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Thanks op - donated $5. I am enjoying the game so far.

If you buy 2 games from the same email and computer, what happens when you download the 2nd game to your computer... does it automatically overwrite the original file or does it pick a different file name and location? Or do you have to make sure to do this yourself.

I really didn't care for the demo but dropped a buck for this since it has a cool soundtrack.

Originally Posted by Edge I actually wish they didn't use Paypal, since it's really a pain for fees and I hate to think that such a large portion of the donated money just ended up going to Paypal. Still, think I might have to put a few more dollars in and gift it to a friend. I wonder what percentage Steam takes when a copy is sold on there...

I didn't need to use Paypal and could just donate directly from a credit card without using Paypal at all. I doubt Paypal takes much, if anything, for donations since it would look bad for them to take money out of a charities' hands.

Originally Posted by J7. If you buy 2 games from the same email and computer, what happens when you download the 2nd game to your computer... does it automatically overwrite the original file or does it pick a different file name and location? Or do you have to make sure to do this yourself.

just rename the file when you download it.

or.. if you havent bought the first copy yet, just pay 2x what you would have, and make a copy of the file yourself.

and to respond to the general thread: glad to see this was extended, as i missed the original sale. i got in for $5 since that's the cheapest(AFAIK) it's been sold via fixed price. I have a ton of games piling up and have all but stopped purchasing anything new, but i made an exception for this because i do like to support indie developers.

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Originally Posted by Gothic Walrus 2D Boy lost money on the jerks who paid a penny, too - remember, they've got to pay for bandwidth for that download.

How do you figure? They are already paying for bandwidth anyways... It's not like they would suddenly have lost *less* money without those $0.01 sales...

Originally Posted by Warlock82 How do you figure? They are already paying for bandwidth anyways... It's not like they would suddenly have lost *less* money without those $0.01 sales...

not sure if you've ever managed a website, but you typically buy X amount of bandwidth per month. if you have a sudden/unusual influx of traffic(as one might have for something like, i dunno, a pick your own price sale), you pay your overages based on the amount of data transferred.

granted, an extra 65mb isnt going to cost but a few cents.. but if the numbers are great it can definitely add up.

Originally Posted by Gothic Walrus 2D Boy lost money on the jerks who paid a penny, too - remember, they've got to pay for bandwidth for that download.

bandwidth lol, dont visit their website or else they're gonna lose money

have another free code. cant promise it will work. p.m me if you want to try it. (was my friends, he couldn't get it to work. im convinced he is stupid) great for someone who doesn't have a credit card or paypal account, no cag newbie's.

Originally Posted by smoger not sure if you've ever managed a website, but you typically buy X amount of bandwidth per month. if you have a sudden/unusual influx of traffic(as one might have for something like, i dunno, a pick your own price sale), you pay your overages based on the amount of data transferred. granted, an extra 65mb isnt going to cost but a few cents.. but if the numbers are great it can definitely add up.

It depends entirely on their hosting provider. I actually have unlimited bandwidth on my website.

But in any case, they are selling software on their website - it stands to reason they have quite a large bandwidth limit (if any) already. They may have even purchased more in anticipation for this sale. But I really doubt they are being charged extra on a per-download basis...

Originally Posted by smoger just rename the file when you download it. or.. if you havent bought the first copy yet, just pay 2x what you would have, and make a copy of the file yourself. and to respond to the general thread: glad to see this was extended, as i missed the original sale. i got in for $5 since that's the cheapest(AFAIK) it's been sold via fixed price. I have a ton of games piling up and have all but stopped purchasing anything new, but i made an exception for this because i do like to support indie developers.

Okay, thanks a bunch!

Last day of this sale

If I already paid and downloaded on my mac, can I reuse the link and d.l on my pc? I want to use my controller on my pc.

Originally Posted by soccerstud652 If I already paid and downloaded on my mac, can I reuse the link and d.l on my pc? I want to use my controller on my pc.

yes you can, I used the same link for my pc & laptop

How long will the link allow us to redownload for, say I lose the game a year from now will I be able to download it again?

From what I can piece together from the detailed breakdown of the World of Goo birthday sales, I figure they still did pretty well for themselves.

wow u brought back a old thread

Yeah, my apologies for that, but that "Pay-What-You-Want Birthday Sale Wrap-up" link was just now brought to my attention and I saw no one else had made a guess at the amount of money they made from the promotion. I think a lot of us assumed they were getting 95% donations of $0.01, but apparently not considering the gross dollars paid over the promotion was upwards of $190,000!

Maybe Crayon Physics (which is doing a similar promotion right now) will have such good luck!