Feral Heart
Game & Forum Discussion => Game Discussion => Topic started by: antherax on July 09, 2013, 02:09:01 am
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What ever happened? Don't give me "oh he has a life!"
Why did he leave his own creation behind? I know he is a very busy man but doesn't he have some time to drop in and give a hello?
I remember, he is on my friend's list in Feral Heart, he was on a long time ago in Sky's Rim, but I thought it was some private map. So maybe somebody there saw him. I don't know, I wasn't there.
So he does have some time to site down and do something. This might not be something I should be talking about, because it's not really my business, but I'm just curious. The community does keep the game strong, but it is sad to see so many great ideas that can't come to light because Kovu hasn't given anybody the source.
I know Kovu doesn't have any interest in continuing FH but can't he do something?
So if anybody knows what is keeping him from doing anything, let me know.
P.S. If the topic doesn't belong here, sorry.
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I wondered the same thing.
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Kovu hasn't been in communication with the staff in quite some time. It looks as though he is working on a Facebook game, however nobody on the staff has been able to confirm this. He just isn't talking with us anymore.
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Wonder why. Nice and all that he seems to be working on a new game, but he just seemed to forget about this. I wouldn't mind if he left as long as he'd give out a source code for FH and leave it in the hands of others instead of us waiting forever for a update.
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I really wish he would come back... ~Has never met him but wants too~ Not that I know what it's like with him around, but I wish I could see him in-game to thank him for this game! It's such a stress reliever. Wonder why. Nice and all that he seems to be working on a new game, but he just seemed to forget about this. I wouldn't mind if he left as long as he'd give out a source code for FH and leave it in the hands of others instead of us waiting forever for a update.
I also agree, he should have given the coding to at least Red...
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I don't really mind if he's left, if he lost interest or just didn't have the time anymore, that's all well and good but I agree 100% that if he has no intention of touching the game again the source should be released so at least others that are interested could work on it. Oh well, what can ya do? For now we'll have to be happy with wonderful mods and items from FH's crafty fans.
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I have been wondering the same thing, to me it is almost eerie that he suddenly abandoned all of his online connections as well as this game - almost as if he dropped off the face of the planet. it makes me wonder if something had happened to him or not, hm.
hope he returns some day, it would be a plot twist if this entire time he was revamping the entirety of Feral Heart lmao. u v u
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I don't really mind if he's left, if he lost interest or just didn't have the time anymore, that's all well and good but I agree 100% that if he has no intention of touching the game again the source should be released so at least others that are interested could work on it. Oh well, what can ya do? For now we'll have to be happy with wonderful mods and items from FH's crafty fans.
Agree. People at Feral Heart are very skilled. I'm sure it could go at least OK.
He lost interest in FH. But doesn't he know he still has people waiting? But let's thank him for a great game, and hopefully make it greater in time.
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Any reason why Kov may not work on the game or want to give out the source could be anyone's speculation. Though in honesty he has every right to not give out the code if he doesn't want to since it is his game, whether he's around for it or not.
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You have a point Shusuke. As TriX said, maybe Red could take it over? Or any other skilled Feral Heart Staff. Maybe... maybe,
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So far this is what i've heard about KovuLKD, Idk if its true or not but apparently he made the game Impressive Title as a gift to his girlfriend and was based off of the Lion King. It was just a project for his college at the time but it became very popular very fast. Later came Feral Heart where there is many theories one is he left due to complaints on staff, another is that Razmirs refused to let him work on it, another is that he just left due to boredom and not wanting others to take control of his artwork, aka his game. No one is sure of what has really happened, nor do I think that Razmirs actually did that but yeah. This is all that i've been told about, although I don't really believe in any of it other than he got bored possibly and left.
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There are many reasons, many people don't honestly know.
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Sigh. I wish Kovu would come back, or someone like Red or Raz could take over as was previously said. But I thank KovuLKD for making one of the best games I've ever played!
