[{"id":"20209","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2026-04-08 13:50:41","messageID":"41283","reason":"notUnderstandable","message":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>Current pricing for Lightning:<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Cloud \u2014 Free<\/div>\n<div>HTML5 \u2014 US$ 230.00<\/div>\n<div>Android \u2014 US$ 180.00<\/div>\n<div>Java \u2014 US$ 130.00<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>New pricing will be the following:<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Cloud \u2014 Free (ads required to play)<\/div>\n<div>Extra language (for non transferable) \u2014 Free<\/div>\n<div>Extra language (for transferable or source) \u2014 $10USD or 12500 coins<\/div>\n<div>HTML5 (non transferable) \u2014 $20USD or 25000 coins<\/div>\n<div>Android (non transferable) \u2014 $20USD or 25000 coins<\/div>\n<div>Java (non transferable) \u2014 $20USD or 25000 coins<\/div>\n<div>Sound and graphics (transferable) \u2014 $20USD or 25000 coins<\/div>\n<div>PS4\/PS5 \u2014 $30USD or 37500 coins<\/div>\n<div>Xbox One\/Xbox Series S|X&nbsp; \u2014 $30USD or 37500 coins<\/div>\n<div>Switch\/Switch 2 (Nintendo eShop) \u2014 $30USD or 37500 coins<\/div>\n<div>Switch\/Switch 2 (physical cartridge) \u2014 $35USD or 43750 coins + shipping costs<\/div>\n<div>HTML5 (transferable) \u2014 $50USD or 62500 coins<\/div>\n<div>Android (transferable) \u2014 $50USD or 62500 coins<\/div>\n<div>Java (transferable) \u2014 $50USD or 62500 coins<\/div>\n<div>Flash (transferable) \u2014 $50USD or 62500 coins<\/div>\n<div>Win32 (transferable) \u2014 $50USD or 62500 coins<\/div>\n<div>Nogic source code (GPL3 license) \u2014 $60USD or 75000 coins<\/div>\n<div>Nogic source code (MIT license) \u2014 $70USD or 87500 coins<\/div>\n<div>Nogic source code (public domain) \u2014 $80USD or 100000 coins<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Licensing terms:<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>PS4\/PS5, Xbox One\/Xbox Series S|X, Switch\/Switch 2 \u2014 follows the terms of service of the respective console<\/div>\n<div>non transferable \u2014 only license owner can redistribute and resell<\/div>\n<div>transferable \u2014 all users that obtain a copy of the game can redistribute and resell<\/div>\n<div>GPL3 \u2014 see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/licenses\/gpl-3.0.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/licenses\/gpl-3.0.html<\/a><\/div>\n<div>MIT \u2014 see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mit-license.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/mit-license.org\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div>public domain \u2014 see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/unlicense.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/unlicense.org\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Available upgrade options (all upgrades cost the same as the difference in licensing prices):<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Sound and graphics \u2192 Nogic source code (MIT)<\/div>\n<div>HTML5 (non transferable) \u2192 HTML5 (transferable) \u2192 Nogic source code (MIT)<\/div>\n<div>Android (non transferable) \u2192 Android (transferable) \u2192 Nogic source code (MIT)<\/div>\n<div>Java (non transferable) \u2192 Java (transferable) \u2192 Nogic source code (MIT)<\/div>\n<div>Flash \u2192 Nogic source code (MIT)<\/div>\n<div>Win32 \u2192 Nogic source code (MIT)<\/div>\n<div>Nogic source code (GPL) \u2192 Nogic source code (MIT) \u2192 Nogic source code (public domain)<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Volume licensing options (on top of existing volume discounts):<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Buy public domain source code for 10 games \u2014 next public domain source codes will be discounted to price of MIT source code<\/div>\n<div>Buy MIT or public domain source code for 20 games \u2014 next MIT or public domain source codes will be discounted to the price of GPL3 source code<\/div>\n<div>Buy transferable game licenses or source codes with reused sound or graphic assets between games \u2014 $5 off for each non-first game to use that asset (up to one reuse discount per game)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<\/div>\n"},{"id":"20201","type":"commentLiked","date":"2026-04-04 16:34:27","commentID":"25922","likerMemberID":"gg64126989","gameShortName":"balldrop","likerMemberName":"Sevim \u00c7ang\u0131r"},{"id":"20198","type":"commentLiked","date":"2026-04-03 22:25:59","commentID":"24796","likerMemberID":"gg96595613","gameShortName":"targetedtherapy2","likerMemberName":"\u5433\u5b50\u5b89"},{"id":"20174","type":"commentLiked","date":"2026-03-23 09:40:16","commentID":"25922","likerMemberID":"ng72242170","gameShortName":"balldrop","likerMemberName":"David Seville"},{"id":"20169","type":"mentionedInForum","date":"2026-03-20 06:07:29","messageID":"41265","topicID":"26985","topicShortName":"blank-pages"},{"id":"20149","type":"mentionedInComment","date":"2026-03-12 11:04:24","commentID":"26793","gameShortName":"sudoku"},{"id":"20116","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2026-03-04 13:13:05","messageID":"41227","reason":"notUnderstandable","message":"Since Guilded has been discontinued in 2025-12-19, <span data-member-id=\"ng\" data-member-name=\"Novel Games\">@Novel Games<\/span>&nbsp;should have an official Stoat server instead!"