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oday, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its preliminary determination that imports of common alloy alucobond cladding price
from China are being sold at less than fair value (or “dumped”) in the
United States. As a result, the agency will instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (“CBP”) to require U.S. importers of common alloy
aluminum sheet from China to deposit estimated antidumping duties at the
time of import.
“The association and its member companies that produce common alloy aluminum sheet are very pleased with this finding that again underscores the Commerce Department’s commitment to combatting unfair trade,” said Heidi Brock, President and CEO of the Aluminum Association. “For too long, the Government of China has been unfairly and illegally subsidizing its aluminum industry, leading to massive market overcapacity and challenging producers across the value chain. Today’s action by the Commerce Department is exactly the kind of strong, targeted trade enforcement we need in support of the rules-based global trading system.”
Based on information gathered to date, the Commerce Department calculated preliminary antidumping margins of 91.47 percent of the value of the imported aluminum sheet. In particular, the Commerce Department calculated an antidumping margin of 91.47 percent for Henan Mingtai Al Industrial Co., Ltd. and its affiliates, which the Department selected for mandatory investigation. In addition, the Commerce Department relied on the antidumping margin calculated for Henan Mingtai Al Industrial, Co., Ltd. to establish the antidumping margins for Nanjie Resources Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang GKO Aluminum Stock Co., Ltd., two other companies selected for mandatory investigation, on the basis of adverse facts available. The Commerce Department also calculated an antidumping margin of 91.47 percent for companies that cooperated with the agency’s investigation and requested separate rate status, but were not individually investigated. Finally, the Department preliminarily established an antidumping margin of 91.47 percent for all other Chinese producers and exporters that did not participate in the Department’s investigation.*
“The association and its member companies that produce common alloy aluminum sheet are very pleased with this finding that again underscores the Commerce Department’s commitment to combatting unfair trade,” said Heidi Brock, President and CEO of the Aluminum Association. “For too long, the Government of China has been unfairly and illegally subsidizing its aluminum industry, leading to massive market overcapacity and challenging producers across the value chain. Today’s action by the Commerce Department is exactly the kind of strong, targeted trade enforcement we need in support of the rules-based global trading system.”
Based on information gathered to date, the Commerce Department calculated preliminary antidumping margins of 91.47 percent of the value of the imported aluminum sheet. In particular, the Commerce Department calculated an antidumping margin of 91.47 percent for Henan Mingtai Al Industrial Co., Ltd. and its affiliates, which the Department selected for mandatory investigation. In addition, the Commerce Department relied on the antidumping margin calculated for Henan Mingtai Al Industrial, Co., Ltd. to establish the antidumping margins for Nanjie Resources Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang GKO Aluminum Stock Co., Ltd., two other companies selected for mandatory investigation, on the basis of adverse facts available. The Commerce Department also calculated an antidumping margin of 91.47 percent for companies that cooperated with the agency’s investigation and requested separate rate status, but were not individually investigated. Finally, the Department preliminarily established an antidumping margin of 91.47 percent for all other Chinese producers and exporters that did not participate in the Department’s investigation.*
In a letter to Treasury Department Under Secretary David Malpass, the alu alu foil manufacturers in korea
called on the Trump administration to address China’s structural
aluminum overcapacity when meeting with Chinese Vice Minister of
Commerce Wang Shouwen this week. Malpass will lead the U.S. delegation
in trade talks with China in Washington on August 22 and 23.
Illegal government subsidies in China for both primary aluminum and semi-fabricated aluminum products have resulted in significant overcapacity in the market, hurting U.S. workers and threatening the industry’s continued health. Chinese smelters can now make nearly 11 million more metric tons of primary aluminum than China actually consumes. This excess capacity alone is equal to nearly all U.S. aluminum demand. Subsidized overcapacity further downstream has driven a 230 percent spike in Chinese imports of semi-fabricated aluminum into the U.S. since 2012.
In the letter, Aluminum Association president & CEO Heidi Brock said, “Now that the United States has recognized the issue of overcapacity and is pursuing tangible commitments from China to address longstanding issues, we see a unique window of opportunity for the U.S. government to comprehensively address the persistent problem of Chinese aluminum overcapacity. With so many policymakers acknowledging the problem since the announcement of the 232 tariffs, now is the time to act on this issue impacting our growth in the United States and across global markets.”
