatible with the modern realities of the industry and the communities involved.
We have already seen an example of this, the pay-for-mods that Valve tried to get started last summer.
That didn't go over well, but the take away message from that experiment has to be that Valve's lawyers didn't see any problem with it.
I really don't think this is anything to worry about, in the worst-case, some idiot company will send a cease-and-desist order, and you take it down for their game. You can't spend your life worrying about lawyers.
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Which is odd, because the Steam subscriber agreement is part of the problem. I sometimes think we need our own version of Richard Stallman to go to game development conferences and raise awareness of licensing issues. The devs (usually) don't have any problem with modders, since ultimately modding helps the gaming industry, but the license agreements they use don't reflect that.
I don't really think there is any risk of devs taking issue with modders (well, maybe there's one or two out there). A greater risk comes from studios going bankrupt and their assets being picked up by a troll company who doesn't care about the games, only how they can profit from their new IP. Even then they would be unlikely to sue anyone because there's not enough money in it, but they could still make threats.
Which is odd, because the Steam subscriber agreement is part of the problem. I sometimes think we need our own version of Richard Stallman to go to game development conferences and raise awareness of licensing issues. The devs (usually) don't have any problem with modders, since ultimately modding helps the gaming industry, but the license agreements they use don't reflect that.
I don't really think there is any risk of devs taking issue with modders (well, maybe there's one or two out there). A greater risk comes from studios going bankrupt and their assets being picked up by a troll company who doesn't care about the games, only how they can profit from their new IP. Even then they would be unlikely to sue anyone because there's not enough money in it, but they could still make threats.
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Just an update on this - the new GPUs arrived earlier in the week and after several trips to MSY I've now got a brand new gaming rig and 3D Vision monitor to go with it (plus a bunch new WiFi gear to get a 5GHz signal to go through the floor so I have a decent network to use this with that isn't being constantly disabled by the neighbours like the old one was... and even then it is only just making it).
Currently still copying everything on to this system - taking ages despite the new network >_>
I've got Windows 10 installed on this but not yet activated - currently waiting on a retail copy of Windows 7 to arrive, as I figure I should be able to make use of the last few days of the Windows 10 upgrade offer so I'll be able to dual boot both for the price of one :)
I'm planning to take a couple of months off work now that we have passed a major deadline and the pressure has eased off (assuming all the approvals go through), so you can hopefully expect to see me around here a bit more :)
I also have a few meatier projects I'm planning to spend some time on in the coming months... For now I'll just leave it at that (and whatever hints I've already dropped) until I have spent some more time on them to evaluate their feasibility...
Thanks to everyone who donated!
Just an update on this - the new GPUs arrived earlier in the week and after several trips to MSY I've now got a brand new gaming rig and 3D Vision monitor to go with it (plus a bunch new WiFi gear to get a 5GHz signal to go through the floor so I have a decent network to use this with that isn't being constantly disabled by the neighbours like the old one was... and even then it is only just making it).
Currently still copying everything on to this system - taking ages despite the new network >_>
I've got Windows 10 installed on this but not yet activated - currently waiting on a retail copy of Windows 7 to arrive, as I figure I should be able to make use of the last few days of the Windows 10 upgrade offer so I'll be able to dual boot both for the price of one :)
I'm planning to take a couple of months off work now that we have passed a major deadline and the pressure has eased off (assuming all the approvals go through), so you can hopefully expect to see me around here a bit more :)
I also have a few meatier projects I'm planning to spend some time on in the coming months... For now I'll just leave it at that (and whatever hints I've already dropped) until I have spent some more time on them to evaluate their feasibility...
Thanks to everyone who donated!
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Congratulation!
Nice job donators!
Great too you have made the major part in job's project.
You make us curious, what is your new rig?
Can you give us a little sneak peak of the projects you have in mind :D?
Glad to hear you have more time for you now!
Enjoy good things (and hard work to achieve challenges ;) )
Nice new objective of patreon by the way, good luck reaching the 1000$ per month.
I hope i will be able to help you achieve that, a dedicated time for 3Dmigoto / fixes will be very nice.
Great too you have made the major part in job's project.
You make us curious, what is your new rig?
Can you give us a little sneak peak of the projects you have in mind :D?
Glad to hear you have more time for you now!
Enjoy good things (and hard work to achieve challenges ;) )
Nice new objective of patreon by the way, good luck reaching the 1000$ per month.
I hope i will be able to help you achieve that, a dedicated time for 3Dmigoto / fixes will be very nice.
LOL
I kid, I kid
Here's my take: I don't care how it is done, but how it is done WILL affect the likelihood of my donations. I would be glad to participate IF I personally benefit from the fixes. I hope that doesn't sound selfish or unaffected. But I think others can relate that money is tight, and again, I have no reservations about donating if I am personally seeing the results. If there is a generic 'donations' link at the top of the HelixMod website, the chances of donations will be less IMHO. Why? Because there are literally hundreds of fixes on the website that I have no vested interest in. They fix games I don't own and will never play. Others would be in the same boat. On the other hand, IF the donation solicitations start up and they are placed within readme files for individual fixes, then the chances are likely that I will donate, because the very fact that I'm reading that readme means that I have a vested interest in having that game fixed. So that method would work.