},{"id":"20074","type":"commentLiked","date":"2026-02-08 23:39:40","commentID":"24824","likerMemberID":"gg99601360","gameShortName":"braidsolitaire","likerMemberName":"\u044e\u0440\u0430 \u0441\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0438\u043d"},{"id":"20072","type":"commentLiked","date":"2026-01-28 18:22:30","commentID":"23663","likerMemberID":"gg03046436","gameShortName":"socialdistancingviolated","likerMemberName":"\u6881\u6893\u59a4"},{"id":"20070","type":"commentLiked","date":"2026-01-28 18:22:28","commentID":"24799","likerMemberID":"gg03046436","gameShortName":"socialdistancingviolated","likerMemberName":"\u6881\u6893\u59a4"},{"id":"20069","type":"commentLiked","date":"2026-01-28 18:22:27","commentID":"24810","likerMemberID":"gg03046436","gameShortName":"socialdistancingviolated","likerMemberName":"\u6881\u6893\u59a4"},{"id":"20068","type":"commentLiked","date":"2026-01-28 18:22:27","commentID":"24835","likerMemberID":"gg03046436","gameShortName":"socialdistancingviolated","likerMemberName":"\u6881\u6893\u59a4"},{"id":"20067","type":"commentLiked","date":"2026-01-28 18:22:25","commentID":"24847","likerMemberID":"gg03046436","gameShortName":"socialdistancingviolated","likerMemberName":"\u6881\u6893\u59a4"},{"id":"20066","type":"commentLiked","date":"2026-01-28 18:22:24","commentID":"24848","likerMemberID":"gg03046436","gameShortName":"socialdistancingviolated","likerMemberName":"\u6881\u6893\u59a4"},{"id":"19964","type":"mentionedInComment","date":"2025-12-17 06:21:49","commentID":"26582","gameShortName":"bridges4"},{"id":"19838","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-12-06 22:29:37","commentID":"24749","likerMemberID":"ng39653773","gameShortName":"parkinglot","likerMemberName":"Usename"},{"id":"19836","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-12-06 22:29:34","commentID":"24896","likerMemberID":"ng39653773","gameShortName":"parkinglot","likerMemberName":"Usename"},{"id":"19825","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-12-06 21:28:25","commentID":"25083","likerMemberID":"ng39653773","gameShortName":"bricks2","likerMemberName":"Usename"},{"id":"19823","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-12-06 21:28:23","commentID":"23552","likerMemberID":"ng39653773","gameShortName":"bricks2","likerMemberName":"Usename"},{"id":"19811","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2025-12-04 08:46:19","messageID":"41208","reason":"irrelevant","message":"Another instance of Disappearing comments: (note that the comment disappears when refreshing near the end of the video)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JCCkraYNh3Y\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JCCkraYNh3Y<\/a>"},{"id":"19810","type":"mentionedInForum","date":"2025-12-04 08:46:04","messageID":"41213","topicID":"3712","topicShortName":"disappearing-comments"},{"id":"19770","type":"commentDeleted","date":"2025-11-30 17:34:47","commentID":"25905","reason":"irrelevant","message":"Title screen before rename:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/GN64tGh.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/GN64tGh.png<\/a>\n<div>Title screen after rename:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/jnlFWdH.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/jnlFWdH.png<\/a><\/div>\n"},{"id":"19769","type":"mentionedInComment","date":"2025-11-30 17:30:01","commentID":"26533","gameShortName":"bridges4"},{"id":"19741","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-11-07 09:11:50","commentID":"24797","likerMemberID":"ng62777512","gameShortName":"pumpkins","likerMemberName":"Imnotarobot"},{"id":"19739","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-10-31 19:01:17","commentID":"25033","likerMemberID":"gg05944927","gameShortName":"typingmonster","likerMemberName":""},{"id":"19732","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-10-09 09:06:56","commentID":"21746","likerMemberID":"gg44265346","gameShortName":"pumpkins","likerMemberName":"YaslineXD"},{"id":"19731","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-10-09 09:05:00","commentID":"24797","likerMemberID":"gg44265346","gameShortName":"pumpkins","likerMemberName":"YaslineXD"},{"id":"19730","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-10-09 09:04:58","commentID":"24798","likerMemberID":"gg44265346","gameShortName":"pumpkins","likerMemberName":"YaslineXD"},{"id":"19728","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-10-08 18:35:44","commentID":"24813","likerMemberID":"ng94239466","gameShortName":"numpad","likerMemberName":"braincell"},{"id":"19692","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-09-23 