Illegal government subsidies in China for both primary aluminum and semi-fabricated aluminum products have resulted in significant overcapacity in the market, hurting U.S. workers and threatening the industry’s continued health. Chinese smelters can now make nearly 11 million more metric tons of primary aluminum than China actually consumes. This excess capacity alone is equal to nearly all U.S. aluminum demand. Subsidized overcapacity further downstream has driven a 230 percent spike in Chinese imports of semi-fabricated aluminum into the U.S. since 2012.
In the letter, Aluminum Association president & CEO Heidi Brock said, “Now that the United States has recognized the issue of overcapacity and is pursuing tangible commitments from China to address longstanding issues, we see a unique window of opportunity for the U.S. government to comprehensively address the persistent problem of Chinese aluminum overcapacity. With so many policymakers acknowledging the problem since the announcement of the 232 tariffs, now is the time to act on this issue impacting our growth in the United States and across global markets.”
Hydro Extrusions is able in some locations to produce the
non-heat-treatable 1xxx series of aluminum alloy in extruded sections
with a purity of at least 99.0% aluminum for alloy 1100 up to 99.6% for
1060 aluminum. 1060 aluminum alloy price
is a relatively low strength, high purity alloy with a 99.6% minimum
aluminum content. It is noted for its excellent welding characteristics
and formability along with good corrosion resistance. It has excellent
forming capability by cold or hot working with commercial techniques and
may be welded by standard commercial methods.
The entire 1xxx alloy group displays excellent forming, welding, brazing and finishing characteristics, and can easily be impacted, cold drawn, deep drawn and bent into various configurations. The characteristics of alloy 1060 make it ideal for chemical and food handling equipment, as well as for food, pharmaceutical and liquid containers.
In addition to alloy 1060, common alloys in this series available from some Hydro locations include 1050, 1100 and 1350, all of which can be extruded as profiles, rod, bar and tubing:
•Alloy 1050 is known for its good corrosion resistance, formability, weldability, ductility and highly reflective finish. It’s a popular grade for general sheet metal work where moderate strength is required. Alloy 1050 is typically used for food industry containers, architectural flashings, cable sheathing and chemical process plant equipment.
•Alloy 1100, although slightly stronger than alloy 1060, shares some of the same applications, plus fin stock, spun hollowware, impacted fire extinguisher bottles and tubing. This alloy contains slight additions of silicon, iron, and copper for strength.
•Alloy 1350 is used primarily for electrical conductors, and -H111 temper exhibits the highest electrical conductivity of all extruded aluminum conductor grades, meeting or exceeding 61.0% IACS.
Hydro Extrusions is part of Norsk Hydro, the world’s largest aluminum company. We offer a complete selection of rod, bar, pipe and tube aluminum products, structural angles, channels, tees, zees, H-beams and I-beams, in a comprehensive range of standard and custom shapes, up to 22.5” circle size.
Aluminum extrusion produces solid, semi-hollow and hollow shapes that have dimensional accuracy and excellent surface quality and can range in size from one millimeter to several feet long. Color, texture and luster of extrusions can be altered in a variety of ways, including anodizing, painting and powder coating. This makes extrusion profiles indispensible in virtually all commercial, industrial and consumer markets.
The entire 1xxx alloy group displays excellent forming, welding, brazing and finishing characteristics, and can easily be impacted, cold drawn, deep drawn and bent into various configurations. The characteristics of alloy 1060 make it ideal for chemical and food handling equipment, as well as for food, pharmaceutical and liquid containers.
In addition to alloy 1060, common alloys in this series available from some Hydro locations include 1050, 1100 and 1350, all of which can be extruded as profiles, rod, bar and tubing:
•Alloy 1050 is known for its good corrosion resistance, formability, weldability, ductility and highly reflective finish. It’s a popular grade for general sheet metal work where moderate strength is required. Alloy 1050 is typically used for food industry containers, architectural flashings, cable sheathing and chemical process plant equipment.
