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Re: Show HN: I spent 6 years making a cool free game

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Friendly advice: Getting a simple site up and running describing your game with a few screenshots or a gameplay vid and providing download links takes no more than 2 hours. Personally I hesitate to download anything from another person's dropbox. Since you've worked a lot on your project don't let it fail due to poor promotion :)

I second that. YouTube channels are free. Why not post a 3-minutes gameplay demo?

Re: Show HN: I spent 6 years making a cool free game

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Ignore all the people here telling you to open-source this (for now). You have a product and a compelling story. This could be one of the rare games that actually makes money. Once you have a playable game that looks good and is fun, your main problem is getting noticed and making it easy for people to get your game and pay you for it. You've got a good story, which is key to marketing and getting noticed. You worked…

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Re: Show HN: I spent 6 years making a cool free game

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I come bearing mirrors:

-Google Drive-

win: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwh3wi9gnmg4bnNLTjlCZ0hodE...

mac: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwh3wi9gnmg4Mmp4cWYtRXpfd0...

linux: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwh3wi9gnmg4Mmp4cWYtRXpfd0...

VR: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwh3wi9gnmg4XzhMU2xVMGJCUn...

-OneDrive-

win: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=9CE2F3A7162E1D05!1068&...

mac: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=9CE2F3A7162E1D05!1069&...

linux: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=9CE2F3A7162E1D05!1070&...

VR: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=9CE2F3A7162E1D05!1067&...

Re: Show HN: I spent 6 years making a cool free game

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post #59

> It would be great just to hear your experiences of the game and how far in it you got. Post this on the TIGSource forums and ask for feedback. That is where most of the indie game developers congregate.

Wow, I've never been there before. No wonder I've been so lonely.

I have to take my son to school really quick so I'll have to do it when I get back. Btw, if anyone wants to go ahead and share this anywhere, feel free! I just want to make fun things and if you share that fun I'd be grateful.

Re: Show HN: I spent 6 years making a cool free game

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post #18

Friendly advice: Getting a simple site up and running describing your game with a few screenshots or a gameplay vid and providing download links takes no more than 2 hours. Personally I hesitate to download anything from another person's dropbox. Since you've worked a lot on your project don't let it fail due to poor promotion :)

Yeah I definitely agree. I actually had a website up once but I had to let it go because I couldn't afford the domain and server costs. Currently living off of government assistance so it's rare to have more than a few dollars extra. I also tried to contact some publishers for a bigger version but I've never received a reply. It is how it is. I'm hoping the game is good enough to travel through word of mouth :)

Why not use Github Pages?

Re: Show HN: I spent 6 years making a cool free game

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post #63

I come bearing mirrors: -Google Drive- win: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwh3wi9gnmg4bnNLTjlCZ0hodE... mac: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwh3wi9gnmg4Mmp4cWYtRXpfd0... linux: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwh3wi9gnmg4Mmp4cWYtRXpfd0... VR: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwh3wi9gnmg4XzhMU2xVMGJCUn... -OneDrive- win: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=9CE2F3A7162E1D05!1068&... mac: https://onedrive.li…

The Google Drive link to linux seems to be the same as the one for the mac version. The OneDrive link works, though :)

Re: Show HN: I spent 6 years making a cool free game

#68

Friendly advice: Getting a simple site up and running describing your game with a few screenshots or a gameplay vid and providing download links takes no more than 2 hours. Personally I hesitate to download anything from another person's dropbox. Since you've worked a lot on your project don't let it fail due to poor promotion :)

Congrats on the release. We'd love to help promote and showcase it on www.indiedb.com we are community run and here to help. We also have VRDB.com In the pipeline which would be cool for this. Keep up the fine work!

Re: Show HN: I spent 6 years making a cool free game

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post #18

Friendly advice: Getting a simple site up and running describing your game with a few screenshots or a gameplay vid and providing download links takes no more than 2 hours. Personally I hesitate to download anything from another person's dropbox. Since you've worked a lot on your project don't let it fail due to poor promotion :)

Yeah I definitely agree. I actually had a website up once but I had to let it go because I couldn't afford the domain and server costs. Currently living off of government assistance so it's rare to have more than a few dollars extra. I also tried to contact some publishers for a bigger version but I've never received a reply. It is how it is. I'm hoping the game is good enough to travel through word of mouth :)

I run a web hosting business and have servers to spare. Email me and I'll get you one for as long as you need it (see profile for email address).
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