Someone is pirating Universe Sandbox Alpha

[valentin123]

some guy is pirating the game!
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[Chris]

some guy is pirating the game!
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We are aware of this and have already reacted.
The pirates can have fun with Alpha 5
Since Alpha 6 the application requires a valid steam key (and won't run outside of steam).

[valentin123]

some guy is pirating the game!
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We are aware of this and have already reacted.
The pirates can have fun with Alpha 5
Since Alpha 6 the application requires a valid steam key (and won't run outside of steam).

ok

[valentin123]

now that guy changed the description and put "send me a PM for the link"
strange...

[Dan Dixon]

Yeah. This is the 2nd incident of pirating of the Alpha that we've discovered.

Here's what I wrote in the comments of that file:

I created Universe Sandbox. Myself and a team of 6 others have been working on this game for over two years and have spent several hundred thousand dollars on development.

The torrent that you're sharing is an old version that will not update and contains many, many bugs. We've only released the alpha version to a handful of testers, so it's disappointing that you would betray the early access that you were granted. Please stop sharing the torrent and remove the link.

Cool video, btw. Also... the sequel is called Universe Sandbox 2, not 3.

That said... It's good to be making something worth pirating.

[Stevodoran]

Such a shame to see that someone who requested access to the alpha would go and do something like this...

[JAW1002]

Ah this is pretty awful still, that one of our testers, each with the desire to aid the game's development would do such a thing.. If only there was a way to find out who and stop them. But I suppose when the time comes you cant stop them all. Hope they enjoy Alpha 5..

[blotz]

hmm, could we report them or would that not do anything?

[smjjames]

hmm, could we report them or would that not do anything?

How can we report them if we don't know who is doing it? Might not even be someone on the forum.

This kind of thing is why NDAs exist.

[Dan Dixon]

Not worth the trouble, really. I've already spent more time thinking about this than it was worth.

Even if they signed an NDA, I'd have to figure out who did it, and then what? Anyway... disappointing, and whoever it is should feel bad (removing the link but telling people to PM them), but I'm not going to flip out about it.

Anyway... back to making an awesome simulator!

Did someone say something about connecting two dice together with spider silk?

[tuto99]

Adding string physics to Ubox would be cool, yes.

[valentin123]

if the alpha had cost money,they will pirate it with more reason but,this was given away for free to people ho has signed into the "campaign" of the alpha

[Xriqxa]

Is it [user name removed by Dan]?it might be [user name removed by Dan].

[smjjames]

Is it [user name removed by Dan]?it might be [user name removed by Dan].

Do you have proof?

[Xriqxa]

No, I admit, but it is a guess supported by the fact that he posted a THREAD about him wanting the alpha before being rejected by several testers.

[valentin123]

i hope they doesn't pirate the beta and the final version...

[Xriqxa]

No, 3 years of work does not go down the pan without being paid for.

[Lord DC]

Although i hate him for spoiling it fr anyone that downloads it, i'm pretty sure this is a good thing becuase:
A: Awesome Dan made it steam only
B: the piraters will be tempted to buy the final release
C: they'll tell their non-pirating friends
D: the dev team will get huge amounts of money for developing more!
ALL AROUND WIN!!!!!!!!!
(except for the tester who put the link up)

[gabriel.dac]

There is a Judas among us

[Bla]

Is it [user name removed by Dan]?it might be [user name removed by Dan].

No, I admit, but it is a guess supported by the fact that he posted a THREAD about him wanting the alpha before being rejected by several testers.

I don't think that's being fair to [user name removed by Dan] - that's not evidence that he pirated it at all. I think it's a bad idea to start accusing random people in public. That way we're just going to spread distrust and enmity.

[Xriqxa]

Hello? I posted my regret on the Alpha Six page!

[valentin123]

the video is down by copyright!

[gabriel.dac]

the video is down by copyright!

who flagged it?

[Dan Dixon]

I flagged it after asking them to remove the link and they chose not to comply.

[Xriqxa]

There is a Judas among us

Judas? What is Judas?

[crashman1390]

What if to stop such pirating, the file would be in a zip folder once downloaded and would be password locked so no one could be able to extract it...

[Nutt007]

What if to stop such pirating, the file would be in a zip folder once downloaded and would be password locked so no one could be able to extract it...

That's not really how Steam works at all.

[Dan Dixon]

What is Judas?

"Judas Iscariot was, according to the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ... He is infamously known for his kiss and betrayal of Jesus."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_Iscariot

[Xriqxa]

Oh, so, yeah. There is a Judas among us. That is, if he is on this forum. If your are reading this, Judas guy, you suck!

[Dan Dixon]

Let's be careful about pointing fingers without evidence...

Someone's motivation to post something like this is never 100% clear and isn't necessarily with any malice.

And it's hard to claim that their actions hurt the project given that you can't buy it yet.

I'm not angry about this because it's just not worth it.