•Alloy 1100, although slightly stronger than alloy 1060, shares some of the same applications, plus fin stock, spun hollowware, impacted fire extinguisher bottles and tubing. This alloy contains slight additions of silicon, iron, and copper for strength.
•Alloy 1350 is used primarily for electrical conductors, and -H111 temper exhibits the highest electrical conductivity of all extruded aluminum conductor grades, meeting or exceeding 61.0% IACS.
Hydro Extrusions is part of Norsk Hydro, the world’s largest aluminum company. We offer a complete selection of rod, bar, pipe and tube aluminum products, structural angles, channels, tees, zees, H-beams and I-beams, in a comprehensive range of standard and custom shapes, up to 22.5” circle size.
Aluminum extrusion produces solid, semi-hollow and hollow shapes that have dimensional accuracy and excellent surface quality and can range in size from one millimeter to several feet long. Color, texture and luster of extrusions can be altered in a variety of ways, including anodizing, painting and powder coating. This makes extrusion profiles indispensible in virtually all commercial, industrial and consumer markets.
Chinese authorities have stepped up their pressure on domestic cryptocurrency activity in the last few weeks.To get more financial news china, you can visit shine news official website.
While Beijing supports the development of the underlying blockchain technology, it is still trying to limit speculation in digital currencies roughly one year since banning their sales in "initial coin offerings."
Blockchain technology creates a secure, basically permanent record of transactions between two parties, eliminating the need for a third-party intermediary such as a bank. Bitcoin is the first application of the technology, and hundreds of other cryptocurrencies have since emerged. Their prices skyrocketed last year as investors bet blockchain could transform the world as much as the internet did. While major companies and governments — including China's — are testing the technology, it has yet to prove itself on a large scale.
China used to dominate bitcoin trading, and still accounts for a majority of bitcoin creation through the "mining" process. But increased regulatory scrutiny, especially as bitcoin's price climbed, culminated in the country's central bank and other financial authorities prohibiting sales of new cryptocurrencies through so-called ICOs early last September. Beijing also effectively banned domestic bitcoin-yuan trading.
At the same time, Japanese, South Korean and U.S. investors became increasingly interested in bitcoin, which hit an all-time high above $19,000 in December. Chinese blockchain projects sometimes moved their listed headquarters overseas, while development continued within mainland China. Trading among cryptocurrencies is still possible, while bitcoin can be bought with yuan through over-the-counter markets.
The persistent speculation has not gone unnoticed.
On Aug. 24, five government bodies — the People's Bank of China, the Banking Regulatory Commission, the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, the Ministry of Public Security and the State Administration for Market Regulation — issued a warning about risks from illegal fundraising under the guise of "blockchain" and "cryptocurrencies." The announcement also called out those who used overseas servers while targeting Chinese investors.
On the same day, tech giant Tencent announced it will prohibit cryptocurrency-related transactions through WeChat pay, the mobile payments function of its popular Chinese messaging app. Tencent has also blocked some official WeChat accounts that allegedly published information relating to initial coin offerings and cryptocurrency trading that violated government policy on instant messaging services, the company said in a statement to CNBC. Official WeChat accounts share articles and news updates with subscribers for free. Caixin first reported the block on Aug. 22.
While Beijing supports the development of the underlying blockchain technology, it is still trying to limit speculation in digital currencies roughly one year since banning their sales in "initial coin offerings."
Blockchain technology creates a secure, basically permanent record of transactions between two parties, eliminating the need for a third-party intermediary such as a bank. Bitcoin is the first application of the technology, and hundreds of other cryptocurrencies have since emerged. Their prices skyrocketed last year as investors bet blockchain could transform the world as much as the internet did. While major companies and governments — including China's — are testing the technology, it has yet to prove itself on a large scale.
China used to dominate bitcoin trading, and still accounts for a majority of bitcoin creation through the "mining" process. But increased regulatory scrutiny, especially as bitcoin's price climbed, culminated in the country's central bank and other financial authorities prohibiting sales of new cryptocurrencies through so-called ICOs early last September. Beijing also effectively banned domestic bitcoin-yuan trading.
At the same time, Japanese, South Korean and U.S. investors became increasingly interested in bitcoin, which hit an all-time high above $19,000 in December. Chinese blockchain projects sometimes moved their listed headquarters overseas, while development continued within mainland China. Trading among cryptocurrencies is still possible, while bitcoin can be bought with yuan through over-the-counter markets.