07:49:29","commentID":"634","likerMemberID":"ng65363763","gameShortName":"tricktreat","likerMemberName":"milkybear103"},{"id":"19633","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-07-30 04:20:58","commentID":"21739","likerMemberID":"ng61016176","gameShortName":"pacman","likerMemberName":"TheBigWinner"},{"id":"19568","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-07-19 12:00:48","commentID":"23610","likerMemberID":"gg28196066","gameShortName":"paperbird","likerMemberName":"6423\u6797\u7b60\u664f"},{"id":"19535","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-07-03 16:29:23","commentID":"25068","likerMemberID":"gg18377186","gameShortName":"fourcolour","likerMemberName":"\u90ed\u5a93"},{"id":"19426","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-05-19 14:21:23","commentID":"25033","likerMemberID":"gg00224063","gameShortName":"typingmonster","likerMemberName":"4SC08 \u9b4f\u5b50\u6dc7 NGAI KARISA TSZ KI"},{"id":"19416","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-05-11 06:36:57","commentID":"23670","likerMemberID":"fb54363134","gameShortName":"trivia","likerMemberName":"Glenys Eastwood"},{"id":"19326","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-04-25 04:08:07","commentID":"25032","likerMemberID":"fb41394677","gameShortName":"doublebubble","likerMemberName":""},{"id":"19291","type":"mentionedInForum","date":"2025-04-14 12:43:48","messageID":"7317","topicID":"4015","topicShortName":"novel-games-scraping-api"},{"id":"19281","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-04-11 22:22:36","commentID":"25045","likerMemberID":"ng35405220","gameShortName":"chess","likerMemberName":"nn416"},{"id":"19098","type":"mentionedInForum","date":"2025-04-11 06:29:10","messageID":"7314","topicID":"785","topicShortName":"ball-lines-game-problem-in-down-loading"},{"id":"19039","type":"mentionedInForum","date":"2025-04-09 10:42:16","messageID":"7312","topicID":"785","topicShortName":"ball-lines-game-problem-in-down-loading"},{"id":"19014","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2025-04-08 09:05:21","messageID":"7254","reason":"irrelevant","message":"In Montris 5 I got to level 999 in 698.717 seconds and 241519 points, so I got 5 stars. I don't think that Montris 5 1.21 is as hard as original TGM or TGM2 due to the modernized game mechanics. I'm probably going to have to balance the difficulty by extending the game beyond level 999."},{"id":"19010","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2025-04-08 09:05:21","messageID":"7248","reason":"irrelevant","message":"In Montris 2 I now got&nbsp;274 lines with 761729 points in 800.417 seconds, but that is still 4 stars."},{"id":"19009","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2025-04-08 09:05:21","messageID":"7245","reason":"irrelevant","message":"The current version of Montris 2\/3\/4\/5\/5 Death is in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/montris2.replit.app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/montris2.replit.app\/<\/a>&nbsp;and in Montris 2 I have 252 lines with 588701 points in 614.617 seconds, so I got 4 stars.\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div><span data-member-id=\"ng\" data-member-name=\"Novel Games\">@Novel Games<\/span>&nbsp;Stop deleting the reply about the score I got in Montris 2, because it is a game I suggested!<\/div>\n"},{"id":"18688","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-01-27 14:09:13","commentID":"24803","likerMemberID":"ng67658614","gameShortName":"ballsumo","likerMemberName":"Limbuandrew"},{"id":"18676","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-01-24 08:12:09","commentID":"15554","likerMemberID":"ng53865272","gameShortName":"shutbox","likerMemberName":"TarikOzkan"},{"id":"18675","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-01-24 08:12:07","commentID":"15555","likerMemberID":"ng53865272","gameShortName":"shutbox","likerMemberName":"TarikOzkan"},{"id":"18667","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-01-24 08:11:54","commentID":"21820","likerMemberID":"ng53865272","gameShortName":"shutbox","likerMemberName":"TarikOzkan"},{"id":"18660","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-01-20 00:11:31","commentID":"24807","likerMemberID":"ng62261139","gameShortName":"pool","likerMemberName":"Frizzer"},{"id":"18651","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-01-16 14:34:41","commentID":"24946","likerMemberID":"gg50569606","gameShortName":"arrows","likerMemberName":"2C23\u4fde\u6a02\u6dc7"},{"id":"18650","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-01-16 14:34:38","commentID":"24944","likerMemberID":"gg50569606","gameShortName":"arrows","likerMemberName":"2C23\u4fde\u6a02\u6dc7"},{"id":"18649","type":"commentLiked","date":"2025-01-16 14:34:37","commentID":"24943","likerMemberID":"gg50569606","gameShortName":"arrows","likerMemberName":"2C23\u4fde\u6a02\u6dc7"},{"id":"18646","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2025-01-10 15:37:15","messageID":"7244","reason":"irrelevant","message":"<span data-member-id=\"ng\" data-member-name=\"Novel Games\">@Novel Games<\/span>&nbsp;Stop saying that every single post is irrelevant! In fact, you're making it worse by removing posts as it makes the remaining content incomprehensible each time you do so."