I'm so sick of this...

Instead of paying $40, you can play our game here for free instead:
store.steampowered.com/app/73...

[@maksimjurczenko3659]

Take them to court if they don't remove your assets from their game, because that's illegal... shame on them for stealing the work YOU made for free without being paid, just to integrate it into their game and selling it for $40, without caring... Sorry this happened to you Drake.

[@Athasin]

Getting lawyers to fight an international copyright case is going to cost an arm and a leg. They should definitely copyright strike them though, it’ll get the game off Steam for 14 days.

[@LimitedWard]

Winning an international copyright lawsuit is incredibly difficult and very expensive. Not something a game studio, selling a free video game, can afford. And I doubt any lawyer would take this case on contingency.

[@peterkossits4794]

The problem is that legal fees suck up any monetary advantage you can gain and the process can take years especially since these guys are in another country. This is always the problem with this type of thing. It should almost be treated as theft and be criminal rather than a civil complaint. But it's not, unless the entities are really big. My advice. Let it slide, forget about it, ignore it. Better for the nerves.

[@ImCleos]

@@Athasin their game isnt on steam

[@Athasin]

@@ImCleos RIP then because suing a company based in another country over copyright infringement will probably cost more than they'll ever get.

[@nyanates]

No more emails. No more vids. No more threats. Just bring legal action. There are lots of other devs watching all this unfold who will do the same if you capitulate.

[@jhonayo4887]

It's not that easy. Lawyers cost a lot of money and you are risking money and time. And you may not win the case.

[@DyslexicBatnam]

@@jhonayo4887 depending on where you sue, the defendant will pay your lawyer when found guilty.

[@spellweavergeneziso]

easier said than done, court proceedings are not cheap and take way too long

[@Jaymorano]

Costs too much. Simple.

[@lucaslod2731]

No layer would take this case, case that basically the same buildings as in project reality, Squad and other milli sim games. Thats like trying to sue another artist for painting the same tree as you.

[@tamnker8465]

They're not trying to convince you they're right, they're playing a game of attrition with you, hoping that you'll just give up and let them continue stealing your work. Yeah, don't let that happen. Call in the lawyers!

[@nong333]

Just sue them. They already outright admitted in their emails that the assets were stolen through their BS arguments that will not stand up in any court. This will be a clear-cut case with the best they can hope for is that they will be forced to pay you guys for the assets and or worse, forced to stop selling their game and reimburse you at the same time. Also, stumbled onto you guys through this video. Decided to give OHD a try on steam as well. As a gamer who enjoys the pure experience and I love what you guys are doing with it and what it stands for.

[@madzangels]

You obviously didn't go to law school, that won't happen in a million years....Utter waste of time, money not to mention the emotional distress of it all while failing at the end. The lesson here is preventative, you can't cure this mess or be compensated in a court of law, but you can avoid it in future - which in of itself, will cost a lot of money. He hasn't protected his game or his IP properly, and someone has taken advantage of it - this is what a court will say after he's spent $50 - $100k

[@ultrat00n]

@@madzangels you didnt either go to law school either lol

[@madzangels]

@@ultrat00n No, I didn't have to - I own a business and have access to such advice whenever I need it, because I pay them. If you don't believe me, get your credit card out - pay an appropriate lawyer, and they'll tell you the same.

[@gnoel5722]

I am pretty sure Steam has a 0 tolerance policy for this. From what I understand, as soon as you file a lawsuit their game will be out of steam market until it is resolved. Look at what happened with Dark and Darker, almost killed their studio even if it was all a lie from their competitor.

[@Invertmini1212]

Its been off steam so anyone who buys it has no recourse

[@timothy80]

They removed the game from steam after launching it. It's likely they knew what would happened when they got found out and pulled it and started selling it on their own.

[@bigdumbeduardo760]

I hope drake uses the money he might get from the lawsuit to repay the people who bought the game

[@JooshMaGoosh]

Sibi studio or whatever its called is not Nexon... Dark and Darker allegedly fucked with nexon. Nexon is a masssive corp in korea. They got moooney.

[@Donut988]

@@bigdumbeduardo760 they could make part of the resolve for the lawsuit if the game gets permanently taken down that they have to refund the game, if not steam might be able to do some sort of charge back. 🤷

[@konigaminggr]

I love how the italian dude ADMITS to stealing assets. But then just goes "nuh-uh, I'm suing YOU" 🤦‍♂

[@3rosione]

i am italian, and being a game developer myself and having worked with other italian devs over the past i can assure you that this is the type of mentality most people have in regards to making a videogame. they think that making a game means "making it big" economically, the money side of things is the main driving motive. no passion whatsoever, or very little anyway. people here REALLY think that "making a game" equals to making a shit ton of money really quick and a rare thing that you can brag about. if you say you "make games" for a living or in your spare time, people are amazed and look at you with crazed eyes. it is very uncommon, therefore people don't comprehend it. and when they find out about the business side of things, they suddenly want to make one. i'm pretty certain the thought process the devs for the venatur game had was like "hey there's a free game on steam, probably means we CAN steal what's inside of it since it's free i guess. nobody's gonna know right? it is free so who gives a shit anyways. there is a load of other crappy/indie fps games on steam, who cares."