The persistent speculation has not gone unnoticed.
On Aug. 24, five government bodies — the People's Bank of China, the Banking Regulatory Commission, the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, the Ministry of Public Security and the State Administration for Market Regulation — issued a warning about risks from illegal fundraising under the guise of "blockchain" and "cryptocurrencies." The announcement also called out those who used overseas servers while targeting Chinese investors.
On the same day, tech giant Tencent announced it will prohibit cryptocurrency-related transactions through WeChat pay, the mobile payments function of its popular Chinese messaging app. Tencent has also blocked some official WeChat accounts that allegedly published information relating to initial coin offerings and cryptocurrency trading that violated government policy on instant messaging services, the company said in a statement to CNBC. Official WeChat accounts share articles and news updates with subscribers for free. Caixin first reported the block on Aug. 22.
The Olympic flame entered the seventh mainland province Sunday, passing through Suzhou and Nantong.To get more suzhou news, you can visit shine news official website.
A total of 104 torchbearers ran along part of the 1,400-year-old Grand Canal, also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, which flows across Suzhou, Jiangsu province, in the morning.
Torchbearer, China's Olympic table tennis gold medalist Li Ju runs with the torch during the relay in Nantong, Jiangsu province May 25, 2008. [Xinhua]
They started from the landmark Lion Hill beside the old town, passed through narrow alleys, over small canals and across the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1271-1368) Midu Bridge in the more than 2,000-year-old city.
"We want to show a Suzhou that has all the beauty of a water town in the East and the attractions of a heaven on the earth," said Wang Rong, Party secretary of Suzhou.
Eleven foreigners and two Hong Kong residents were also among the 104 torchbearers, as were four world and four Asian champions. But Shen Fengying, a popular pingtan actress, drew the loudest cheers when she ran on the streets of the old town.
"I'm happy to see so many people cheering me, and I believe they're doing so because they genuinely love the art of pingtan," she said. Pingtan is the traditional art of story-telling and ballad-singing in the Suzhou dialect.
The relay in Nantong began on the 32-km-long Suzhou-Nantong Bridge over the Yangtze River, which connects the two delta cities, in the afternoon.
Ge Fei, the last of the 104 torchbearers in the city, is a Nantong native and two-time Olympic gold medal winner.
The highlight on the route was the Haohe Villa, the residence of industrialist Zhang Jian. He founded Nantong's first modern cotton mills in 1899, then developed an industrial complex that included flour, oil and silk reeling mills, a distillery and a machine shop. By 1911, people had begun calling the city Zhang Jian's Kingdom".
A total of 104 torchbearers ran along part of the 1,400-year-old Grand Canal, also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, which flows across Suzhou, Jiangsu province, in the morning.
Torchbearer, China's Olympic table tennis gold medalist Li Ju runs with the torch during the relay in Nantong, Jiangsu province May 25, 2008. [Xinhua]
They started from the landmark Lion Hill beside the old town, passed through narrow alleys, over small canals and across the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1271-1368) Midu Bridge in the more than 2,000-year-old city.
"We want to show a Suzhou that has all the beauty of a water town in the East and the attractions of a heaven on the earth," said Wang Rong, Party secretary of Suzhou.
Eleven foreigners and two Hong Kong residents were also among the 104 torchbearers, as were four world and four Asian champions. But Shen Fengying, a popular pingtan actress, drew the loudest cheers when she ran on the streets of the old town.
"I'm happy to see so many people cheering me, and I believe they're doing so because they genuinely love the art of pingtan," she said. Pingtan is the traditional art of story-telling and ballad-singing in the Suzhou dialect.
The relay in Nantong began on the 32-km-long Suzhou-Nantong Bridge over the Yangtze River, which connects the two delta cities, in the afternoon.
Ge Fei, the last of the 104 torchbearers in the city, is a Nantong native and two-time Olympic gold medal winner.
The highlight on the route was the Haohe Villa, the residence of industrialist Zhang Jian. He founded Nantong's first modern cotton mills in 1899, then developed an industrial complex that included flour, oil and silk reeling mills, a distillery and a machine shop. By 1911, people had begun calling the city Zhang Jian's Kingdom".