I can also agree with bo3B's suggestion to attach certain monetary requirements to "purchase" fixes. Since donations cannot be made in advance of a fix, it would eliminate the worry of a fixer feeling obligated to fix certain games because people donated money for them to do so. Once a fix is done, that fixer is insured of receiving monetary rewards, however small, for the work they put into it. So it's not a bad idea at all. Two drawbacks I can think of however: 1) Fixing popular games would by default be more lucrative than fixing no-name games, and could thus lessen the chance that lesser-known games get fixed. 2) Possible copyright infringement.
As for the first drawback I mentioned, I don't think it would be a big issue because if I were a fixer and wanted to play a certain game, I would fix it whether there was money to be made or not. So our gracious fixers will probably still be fixing the small-fries. As to the second drawback, I think someone needs to do due diligence and nail down once and for all what is permissible use in this particular situation, and then establish a precedent for all fixers/end users to operate by. Realistically, I don't see it ever becoming a problem. The internet is a big place, and the chances of a game developer taking issue over a $5 buck donation for modifying a few game files is next to nil.
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Pay per fix model wont solve that issue, and I would like to encourage that kind of Work to !!
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Monitor: Asus PG278QR
And lots of ram and HD's ;)
Ah, good point. I wasn't thinking about the wrapper editors and what-not.
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I thought that was the premise of https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarSword
DarkStarSword also has an edit in his original post, it reads...
"Edit: The discussion moved on to the topic of posting links to the donation page on the blog - at the moment I am not planning to do this, as I think it's too ambiguous and potentially misleading or unfair. For now I am only intending to post the link when someone asks directly, or on places that are clearly attributed to me personally like my personal website and forum signature.
So there is no confusion, if you use some of my work in a fix you are free to attribute me, but DO NOT link to my donation page - it's simply too ambiguous and unfair to do otherwise. "
I know this is the law, bla bla bla.
But just think guys, 20% of say 1000 is 200, wy waste those 200 when we can give them to DSS or any other Developer?
Just sayn.
Happy New Year to the greatest comunity!
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What ?? In my country (Denmark) Vats is only charged when you sell something...
For Salary's, donations whatever you'l pay tax, wich is a conciderally higher percentage..
( but in this case I will recomend to simply "forget" to declare it - not a big crime :))
Happy New Year Guys !
Win7 64bit Pro
CPU: 4790K 4.8 GHZ
GPU: Asus Geforce RTX 2080 TI Rog Strix OC
Monitor: Asus PG278QR
And lots of ram and HD's ;)
I can't set up a paypal donate link since that's only for not for profit charities and fundraising on behalf of those charities, which I am not - but there's no reason you couldn't just use them to send some money to darkstarsword@gmail.com and deal with any consumer tax implications that your country might impose yourself...
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Pre-release 3D fixes, shadertool.py and other goodies: http://github.com/DarkStarSword/3d-fixes
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarSword or PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/DarkStarSword
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We have already seen an example of this, the pay-for-mods that Valve tried to get started last summer.
That didn't go over well, but the take away message from that experiment has to be that Valve's lawyers didn't see any problem with it.
I really don't think this is anything to worry about, in the worst-case, some idiot company will send a cease-and-desist order, and you take it down for their game. You can't spend your life worrying about lawyers.
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I don't really think there is any risk of devs taking issue with modders (well, maybe there's one or two out there). A greater risk comes from studios going bankrupt and their assets being picked up by a troll company who doesn't care about the games, only how they can profit from their new IP. Even then they would be unlikely to sue anyone because there's not enough money in it, but they could still make threats.
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Currently still copying everything on to this system - taking ages despite the new network >_>
I've got Windows 10 installed on this but not yet activated - currently waiting on a retail copy of Windows 7 to arrive, as I figure I should be able to make use of the last few days of the Windows 10 upgrade offer so I'll be able to dual boot both for the price of one :)
I'm planning to take a couple of months off work now that we have passed a major deadline and the pressure has eased off (assuming all the approvals go through), so you can hopefully expect to see me around here a bit more :)
I also have a few meatier projects I'm planning to spend some time on in the coming months... For now I'll just leave it at that (and whatever hints I've already dropped) until I have spent some more time on them to evaluate their feasibility...
Thanks to everyone who donated!
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Nice job donators!
Great too you have made the major part in job's project.
You make us curious, what is your new rig?
Can you give us a little sneak peak of the projects you have in mind :D?
Glad to hear you have more time for you now!
Enjoy good things (and hard work to achieve challenges ;) )
Nice new objective of patreon by the way, good luck reaching the 1000$ per month.
I hope i will be able to help you achieve that, a dedicated time for 3Dmigoto / fixes will be very nice.