},{"id":"18645","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2025-01-10 15:37:15","messageID":"7243","reason":"irrelevant","message":"The current version of Montris 2\/3\/4\/5\/5 Death is in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/montris2.replit.app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/montris2.replit.app\/<\/a>&nbsp;and in Montris 2 I have 252 lines with 588701 points in 614.617 seconds, so I got 4 stars. <span data-member-id=\"ng\" data-member-name=\"Novel Games\">@Novel Games<\/span>&nbsp;It is relevant because it's one of the games I suggest."},{"id":"18643","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2025-01-10 06:50:23","messageID":"7242","reason":"irrelevant","message":"<span data-member-id=\"ng\" data-member-name=\"Novel Games\">@Novel Games<\/span>&nbsp;Why did you remove the topic about free coins? I specified the methods that can be used to obtain free coins, but you should patch those methods so that they no longer give free coins, and I specified how to patch them. And why did you delete the topic about Novel Games being a smaller company?"},{"id":"18642","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2025-01-10 06:50:23","messageID":"7241","reason":"irrelevant","message":"The current version of Montris 2\/3\/4\/5\/5 Death is in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/montris2.replit.app\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/montris2.replit.app\/<\/a>&nbsp;and in Montris 2 I have 252 lines with 588701 points in 614.617 seconds, so I got 4 stars."},{"id":"18620","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2025-01-09 08:00:07","messageID":"7209","reason":"irrelevant","message":"I made a new HTML5 version (1.20).\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/montris2.replit.app\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/montris2.replit.app<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>It adds the Montris ZS mode, in which&nbsp;Z and S pieces alternate, and when placed piece partially exceeds the 10\u00d720 playfield it is game over.\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>However, the most significant feature is that the game is now connected to Novel Games leaderboards. This means that users can view leaderboards and submit scores, and gain Novel Games coins and stars from it as well.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>In Montris 2, I got&nbsp;252 lines with 588701 points in 614.617 seconds, rank 1, and I got 4 stars. I gained stars 2699\u20142702 out of 2735 stars, and I also gained 111 coins. However, getting to 300 lines to mastery is going to be extremely difficult.<\/div>\n"},{"id":"18619","type":"forumTopicDeleted","date":"2025-01-09 07:55:07","topicID":"4026","reason":"irrelevant","topicName":"Novel Games is a smaller company"},{"id":"18617","type":"forumTopicDeleted","date":"2025-01-09 07:55:07","topicID":"4024","reason":"irrelevant","topicName":"Free coins"},{"id":"18612","type":"mentionedInForum","date":"2025-01-09 07:48:49","messageID":"7240","topicID":"4017","topicShortName":"novel-games-company-shares"},{"id":"18611","type":"mentionedInForum","date":"2025-01-09 07:47:52","messageID":"7239","topicID":"4015","topicShortName":"novel-games-scraping-api"},{"id":"18557","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2024-12-20 16:33:24","messageID":"7166","reason":"irrelevant","message":"<span data-member-id=\"ng\" data-member-name=\"Novel Games\">@Novel Games<\/span>&nbsp;had six vacancies:\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Actually there were six vacancies:<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>1. Freelance Game Artist in August 2004:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20040804110251\/http:\/\/novelgames.com\/career\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20040804110251\/http:\/\/novelgames.com\/career\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div>2. Game Programmer Trainee and Freelance Translator in July 2011:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110714203936\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110714203936\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div>3. Game Programmer Trainee in August 2011:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110802090512\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/?l=e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110802090512\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/?l=e<\/a><\/div>\n<div>4. Writer and Editor in December 