Users of discontinued engine eligible for up to 50 per cent discount on Unity licences
Unity Technologies has revealed a bail-out plan for those affected by the termination of Digini's Blade3D engine.
Blade3D operated on a subscription basis, and will only be available to existing users for another six months, after which it will become unavailable for further use.
As such, Unity is offering a discount to those teams wishing to transition to the Unity engine, by crediting subscription fees paid by Blade3D users up to 50 per cent off any Unity licence.
"We feel terrible about those people left in the cold," wrote Unity CEO Dave Helgasson in a blog post. "Unity is, of course, different from Blade3D, but we think you'll like what you find."
Those Blade3D users wishing to transition to Unity should forward their Blade3D invoices to blade3dbailout@unity3d.com before September 28th.
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The Torque3D offer is better.
They are giving a PLAIN %50 off, no conditional discount.
Both Torque & Unity are doing a good thing, it's such a shame about Blade.
Blade3D formerly good company that was hijacked and turned into a waste by a bunch of idiot venture capitalists (California Technology Ventures, LLC).
They came in, put a little money into the product 6 months ago, installed puppet CEO's, and then fired the founders (and LEAD DEVELOPERS) 6 months after the investment (which only happened in september '08) and then decide to take the product and do what they please. In other words, Blade3D was HIJACKED by the vulture capitalists at California Technology Ventures only 6 months after being involved and robbed all of you and the founders of your investment in the product.
Funny considering on their frontpage they claim they make "direct investments in technology and life science companies. CTV has built a strong reputation for its entrepreneurial approach to investing and working with companies." "Entrepreneurial Approach"? If firing the founders, shutting down the product, and saying "tough luck" to the userbase 6 months into the investment is their idea of an Entreprneurial Approach, I'd stay FARRR away from them. This is a clear case of vulture capitalism from California Technology Ventures and nothing more.
Fair warning, if you're an entrepreneur, stay away from guys like this and bootstrap your product. If you're a user, investigate the companies backers and ensure they're not pirates like these guys.
