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wccrawford ,

That's only a short-term solution. That LTS only lasts so long, and both Apple and Google now require that you recompile your app with the latest APIs every 2 years or less.

wccrawford ,

It's a "get this shit outta here" button. So I understand the downvotes.

wccrawford ,

Your github link is 404 for me.

wccrawford ,

I'm really surprised about this. Amazon got called on their arbitration clause so much that they removed it because it was so expensive.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-faced-75-000-arbitration-demands-now-it-says-fine-sue-us-11622547000

Roku is practically asking for people to do the same to them. They could even do it about this clause, IMO. (I am not a lawyer.) This is a really dumb clause to have these days.

wccrawford ,

I'm a senior non-game developer, playing at game development in my spare time. I used to use Unity, but I've quit them a few times, and I think this time is for good. UE4/5 didn't really fit my work flow or design style.

So I'm playing with Godot now, and I'm pretty impressed. Some things like 3d imports and animations could use some love, I think... But otherwise, I'm pretty happy with it.

wccrawford ,

True, except that you need to be able to compile for the latest SDK, etc. Google and Apple now require that your app is compiled against the current or immediately previous SDK, and will actually hide your app on the store if it isn't now. Perfectly good games just disappear from the listings for some BS reason.

And the old version of your game engine often won't compile against newer SDKs, especially if it's more than a couple years old.

I experienced something similar with my game that I made using Unity and the Chromecast plugin for it. Google stopped updating the plugin, and the new Unity didn't work with the old plugin, and for some reason I needed to use a newer Unity version. (It's been a while and my memory is hazy on it now.) I could not compile my game for modern devices anymore. Luckily, it wasn't even a game I had published, so I didn't screw over any users with that, except my own family.

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