Hi.

I have decided to stop selling this game, due to the new GDPR law that goes into effect May 25, 2018. Don't take me wrong, I love how this new law gives power back to the people about its own data, but adapting Twin Robots to this new regulation would require:

1) Removing gameplay analytics: These are stats about where players die, how long they stay on each level, etc.

2) Removing Unity Hardware analytics: These registered hardware info so the Unity team could gather insight about where to optimize their engine, for example. The thing is, the free version of the Unity engine does not allow to disable this data gathering. You have to subscribe on their $35/month plan to be able to do that... with a minimum 12 month stay.

3) Removing online leaderboards: I used my own server for this, and since it registered your username along your score, it could potentially be considered personal data under the new GDPR law. Specially when considering that the default username when submitting a score is your Steam username, which uniquely identifies you.

4) Removing Steam integration: when playing from inside the Steam client, the game sends & receives personal data like your Steam username, so that's probably a no-no under the GDPR too.

If I don't remove all this, I'd have to provide a means for the player (you) to access, revoke or modify any of this data.

After that, I'd have to build, test & upload all 3 versions (Win, Mac, Linux).

I was going to do it, I even purchased the Unity subscription plan, but honestly... it's not worth it. It doesn't make any financial sense, the game has been for sale since 2015 and it sold pretty bad. So I can't keep pouring time & energy on it.

I'm a single developer with a normal day job, so I prefer to put my scarce resources (time, effort, money) towards building a new game where all these requirements will be met from the start.

Thanks for reading, and sorry if this causes you any trouble. If that's so, please let me know and we'll talk about it, I can probably help.

Oh btw, for existing players: the game should continue working as usual, though the leaderboards won't work anymore so you'll see a "Loading..." message in there that never clears (the leaderboards on my server have been removed). Sorry for that inconvenience.

Have a nice day,
Pablo

Hi,

Hope you are all having fun playing Twin Robots!

I thought it would be cool to make some kind of contest to reward you for playing this game, and a 3D printed figurine of one of the robots came up as a nice prize! Some time ago I made one for myself, I hand painted it and it's currently sitting on my desk:



So, I just got a new one 3D printed, and it's still pure white. It's about 9,7 cm / 3,8 inches tall:



If you win, you'll get to choose between the black or the white version of the robot and I'll hand paint it myself. I can also leave it as is in case you want to paint it. International shipping is on me too, except for customs / border charges if any.

Finish as many levels, as fast as possible! Record your play through and upload it to youtube. Then, let me know about it by posting a comment here or at my blog..
When you post a comment, don't forget to include the highest level you reached along with a link to your video.

Right now! :-)

Your video should be publicly available & you should have posted as instructed above before March 1, 2016 at 00:00 (UTC +1). Click here to see this deadline in your local time.

1. The winner will be the player who beats the most levels. If several players beat the same amount of levels, the one who did it faster ( * ) wins.
   
2. Play in single player mode only. Sorry, I love coop mode but since levels can be completed faster with 2 players it wouldn't be fair to those playing alone.
   
3. Start on Level 1.
   
4. Don't skip any level, play them consecutively.
   
5. Don't use any cheats or alter the game in any way.
   
6. You can take advantadge of any bug / glitch currently present in the game... as long as it's not the result of you infringing rule #5.
   
7. You can repeat a level if you need or want to. Your best time on each level is what will be counted.
   
8. Please enter a name when you finish Level 1. This will be remembered so you'll only need to type it once.
   
9. You can upload as many videos as you want, but please note that each video will count as an individual entry to the contest. Level completion times won't be added across multiple videos.
   
10. You can edit the video if you want, but the final edit must clearly show each level being played in real time, from start to finish (including the "end of level screen" with the stats).

( * ) Whenever you finish a level, you'll see a stat called "Final Time". This is basically the time it took you to complete the level, and the sum of that across all levels you finished is what I'll be looking at if needed. Remember that when a robot dies, "Final time" is the time you took to complete the level multiplied by 2... so you better take care of your twin! ;-)

Good luck & have fun!

Hi everyone,

This new update fixes the following bugs:

1. Leaderboard display being stuck on "LOADING" message - They should load ok now!
   
2. "Finished all levels" achievement was not always unlocked even when finishing the game. If you finished the game but didn't receive the achievement, simply enter the main menu and the achievement will unlock.

I'll now have a look at Steam Cloud & Trading Cards. No promise, though ;)

Thanks for your patience,
Pablo

Hi,

I just published an update that fixes a minor bug: when showing the tip panel that instructs you how to do something (for example, "Hold C to connect") the icon was incorrect if you were playing with a gamepad instead of using the keyboard. This is now fixed.

I'm also aware that the leaderboards are not loading - I will investigate why this is happening and fix it in the next update. Don't worry though, since your times are still being recorded and uploaded correctly! It's just the loading that is failing.

Cheers,
Pablo

UPDATE 03/20/2016

It looks like Desura is finally offline. So if you bought the game in there & still have not received your Steam key, please get in touch at thinicegames.com/contact

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

Hi,

As you probably know, Indie Royale & Desura's parent company, Bad Juju, filed for bankruptcy a while ago.

Twin Robots was part of Indie Royale Debut 26 bundle, and buyers were promised a Steam key if the game was Greenlit. It was also up for sale on Desura.

Bad Juju going bankrupt means that I won't be seeing any of the money they still owe me, both from the bundle & the store :(

Of course, I don't want this issue to affect my supporters, and if I was a buyer of a game in this situation I'd like the devs to do something like this, so:

If you bought the game on Indie Royale Debut 26 bundle or via Desura, just get in touch and I'll send you a Steam key.

- The easiest & fastest way to do this is to send me a PM in Desura:
http://www.desura.com/messages/compose?to=Projo#compose
Please include a link to your library, it will look something like this:
http://www.desura.com/members/XXX/games/?filter=t&kw=twin, where XXX means your username in Desura. The "twin" keyword filter helps me speed up the process :)

- Alternatively, you can also reach me out through my site:
http://www.thinicegames.com/contact/
Don't forget to provide some proof of purchase! Since you can't attach anything on that form, please provide a link to your IndieRoyale download key or simply send me a "Hello" message, I'll answer back & then you'll be able to reply attaching any purchase proof you may have.

If you have any question regarding this issue, don't hesitate to ask; I'll do my best to help you out!

I hope you enjoy the game here on Steam too :)

Best regards,
Pablo