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I suppose this was submitted due to the new Ahoy video that was released today, as well as submitted to HN [0]? Other open source implementations of Sawyer's w
by satvikpendem 2y ago
I suppose this was submitted due to the new Ahoy video that was released today, as well as submitted to HN [0]?
Other open source implementations of Sawyer's works include OpenTTD and OpenRCT2.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42346463 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42346463
- indrora 2y agoIt's unfortunate that Chris Sawyer doesn't really like openTTD or OpenRCT2 as projects (despite driving sales on GOG and the like)
- satvikpendem 2y agoInteresting, do you know why that is?
- blibble 2y agoI've never seen a direct quote but the rumour was he considered his games finished and as he wanted them to be
- sneed_chucker 2y agoFrom what I've seen, he considers them piracy.
- satvikpendem 2y agoBut...you need to buy the game to even play them. Of course you can pirate the games but that has really no bearing on OpenRCT2 itself.
- y33t 2y agoOpenTTD doesn't require assets to be played
- indrora 2y agoShort form, he's one those "my work is perfect the way it is" artists: https://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?p=971373#p971373 https://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?p=971373#p971373