Topic: Ever try get on steam?
DXDoug
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Joined: 2017-10-04, 00:37
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Posted at: 2017-10-04, 00:46
game looks great. maybe its just cause open source games dont usually go to steam etc, but yeah would be great to see on the market. 
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einstein13
Joined: 2013-07-29, 00:01
Posts: 1116  One Elder of Players Location: Poland |
Posted at: 2017-10-04, 12:54
Is "Steam" means somebody will pay for that? I don't like idea that Widelands shouldn't be free. Also is the steam free? I don't think so. If I am wrong, please correct me. I don't use steam, only heard a lot about it. einstein13
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kaputtnik
Joined: 2013-02-18, 20:48
Posts: 2551 OS: Archlinux Version: current master One Elder of Players Location: Germany |
Posted at: 2017-10-04, 20:41
There was a discussion earlier. I don't think that the philosophy of widelands fit with the philosophy of steam. From what i know steam is to earn money, whereas widelands is just freedom without any goal for money (beside the needed money to run the servers). Thanks to all the people who spend their free time for widelands, whatever they do
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GunChleoc
Joined: 2013-10-07, 15:56
Posts: 3317 One Elder of Players Location: RenderedRect |
Posted at: 2017-10-04, 20:53
Actually, it's entirely legitimate to ask money for free as in freedom software - just think of how Linux distributions used to work, where one would buy a set of CDs and the distributor get some money for the effort of packaging & printing. One beef I have with Steam that they keep ignoring my requests to create a translation team, seems that I need to spend some money with them before I am allowed to do any unpaid work for them... Busy indexing nil values
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teppo
Joined: 2012-01-30, 09:42
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Posted at: 2017-10-05, 06:37
This chapter in the GNU philosophy even encourages it.
Why do we need a translation team from Steam? Widelands is already translated to many languages. Surely there are games in Steam that support fewer ones. Edited: 2017-10-05, 06:41
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DXDoug
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Posted at: 2017-10-05, 12:30
Well i mean 2-5$ games arent that bad of a idea. But also keep in mind since everyone here thinks going to steam means having to pay to play it doesnt. The Game could def be in the Free To play Section an boom alot more players an you can keep the game free for all to enjoy
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DXDoug
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Posted at: 2017-10-05, 12:38
Steam is a FREE application for gaming, and marketplace for gaming IT cost nothing to download the app and find millions of different games that are free to play, or ofcourse a game can purchase to play. There is literally thousands of free to play games on steam, that range from every type of game you could imagine to just single player games to MMO games to Multiplayer games etc all genres of pc games have an continue to be free on steam. Going to steam just means more players who could see the game and decide wether or not want to try it out. You can keep WildLands free to play, and bring in alot more players to the game. But ya you should check it out its the biggest / largest Internet Gaming Marketplace in the world.
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trimard
Joined: 2009-03-05, 22:40
Posts: 230  Widelands-Forum-Junkie Location: Paris |
Posted at: 2017-10-05, 16:01
The reason is pretty well summed up here:
And that last problem might be the reason GunCheoc can't translate it properly.
No of course no. Many games are free on steam
Steam isn't free. You have to buy 5dol worth of games before you can download any free games (last time I checked for a game that free on steam as part of a promotion). But that doesn't mean people won't have access to the link of the game where they will see it's free. anyway, the goal isn't to be available only on steam, the goal is to touch the people that only use steam as a mean for finding games. Those people certainly already have pay more than 5dol (again if these are really needed for free games). Personnally, I think that's a good idea because that help to make a bigger player base. Yes people won't see the translations well, yes we won't have the stats. But all these will still be available in other distributions tactics. And I'm ready to make part of the donation necessary to publish on steam, if that's the problem.
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kaputtnik
Joined: 2013-02-18, 20:48
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Posted at: 2017-10-05, 19:12
I think i was misunderstood, or did not explain exactly what i meant: For me it is a great difference if Steam would grab our source code and deploy it, or if we offer our game to steam to help them to earn money. The latter reason is not what i want. And this is also against the GNU philosophy, IMHO.
Thats a good reason, but does not solve the problem of missing developers. And i don't believe the equation "bigger player base = more contributers" is true. Maybe i am wrong
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GunChleoc
Joined: 2013-10-07, 15:56
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Posted at: 2017-10-05, 21:52
We as Widelands, no. We as speakers of languages that are not on the Steam list, yes. Steam versions of games will only list availability for Steam languages, even if they have been translated into more languages. Happened to me with Frogatto & Friends, and will happen to me for SuperTuxKart and Battle for Wesnoth. Busy indexing nil values
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donnu why everyone here thinks going to steam means making the game a have to purchase option. Since ya there is plenty free games on steam. Could always just go that route an make it a free to play game an then it would be just like it already is but with possible alot more people to play with for multiplayer etc.