Well, I am not going to do anything drastic - I don't want to use their forums or their conventions for this dispute. Hopefully, TGC will draw this to a conclusion prior to that stage.
I am considering having a word with 'Idigicon', they may actually be interested in obtaining 'BlitzTree' and 'BlitzGrass' to sell on their site - plus, Idigicon could even develop the products further. TGC may be willing to transfer them on the basis that they have never sold these 2 products and seem unlikely to ever sell them.
However, BlitzTree3D 2 may actually be the fly-in-the-ointment - maybe this is TGC's big secret - Aliencodec were well on the way to finishing BlitzTree3D 2 and I wonder if this has anything to do with this wild-goose chase.
We shall see.
EDIT (24/6)
Mmm, I found this over at TGC:
I am considering having a word with 'Idigicon', they may actually be interested in obtaining 'BlitzTree' and 'BlitzGrass' to sell on their site - plus, Idigicon could even develop the products further. TGC may be willing to transfer them on the basis that they have never sold these 2 products and seem unlikely to ever sell them.
However, BlitzTree3D 2 may actually be the fly-in-the-ointment - maybe this is TGC's big secret - Aliencodec were well on the way to finishing BlitzTree3D 2 and I wonder if this has anything to do with this wild-goose chase.
We shall see.
EDIT (24/6)
Mmm, I found this over at TGC:
Richard Davey
TGC Admin
[Forum Moderator]
Posted: 5th Dec 2005 08:44 Edited: 7th Dec 2005 10:55
7th December Update: We've now heard from Ronnie! He is on the case and will be shipping us CDs with the software, licenses, etc soon. He promised to clear out his backlog of 400+ emails, so hopefully you won't have to wait for long if you bought directly from him.
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At the time of writing (December 5th), The Game Creators Limited have not purchased any rights for the company Aliencodec. We are not currently responsible for their actions and the delivery of their products to customers who have purchased from them.
The Game Creators are in the process of purchasing the Aliencodec brand, web site and software - but this process has stalled due to a delay from Aliencodec.
If you have purchased a title from Aliencodec then we would advise the following:
Either:
1) Remain patient and hope that they check their order system and send you your order in the near future (we have NO access to their order system, or list of customers)
Or
2) Call / Email Paypal, or your credit card company, and ask them to charge back the money you spent. PayPal have a transaction dispute service which you can use. The Game Creators cannot fulfill your order or refund it. We have no more access to the Aliencodec sales system at this time than you do.
Please note: If and when The Game Creators purchase of Aliencodec completes, we do not expect and did not agree in the contract, to take on existing debts.
As a help to all customers of Aliencodec, The Game Creators will insist that Aliencodec fulfill all outstanding orders before we make the final purchase payment to Aliencodec.
We wished this had gone a lot smoother, but the delays are nothing to do with us, and we're waiting to hear from them just as much as everyone else.
TGC Admin
[Forum Moderator]
Posted: 5th Dec 2005 08:44 Edited: 7th Dec 2005 10:55
7th December Update: We've now heard from Ronnie! He is on the case and will be shipping us CDs with the software, licenses, etc soon. He promised to clear out his backlog of 400+ emails, so hopefully you won't have to wait for long if you bought directly from him.
...
At the time of writing (December 5th), The Game Creators Limited have not purchased any rights for the company Aliencodec. We are not currently responsible for their actions and the delivery of their products to customers who have purchased from them.
The Game Creators are in the process of purchasing the Aliencodec brand, web site and software - but this process has stalled due to a delay from Aliencodec.
If you have purchased a title from Aliencodec then we would advise the following:
Either:
1) Remain patient and hope that they check their order system and send you your order in the near future (we have NO access to their order system, or list of customers)
Or
2) Call / Email Paypal, or your credit card company, and ask them to charge back the money you spent. PayPal have a transaction dispute service which you can use. The Game Creators cannot fulfill your order or refund it. We have no more access to the Aliencodec sales system at this time than you do.
Please note: If and when The Game Creators purchase of Aliencodec completes, we do not expect and did not agree in the contract, to take on existing debts.
As a help to all customers of Aliencodec, The Game Creators will insist that Aliencodec fulfill all outstanding orders before we make the final purchase payment to Aliencodec.
We wished this had gone a lot smoother, but the delays are nothing to do with us, and we're waiting to hear from them just as much as everyone else.
Changes are afoot at Aliencodec
The Game Creators are pleased to announce that they are now the official owners of the Aliencodec brand and range of products, including Treemagik, PlantLife, the Vegetation Packs and Blitzgrass. Our first objective will be to upgrade all TGC customers who have purchased PlantLife and Treemagik to the latest releases. We will also bring the Aliencodec web site back on-line (as we now own the domain name) including the forums and on-line shop. This will happen in January 2006.
Some of you may be wondering why Aliencodec decided to sell their company to The Game Creators. The reason is that they felt they had spent long enough building 'game making' tools, and instead wanted to concentrate on actually making games. So we wish them all the best in this endevour.
The Game Creators are pleased to announce that they are now the official owners of the Aliencodec brand and range of products, including Treemagik, PlantLife, the Vegetation Packs and Blitzgrass. Our first objective will be to upgrade all TGC customers who have purchased PlantLife and Treemagik to the latest releases. We will also bring the Aliencodec web site back on-line (as we now own the domain name) including the forums and on-line shop. This will happen in January 2006.
Some of you may be wondering why Aliencodec decided to sell their company to The Game Creators. The reason is that they felt they had spent long enough building 'game making' tools, and instead wanted to concentrate on actually making games. So we wish them all the best in this endevour.