2011:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20111201063452\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/?l=e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20111201063452\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/?l=e<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20111219163723\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/?l=e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20111219163723\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/?l=e<\/a><\/div>\n<div>5. Game Programmer Trainee in April 2012:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120424133044\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120424133044\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div>6. Game Programmer Trainee in July 2012:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120722202232\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120722202232\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n"},{"id":"18503","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2024-12-14 13:47:53","messageID":"7165","reason":"irrelevant","message":"<div>Also <span data-member-id=\"ng\" data-member-name=\"Novel Games\">@Novel Games<\/span>&nbsp;deleted a comment that describes past vacancies, so:<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Suppressing information about past vacancies can significantly impact the core values of a company:<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>1. **Integrity in All Aspects of the Business:**<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp; &nbsp;- **Negative Impact**: Integrity involves honesty, transparency, and ethical behavior. Hiding information about past vacancies undermines trust and can be seen as deceitful. This action contradicts the very essence of integrity, suggesting that the company may not be as forthright in other areas as well.<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>2. **Decent and Ethical Products:**<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp; &nbsp;- **Indirect Impact**: While this value is more about the products themselves, a company that lacks transparency in its hiring practices might also cut corners in the development and marketing of its products. A culture of ethical behavior in all areas reinforces the commitment to ethical products.<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>3. **Continuous Self-Improvement:**<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp; &nbsp;- **Negative Impact**: Suppressing information hinders a company\u2019s ability to learn from its past experiences. Understanding why positions were vacated and the reasons behind them can provide valuable insights for improving workplace culture and retention strategies. A lack of openness stifles this growth and self-improvement.<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>4. **Operational Efficiency:**<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp; &nbsp;- **Negative Impact**: Transparency about vacancies can aid in streamlining hiring processes and operational planning. Without accurate historical data, it's challenging to understand workforce trends and address potential issues promptly. This opacity can lead to inefficiencies and a less responsive organizational structure.<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Overall, suppressing information about past vacancies erodes trust and hinders the alignment with these core values, impacting the company's reputation and long-term success. It\u2019s vital for companies to maintain transparency to build a strong foundation of trust and continuous improvement.<\/div>\n"},{"id":"18502","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2024-12-14 13:47:53","messageID":"7164","reason":"irrelevant","message":"<span data-member-id=\"ng\" data-member-name=\"Novel Games\">@Novel Games<\/span>&nbsp;Why are you trying to hide your past vacancies?"},{"id":"18501","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2024-12-14 07:34:18","messageID":"7157","reason":"irrelevant","message":"I'm pretty sure the reason that Father and Son was discontinued is due to missing info.php and info2.php files:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/uRcymsD.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/uRcymsD.png<\/a>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>So if the info.php and info2.php files get added, then Father and Son will be undiscontinued.