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As BlueCrisis said, there are so many reasons. It's hard to determinate which is the main one. And Kov made IT for his girl friend? You learn something new everyday.
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I'm guessing he left because he lost interest in the game but what's the point of talking about him disappearing when it's done and over with? I highly doubt he will come back anyway. There's nothing that indicates him coming back.
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Truthfully, I think Kovu is never coming back. I heard a rumor that he is assisting with Arokai, but who knows. I guess we all will just have to make use with what we've got, and make the best of it. (Of course, we obviously have.)
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I agree. I don't think he is coming back. He pretty much lost interest. But make the most of the game. But on a side note. It bugs me with people whining about how this game never gets updated. The community now makes the gamer better with maps and such. Go look around.
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Honestly... if my theory is correct, we do not need Kovu at all. Think about it. The source code is needed to make the game and put it together, correct? Then that must mean that it is somewhere within FeralHeart's folder. We just need a very skilled coder/programmer to find it and decipher the codes. In all honesty, if this source code was needed for the game, then it had to have been put in the game, in one of the CFG or DLL files. We just need someone to find it. Simba is making FeralHeart+, correct? Well, how can he make FH 'updates', without the source code, but the staff claim that they cannot? Judging by that tidbit of information, it is quite possible that maybe a new 'source code' can be created in the FeralHeart directory, or it can be found, and Simba has found it, who knows. But, this is really just my theory, and I think someone should test it out. ~Vio
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Whoa! TheFourLinks!
Simba is making FeralHeart+, correct? Well, how can he make FH 'updates', without the source code, but the staff claim that they cannot? Judging by that tidbit of information, it is quite possible that maybe a new 'source code' can be created in the FeralHeart directory, or it can be found, and Simba has found it, who knows. But, this is really just my theory, and I think someone should test it out. ~Vio
I need to ask Simba about this.
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I honestly hope my theory is correct. If it is, then we could have hit a milestone for the progression of FH, meaning more updates can be created, including the promised prey and such. We will no longer have to wait for the return of Kovu, we can do this on our own, and the complaints of FeralHeart dying will decrease dramatically.
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Sounds interesting!
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I've actually heard a few rumors that Kovu's computer has crashed, and he lost the source files, in which he never saved. I hope this isn't true, however this is only one rumor I have heard.
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I honestly hope my theory is correct. If it is, then we could have hit a milestone for the progression of FH, meaning more updates can be created, including the promised prey and such. We will no longer have to wait for the return of Kovu, we can do this on our own, and the complaints of FeralHeart dying will decrease dramatically.
Actually this is quite disrespectful to all the work Kov put into the game by default and is the last thing you should ever want to do.
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It really isn't disrespectful, actually. He left this game, and has no more interest in doing anything with it. I don't see why we can't take it into our own hands to update this game in which he has abandoned. FeralHeart needs some updates. Kovu promised us prey, didn't he? But he never gave it to us, he left. I think we should be allowed to have the updates we were promised. ~Vio
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Actually it is disrespectful to him, as it's tearing apart something he put lots of time to make for people to play. Just because there's not going to be updates for it or that there's no source code accessible to do so doesn't mean you should dismantle a game to try and do it alone.
It's like tracing over a piece of art and then copying the art style after doing so.
Kov made his game and he HAS his reasons for not giving the source code to staff. And that decision - regardless of how frustrating it is - should be respected.
He may not be around but that is no excuse to go tearing apart a game's code just because the creator isn't around to do anything for it anymore. Not getting updates is like the last title in a game series. There won't be anything new, but what was given is still around to be enjoyed.
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If I remember correctly, I did not state that we needed to tear the game apart. I said search through it to find the source code, not delete anything. I suggested that we update it, not dismantle it. Kovu promised us prey, and so we should get prey. We should be allowed to have the updates we were promised, but never got. ~Vio
Huh. For once I agree with Vio. Why promise us updates and just leave?! Why make a game, tell a community you'll give them prey and whatnot, and then just abandon the whole thing! That's just... messed up. I say find someone to go through the FH directory, find the source code, give it to the staff, and update this game. ~Blue
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Now I feel that we are getting off topic, regardless of game now, why haven't we heard from him? Has something bad happened? As far I know, we have no way to talk to him. What has happened? Even if this we FH we are talking about, what happened?