CHINA is unveiling new tax cuts to boost the real economy while working
to ensure full implementation of all existing tax reduction measures, a
State Council’s executive meeting presided over by Premier Li Keqiang
decided yesterday.To get more chinese finance news, you can visit shine news official website.
The Chinese government places high importance on cutting taxes and non-tax fees. President Xi Jinping emphasized the need to stick with the proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy, and called for the fiscal policy to play a bigger role in boosting domestic demand and economic restructuring.
Li laid out clear targets for tax and fee reduction in this year’s government work report, and underlined on multiple occasions the need for a more proactive fiscal policy.
Yesterday’s meeting was the ninth time for the issue of tax and fee cuts to be included on the agenda of the State Council’s weekly executive meetings since the new government took office in March. Measures introduced on tax and fee cuts since earlier this year have kicked in to support the micro and small businesses and spur innovation.
“In the context of new developments both at home and abroad, tax and fee cuts are important for sustaining the positive momentum of steady economic growth. More tax incentives should be rolled out and all measures introduced fully delivered,” Li said. “Tax and fee reduction is part and parcel of the proactive fiscal policy, and something that we are capable of doing now.”
It was decided at the meeting that more steps will be taken to support the real economy while all existing measures are fully implemented.
Enterprises whose production is halted or business suspended due to the required cutting of overcapacity or restructuring will see their real estate tax and urban land-use tax reduced or exempted. The investment businesses of social security funds and basic pension insurance funds will enjoy a tax break.
The meeting also decided to expand value-added tax exemption on lenders’ interest income for loans to those micro and small businesses with a credit quota of up to 10 million yuan, up from the previous credit quota of 5 million yuan, between tomorrow to the end of 2020.
Corporate income tax and value-added tax on foreign institutions’ interest gains from onshore bond market investments will be exempted for three years as an effort for greater opening up and further attract overseas capital. Export rebate rates for some products will also be improved.
The above-mentioned incentives are expected to cut the corporate tax burden by more than 45 billion yuan (US$6.6 billion) this year.
“A thriving business community is vital for creating jobs, sustaining growth, increasing fiscal revenues and anchoring market expectations. Tax and fee reduction will send a positive signal,” Li concluded.
The Chinese government places high importance on cutting taxes and non-tax fees. President Xi Jinping emphasized the need to stick with the proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy, and called for the fiscal policy to play a bigger role in boosting domestic demand and economic restructuring.
Li laid out clear targets for tax and fee reduction in this year’s government work report, and underlined on multiple occasions the need for a more proactive fiscal policy.
Yesterday’s meeting was the ninth time for the issue of tax and fee cuts to be included on the agenda of the State Council’s weekly executive meetings since the new government took office in March. Measures introduced on tax and fee cuts since earlier this year have kicked in to support the micro and small businesses and spur innovation.
“In the context of new developments both at home and abroad, tax and fee cuts are important for sustaining the positive momentum of steady economic growth. More tax incentives should be rolled out and all measures introduced fully delivered,” Li said. “Tax and fee reduction is part and parcel of the proactive fiscal policy, and something that we are capable of doing now.”
It was decided at the meeting that more steps will be taken to support the real economy while all existing measures are fully implemented.
Enterprises whose production is halted or business suspended due to the required cutting of overcapacity or restructuring will see their real estate tax and urban land-use tax reduced or exempted. The investment businesses of social security funds and basic pension insurance funds will enjoy a tax break.
The meeting also decided to expand value-added tax exemption on lenders’ interest income for loans to those micro and small businesses with a credit quota of up to 10 million yuan, up from the previous credit quota of 5 million yuan, between tomorrow to the end of 2020.
Corporate income tax and value-added tax on foreign institutions’ interest gains from onshore bond market investments will be exempted for three years as an effort for greater opening up and further attract overseas capital. Export rebate rates for some products will also be improved.
The above-mentioned incentives are expected to cut the corporate tax burden by more than 45 billion yuan (US$6.6 billion) this year.
“A thriving business community is vital for creating jobs, sustaining growth, increasing fiscal revenues and anchoring market expectations. Tax and fee reduction will send a positive signal,” Li concluded.
