Wow, that sucks. I actually had a lot of fun playing this game. The only thing I really didn't like about it was when you finished the objectives the map would just start over, wish you could keep a save slot or something just because you finished it (even if it is the same map).TeamHavocRacing wrote:Recent events in Spintires land are fit for TMZ or ET News....I don't care if all I do is deliver logs, it feels like an accomplishment when I do it.
From Steam:
"Dec 18, 2014
Spintires creator claims publisher has frozen him out of his own game.
PC Gamer
Spintires is an off-road driving simulator in which you take hard-as-nails Soviet-era vehicles on excursions through the rugged Russian wilderness. The outstanding physics make for a very realistic simulation of hardcore off-roading, but as a game, it doesn't have a whole lot else going on. You're not racing for the flag against other players or hurrying to evacuate Strelok from the Exclusion Zone; you're just driving around muddy woods. Andy Kelly said in his June review that it felt like an Early Access game because its scope is so limited, and now it appears that it could stay that way forever.
In a message posted on the Russian social network VK and translated on Steam, developer Pavel Zagrebelnyj accused UK-based publisher Oovee of taking the money and skipping town, leaving him unable to update the game. "Sad news... just seemed like the development process started, I almost finished my map and tools to develop mods (free upgrade)... as our Englishmen from oovee together with the loot disappeared," he said. "I don't have permissions to upload the update to Steam. So now I'll complete and release map editor, in the version it is now, and this will be end of Spintires."
He also claimed that Oovee was deleting his posts from its official English-language forum, effectively cutting him off from a large part of his audience. Oovee, however, has denied the allegations, saying Zagrebelnyj has been paid in full and that there is no breach of contract on either side. It also expressed hope that development will resume soon, and said that talks to expand the team to allow for faster and more wide-ranging development were also planned.
"Unfortunately there have been some communication issues recently which appear to have lead to this post being made by Pavel on the Russian forum," it wrote on its own forums. "Oovee has not been notified of any contract terminations or anything of that matter—a discussion will be held on the subject to rectify any misunderstandings."
As for future updates, it added, "As Oovee owns the rights to Spintires, we have no plans of our own to halt and/or cease to develop the game further."
Zagrebelnyj said he still holds the rights to the technology and source code, however, and may use that to create another, similar game.
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Dec.25th 2014
Happy Holidays from the Oovee team
Community Announcements - OOVEE_R
Good day off-roaders,
As 2014 comes to a close - we would like to thank all of our fans for supporting us and would like to look back over the year. We have experienced good days and we have experienced hard days - while we can only wish for a walk in the park, we must face the truth that there will always challenges to contend with.
With the success of Spintires and further expansion of the game planned - we see that we couldn't have come this far without the support of all of you. Every day is a learning curve and every day is different - it is now that we should learn from the past so we can move successfully into the future.
Going forward into 2015, we look to see the release of mod support... a feature that has been patiently awaited by you all. Furthermore, both paid and free downloadable content will be makings it's way to you all, where new maps, trucks and game modes will be creating a longer playable life span to the game.
There is much to be enjoyed in 2015 and we hope that you will continue to support us on our journey, creating Spintires for you all to enjoy.
As it is that time of year to share good will and presents - as a Christmas present from everyone at Oovee Game Studios and IMGN.PRO, we are sharing with you a free map called 'The Pit'.
Before we leave to spend the holidays with our families, we would like to wish you all Happy holidays and a fantastic New Year!
Definitely is a fun game! Been meaning to do more on the drifting side, and take screenshots of it.Midbeck wrote:I've been playing a lot of Assetto Corsa lately and drifting in that game is so much fun holy shit! Amazing stuff if you guys are interested.
Does the whole game look like that?TeamHavocRacing wrote:I got CoD AW for X-Mas and I'm very impressed with those visuals...
What did you do to get out of the first one?TeamHavocRacing wrote:Some more BF4 glitches...
