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Hey folks, following up on my last message. I just heard back from the folks at PlayerIO, who informed me that under their new pricing model, keeping the game online would cost $500/month. This massively higher than the original cost to keep servers running, and is far too much for me to pay out of pocket. I'm a bit disappointed in this whole thing. It frustrates me that PlayerIO upped their prices so dramatically after we had built the game on their system, it frustrates me even more that the publisher disappeared without saying a word, and it frustrates me the most that my name is out there on a broken game that I can't fix and I can't take offline.

Hey folks! Sorry for the lack of communication- it's been crazy around here. The short version of the story is that I haven't heard anything from the publisher in over a year (including payments), which means I've had to prioritize other [paying] projects. With that said, though, I did get a chance to look into this, and it turns out that the game was taken offline because the server host was not receiving payments, either. I've set things up to pay for the servers out-of-pocket, and I've contacted them to see how long it will take for the game to come back online. Thanks for your patience, and sorry for the inconvenience!

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This game is super groovy.

My God. The zombie level is just so bad. There is nothing in the world more frustrating than hitting a 110% right as a zombie pops up and go flying backwards - twice in a row. That is not fun. Apart from that one level, nice time waster.

@anthonike345: Ah, very cool! Happen to know the name of that game? I'd love to check it out. :D

@mrLumLum: Actually, none of the characters are really intended to be parodies of anything (although we did obviously realize that there are launch games involving turtles and penguins. :D)

@Kazuka: Present them.

@guitarmania: lol, I've had a LOT of practice over the past three months, believe me. Someone will beat it pretty soon, I'm guessing.

@sneakdog: Wavespark is a game made by Nathan McCoy, where you slide down hills and then use the momentum to fly through the air. It was made almost a full year before Tiny Wings came out.

@fusorfodder: Yep, every single one. Downvoted for making me lose the game. ;D

@LollypopSoldier: How about a squid, a dragon, and a mole? ;D

@dmgwarrior and @maneros: Loud and clear. Two fantastic suggestions.

@Dundeey: Unfortunately, no! Andreas Illiger is the guy who made Tiny Wings: he's probably off on some private island sipping expensive drinks. But yeah, the games are both very similar: they are both inspired by Wavespark (a game by Nathan McCoy). :D

@CK4life: Tiny Wings is less than 5 months old, and it copied the same game Dillo Hills did: Wavespark. :D

@Kazel01: Hahahahah, I'm so glad you like it, too! Chris did an amazing job with the music. :D

@jingks: Loud and clear, good sir. One of the things I really want to do in the sequel is break the entire game out into manageable chunks, where each new chunk (or world/zone) introduces a lot of new stuff: a couple new powerups, a new character, a few new enemies/obstacles, and a new method of flight. Stringing 10 levels back to back makes for a decent score attack game, but I'd also like to have a mode that keeps the player entertained by introducing new mechanics at a steady pace.

And Tiny Wings is absolutely a rip off of Wavespark, but that doesn't change the fact that it's a delightful game. What's your point?

@dans: Absolutely. I've got way too many cool ideas I wanted to try out for this game, so I'm really looking forward to playing around with some of them in the next game. I can't really make any promises about when, but a sequel will definitely happen, and it's gonna have a lot of awesome new stuff. :D