$3,500 lost in add-on development -- My advise to you

[OldSchoolDSL]

Originally Posted by Zachery

If there was a long term relationship with a developer, they'd be sending me what they had finished. I wouldn't pay more than a deposit 20%~ without getting some working code. Esp not over the course of a year.

I was not just shelling out money in good faith. I wouldn't be that foolish.

The was a working prototype to which I could and did actually touch, see, and use. And as the work progressed so did the payments.

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To answer a few questions I have received in both here, else where, and in private....

I will not intentionally name the developer or point to hints. Partly because as my advise suggest, I did not follow my own gut instinct and so I feel I have partly, thought by a minority, myself to blame. I should have followed my own gut instinct and listened to that little voice in my head.

However, for those of you who are seeking a developer and do not want to mistakenly pick this individual, as not to completely leave you out in the dark with no life line....

I can make a suggestion and say that Chris Deeming and cclaerhout are wonderful developers. Here on vBulletin BirdOPrey5 is also someone I would recommend. If you need help, I would suggest them. You can tell them I said so.

Yes, there was a working prototype to which I could touch ("feel"), see, and use. As work continued on the developer's end, so did the payments. So no, I didn't just shell out funds on "good faith", but actual work which I slowly saw take shape.

The alternative arcade had many planned features. This included

• Support for standard v16 and v32 type games
• Support for multi-player games
• Self installing games
• Rating gating
• Top score
• Leader board
• Comments on scores
• Responsive design
• Support for html5 mobile web friendly games
• User permissions / group settings
• Integration with the "spam cleaner"
• Game Campaigns
• Steam Integration
• Comments / reviews on game