Anybody else seen this?.....That's gotta sting!...
steamcommunity.com/app/214850/discussions/0/828923952115586429
Leads to interesting discussion on how DRM should be applied and to what degree.
Only used gamemaker for a while and I found the clunky interface and poor performance of games designed on it,was enough to stop me using it!...
...Maybe Steam greenlight was perfect timing....
Scirra ran this promo to provide a solution <img src="smileys/smiley2.gif" border="0" align="middle">
o you own a copy of Gamemaker Studio? For a limited time only get 25% off a copy of Construct 2:
https://www.scirra.com/gamemaker-promo.htmedited><editid>Jayjay</editid><editdate>2012-12-03 13:59:00</editdate></edited>
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Ha Ha...Yup, someone noticed all right...
Apparently their various DRM methods backfired and legitimate users of the program had their projects messed up, sprites specifically. Quite a few upset people in their forum.
Heh, I actually found a GIF matching the situation exactly: <img src="https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4714446/drm_in_action.gif" border="0" />
lol...Purrfect...<groan>