[zykov eddy]

Yeah, I guess you're right, guys...

[zykov eddy]

Released on Indie DB

Hope this will help to promote the project. If someone has account there, please help me and rate the game

[Jan Satcitananda]

zykov eddy, on 18 February 2014 - 02:56 AM, said:

I was dreaming about people expressing their feelings about the game's story and atmosphere, but ultimately got almost nothing. I would understand if the game was bad and mediocre, bu people who played it said it was good and deserves attention. I guess they're wrong, or maybe I didn't promote it very well. I'm just confused.

This is the real difference between borrowing ideas and actually creating something every person who considers himself creative in some way should keep in mind. The point is that you had overrated your previous success in projects such as STH3D and Slender's Woods. When making projects inspired by existing well-received games, you are crediting those who created the original game. Only a tiny portion of attention your project gets is your personal achievement. Now it's time to make it clear. Time to kick some ass. One has to do a tremendous amount of work to release a fully original game which would be widely recognized. But I'm very glad that you've done something that isn't based on an existing story, so keep it up!

[zykov eddy]

Some guy tries to take the game down by creating fake accounts and making bad ratings. He's been doing it previously and mods has been ignoring him, even though I reported

This is not the first time it happens. He previously tried to take down my other games. I tried to contact the mods, saying that he is obviously a troll, but they only removed fake accounts and didn't touch the guy, saying that he has unique IP.

Can someone please help me? This guy stalks me for about a year, and nobody does a damn thing about it.


Edit: Ok, he got banned, Thank God.

[DavoX]

Were his ratings deleted as well? or has the damage been done already?

[zykov eddy]

DavoX, on 23 February 2014 - 10:14 AM, said:

Were his ratings deleted as well? or has the damage been done already?

Fake ratings has been deleted, but his rating still remains.

[zykov eddy]

Okay, thanks to some recent feedback (what I really needed, actually), now I'm convinced, the game is shit.

Oh, and no more games. I call it quits. I feel like I've wasted years of my life for nothing, and I hope you enjoyed the crap what I've been making for the past six years. I'm sorry.

[RichardStorm]

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I call it quits

wat?

[TerminX]

Hey, don't beat yourself up just because not as many random people played and liked your game as you'd hoped. Not everything you do is gonna be successful and the perceived lack of success of one thing doesn't somehow wipe out what you did prior.

I would be interested to know exactly what kind of feedback you got. You shouldn't quit.

[MetHy]

I'm pretty sure Eddy is talking about this feedback
http://boards.4chan.org/vr/res/1427243

Edit : but c'mon now, you can't except everybody to like your stuff. And to be honest, you can't really claim they are original, either.
This being said, you shouldn't stop yourself because of criticism. By making mods aimed at an audiance bigger than our usual DN3D usermap playersbase, more criticism had to be expected. Take it like a man, and instead of letting it beat you up, use it as a strength to work on stuff you like to work on.

Also I believe you were wrong in the previous page when complaining you 'only' got 550 downloads in a few days. This remains an eduke32 mod. 550 downloads in a few more days is a LOT more than anyone can dream of. You can call that a success if you associate success with a download counter.
You can't compare it with Slender Woods, either. Its ammount of downloads didn't come from the fact that it was an eduke32 mod, or that it was made by you. It was thanks to Slenderman.

[Mblackwell]

Criticism should be taken and evaluated and used to improve yourself and your art rather than be used as an excuse (subconsciously) to fuel your own insecurities. Don't quit because random anonymous people said things that upset you.

[Jblade]

Considering the themes of serious depression that have appeared in your games, I'm hesitant to say much as I think you're not feeling too great right now. I'd suggest stepping away from the PC for a bit, try and see if there's anyone you can talk to. Please don't tie your self-worth to what people think of your stuff, if you need to tie it to something than put it in love for your projects. I'm under no delusion that many people haven't touched many of my projects because they look like clusterfucks and power-fantasies from the outside, but working on it and putting care and attention into things that I know maybe only 1 or 2 people in the entire planet will ever notice and see is enough satisfaction from me.

Step away from the game for a while, and when you come back I'd suggest going back to basics and making some duke mods, rather than relying on an incredibly fickle audience for gratification. Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.

[Micky C]

zykov eddy, on 24 February 2014 - 10:56 AM, said:

Okay, thanks to some recent feedback (what I really needed, actually), now I'm convinced, the game is shit.

Oh, and no more games. I call it quits. I feel like I've wasted years of my life for nothing, and I hope you enjoyed the crap what I've been making for the past six years. I'm sorry.

I won't lie when I say the first time I read this post I thought it was a joke. The thing to remember is that even though many of your games are based on popular concepts, which made them much more visible to the public (and yes perhaps made some people a bit biased towards thinking they're better than they are), it's a fact that if the games weren't fun and just overall great, they just wouldn't be played that much. If the games were crap, nobody would play them even if they were based on popular concepts. However people did play them and enjoy them, which leads me to believe that they might be good after all

I don't see anything hugely negative in that 4chan thread, other than a few people considering TMRDF unoriginal. For all I know maybe I only enjoyed it because it was a fresh experience for me as I've never played anything like it before, it's hard to tell, I have no idea what other stuff is out there like it. The mod did have me thinking about some of the metaphors a few days after I played it, and if anybody else did the same, then the mod is a success, even if some people hate it. You can never please everyone.

James' advice is pretty good though, maybe take a break and put things in perspective. Modding is 90% having fun making stuff in the creative process and only 10% witnessing the fruits of your labour. TBH If you're not doing it for the fun of creating, then perhaps you are wasting your time, regardless of whether the project is a mega hit or not. All the more reason for a break I suppose.
Well you know what they say; when you fall off the horse, you get back on. I wouldn't mind seeing some more traditional duke mods from you further down the track, and I'd hate to see you give up modding all together just because of a few outspoken randoms on the internet that you're never going to meet. If it means anything, I still intend to finish that Quake TC level I started a while back as soon as polymer is optimized.

[Fox]

Someone on 4chan said mean things to him, the horror...

[brullov]

I think criticism is not the only reason...

[DavoX]

4 chan is like the worst place EVER... seriously. Don't quit you're one of the best modders for this game.

[king karl]

i enjoyed my time with it (cudnt have been more than 10 mins) it was fine

some critisisms tho

some of the sounds ate a bite of the ambience (the wind outside was a bit loud and the doors slamming behind you, also the music and stuff changed a bit too much from room to room which is a big deal because you were only in each room for a few seconds so it was too much change)

also the mask fight at the end didnt grab the intensity i feel it was supposed to, it ended up being more fustrating to find the thing (until i realized it was ALWAYS right behind me

[king karl]

zykov eddy, on 24 February 2014 - 10:56 AM, said:

Okay, thanks to some recent feedback (what I really needed, actually), now I'm convinced, the game is shit.

Oh, and no more games. I call it quits. I feel like I've wasted years of my life for nothing, and I hope you enjoyed the crap what I've been making for the past six years. I'm sorry.

u r legit responsible for most of my favorite duke nukem maps, (a sequel to mindstorm would.....well storm my mind) and a dream? that was awsome

i like bizarre things, things that free me from my boring reality, i want to live in a world where triangles have a billion sides the air tastes like purple and everytime you see the color green the orbits of the planets change while the people in my mirror try to kill me

you are one of the few sources of bizarreity (not a word im aware) that satisfies this urge on a regular basis, keep on keepin on!

[DavoX]

Are you still alive Eddy?

[The Commander]

I hope he wasn't drafted!

[Mike Norvak]

Hi said he was okay now, but definitely needed to take a break from mapping, maybe as well from visiting the forums.