Yep, I see that, Rob. Unfortunately, my post went "live" before I realized my mistake. (Days off, stay up late, brain gets fuzzy! LOL!)
I hadn't heard that, Stu (being sued for permitting uploads on server), but there again, it would be up to VStep to authorize it. I wouldn't advocate anyone suberting them and post illegal content out there for public consumption, I was just saying "it sure would be nice if..."
Everyone (including myself) is drawing a comparison with Auran. But, then again, there's a good reason. It's a nice business model and they're at least giving the impression that they're very friendly towards their community and fan base, as opposed to trying like so many developers out there to charge for every little add-on and aspect of their product. (OK, they actually
do seem to care about us Trainz users. They've been very helpful and nice to work with on tech issues.
)
I don't wish to even approach (and this certainly isn't the place, anyway) the subject of being fairly compensated for their artistic efforts, yada, yada, yada (take
that discussion to a payware board!), I'm just saying that if they want their Ship Sim product to enjoy the same kind of success as a company with a similar product, they might be smart to take a page from Auran.
Ship Sim looks to hold a lot of promise and could be very fun and I can see it going big world-wide. I'm just saying that if it's development and marketing is handled right, both the developer and us (a somewhat dubouis now but hopefully future-faithful community), benefit and do so in a HUGE way.
Mick