Now that the poll has ran a couple days, I have gotten a pretty good
view on those who are in favor and who are against the idea of
developing a standalone game, and I doubt the percentage is going to
change dramatically from as it stands now.
First of all in gangster mafia, I want to thank everyone who not only has voted in the poll, but who have also voiced their opinion on the subject!
As it stands now, 82% have voted yes, and 18% have voted no. Bare in mind that this however, is a poll and not an election.
The last few days I've done a lot of research on the subject, reading arguments from both sides carefully and determining how feasible this is.
If I were to make a standalone mafia city game, there's a huge chance that my work would finally get some public recognition outside of this community, and thus direct more publicity to this mod as well, which would be a huge motivator. Also the next generation graphics would do a lot more justice on the 3D models as I can let my full imagination go wild without any technical limits that are bound to a 2002 game engine.
Also, if it turns out favorably, such a game could actually generate an income, allowing me to spend more time on production as this could compensate unpaid leave.
However, there is also a considerable downside to it, I found. The first issue is that this will indeed bring on extra work. A lot of it.
I won't put my name on anything that is halfassed, so if I were to make a polished game, there would be a lot of work to turn just a bunch of shiny 3D models into a... game...
But that's just the tip of the iceberg. (pun intended). Before it even gets to that point, I need to spend time working on a proper concept plan, take care of all legal aspects such as contracts and licenses, and make sure to set up a revenue system to securely and as effectively as possible link income to expenses. Not to mention a new social media outlet would be required and maintained as it is a separate thing from this mod. Also, although the pipeline for say, Unreal Engine, is a lot faster and effective, it's still a different pipeline that has no effect on the progression of the mod, thus possibly lengthening the production in that regard as soon as the 3D models are finished. Raise your hands if you want to wait even longer for this mod to finish. Exactly.
So although I am confident that I could do this, I fear there will be a huge risk doing this while the mod's development is still going on. That risk includes having to cancel the mod, and despite possibly winning a lot of new fans through a standalone game's publicity, I might be losing the very fans that stuck with me through all those years, who I consider invaluable.
Porting the mod entirely as a standalone game is a no-go as it would be a tremendous amount of work to make a replica Mafia spinoff with its corresponding environment, setting, characters, animations, AI and whatnot else. Not only would that not sell as a standalone game concept since I'm appealing to the same limited audience, it is a legal nightmare as I would be expanding on a franchise whose Intellectual Property ain't in my possession. One cannot simply do that.
Lastly, as a mod, despite me wanting to finish it in a couple of years, there is no actual pressure. All that changes however as soon as there is money into play. Because the moment someone has bought a copy of the game, be it through a KickStarter perk or through an early access release, I am obligated to provide new content within a set timeframe. I fear this added pressure could pull me back into the depression I spent so much time on getting out of, and prefer to stay out of as well.
So! What's the plan then?
At this moment in time, after careful consideration, I've decided not to work on a standalone title and to accept the 'underdog' status of this project. Meaning I'll keep my full attention focused on the Mafia mod.
That said though, this has given me a lot of food for thought, and having seen how much people are interested in a standalone game, I am not wiping that idea off the table. I will do some tests in Unreal Engine when I'm not working on the mod. If anything useful comes out of it, I could share it to public.
Alternatively to an actual game, I am open to the idea to release some sort of tiny preview made in Unreal Engine where players can simply walk around a 3D scene, to be either released for free or for donators since it stands free from the mod itself. That shouldn't be too hard to make.
Since a demo of this mod in Mafia is practically impossible due to the complexity of it, I am willing to have a let's play channel have a go at it when the interior is in to give people a preview of what it is like to play it. This channel has made a specialty of Titanic games and he would love to feature this mod. More details about it will be posted when the time comes.
Again, thank you everyone for contributing to the poll! It feels really good to have discussed this subject with you all. I do hope that those who voted yes understand my decision. If I felt comfortable doing it, I would really have, but currently, I think I would be biting off more than I can chew, causing stress for me, and disappointment to a lot of you. And I think none of us want any of that. :)
First of all in gangster mafia, I want to thank everyone who not only has voted in the poll, but who have also voiced their opinion on the subject!
