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SexualRhinoceros · Jul 22, 2014

Shooshy162 said: ↑

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EDIT: made it more fun

Lobo · Jul 22, 2014

SexualRhinoceros said: ↑

There you go, anything else you'll need today?

EDIT: I used this to test a script I wrote in Photoshop that turns a picture into rainbow fun, this is the result

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I'm fabulous

Lobo · Jul 22, 2014

Also, fuck the police

SexualRhinoceros · Jul 22, 2014

Lobo said: ↑

Also, fuck the police
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I feel bad for the guy in charge! He'll never live this down for the rest of his life! He posted on the Kickstarter a few days ago btw

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I didn't respond earlier to the news the Yogscast announced earlier this week. I was traveling for work and didn't really have time to get online and make a proper response. Like I said, our partnership was dissolved so of course they didn't (and didn't have to) tell me anything about it so it came as much as a surprise to me as anyone.
I do think the TUG team have a lot of similar goals, and if that's the developer that the Yogscast have chosen to continue Yogventures with then I hope that NerdKingdom will do their best to reach the goals the Yogscast have for Yogventures and if they do then hopefully everyone will win and get the Yogventures we all wanted to see happen.

I will provide a detailed breakdown of all the funds we received from the Kickstarter and how we at Winterkewl Games used every cent towards making the game. I need to consult with my accountant to make sure I don't miss anything and that it's all formatted correctly etc, but here some rough numbers to hopefully shed some light on what the funds were used for.

After all the backers had a chance to fulfill their payments, and all the funds were collected out of the $567,665 that was pledged, roughly $415,000 of that was actually transferred after the Kickstarter fees and Amazon fees had been collected. We met with the Yogscast when the kickstarter ended and everyone agreed that the entire net should be used to create the game as much as humanly possible. So we made a plan as such.

$35,000.00 Concept Art / Sky boxes / Environment Textures (Senior matte painter / concept artist from PDI Dreamworks)

$35,000.00 Concept Art / Character Designs / UI Design (Senior Character Designer Treyarch)

$35,000.00 Modeling (Senior Modeler from Dreamworks)

$35,000.00 Textures / Surfacing / Shader development (Senior Surface Artist from Dreamworks)

$35,000.00 Animation (Senior Animator from Dreamworks)

$35,000.00 Programming / Unity Development (Myself Unity Developer)

$15,000.00 Unity Developer part time / intern

$100,000.00 Programming / Application Architecture / Back-end Server Code / Voxel Engine (TBD, we were courting several programmers with lots of game experience over the course of the Kickstarter)

$3500.00 Legal Fees Contracts

$1500.00 Accountant Fees

$15000.00 Hardware (PC computers)

$5000.00 Software Licenses

$15,000.00 Escrow for expenses related to development like buying Unity Assets etc.

$50,000.00 Physical Rewards creation and Shipping

Unfortunately, right off the bat we had one major incident that happened that we could not fix. Our good friend and matte painter really terrific artist that created most of the concept art with environments on the Kickstarter page, he left PDI to work at LucasArts. LucasArts wouldn't give him a carve out in his contract to work on Yogventures so he couldn't work on the project any longer.

This is a very good example of how my inexperience caused some problems in the development. Because we had worked out a contract that guaranteed each of the principal artists a $35,000 lump sum payment, and we didn't make any clear clause on how and why someone could legally stop working on the project, The artist in question got paid, worked for about 2 weeks and then stopped working on the project. We had no way to force that person to pay back any of the funds and it was a bitter lesson to learn. Always get every possible scenario in writing or you will have no legal recourse.

When Lewis found out about the artist incident he was rightly confused and upset, as a result he lost faith right away in my ability to run the company from a business standpoint and basically required that all the rest of the Kickstarter money that hadn't been spent be transferred to them right away. In the end we negotiated that to $150,000 would be transferred to the Yogscast with the understanding that they would use that money exclusively to create and ship all the physical rewards, AND they would help hire the main programmer that we still didn't have on the project.

The whole fiasco left a bad taste in all parties mouth and we could immediately feel tensions beginning to take the place of what was once just excitement and joy to be making such a cool game. In hindsight I wish I would have let Lewis manage all of the funds from the very beginning and essentially just taken a profit share contract from them so that there wasn't any of the confusion that happened later.

Time went on we began developing in earnest but without our main programmer and no funds to hire one it became clear that more of that role was going to be filled by me than I ever intended. Not to be daunted though I worked tirelessly for the next 18 months as did all of the people listed above. We never had another person drop out of the project and all of those artists produced a huge number of assets and for prices that by their normal work a day rates were really really low.

Unfortunately, too many design changes and my in-experience as a project lead and programmer were what's to blame for our company never really making what it was we set out to make. I am extremely proud of everyone that worked on this though, and even though the game wasn't finished what we were able to accomplish is a creative and artistic vision of a voxel world that hasn't been done that many times before. The character work and the props and textures all the concept art it was really lovely work and those guys should feel proud of what they did.

Anyway, I'm not sure why the Yogscast felt "shackled" to us, but I still feel honored to have worked so hard on this project for all of the backers and fans. Our business model may have been naive but it's still one of the best things I've ever made from scratch and for that I'll always be grateful to all the backers.

Since the money was all spent either directly on development of the game or paid to the Yogscast to handle physical rewards and "licensing fees" I'm afraid Winterkewl Games has a negative balance at this point. We don't have any of the money left and as such can't really offer refunds.

