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Why do you refuse to release this in a standard LhA archive on Aminet so everyone can enjoy it?

No one has ever asked me to "release this in a standard LHA archive on Aminet so everyone can enjoy it", so tell me: how could I have refused to do it?

Sorry, but I don’t really understand the point of your comment.

I did find the X-Wing model on Aminet (which I clearly mentioned both on the itch.io page and in the program itself), but I don’t usually use that site, nor do I know exactly how to "release this in a standard LHA archive on Aminet so everyone can enjoy it".

I make things like this as a hobby — I don’t earn any money or fame from it. I release the games I develop simply so others might enjoy them, but it’s not a job. I can’t afford to spend whole days just thinking about how to distribute this.
That’s all.

exocytosis147 days ago

Here's the point. Amiga users rely on FTP for file downloading and Aminet for distribution.

Fourseasons147 days ago

OK, can you point me to a tutorial on how to create an LHA archive and how to insert it into Aminet, please? If I find the time, I will do it. Thanks.

exocytosis145 days ago

Fair enough. Here's a tutorial for using LhA:

https://forum.amiga.org/index.php?topic=23259.0

About how to upload files to the world's largest Amiga file repository, here are the official step-by-step instructions (please note that they include using FTP):

https://wiki.aminet.net/Uploading_instructions

pigpennius146 days ago(+1)

There are other ways, you know. Not every Amiga user relies on FTP and aminet.