[@notinterested8452]

​@@3rosioneyep, they're mafia types.

[@mmrchive]

​@@3rosionepretty much every CEO in AAA game companies now too.

[@3nertia]

@@3rosione Welcome to capitalism - Profits over People!

[@arostiredorsomething]

God damn pizza men!

[@jayedmunds5665]

stumbled across this video by accident and i genuinely feel for this guy amd his community, he is passionate and cares enough to protect his and their creations - it is a societal function of people that werent told no as a kid that beleive that they can take something no matter who it hurts or upsets. fight them any way you can lad, best of luck

[@Leinks173]

The reason why society ISNT in fact doomed is because of amazing people like you who actually DO know right from wrong, and are willing to sacrifice for it.

[@peaceup5519]

Yea... People are a$$ holes. I'm 45yrs old. The older I got, the more I began to understand why older people are so bitter and upset. The longer one lives, the more one gets back stabbed, lied to, stolen from, and ripped up. The older I got, the smaller my circle of friends got. Unfortunately, this is the world we live in. The more advanced technology gets, the easier it becomes for people to steal things... Especially digital assets. Each year, I ger more and more depressed. Stories like yours are happening more and more. My heart goes out to you and your team. Stay strong, don't give up, and don't let those a$$ holes dictate your future.

[@seedypr6479]

👆 Underrated comment

[@Ariaa76]

Man this resonates even though I'm younger. We recently found out that the IT guy for our webserver and business, the guy was a fraud... dragging everything, making up and even creating hurdles just for wanting money left and right for various different reasons that we were not aware of (can't blame dad, 50 y'o man who grew up without tech and is more a crafty/handy man). I talked to an old friend of mine, describing the situation and I found out it is a very common thing especially in tech and it's getting worse and worse. -_- We said screw this, I'm learning everything from the scratch, on my own, dropping everything just to learn and get better just to have our own agency and control. You can't trust people these days especially with tech and once business is in involved it get's even more absurd. What hurts me the most is I was so passionate, looking up to the guy and wanting to learn and improve, I was not aware how stupid I was for thinking like this because I always value people knowing more than me, but seriously f that... "The older I got, the smaller my circle of friends got." this for real, only need few few people who have proven themselves to be there and those are enough you don't need more, a year or two ago I used to have my addlist and notifications full of "friends", they're all gone now and rightfully so, other than wasting your time they're no good for anything. But appreciating the good ones and keeping them close is the right way. I enjoy getting older honestly, the more I learn the better I feel not to repeat the same mistakes. Wall of text and I wrote a lot but I felt your comment more than anything these days.✌🏽

[@Miketar2424]

@@Alongfortheride693 Ok, in the year 1918, the world was infected with the Spanish flu which was deadlier than Covid and killed over 50 million, they had just witnessed a world war which also killed many millions. Crime was high, and single motherhood rampant. Racism was basically legal in America, many blacks killed by hanging and beaten. Women had no rights, not even allowed to vote. If you were not white and christian you simply had no seat at the table anywhere. What we did NOT have though, was people complaining about all this on the internet, so at least that was an advantage.

[@RandomFandomOfficial]

@@Alongfortheride693SUPER BASED COMMENT! 😊

[@fvlse_]

I’m 25, and I already feel like this. Maybe it’s just a different world today, but I feel alone, like I’m in the matrix.

[@gotdamn_tarantino]

Please don't take this video down or reverse course unless you have to for legal purposes. I love the fact that you're putting this shit on display for everyone to see because it absolutely has to stop. Yes, the mental gymnastics required to justify this shit is wild. And then to top it off, they're charging for their game while your shit is freely available. I respect your unfiltered honesty boss. Keep doing what you're doing.

[@geronimo5537]

These kind of disputes are typically between companies. The winner in court usually gets "all" profits made using stolen property/design and requires a hefty damages fine. The way these developers act is like a HR manager caught lying. Full of apology and friendship. Yet avoiding solving the problem. They entirely deserve to be sued and put out of business. Not only for the theft itself. But also for how consistently they try to take zero ownership of this having occured. None of their behavior speaks of any professionalism to the trade. You deserve every cent of their stolen money, legally.

[@bigdarby2830]

Yeah definitely shouldn't be public if it goes somewhere legal. I even think the Italian guy is trying to explain who ever finished the assets uploaded them to some asset marketplace. Now he is asking for proof of ownership which drake hopefully has.

[@stephaniemichaelssoftware]

This is Truebones Motions Exposed delusion in a nutshell. There was a similar guy attacking smaller devs and even Epic games but he livestreamed his behavior and self justification. A bunch of people like KiraTV tried to break down the delusion on their channels. It was really wild. No idea what causes this but its wild.