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Maybe one of us who has a facebook (I don't have one btw) could ask him about the FB game, then change the subject to FH to find out if everything's ok, or if he just left us? I'm still new but I'm just plain curious as to what happened.
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He does have a deviantArt that he is on, I PMed him once but never have been on since then to see if he replied to me. A lot of conversation has been going on here. No one knows what has happened to Kovu and/or why he left. I might have a conclusion - Maybe he was trying to work on things for the game, but there is a lot of pressure. Yes he has his own life, that's pressure too, but in our seemingly pitiful community. People are constantly complaining and whining about no updates and how Kovu just left and abandoned all of us. This probably occurred when the updates were told to be coming, and it may have just been a bunch of pressure on him. I highly doubt that ANYONE here has made their own MMORPG, so you don't know how much pressure it is. I have a friend who has made one (she assisted in creating the newest Sims) and it was a ton of stress. She had enough on her plate with her real life, and the game work made it a lot harder. She almost quit, being unable to completely finish working on the game. You guys just don't seem to understand that's it a lot of pressure, and it doesn't help when people are constantly asking about it. Maybe if we would just forget about it, and have this community calm down a bit, this will pass. It has been a while since this was announced, and I have noticed that most newbies are making these threads, but seriously, its old, and honestly it doesn't matter. What's done is done, just forget about it. I am not trying to upset anyone, but seriously, there are a ton of these threads already and more keep adding on. Its pointless to make another. Just read one of the older ones of these. And Simba and Kovu (I have heard this a lot) Know eachother in real life. Simba did not "find" the FH source code to make a FH+, It was given to him/her by Kovu.
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Good point, Woofkita! Maybe all this commotion (and the people who are complaining about updates) is stressing Kovu out or annoying him and he doesn't ant to deal with it? But at the same time, I'm still curious what happened. Just an FYI to anyone reading this post, I'm not taking sides or anything. I'm not trying to cause drama or anything. And I'm not saying everyone here is whining about updates either.
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Plus, it certainly doesn't help with people STILL messaging him on FB and dA (I know that I did, but it wasn't related to FH) about the wanted and never received updates. What happened is done. Look up a little song by Green Day called Wake Me Up When September Ends. This song basically described whats going on. If you hear it, you might understand. The title is said often in the song and I think that is how Kovu feels. He might be feelings like "Okay I am leaving, this is too stressful. Let me know when all of this nonsense stops." and "Ring out the bells again, like we did when spring began" is another line, relating to like, when feralheart was first introduced it went really well.. So now, it will probably blossom even more just as it did when it first came out, if we leave Kovu alone and give him some time to work on the game a bit more. I think you can interpret the rest.
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Honestly, I have to agree with Woofkita. True, we may have been promised certain things, but don't you think we'd be able to live with out them? If you want prey and other features, find another game that has it. For whatever reason Kovu left, we have to believe it was a good and reasonable one. FH has been thriving for how many years now, and I think its as good as its going to get. Kovu may come back, he may not, but we just have to look to the bright side and learn how to live with what we already have. And I know that's possible, because if it wasn't FH would have no players. We are lucky that Kovu took his time to make this all for us, and we just have to be grateful for it.
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Exactly! Instead of being ungrateful little (insert swear word here) We need to be grateful that at least we have this game. If it weren't for Kovu, we wouldn't even have FeralHeart. At least he bothered to create this game for us, and some of the people here just being ungrateful little terds (I am sorry but I laughed XD) and not being appreciative that at least we have FH, but whining and complaining because we don't have prey or any updates to the game.
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Yes. Woofkite, that's pretty much it. I've had enough of this KovuLKD talk. We've already had yesterdays source code stuff. Be grateful, and go on.