I understand the frustration of that, but we put in I would say much more than a "Good Faith Effort" we literally gave it everything we had and then some to make this game happen. So, like I said all of those numbers are not completely vetted, once I get all the data formatted I'll come back and post again. I do hope that sheds some light on where everything went though, nothing was scammed, no one and I mean NO ONE has gotten rich from this effort or is even better off then when we started, except for all the memories and the great feeling it was to see your support and try and make a great product from it.

Thanks again for everything, and again my deepest apologies that we weren't able to finish the game ourselves. I really hope the Yogscast's plan with TUG works out and all the backers get a great game they deserve. ~Kris
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Clockwork · Jul 22, 2014

SexualRhinoceros · Jul 22, 2014

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The fact that you watch Dom makes me immensely happy. Us kids from Pittsburgh live by his videos and by bro science

Clockwork · Jul 22, 2014

SexualRhinoceros said: ↑

The fact that you watch Dom makes me immensely happy. Us kids from Pittsburgh live by his videos and by bro science
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He taught be that a bench is both a weight, and a place to rest after your lift.

Also maybe that I should start lifting,

PositivAndroid · Jul 22, 2014

oh hey I almost forgot, tomorrow I will be leaving to go to Oregon and I will be staying there until sunday,

SexualRhinoceros · Jul 22, 2014

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He taught be that a bench is both a weight, and a place to rest after your lift.

Also maybe that I should start lifting,
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I lifted at Penn State with a friend and we made fun of a kid on a smith machine together. Easily the most fun I've ever had in the gym

Clockwork · Jul 22, 2014

SexualRhinoceros said: ↑

I lifted at Penn State with a friend and we made fun of a kid on a smith machine together. Easily the most fun I've ever had in the gym
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I bet he used cross fit too.

SexualRhinoceros · Jul 22, 2014

Clockwork said: ↑

I bet he used cross fit too.
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99% sure he still does leg day too! Like DO YOU EVEN LIFT BRO??

EDIT: So TIL my server is still one of the most highly viewed servers ever. This could be good or bad...

Din0kid · Jul 22, 2014

I'm downloading SMITE right now since it looks better than LoL or DOTA

SexualRhinoceros · Jul 22, 2014

SexualRhinoceros's "This Email Says Whaaaat?" of the day:

Dear Buckyballs Customer,
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing the voluntary recall of all Buckyballs and Buckycubes high-powered magnets. The CPSC warns that these products contain defects in the design, warnings and instructions, which pose a substantial risk of injury and death to children and teenagers.

Reason for the Recall
From 2009 to the present, the CPSC received numerous incident reports of ingestions involving Buckyballs and Buckycubes, many of which required surgery. The recall is intended to protect children and teenagers from the risk of injury that can occur when more than one magnet is ingested. For more information about the CPSC action, please visit:http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/New...Buckycubes-High-Powered-Magnet-Sets-Recalled/

Description of the Product
Buckyballs and Buckycubes consist of sets of numerous, small, high-powered magnets. These sets vary in the number of magnets included and come in a variety of colors. Individual magnets in the set are about 5 millimeters in diameter. Individual magnets in Buckyballs are spherical and individual magnets in Buckycubes are cube-shaped.
About 2.5 million sets of Buckyballs and Buckycubes have been sold in retail stores nationwide and online since 2009.

How to Receive a Refund
The CPSC urges you to stop using the product immediately and return it for a refund. Any Buckyballs or Buckycubes that are not returned as part of this recall should be safely disposed of to prevent any risk of injury.

To receive a refund, visit the recall website at www.buckyballsrecall.com or contact the Recall Administrator at 1-866-905-8102.

ALL CLAIMS MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE January 17, 2015. Claims submitted by this deadline will be paid as they are received only until funds are exhausted, so please submit your claim right away.

Consumers who provide proof of purchase in the form of a signed proof of claim form or a receipt stating that the products were purchased in the United States and return the products to the Recall Administrator shall receive a refund no greater than the purchase price, plus a reasonable allowance for shipping by standard U.S. First Class Mail.

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SexualRhinoceros · Jul 22, 2014

Din0kid said: ↑

wtf why did you purchase buckyballs and buckycubes
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there was a way back in the day you could get them for free so I got like some $200 worth of buckyballs and resold them to kids in 6th grade. I was the drug dealer fulfilling their insatiable hunger for magnetic balls of steel

Din0kid · Jul 22, 2014

SexualRhinoceros said: ↑

there was a way back in the day you could get them for free so I got like some $200 worth of buckyballs and resold them to kids in 6th grade. I was the drug dealer fulfilling their insatiable hunger for magnetic balls of steel
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that's pure entrepreneurial spirit right there

critsarecool · Jul 22, 2014

This comic, it gives you a whole new view of Portal.
http://www.thinkwithportals.com/comic/

Also, the possible truth of the Companion Cube.

Clockwork · Jul 22, 2014

SexualRhinoceros said: ↑

99% sure he still does leg day too! Like DO YOU EVEN LIFT BRO??

EDIT: So TIL my server is still one of the most highly viewed servers ever. This could be good or bad...

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You had a server and never told us? QQ WHY DONT YUU LIVE SHMR ENYNORE

Elate · Jul 22, 2014

WoxandWarf said: ↑

You mean this didn't happen?
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They got back together again.

Clockwork · Jul 22, 2014

Elate said: ↑

They got back together again.
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Ha, it's not even like i like Cyber.... b-b-b-baka

SexualRhinoceros · Jul 22, 2014

Clockwork said: ↑

You had a server and never told us? QQ WHY DONT YUU LIVE SHMR ENYNORE
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Da server died in late March or I'd have spammed about it erryday

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