Game Jackal First release of SlySoft Game Jackel will come end of March... [Archive]

Anakha56

12th April 2007, 04:21

I have to agree here...

If you have said the product is coming at the beginning of April and it does not pitch then you have to explain to your customers why they are still waiting. Whilst I dont have any Slysoft products at home I am hoping that Slysoft is not oone of the companies that likes to keep there customers in the dark however after saying that they have done it in the past with the game jackal launch news...

Can we please have an update? Is it now middle or end of April?

Mods please dont just tell us to be patient because we the current game jackal customers have been patient for the last 3 months going into the 4th...

mike20021969

12th April 2007, 07:41

i dont care when it's released as it is something i shall never need.

Karel II

12th April 2007, 08:02

Can we please have an update? Is it now middle or end of April?

I do not remember anyone saying it will be available in March 2007 :disagree:

Don't get me wrong, I have bought lifetime version of GJ maybe one month before they died. I guess that there must be some "objective" reason why it is not available yet - and it will not be, cannot be available before this reason is properly dealt with and solved. So an update about release date is all what we can get, not to force SlySoft to release it sooner or later.

BurnerHEAD

12th April 2007, 09:07

hi,

lol funny joke^^
I do not remember anyone saying it will be available in March 2007

But did you except in a different way? 'cause I'm not surprised GameJackal not having been released at the end of March.

But I hope our mouths get immediately shut up when it's released... Perhaps we just hear..."wow." "great." and a lot of "ooh" and "aah", you know?

Regards,
BurnerHEAD

InTheFlow

12th April 2007, 10:08

I'm requesting an update from SlySoft on this as well.

Karel II

12th April 2007, 12:19

But I hope our mouths get immediately shut up when it's released...
And so do I. I was rather sad when I visited www.gamejackal.com shortly after my purchase and saw that they disappeared without warning - software like GJ needs to be constantly updated to keep its value. Now when it is 99.99% sure that GJ is not over and it is only question of time when I'll be allowed to send SlySoft my $10 or whatever and download a new version, I feel good about my initial purchase again and do not mind much whether they'll have it ready for sale tomorrow or in two weeks time. That said, an updated announcement about new estimate release date would be nice, though.

pseudo555

12th April 2007, 12:36

Mods please dont just tell us to be patient because we the current game jackal customers have been patient for the last 3 months going into the 4th...

I'm not a mods, but developers need time to put a program up to date.
For example, Daemon tools : sometimes a real up to date is preformed after 6 month : there was a whole year between 3.47 and 4.00.

But if you prefer a program which works only with fews games, even if they used the same protection, slysoft could give you a beta/ nightly build with lot's of bugs... And I think, slysoft doesn't want to give a program like that.

So be patient, as if you 're waiting for x2900 XTX ...
Think that next time, they probably don't give a date for new version.

Yard Waste

12th April 2007, 17:53

If you actually took some time and read a few posts you would have seen this

"FYI:
Our developers are already working on the Vista problem. I'm not sure if they'll be ready for the first release of SlySoft Game Jackal end of March....
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Tom"

http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=2596

So we are waiting because of all the other impatient people who just had to install a buggy incomplete OS. So blame MS, blame VISTA (which should be renamed to ME II :agree: ), not Slysoft. But, on the other hand, it wouldn't hurt to give us an update.

Lemming

12th April 2007, 23:01

VISTA (which should be renamed to ME II :agree: )
ROFLMAO! You said it! :D

Danger

13th April 2007, 01:22

Webslinger

13th April 2007, 01:24

Personally I find it an insult to even remotely associate it with ME which was a piece of crap OS.

http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=1188

Webslinger

13th April 2007, 01:29

Yard Waste

13th April 2007, 16:41

Been using Vista for months, with a few exceptions I find it runs quite nicely on all 3 of the machines I have running. Personally I find it an insult to even remotely associate it with ME which was a piece of crap OS.

Actually, ME might have been a little better!:D

Seriously, sales and the fact people don't want it forced on them when they buy their new systems, drivers and on and on and on. Sure it may run 'nice' but there is no real reason for it and it has too many problems to go into here.

But this is a good read.

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTMxOCwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==

sean

15th April 2007, 15:57

I'm sure Game Jackal will be released . . . when Slysoft deems the program as being ready to be released
Frankly, I'd rather having something that works than something that's buggy. If it takes Slysoft longer to test its software, then so be it.
All good things come to those who wait--unless, of course, you're standing in quicksand. ;)

If that's Slysoft's attitude, I'm looking for alternatives starting right now. They made an official announcement, and appearantly they are ignoring the many users wanting to know what's going on. The least they can do is announce the delay.
If I find an alternative, they just lost a customer :).

Webslinger

15th April 2007, 16:17

If that's Slysoft's attitude, I'm looking for alternatives starting right now. They made an official announcement, and appearantly they are ignoring the many users wanting to know what's going on. The least they can do is announce the delay.
If I find an alternative, they just lost a customer :).

I do not write on Slysoft's behalf. But as a fan of the previous Game Jackal, what I wrote is certainly how I feel.