[@killerv135]

I dont mind people using assets available, but dont pirate them and sell the game while being disrespectful.

[@TheDivineRonin]

9:55 I have so much respect for you for you acknowledging and admitting things that you made a mistake on and learned and fixed. Very honorable

[@mustafakilla00]

First time ever watching one of your videos. Big respect on your project and many thanks for giving me a good laugh 🤣

[@cheesebucketman1606]

I don't respect those who steal others stuff and sell it like it's their own. No one should be nice to sutch weasel snakes

[@user-iz4vl4jf1x]

you are young and cant understand ceo mindset

[@mane0ne]

​@@tweziokay and? Why didn't the guy buy the assets then instead of stealing them?

[@lou_pan3577]

​@@twezialso not true

[@ethancowan3431]

@@twezibro said their ass😂. Who gives a shit if their ass it’s still illegal to steal. Like bro missed the point

[@OlympianGift]

So.. jews lol

[@NorwinLabs]

Make a digital signature in the material or in the mesh itself, saves you a lot of the headaches in the future and can provide a failsafe.

[@hsoj9550]

^ This! Take a page from what Dbrand did with their skins and include some hidden Easter eggs that act as unique fingerprints for your assets. Make it truly undeniable when something has been stolen.

[@MillywiggZ]

Good call. Maybe hidden in something like brail or morse code. On a complex part of the topology like a join or a corner hahaa!

[@RavenTaleLive]

@@MillywiggZ IIRC bludrake already stated they have similar stuff already in place on some of the assets, a lot of the references were removed as whoever is behind the plagiarism is aware of such methods and has been trying to hide any trace.

[@ItalianMetalHED]

this happened with jerry rig everything when he made his phone cases, casetify stole their assets and charged more for their crappy iterations. jerry put in easter eggs inside their teardown skins (they used high end cameras and 10k hours of optimization etc) and the resolution of castify was crap lol. They were using the same insides from droids for iphones too lol he officially filed lawsuit too! Casetify is a 1 billion dollar company too

[@Unknown-rk9qm]

​@@ItalianMetalHEDThis is actually very funny. If they just weren't that lazy and remove those easter eggs(cuz they are easily noticeable) noone would actually suspect

[@TrashPandaPirate]

I have had your game in my library for a bit now. Only played for a little bit. Looks like its time to download cause i love the message you guys are putting out with it

[@Heisenblargh]

7:05 Love how your doggie starts to shred some shose :D haha so sweet!

[@AnakinSkyobiliviator]

12:25 Aside from the honestly humorous demand for an apology video for an apparent slander, the dev somehow knows that his model got a lower poly count from the previous exchanges despite _never owning the model_ to compare? And I like how there are a lot of the dev's defenders (at least the ones highlighted in this video) that kind of go "your game is bad, therefore stealing its asset is okay" ...thinking the game is bad isn't the same thing as it being abandonware.

[@justateddybear951]

Or the ones saying he doesn't get any views on his youtube channel anymore lol oh you mean the guy that stopped going hard making youtube content like years ago isn't still getting bigger? waow

[@DriftJunkie]

He literally admitted to having a badly ripped version of Drake's assets! XDD

[@Inferryu]

Even if it is abandonware you have to check the licenses.

[@AnakinSkyobiliviator]

@@Inferryu Yep! And you still can't sell the assets.

[@LewisPhillipson]

"Submitting false copyright claims, particularly those made in bad faith or with malicious intent, may constitute perjury. If pursued in court, the claimant could face legal consequences and the associated penalties for lying under oath." I'd make them aware of that, I think a lot of people aren't aware of it.

[@GaiusCaligula234]

Keyword "may", little man

[@oBlackIceo]

@@GaiusCaligula234got him?🤣 like sit down brother

[@nNobunaga]

@@GaiusCaligula234 why you moving fruity ?

[@generalciuperca9465]

best of luck mate

[@theinfinitynerd4954]

Downloading the shit out of your game right now. You guys deserve the love.

[@jameshorn7830]

Please, Drake, don't let these scum discourage you. I've been following you for years and admire and respect you. Maybe there's a serious gamer out there who is a lawyer who will work for your group Pro Bono. Just the fact that you and your guys have put together this amazing piece of work, which has only gotten better, speaks volumes about your guys' character and dedication. The world is a screwed up mess but we all have to fight to save it. Don't give up...

[@StayFractalesque]

Sounds like they were also following drake for years.. ..Sounds like haters trolling him honestly.. it's an elaborate hoax meant to distract drake and his team while they completely rip him off.. I would have sent a cease and desist off that rip . ..its an obvious hack

[@ghostofonyx777]

There is no saving this world. Over 8 billion people and thousands of different cultures. I'm not wasting my limited time trying to fix stupid that no religion or culture could ever fix in the history of mankind.

[@imfunniguy3744]

THE ACT LAWYER!

[@killerv135]

All this does is make me look for jesus more, people tooo crazy. Evolution is obviously not working anymore.