As it stands now, 82% have voted yes, and 18% have voted no. Bare in mind that this however, is a poll and not an election.
The last few days I've done a lot of research on the subject, reading arguments from both sides carefully and determining how feasible this is.
If I were to make a standalone mafia city game, there's a huge chance that my work would finally get some public recognition outside of this community, and thus direct more publicity to this mod as well, which would be a huge motivator. Also the next generation graphics would do a lot more justice on the 3D models as I can let my full imagination go wild without any technical limits that are bound to a 2002 game engine.
Also, if it turns out favorably, such a game could actually generate an income, allowing me to spend more time on production as this could compensate unpaid leave.
However, there is also a considerable downside to it, I found. The first issue is that this will indeed bring on extra work. A lot of it.
I won't put my name on anything that is halfassed, so if I were to make a polished game, there would be a lot of work to turn just a bunch of shiny 3D models into a... game...
But that's just the tip of the iceberg. (pun intended). Before it even gets to that point, I need to spend time working on a proper concept plan, take care of all legal aspects such as contracts and licenses, and make sure to set up a revenue system to securely and as effectively as possible link income to expenses. Not to mention a new social media outlet would be required and maintained as it is a separate thing from this mod. Also, although the pipeline for say, Unreal Engine, is a lot faster and effective, it's still a different pipeline that has no effect on the progression of the mod, thus possibly lengthening the production in that regard as soon as the 3D models are finished. Raise your hands if you want to wait even longer for this mod to finish. Exactly.
So although I am confident that I could do this, I fear there will be a huge risk doing this while the mod's development is still going on. That risk includes having to cancel the mod, and despite possibly winning a lot of new fans through a standalone game's publicity, I might be losing the very fans that stuck with me through all those years, who I consider invaluable.
Porting the mod entirely as a standalone game is a no-go as it would be a tremendous amount of work to make a replica Mafia spinoff with its corresponding environment, setting, characters, animations, AI and whatnot else. Not only would that not sell as a standalone game concept since I'm appealing to the same limited audience, it is a legal nightmare as I would be expanding on a franchise whose Intellectual Property ain't in my possession. One cannot simply do that.
Lastly, as a mod, despite me wanting to finish it in a couple of years, there is no actual pressure. All that changes however as soon as there is money into play. Because the moment someone has bought a copy of the game, be it through a KickStarter perk or through an early access release, I am obligated to provide new content within a set timeframe. I fear this added pressure could pull me back into the depression I spent so much time on getting out of, and prefer to stay out of as well.
So! What's the plan then?
At this moment in time, after careful consideration, I've decided not to work on a standalone title and to accept the 'underdog' status of this project. Meaning I'll keep my full attention focused on the Mafia mod.
That said though, this has given me a lot of food for thought, and having seen how much people are interested in a standalone game, I am not wiping that idea off the table. I will do some tests in Unreal Engine when I'm not working on the mod. If anything useful comes out of it, I could share it to public.
Alternatively to an actual game, I am open to the idea to release some sort of tiny preview made in Unreal Engine where players can simply walk around a 3D scene, to be either released for free or for donators since it stands free from the mod itself. That shouldn't be too hard to make.
Since a demo of this mod in Mafia is practically impossible due to the complexity of it, I am willing to have a let's play channel have a go at it when the interior is in to give people a preview of what it is like to play it. This channel has made a specialty of Titanic games and he would love to feature this mod. More details about it will be posted when the time comes.
Again, thank you everyone for contributing to the poll! It feels really good to have discussed this subject with you all. I do hope that those who voted yes understand my decision. If I felt comfortable doing it, I would really have, but currently, I think I would be biting off more than I can chew, causing stress for me, and disappointment to a lot of you. And I think none of us want any of that. :)
So, you can expect new updates for the mod soon as usual. For now, I'll try to implement as many areas into the game as possible before going on with modelling, so that for once we all finally get to see the ship in Mafia, instead on just some renders. So that the Mafia Titanic Mod, finally looks like... a MAFIA Titanic Mod. ;)
For more information about Mafia city, Please visit its official site: https://mafiah5.yottagames.com/?language=en_EN
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