Questions in Stencyl

varunbmohindra

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Hey guys!
 I want to create me own game and found that Stencyl is one of the better ones out there. I jut have a few questions
1)If I wish to publish to Android and IOS, I see that I must pay 199$ for a premium subscription. I wanted to know if this will directly allow me to publish the content that I create to the game store, i.e, I can take as long as I please to make the game, and when it is done, I don't need to take any permissions or pay any additional fees to publish my game?
 2)It mentions that Stencyl is Royalty free. This means that I don't have to pay any Royalty whatsoever to Stencyl? From start to finish, I only need pay 199$?
3)If I am collaborating with 3 other persons, both of whom have paid the 199$ and obtained their licenses, I can transfer what I do on my game to theirs, so they can carry on where I left off? If so, how do I do this?
4) Lastly, is it possible to put ads(for example admob) in my game and if so, how do I do that? Again, Stencyl takes no cut?
Thank you for taking the time out to solve my doubts!
 Thank you very much,
Varun Mohindra

MadManAdam

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As I understand things:

1) The $199 is annually, not a one-time fee.  Of course if you get done in a year and publish the game, and don't need to make changes to it later and update it, you wouldn't need to keep paying for Stencyl year over year just to keep the game in the store.
2) Yes, royalty free, you only need to pay for your license.
3) Technically you could share assets with people that have free versions of Stencyl but keep in mind that paid subscribers get access to new features first and if you implement those in your game than the other collaborators would need to be on the same version is you so the code stays consistent.
4) I have no experience with this but I believe it is possible.  I do know that Stencyl does not take a cut.

Hope that helps in some way and maybe others will chime in.

varunbmohindra

  • Posts: 18
Hey Adam!
Helps a lot thank you! I really owe you .
I'll see if anyone knows how to put ads in the game. I just read the T&C's and I believe they mention that you can in the 199$ pack. Just need to figure out how now. Either way I think I'll focus on actually MAKING the game before I worry about this stuff.
Cheers!
VB

MadManAdam

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You're welcome VB.  I'm guilty myself of putting the cart before the horse sometimes! ;)