[@stephaniemichaelssoftware]

This is Truebones Motions Exposed delusion in a nutshell. There was a similar guy attacking smaller devs and even Epic games but he livestreamed his behavior and self justification. A bunch of people like KiraTV tried to break down the delusion on their channels. It was really wild. No idea what causes this but its wild.

[@phantombonnie9298]

Came for the legal drama, stayed for the existential crisis.

[@PanoptesDreams]

12:44 summarizes it perfectly.

[@seize2581]

Damn it hits hard. I've been following you for 10 years now and I love what you're doing for this community. I hope you can stay strong ! *

[@neilorourke71]

The sad thing is that psychopaths like this are the ones that progress up the ladder of power. They will do and say things that people with actual morals will not, and eventually the moral people will get beat out by the psychopaths. It is VERY rare for a person with real morals and beliefs to be in a serious position of power.

[@ForOne814]

Morals are literally just a scam to force dumb people to behave in ways that are beneficial for those who have power. They serve no other function.

[@matthewwilliams3827]

Unfortunately true. When you think bill gates stole someone’s operating system, from an actual talent, yet he’s the one with all the accolades from stealing someone else’s work. makes me sick.

[@Marcos-eg9lt]

What psychopaths are you talking about?

[@gawkthimm6030]

@@Marcos-eg9lt corporate types, politicians etc

[@Fiedroz]

As a Game Developer it has happend to my team once as well. We hired an artist to make cards covers paintings. After some time we realised they are all repainted screens from movies and netflix series. We immidiately started deleting and changing these cards covers and filed a law suit against this artist. In the contract he signed that all the work that he have done for us is his made from scratch so guy got ultimately ducked for trying to play with us... I don't wish this happen to anyone, it's really nasty and bad stuff to indie dev studios but ye these things happen often...

[@secinject814]

So glad to hear you kicked them to the curb AND sued. My friends who are actual artists can have a hard time just getting paid even for real, original work. Would hate for them to have to deal with suspicions of copying their work from others. What a nightmare.

[@jasonhuskie988]

My studio had the exact same experience. The artist tried to argue with me that the work he produced was all original even though he turned around 120 assets in 2 days. They were clearly digitized photos with filters applied and he was adamant that I didn’t need to worry about licensing of any images. I found the original images for 6 of the assets and when presented, he still denied it and actually still tried to invoice me. I paid him $100 and had my lawyers send him a notice stating that we refuse any and all work he submitted and he alone is responsible for any legal action the original rights owners might take against him. I never heard from him again. We had other problems with freelance artists but nothing that blatant again.

[@fearrogue]

I think it cuz you cant pay someone else to steel it on your side.

[@onerimeuse]

Heavy stressful topic, but my god that puppy in the background is just a bundle of cuteness 😂

[@PookythePolak]

Sometimes i feel he puts treats back there to get that in the corner of the video, cuteness...its working.

[@Bluedrake42]

Yeah she's great. My other dog died a few months ago so she's been making me feel better.

[@redpepperdave]

Mind boggling situation, I hope you guys get this sorted out soon. Strange times we live in when stealing and cheating is socially accepted.

[@deathrowlemon7367]

This incident somehow says that stealing and cheating is accepted on a societal level? Get a grip.

[@spuglife]

Had to rewatch the middle part of the video cause I got distracted by the little pupper giving the business to all your shoes. 🤣

[@PanzerPaw]

So sad to see this happening to you and OHD. What they're doing is theft, plain and simple and there's no excuses for that.

[@123asap6]

Ayo panzerpaw is dropping in on this? But yeah as a CAD modeler I often hide a sort of “signature” mark in the interior of the assets I create so when people steal them they have no excuse. Trust me, its a PITA to do so but it saves you the trouble of having to do mental gymnastics with these people who paradoxically spend MORE ENERGY trying to justify their shit than actually, you know, make an original product.

[@TheBucketDealer]

Love the middle finger on the teacup my guy. Keep up the good work, we really appreciate what you guys are doing with this being a high effort free game.

[@Mo0kie]

Just passing by this video randomly.....is...is that cup empty? Lol

[@BusinessWolf1]

I don't think it was intentional. I preffer using that finger as well to hold cups, it's just stronger than my index.

[@Dung30n]

@@BusinessWolf1 oh i believe it was a message, making sure it is in frame. but just subtle enough to be dismissed if need be.

[@crafty4722]

@@BusinessWolf1you aren’t supposed to use index anyway

[@sukhoifockewulf9371]

13:20 That 'take a sip from an empty mug with middle finger extended ' move was pretty legit.

[@Lord.Thanatos]

I didn´t know you nor your game but that was an insane (and entertaining) Story. I whish you and your team the best for the future. Im gonena check out your game. :-)

[@Jaryt]

I've been there man. I used to be a developer for a minecraft mod called The Aether, and a couple years back a studio ripped off the mod and put it on the bedrock store, even taking the name. We had many examples of the assets that they pulled straight from our project (which are crafted by hand) and it was a long an tedious project to get it sorted out. They even offered us a share of the revenue, but we did not take that deal as it was more reactive than a proactive agreement. Pretty sure it'd also restrict our ability to create our own project one day. Good luck on getting this resolved.

