*HELP* (serious), positive vibes needed ..

[PVB]

1. At present I noticed that Original LLamasoft box art is being auctioned? Why not produce a limited number set of prints from these before the originals are sold and sell them off via the place that is doing the mugs?

That idea is also being worked on, once gravy answers my e-mail.

We'll be working out which ones Steinar has the original transparencies for and taking shots of the others, then we can arrange for either the Llamasoft Cafepress site (or one I create) to use those designs, with profits split between Steinar and Jeff, if they both agree.

Yep I got your mail yesterday Basically it all seems fine to me, is there stuff you need me to do?

Not a lot, but if I e-mail you Steinar's phone number can you phone him and 'officially' sanction what I'm doing*, along with talking to him about using any images in the Cafepress shop and confirming copyright use of the images?


*As I'm just a fanboy and don't want to presume anything.

[PVB]

We'll be working out which ones Steinar has the original transparencies for and taking shots of the others, then we can arrange for either the Llamasoft Cafepress site (or one I create) to use those designs, with profits split between Steinar and Jeff, if they both agree.

Does Llamasoft own the rights to these then?

I think it's 50/50, hence the split in funds.

[TheGoodbyeGirl]

I have just seen the llamasoft merch stuff and bought a tshirt, a bag and a coaster.

I would love to buy Mama Llama code as a picture like the pacman stuff, signed would be awesome

[Bog]

I'll remind you if I may of when you were on the stairs at BIT Live London, Yak. You weren't very happy at all. That was, what, five years back? Since then, you've released an XBox 360 game.

Incidentally, you also released the universally-adored GR++ (particularly the Arse On Fire Special Edition, Minter You Cunt Mix), built a community of over two thousand mutually supportive folk from the world over, changed the lives of hundreds for the better (and thousands for the F5ness of it), and really made a fucking difference.

So don't you fucking dare give up. Yes, SG is a specialist game - you wrote it to be bastard hard, and to require the kind of attention old console games needed to get proper love out of it, and you made it Yak-trippy like never before. Me, I suck at it - but fuck it, I bought it because your art form, your expression, deserves success whether I get it or not. I see you're doing GridRunner Plusdyplussplex for 360 now. Bucking Fitching. Fucktonnes more people will get that, and love that, and it will be rainbows and puppies and kittens and Unicorn giggles.

Yak, you've got the Spark. Sometimes, it won't light the kindling. but you are NOT the result - you are the effort. You are the love you put into it - SG didn't catch fire. That's a shame, and I can sit here and give you a list of why that might be. But you struck a bright, bright spark into the XBox Live Arcade marketplace. Don't blame yourself for the kindling not catching, old stick - just strike your spark again.

Don't give up. If you do, I'll turn up, get drunk and be an obnoxious cunt until you have to call Rik to punch my lights out.

[RiK]

Don't give up. If you do, I'll turn up, get drunk and be an obnoxious cunt until you have to call Rik to punch my lights out.

What, again?

[Kronos]

......Unicorn giggles.

eh?

[cj2003]

This thread is beautifull.

I'll happily click ads - I do that anyway on the sites I find worthy, and this is the worthiest community and site of all.

I don't know what I can say or do to make the mood better - but I bought an Xbox360 because Neon was on the thing!!

/Christian

[peter_cushion]

OK here's a couple of thoughts.

How about we try something along the lines of what Marillion do: fans pay up front for the album and get their names in the credits. When the game's released you get an access code to download. And like Radiohead you can pay what you like - sure you'd get much more than 400 points from everyone here.

Voluntary £5-£10 a month for the website - set up a direct debit to come out on payday, you'll never notice it and that's still a bargain for everything this place gives us.

Llamafest: OK bit daft, but how about a summer do down there in Wales at Llama HQ? Limited to 50 tickets, £50 a go for camping Friday/Saturday night. We all contribute something - be it food, music, activities, etc.

[WladimZappo]

I already have a post over in the space giraffe thread that says it all. But I'll just add some hugs right here... theere you go Yak. Hugs from chilly Denmark. I know you'll pull through.

WZ

[ThetaReactor]

/me beams happy thoughts 'cross the Atlantic.

I'd love to buy some swag and help out in a tangible way, but I'm already dirt-poor at the moment. I'll see if I can swing something.

[Axeman]

Here is a little cartoon I did to raise a smile on your faces.



Right version.

[chub]

Yak & Giles, I'm sorry to hear of your financial woes. I became a fan of Llamasoft in the Atari ST days, but I was always amazed that games like Llamatron only cost a fiver, quite a few of which I sent your way. I was certainly willing to as they were quality (and bonkers) games, and the low cost was a bonus really. I don't want to see you struggle though, much better to keep making games and software that entertain both you and us. I'd be very willing to buy Llamatron etc. again if it would help keep you in tea and biscuits!

I agree with others that getting some financial advice is a good idea, and hopefully you still get some income from your other titles and merchandise as well as Space Giraffe.

[kalmar]

Off topic but..
Yak and Giles, do you have a ridiculous heating bill, like I do? I've determined to do something about it in the next week or two. As it's a rented house it's a sort of temporary solution and not the best, but it should essentially save me up to £300 a month on electricity.
Anyway, just a thought, if you're in the same situation drop me a PM and maybe I can help you with something.

[limb_clock]

I'll be willingto o an advert for Space Giraffe, and put it on YouTube. That should help those americans buy more copies of it.

[RiK]

Here is a little cartoon I did to raise a smile on your faces.

Right version.

Err sorry but I don't see the humour in that.

If anything it just rubs in the fact that most people don't know/care about Llamasoft. Hardly the best way to put a smile on someones face when they are feeling down..

jmho of course.