I think the whole emulator thing started as an experiment: Could it be done? To prove that it could, they had to release something for everybody: Osirus.Uncle E - Friendly or not, this thing started out much differently. It was much more open, you could just download the emulator from a link, no secret chatrooms or cagey discussions or "donations" required.
Every new plugin emulates something more complex and I can understand the devs wanting some compensation for the time they spend on them. Think of it as some sort of Patreon support or Steam early access. Like it's been said before, donating is optional but then you'll have to wait for the full version to be released.
And the "secret" discussions are only mandatory because Access (whose intellectual property is required to run the plugin) didn't openly give a green light to the project. The devs are just afraid that if it gets too big too soon, Access will simply pull the rug from under them and kill the project.
Statistics: Posted by Ghostwave — Fri Jan 12, 2024 8:27 am