[@AverageUsernames]

Damn, you the original developers of the mod who changed minecraft forever? Kudos! Man!

[@Jaryt]

@@AverageUsernames I came along a little later, but yeah, that one :)

[@TN_Kuhorizki]

No way!!! 😮

[@delpinsky]

Is there a way to digitally sign assets in order to fight this kind of piracy?

[@wipkpremium5691]

You were a part of the best MC mod ever created! What a legend.

[@Jarhead1086]

Anyone else distracted by the little shih tzu puppy running around? 😂

[@Thunderbolt22A10]

I did lol

[@Sadjhj]

Yes

[@jesse76th96]

i stayed because i saw puppy

[@Jarhead1086]

I'm guessing it's a shih tzu

[@moodyshooty]

Time to sue them for all the sales they made with your assets

[@brickyrobot8932]

Thanks so much for your work developing Operation Harsh Doorstop! It mean a lot to the whole community and I really appreciate all the stuff you put up with to go forward!

[@CharizardXStudios]

2:53 I was only paying attention to the dog

[@GoldenApplezYT]

Asset pirates sailed the seven seas to hell and back. What the studio did is inexcusable and their response is so out of left field that I wouldn’t be surprised if they go under because of this.

[@PeteNice29]

If they weren't asset stealing they'd be scamming old people.

[@shrimpindustries]

Holyyy, the audacity of those guys 😂 Haven't seen emails this passive-aggressive, like ever. This is on another level.

[@myotheraccount17]

Dude I’m so sorry you’re going thru this. Someone close to me is currently under fire for something similar. They create content and someone else has not only stolen content from the person I know, they sued them for allegedly stealing from them. It’s insane how people live in an alternate reality to try to get money out of it. I hope it all plays out okay for you and your team. 16:18 really speaks to me. I’m going to share this video with the person I’m referring to because it’s good to not feel alone in these types of situations. That other good people are also dragged into b.s. by sick and twisted people out there.

[@General1337]

You'll most likely need to retain a lawyer in Italy and send out a cease and desist letter, it will cost money but you'll either scare them off and they will remove the assets or they will continue and you'll have a case on your hand that you'll need to follow up. Either way it's gonna cost you some money, and most likely will end with them just running off unless you pursue them for everything which means fighting them in court internationally. DMCA and cease and desist is your best bet.

[@geronimo5537]

Due to the emails the cease and desist has already been made. But the legal formality of an actual document will seal it in. More documents the better.

[@dillerboy]

Isnt the dmca only american legislation?

[@ArztvomDienst]

After the first response saying he cant find the license agreement, I was even expecting something like "Those are our assets, stop using them in your game 'Harsh Doorstep' we can get this straight without bothering our attorneys, right?" ;D

[@infamoussquire2955]

Hopefully this situation has been handled since the vid went up, but honestly you don't have anything really to worry about here. Hold your line and be prepared though, if this gets legal ofcourse things will be a bit tricky but you are in the right here. The other dev team coming after you is just them doubling down on a bad decision and it'll eventually turn in your favor. Honestly kinda nice you didn't have to go after him with the layers, they came to you with theirs! Fortunately either way works out for you. I'm gonna go check out your game now, great vid!

[@lordaloa]

I never played your game but I appreciate the amount of effort that goes into building this.

[@TheMindistorter]

Watching the dog go nuts on the shoes at 7:00 super distracted me, but in the best of ways.

[@Black8White]

I knew someone else noticed!

[@bustabusts]

yeah and I wonder what's up with him holding an empty cup

[@MaxxxWellz]

Damn dude, that's got to be so frustrating. Hope it all works out.

[@TaitiusTehSergal]

I may have harsh door step in my library, but I haven't played it yet, and I really want to.

[@hambodini9657]

never been into the tactical shooters but I think it's great that you made and are still making a free high-quality game.

[@jamesgreenwood7362]

You and the developers of operation harsh doorstop are going through much more difficulty than you should be and I am sorry for your predicament. I hope things smoothen out, operation harsh doorstop and it's idea of being a free game is wonderful and I'm sure by the time it's finished it'll be better than any CoD. Its already one of my favorite games. Good luck!

[@GameBoyyearsago]

I miss heavy update : )

[@fonkyman]

you miss doing no work yourself and playing for free ??@@GameBoyyearsago

[@pt_dakink614]

You are the guy with the most patience and good heart. I couldn't handle a situation like this in a calm way like you do.

[@lexfive]

I'm your Iron Armada fan, I really like your work and the community you created, I played with you a few years ago in PRBF2 and I hope this doesn't discourage you, that you can win this fight against these idiots!

[@tylerdodge5808]

i hope this gets sorted out i can only imagine how much of a nightmare this is for you guys. i play and love your game and love the support within the game and the community. best of luck partner!