There are alternatives, but they do not create small profiles like Game Jackal does. I know what the lesser known alternatives are as well (I either own or have tested them all--and I've also informed Slysoft about them). I still prefer Game Jackal.

I'm sure GameJackal will be released when the program is ready to be released.

silverjim

15th April 2007, 18:14

I've drafted and rejected many postings to this forum regarding my inability to get my GJ registered (license uninitialized is the error message) after I reloaded my laptop. I think I need either the full version or the license installer, neither of which I have. I've come to realize that I basically need to wait for Slysoft to bring it out officially. No amount of whining, begging, threatening, or angry words is going to change anybody's mind one damned iota.

Two months without GJ, two months of shoving CDs/DVDs in the drive in my laptop every damned time I want to play a game is just the way things are.

You were right, Webslinger. It's not Slysoft's problem until I pay for it. The fact that I can't (even though I'd like to) is immaterial.

So, I'll just bide my time and try to be as patient as I can. I'd sure appreciate, however, some kind of word of progress or lack thereof.

-silverjim-

Webslinger

15th April 2007, 18:32

I'd sure appreciate, however, some kind of word of progress or lack thereof.

My opinion follows:

As a fan of the program, I would like to hear about what's going on too. I'd certainly like to use the program as much as everyone else does. Also, getting some sort of feedback from Slysoft would make my life a little easier on these boards. :D

Because I'm a moderator I'm not sure if I should be speculating, but my initial thought on the holdup was that perhaps Slysoft was trying to get GJ to work with Vista before releasing GJ--but that's pure speculation on my part.

I only really follow development of games, not applications. And whenever a release of a game is held back, it's invariably due to bugs or due to finishing game content. If the publisher is money hungry, the game will be forced out the door anyway without having the bugs fixed (or content will be severely cut from the game . . . anyone remember Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II? Lucasarts, the publisher, forced that game out the door early for a Christmas release, so Obsidian Entertainment, the developers, cut content from the game and rushed the ending. Team Gizka is addressing that issue for fans of that game: www.team-gizka.org). So, if the issue is bug fixing or trying to get Game Jackal working with Vista (and again, just speculation on my part), it would be, I think, in Slysoft's best interest to wait until the program is polished first before releasing it.

All this speculation aside, you're absolutely right: no amount of anger is going to change anything. And I don't know anything more than you do concerning Game Jackal's current state of development.

silverjim

15th April 2007, 18:45

I appreciate your honest words, Webslinger. I'll just keep on keepin' on until the eventual release of GJ. And yeah, I'd rather have a polished release than a buggy one.

-silverjim-

sean

17th April 2007, 03:19

My point is just that there is absolutely no information, other than the official announcement. The very least you can do is inform your customers about the situation.
It kind of resembles musicians who never cared about their fans waitng for more than an hour in a packed arena - they were ready to play when they felt like it.

Webslinger

17th April 2007, 03:21

The very least you can do is inform your customers about the situation.

I don't work for Slysoft. Consequently, I don't represent Slysoft, and Slysoft customers are not my customers.
I just try to help out on the forums.

And I think I stated before that "As a fan of the program, I would like to hear about what's going on too."

sean

17th April 2007, 14:17

I don't work for Slysoft. Consequently, I don't represent Slysoft, and Slysoft customers are not my customers.
I just try to help out on the forums.

And I think I stated before that "As a fan of the program, I would like to hear about what's going on too."

Oh sorry. I never meant to accuse you of anything. I just complained in general - I know from your other posts that you aren't affiliated with Slysoft. I can see it may have sounded like I thought you were, when I quoted you in comparrison to Slysofts attitude towards their customers. And when I wrote "you", I meant in general, not you specifically. Sorry about that :).

Webslinger

17th April 2007, 14:20

Oh sorry. I never meant to accuse you of anything. I just complained in general - I know from your other posts that you aren't affiliated with Slysoft. I can see it may have sounded like I thought you were, when I quoted you in comparrison to Slysofts attitude towards their customers. And when I wrote "you", I meant in general, not you specifically. Sorry about that :).

Oh, I see what you meant now.

No problem

Charlie

17th April 2007, 14:33

Is there anything that PR or something can offer here? I mean at least keep us somewhat up on what's going on or taking so long?

James

17th April 2007, 18:25

Is there anything that PR or something can offer here? I mean at least keep us somewhat up on what's going on or taking so long?

We're working on GJ... Vista (32-Bit) support took a little longer than expected.
64-bit support will be offered in a later update.

Kilgore87

17th April 2007, 20:02

any idea how much longer it will take you guys?

Charlie

17th April 2007, 20:08

We're working on GJ... Vista (32-Bit) support took a little longer than expected.
64-bit support will be offered in a later update.

Thanks James for the update. Others were complaining on the silence ( not all ) so I thought I'd ask. Guess I'll hold on to my wallet when it is released. I would love to guinea pig for the 64 bit if you are taking offers.

James

18th April 2007, 06:25

Thanks James for the update. Others were complaining on the silence ( not all ) so I thought I'd ask. Guess I'll hold on to my wallet when it is released. I would love to guinea pig for the 64 bit if you are taking offers.

