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Hey,
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I just encountered a website with a cracked version of my game. People are asking if the cracked version is up to date and offering their reviews and stuff.

I knew it was happening and all, but I've never actually seen it. Now I am upset and want to do something. Part of me wants to shout at them and demand payment, but I think it would be nice to engage with this den of thieves in some way, possibly convert some into buyers.

Has anyone had encounters like this? Do you have any advice on what to do, if anything?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACWhFG3DMas

I enjoy this guy's show, it's one of the only streaming shows I actually watch (maybe because I like space games ... go figure?) Anyway, if you enjoy space games as much as I do, check it out.

I just wanted to post an update. Not much has happened in the last few weeks. I have taken on a large work related project over the summer and it is severely limiting my time.

I probably won't be able to do much in terms of updates until some time in September.

That doesn't mean I won't be thinking about Star Explorers, or doing anything at all, just hoping to set realistic expectations for updates. Maybe I will get a free weekend or two to do something before that ... you never know.

The next big update will be version 4.0. This will be another stability update, since I am in the process of upgrading the Acknex game engine from A7 to A8. You can try the current A8 version 3.3 under "Star Explorers > Properties > Betas" and be selecting "testing" from the drop down.

A8 seems to run faster and it has solved the problem with Data Execution Prevention that some users have encountered.

As always, please feel free to post any questions or bug reports here on the forum.