[@duhrzosma]

This situation is really fucked up and I hope they stop doing it, It's straight up stealing from you guys and then playing victim and straight up yapping nonsense, keep up the good work ❤

[@Im_Ellipsis]

"these are legally our assets" "nuh uh' - but in all seriousness what they're doing is super scummy and it's honestly sad that they don't have the basic human decency to admit when they're in the wrong, but you're handling it so much better than me and so many other people would be able too, keep it up and dont let the doubters get you down

[@LOLSevillaGarrido]

I dont need to hear anything more: YOU ARE THE BEST DEVELOPER I HAVE EVER SEEN

[@BanditAviation]

You have my support bro! I was watching the video and got confused which game you were talking about. It is clear to me you own the Operations: Harsh Doorstop. Your game is great and you will get my support 100%.

[@DJAngelcakes]

If it was really for the love of the game, they should have approached you about building an extraction mode for OHD.

[@BusinessWolf1]

No lol, if it was passion they would have made a mod

[@Dung30n]

"For the love of the game" - damn, thats something I've not heard since...2014 and Zero Point Software developing Interstellar Marines. shame that project died. LANDSHARKS !

[@nightcoredark]

as an Italian, I feel so sorry for these individuals. I apologize on their part since they are idiots. However, I hope this situation will be resolved in your favor. Thank you again for what you do :3

[@danieled1158]

sempre a farci riconoscere

[@nightcoredark]

@@danieled1158 quando hanno messo la legge italiana di mezzo mi sono sentito male, stavo morendo dall'imbarazzo

[@danieled1158]

​@@nightcoredark me lo son perso quel pezzo, il video è comprensibilemtne lungo, percui ai primi minuti sono andato ad indagare, scoprendo che erano italiani, non sò se lo shock sarebbe stato maggiore seguendo il video, figurati, faccio 3d in un mercato simile al gaming e sò esattamente cosa hanno fatto e cosa avrebbero potuto fare con veramente poco sforzo e la coscienza pulita. Che stronxi.

[@3rosione]

@@danieled1158 questa situazione anche a me crea un imbarazzo che non è da poco. come ho risposto ad un tizio sopra, probabilmente il loro pensiero sarà stato "ma si chi se ne frega, gioco gratis in mezzo ad altri milioni uguali, posso rubare gli asset no? chi se ne accorgerà mai". prima finisci la build, prima pubblichi il gioco ergo prima ti arrivano i soldi. questo anche a costo di rubare.

[@Giupeppe098]

Il bello è che si sono offesi pure perché gli hanno detto la verità in faccia 😂

[@meshirou1975]

I love how your dog struggling with your sandal while you struggling with those scum.

[@evilparadigm]

You hit the nail on the head about sociopathic justification of degenerate behavior threatening society. I've been worried about this for almost ten years and it's only gotten worse.

[@naitsirhclance]

We have a phrase for that in the Philippines, it's called "Crab Mentality". When you hurt their business model they will get you directly or Indirectly.

[@Lone_Warden]

This stuff is what ruins game creating communitys why cant people just learn to make there own assets instead of stealing, hope all gose well against these scummy developers

[@newedition0456]

or how bout they don't post them for people to use?

[@BusinessWolf1]

@@newedition0456 Blue did not post them for people to use. He posted an sdk which contains them, and it's entirely necessary in order to enable modding.

[@RavenTaleLive]

@@newedition0456 kid named ripping:

[@kinnexion]

Yeah, but you know what also ruins game creating communities? Terrible advocates like Bluedrake himself

[@z-e-t-aanimations8823]

​@@kinnexion...you guys have the irrefutable powers of melting people's brains.

[@codykinney7590]

I just added your game to my library. It looks like a great game so good job guys!

[@PrototypeType0]

got this on my recommended, had no clue about the 2 games but hopefully your situation gets better and if not, hopefully you get sent a fat stack of cash soon. also made me interested in your game and am now downloading.

[@UrbanFury12]

It's like this with STLs and 3D printing. If you make your designs public in any capacity, you will have to police Etsy, EBay, and other sites for people trying to illegally sell your printed designs. This is kind of what sucks about tech. Lots of people who probably don't normally steal, will steal your IP.

[@taylorpennington8126]

It looks like this is what happens. It looks like epic games put them up on their site and they were purchased from epic games. They even give this dude advice on how to go about making it to where people can’t buy his shit lmao if he paid for the assets from epic epic games I see no issue at all it’s not a game developers job to research every single asset that they use and make sure that it’s not going to tighten someone’s britches

[@Trojanarchist]

based profile pic btw

[@Grey.Minerva]

i appreciate how you first reached out privately to sort this out, and only made a video after they refused to cut the crap

[@matthewhoppe5951]

The empty teacup flick off was perfect. lol! Sorry to hear this, brother. Fight like hell!