Offer taken. :D

SlyFox 1

18th April 2007, 13:12

Thanks James, Charlie will be a good beta tester, his results will be very accurate. :clap:

Charlie

18th April 2007, 13:16

Yea I never used the program before but from the reading it sounds like it is so easy a cave man can do it! :D subliminal gieco commercial? :D

James

21st April 2007, 17:20

any idea how much longer it will take you guys?
I am one of those people who believe if you tell a fixed release date, this is going to be a bad omen and a showstopper will pop up.
But I believe we are close to a release...

Charlie

21st April 2007, 19:36

I am one of those people who believe if you tell a fixed release date, this is going to be a bad omen and a showstopper will pop up.
But I believe we are close to a release...

I agree if a date is set then users get aggravated that it wasn't released when stated, even if they use the word were are hoping that it is......

I have pre-released a date for some software and know first hand that you get thrown into the fire if it isn't released by then. I now just give a heads up when people do ask now though and to the person who asked this there was a statement about issues with vista so releasing it now would be just a bunch of headaches.

Gerff

21st April 2007, 20:40

I wouldn't mind being one of the guinea pigs either. Been using GJ for quite some time, and I have some experience here. The hard part is going to be finding out if its GJ problems, or Vista problems.

Thraxas

22nd April 2007, 01:19

The hard part is going to be finding out if its GJ problems, or Vista problems.

Or user problems!

fletcher77

22nd April 2007, 17:20

I wouldn't mind being one of the pigs I just put vista 32 business on my pc I had about 17 games in jackal before.

Lemming

22nd April 2007, 17:59

I am one of those people who believe if you tell a fixed release date, this is going to be a bad omen and a showstopper will pop up.
But I believe we are close to a release...
At this point I don't even care any more...
If SlySoft releases it, great! I'll upgrade.
If not, oh well....no big deal....

Danger

22nd April 2007, 19:24

I wouldn't mind being one of the pigs *EDIT*.

:agree: ditto :agree:

BadIronTree

23rd April 2007, 01:39

"I wouldn't mind being one of the pigs"

me to... vista 32 ultimate here

Danger

23rd April 2007, 10:54

forgot to mention my OS, Vista x32 Ultimate, was using x64 but seemed to be having strange problems with it after I upgraded my motherboard and went to dual 64bit processors.

Charlie

23rd April 2007, 15:24

Sorry James for starting a chain reaction here. I should of PM'd you or one of the mods to ask.

w'dog

23rd April 2007, 23:50

It's interesting that there is a link http://www.slysoft.com/en/gamejackal.html
I am also patiently waiting for the release.

Charlie

24th April 2007, 08:21

That has been there for a while now.

fletcher77

24th April 2007, 18:05

I wonder if they are waiting for the new windows games to come out. Halo 2 will be on the pc on the 8th and from the way it reads from the disk it may not be able to work with game jackal. But anyhow I wonder how they will deal with this.

evlncrn8

24th April 2007, 20:46

Crusher

24th April 2007, 21:40

Slysoft has been excellent at providing updates for AnyDVD when new types of copy protection come out. I would expect that they will be doing the same with Game Jackal, so I dont see why they would wait until these games come out to realease the first version. I would expect them to update it when the games come out.

fletcher77

28th April 2007, 10:36

halo 2 will most likely be SmartE protection, which game jackal doesn't support anyway, all of the other major protections claim to be vista compatible, so could you explain the 'read from the disk' part to me?

I was reading that halo 2 was going to be a game that would not need a install and it would run from the disk. And also because of vista they were going to get a lot of the new games to do this. I think this may be true for games that come out that will be cross platform. What Games have SmartE protection? I thought age of the empires 3 had this protection and it works with game jackal.

evlncrn8

28th April 2007, 15:48

Age of Empires 3 SmartE -

hmm might work with gamejackal (never tried - havent got any smarte games)..
smarte is microsofts 'version' of safedisc, so i guess because gamejackal handles safedisc, the same might be said for smarte... in which case your question is answered hopefully...

running from disk though could be slower than hdd (or did you mean disk = hdd?), so i doubt it will be a 'forced' feature... we have to wait and see...

fletcher77

28th April 2007, 21:36

Just from the dvd games that are more then one dvd will be a problem

Sithis

28th April 2007, 21:44

I was reading that halo 2 was going to be a game that would not need a install and it would run from the disk.

Actually, that isn't exactly the case. The game does indeed install itself from the disk. Its just that while it installs, the few files that are needed to allow you to start the game are running, so you're playing while it installs. Afterward, you do not need the disk at all, since all the files will be on the hard drive. :)

fletcher77

30th April 2007, 13:09

Actually, that isn't exactly the case. The game does indeed install itself from the disk. Its just that while it installs, the few files that are needed to allow you to start the game are running, so you're playing while it installs. Afterward, you do not need the disk at all, since all the files will be on the hard drive. :)

Your right I just saw an article on it you will even have to activate the game. I wonder if you will have to talk to someone every time you have to reinstall it.