[@cmft9358]

What a huge surprise that the guy who "just wanted to be your friend" and "fully supported you" suddenly did a complete 180° when his totally genuine kindness was somehow rejected lol

[@martinbasic2984]

I am a video game artist and I am also currently working on a game as a solo dev. I do sometimes use some assets that aren't mine as placeholders because they take time to build and if you are planning a level it looks better with borrowed assets than just simple primitives. But i never keep those borrowed assets in a finished product. That could happen accidentally though. This situation is insane and i am tired of people, AI stealing artists long and hard work, changing few things and calling it theirs and then not even take the guilt and do the right thing. Not to mention it has already being monetised. Meaning Italian studio already have money to pursue the lawsuit. I agree with bluedrake, he has served as an inspiration to me to pursue my game development dreams when people around me doubted. So BD deserves my respect as well as his great team of developers that put a lot of hard work into creating a very impressive game. These times are rough and its psychotic that someone is doing that just to hurt others.

[@DystopianrMusic]

Borrowed suggest you have an agreement with the party that made the asset, if you "borrow" something without asking it is stealing.

[@emileponcelet3439]

@@DystopianrMusic give them a break lol youre not stealing their final product nor are you making money off of it

[@billlowery1658]

Don't listen to these others. I have been doing this since 99. Everyone uses place holder art. You can't really copywrite generic objects, red barrels for everyone. You need to put you name in the meta data of your models.

[@DystopianrMusic]

@@emileponcelet3439 No worries, I only meant semantically, any artist of any kind copied someone else at some point, no better way to improve than looking at what's best

[@emileponcelet3439]

@@DystopianrMusic ik i was countering the first reply on your comment people use placeholders for everything doesnt matter where u ‘rip it off’ usually just the easiest option and voila nobody who will ever know u ‘stole’ that for simple placeholding

[@miguelguz11]

Just take them to court, but dam your doggo tearing up that sandal

[@ronniebaker1917]

just discovered you and subscribed. but id LOVE your views on Ghosts Of Tabor not only as a game but the discord aswell and how "customers" are spoken to...lol. but i cant believe i just found a new channel to binge watch thank you

[@Massimo00]

I literally downloaded the game as I was watching this and started playing. For what you guys have been able to accomplish on a free game without any corporate skeevy BS to milk its players for money. You guys are the hope that the gaming industry needed. Keep doing what you guys are doing. Dont let companies take this away from you guys.

[@bunk95]

The gaming industry is fictional.

[@teddygrizz]

I'm not really familiar with either of these games, but just by the fact that I've found another person that has become so acutely aware of the regression of society into a state of delusional selfishness, I will definitely check out your game.

[@form8409]

When he mentioned how there are just people praying on the downfall of people who have good intentions and show the goodness of their character it really just hit home to me. These guys are making a free game solely for the sake of trying to put out some good into the shooting game industry and they're being seen as virtue signalers or having devious intentions. Ignore all the BS you got this bluedrake and crew

[@MithrilRoshi]

If you think this is ' regression of society' and not just how society has always been.. Its cute. And I REALLY hope you keep that bright prospect for yourself.

[@ClokworkGremlin]

@@MithrilRoshiYeah, this is actually how the world works outside the borders of the nations most of us live in (USA, Canada, UK, and Japan... and honestly that's about it). This isn't necessarily a deterioration of society. This is how things were for thousands of years of human history until western civilization came along and said "There's got to be a better way."

[@greyish7212]

​@@ClokworkGremlin Damn, didn't know Asia and Africa have been stealing videogame assets for thousands of years

[@Lokaror]

@@ClokworkGremlin I live in western society and can tell you its just as rotten. You just may not notice it. The past few months i've had a person tell me i should be liquidated because im disabled, 2 people tell me i'm a waste of air to my face because of it and have had two teenagers kick my walking stick out from under me. Western society isn't immune. And in all of these cases not a single "good" person intervened. Western society isn't special. People are shit everywhere. I'd say its worse here because people think we are somehow above shitty behaviors.

[@YorchVicAstronaut1R]

Best of luck to you, I hope you get a few millions 👍🏻 💰

[@DanonVeryCool2878]

2:51 cool doggo walking in background

[@Anthony393turbo]

This is sickening.. I completely agree with you. Give them the reality check they obviously need. Slap them with the law book and make a big example out of them and then put up as many videos of the legal process as you possibly can. This is illegal and we all know it. Even they do as well. Hence the mental gymnastics.

[@lucaslod2731]

Nothing would happen cause thats a different assets painted on 1 reference.

[@MrMcButterToast]

I know this is a serious video but I cant help but point out your adorable pupper just running around on the right side of the screen at 2:52. Very cute.

[@oliver_twistor]

Yeah, that dog was super duper cute. I couldn't take my eyes from them.

[@mm-um5hx]

Thank you for the hard efforts 👌

[@Alex3057]

What you said about humanity is doomed is exactly what has happened to me too. I stopped going out and having drinks with my (former) friends, cause everyone around us and eventually they themselves started becoming so toxic and egocentrical, that I would almost vomit in my own mouth and started having panic attacks being near them. They would create drama, steal eachothers girl- and boyfriends or at least attempt, then making lame excuses and accusations and lie about everything, and eventually when I was going out, some guys were harassing a woman in the bus, so I told them to sit their ass down and leave people alone that clearly are uncomfortable by their approach. What happened was that the woman looked weirdly at me, like I was going to do the same right after or something. Not even a thanks. Probably because she is used to this behaviour, which is sickening to me. Also shortly after, these dudes came back up to my seat and pushed me into the corner and threatened me with a knife. I finally had enough after that and said fuck it, I'm gonna stay home and let the world burn outside my windows. Ain't no way of fixing that shit.

[@spiltmilk4419]

Hey man, sorry to hear about that. I a hundred percent understand where you're coming from. Its the most frustrating kinda anger, when people steal your work and profift from it. Something that you put the time money, talent and effort into. On a similar story, A year ago I ended up making two comedy videos that blew up on tiktok. I took the time to write my script, self taught my self to sound german(to the point that real Germans swore I was from Germany) , researched/ hired a editor, and practiced to create something great. Suprise, when I woke up to see the video somehow getting millions of views and likes. Just not towards my account. Within the first couple of days had a bunch of different creators claim credit for my work. To the insane point where they would make endless copies of my videos, just to steal from each other or literally just steal the sound from the video. That part actually gave me a good laugh. Then, when you try to ask for credit from those same creators profiting off you. They'll just straight up block you, and keep making profit off your work. Even when you do call them out , and "just like you said". People will twist and turn their words to justify stealing your work. Just so they can get a profit or enjoy the rewards. It sucks man but keep fighting and dont get discouraged. As long as you're doing right, the credit will eventually get back to you. Hope it works out for you man.

[@temptor7585]

This is subterfuge at it's finest, what a terrible situation. What they're doing tells me everything I need to know about them and their game.

[@PookythePolak]

Tru dat

[@geronimo5537]

More shady developers to never be trusted again is what it tells me. When they lose in court and rebrand their studio name. The gaming community shall remember.

[@oathkeeper2310]

So totally listening but also, couldn’t stop watching his dog attack those flip flops in the background

[@knowledgegaming8437]

First off I want to say. I appreciate the work you and your team do. It's Dev studios like this that people still have faith in gaming. Here recently from what I've seen and heard. Other devs are stealing from smaller dev studios because here recently nothing is getting done. Some are getting away with it, or the process is drug out so long it don't matter because the people stealing the assets already have made some money. Hopefully you fight this and it gets done quick. Anyways thanks for the video.

[@wateringcanae]

I feel your pain man. Your game is a masterpiece, keep going!

[@kras_mazov]

You should sue them to pieces. Because if you don't, other hyenas will see you as a potential prey.

[@DashBlue]

that little furball playing with the crocs in the background is ADORABLE

[@muleavenger9772]

That dog is going to town in those crocs.

[@wjohnston5950]

If not for this video I would not know your game exists. Thank you for all the work you have done. I will be downloading your game immediatly and going to try it out. I am also going to help support you guys buy getting the donation pack. I think what you are doing is awesome. I have already started sharing this video and the steam page to your game with my friends

[@ws3457]

The equivalent of a "Game Dev Karen"... IE..."I did something wrong, you call me out on it, and I demand an apology for you calling me out on it or else!". Good Luck to you BlueDrake!

[@ic-_-yy8589]

just dowloaded YOUR game it was so fun thanks for making it free!

[@Archangel314]

Unfortunately, for them playing stupid can only get you so far. A lot of people do that nowadays and yes, you are correct. It’s very sad and concerning.

[@fudgerounds91]

I love how the Italian developer admitted in a roundabout way that the assets were from your game, and you have the email. That alone could probably be your smoking gun if this goes to court.

[@SouthernHerdsman]

You're going to learn why there are still hopes in misery.

[@bobsaget4159]

Hey I've played your game, thanks for reminding me to check it out again.

[@thedarkcycle]

He was definitely flicking us off with the drink on purpose

[@TerraWare]

There is no accountability anymore. I imagine Bigfry will tear them a new one. Threatening to strike videos down in an attempt to hide whats going on has never ended well for anybody.

[@very2.0]

Damn bro hope big fry make a a vid about this, wish you the best of luck

[@ShadowDreamer100]

He did, yesterday and today.

[@iTomBass]

he already has... it can be seen mentioned at 12:26

[@thegrossmansmx]

he already did. earlier today I believe. they're trying to copyright strike anyone talking about it.

[@Frankiepals52187]

Well, this certainly made me go to steam and download your game now. Hope it gets you some well deserved attention.

[@redronin8288]

As bad as this situation is, i can't help but look at your cute dog playing with shoes at 7:27 omfl it's so cute ❤

[@slaker_]

You made me discover your incredible game ! I bought their copy of yours and honestly, I had to refund it right away, so I got it refunded. I'm also a dev and I undertsand how frustrating losing your work or even geting it stole from you is. I hope you'll get justice man.