<\/div>\n"},{"id":"18500","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2024-12-14 07:34:18","messageID":"7156","reason":"irrelevant","message":"<div>I suggest the following career opportunities:<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Job Title: Robot Engineer<\/div>\n<div>Description: Write computer algorithms for robots in Multiplayer Beer Pong, Multiplayer Chinese Chess, Super Five, Marble Lines Battle, Multiplayer Rummy, Honlok, Multiplayer Nine Men's Morris, Multiplayer Belote Classic, Multiplayer Nim, Multiplayer Yut, Multiplayer Cribbage, Multiplayer Belote, Mines Flagger, Multiplayer Tochki, Multiplayer Go, Multiplayer Pachisi, Multiplayer Chess, Multiplayer Eight Ball, Multiplayer Mancala, as well as suggested multiplayer games<\/div>\n<div>Requirement: Experienced with multiplayer game theory and algorithm programming<\/div>\n<div>Application Method: Send a basic description of how an automated player for one of the games could work, and expected salary (in Novel Games coins, in real money, or both)<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Job Title: Coin and Power Up Manager<\/div>\n<div>Description: Add power ups and other coin related features according to suggestions, and balance the effects of power ups with the prices in such a way that Novel Games coins remain sustainable<\/div>\n<div>Requirement: Experienced with game theory and economics<\/div>\n<div>Application Method: Send an example of an economically sustainable implementation of one of the power up suggestions, and expected salary (in Novel Games coins, in real money, or both)<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Job Title: Montris Developer<\/div>\n<div>Description: Develop the games Montris 2, Montris 3, Montris 4, Montris 5, Montris 5 Death ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/en\/forums\/montris-2-montris-3-montris-4-montris-5.2261\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/en\/forums\/montris-2-montris-3-montris-4-montris-5.2261<\/a> )<\/div>\n<div>Requirement: Experienced with tetromino games with step by step gravity with modern features and rapid controls, and experienced with HTML5 scripts like Javascript<\/div>\n<div>Application Method: Send an implementation of one of the ingame functions that operates on tetrominoes, and expected salary (in Novel Games coins, in real money, or both)<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Job Title: Father and Son Developer<\/div>\n<div>Description: Undiscontinue Father and Son by converting it to HTML5, including more than 40 possible endings<\/div>\n<div>Requirement: Experienced with the role of a father to raise your son, and experienced with HTML5 scripts like Javascript as well as video formats supported by HTML5, and memory optimization<\/div>\n<div>Application Method: Send an HTML5 demo of one of the endings of Father and Son, and expected salary (in Novel Games coins, in real money, or both)<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Job Title: Sorting Engineer<\/div>\n<div>Description: Incorporate new methods of sorting lists of games ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/en\/forums\/split-and-sort-by-players-online.2741\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/en\/forums\/split-and-sort-by-players-online.2741<\/a> )<\/div>\n<div>Requirement: Experienced with sorting algorithms and gathering data from all games in the list<\/div>\n<div>Application Method: Send example code of sorting a list of games given a function to fetch a parameter, and expected salary (in Novel Games coins, in real money, or both)<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>Job Title: Freelance User Page<\/div>\n<div>Description: Create user interface for user pages, including mastery statistics and comments ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/en\/forums\/why-are-users-so-abstract.1142\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/en\/forums\/why-are-users-so-abstract.1142<\/a> )<\/div>\n<div>Requirement: Experienced with user page interfaces and accessing public data of multiple users<\/div>\n<div>Application Method: Send example HTML5 code of user page, and expected salary (in Novel Games coins, in real money, or both)<\/div>\n"},{"id":"18499","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2024-12-14 07:34:18","messageID":"7155","reason":"irrelevant","message":"<div>Actually there were six vacancies:<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>1. Freelance Game Artist in August 2004: <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20040804110251\/http:\/\/novelgames.com\/career\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20040804110251\/http:\/\/novelgames.com\/career\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div>2. Game Programmer Trainee and Freelance Translator in July 2011: <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110714203936\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110714203936\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div>3. Game Programmer Trainee in August 2011: <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110802090512\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/?l=e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20110802090512\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/?l=e<\/a><\/div>\n<div>4. Writer and Editor in December 2011: <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20111201063452\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/?l=e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20111201063452\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/?l=e<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20111219163723\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/?l=e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20111219163723\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/?l=e<\/a><\/div>\n<div>5. Game Programmer Trainee in April 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120424133044\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120424133044\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div>6. Game Programmer Trainee in July 2012: <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120722202232\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120722202232\/http:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/career\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>In July 2012, \"In Novel Games we\" was replaced with \"At Novel Games, we\", and \"operate under our core values\" was replaced with \"operate according to our core values\". This signifies the growth of the company at the time.<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div>\n<div>There should be more options for users with high mastery score to contribute to <span data-member-id=\"ng\" data-member-name=\"Novel Games\">@Novel Games<\/span>, such as by submitting Javascript code snippets, images, sounds, or suggested power ups, and even for users without university graduate, they should be able to gain coins. For example, if I had 1206 coins, and I submitted portions of game code for Montris 2\/Montris 3\/Montris 4\/Montris 5\/Montris 5 Death (&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/en\/forums\/montris-2-montris-3-montris-4-montris-5.2261\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/en\/forums\/montris-2-montris-3-montris-4-montris-5.2261<\/a> ), I could get 1 coin for each game when it gets released, and therefore I would have 1211 coins.<\/div>\n"},{"id":"17916","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2024-10-05 21:00:04","messageID":"7111","reason":"irrelevant","message":"<span data-member-id=\"ng\" data-member-name=\"Novel Games\">@Novel Games<\/span>&nbsp;Why do you keep deleting every single message that every user posts? I really suspect that you have a new CEO since 2024-07-04, and the moderation became significantly worse since then."},{"id":"17763","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2024-09-04 19:20:15","messageID":"7109","reason":"irrelevant","message":"<span data-member-id=\"ng\" data-member-name=\"Novel Games\">@Novel Games<\/span>&nbsp;Why did you delete the poll about the Hong Kong district of Novel Games headquarters? It is relevant because it is about Novel Games servers!"},{"id":"17761","type":"forumTopicDeleted","date":"2024-09-04 18:02:56","topicID":"3980","reason":"irrelevant","topicName":"In which district of Hong Kong are Novel Games headquarters in?"},{"id":"17368","type":"commentDeleted","date":"2024-07-04 19:17:55","commentID":"23057","reason":"irrelevant","message":"<span data-member-id=\"gg52184616\" data-member-name=\"Alex Gordillo\">@Alex Gordillo<\/span>&nbsp;The Novel Mines collection was a legacy Win32 game in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20040804112641\/http:\/\/novelgames.com\/games\/game.php?id=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20040804112641\/http:\/\/novelgames.com\/games\/game.php?id=1<\/a>&nbsp;, and it was originally made by Peter Lee when they were little in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20021209182629\/http:\/\/www.littlepeter.com:80\/shareware\/mines\/mines.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20021209182629\/http:\/\/www.littlepeter.com:80\/shareware\/mines\/mines.htm<\/a>&nbsp;. <span data-member-id=\"ng\" data-member-name=\"Novel Games\">@Novel Games<\/span>&nbsp;Why did you discontinue Win32 games? Win32 is still fully supported by Microsoft and is faster than HTML5!"},{"id":"16332","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2024-01-31 06:12:35","messageID":"6616","reason":"notUnderstandable","message":"All of anydesk haters are useless, because AnyDesk is essential for everyone."},{"id":"16330","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2024-01-31 06:12:35","messageID":"6611","reason":"irrelevant","message":"<span data-member-id=\"ng\" data-member-name=\"Novel Games\">@Novel Games<\/span>&nbsp;Why did you delete link to my video about playing Mengaminga?"},{"id":"16319","type":"commentDeleted","date":"2024-01-29 11:29:27","commentID":"22088","reason":"notUnderstandable","message":"What about shrinkflation? What if they start selling beefs like this&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i.redd.it\/sx58eebjo4ja1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/i.redd.it\/sx58eebjo4ja1.jpg<\/a>&nbsp;with reduced calories?"},{"id":"16314","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2024-01-29 11:15:47","messageID":"6605","reason":"irrelevant","message":"I made video of playing Mengaminga, with the title having 'gaming' correctly spelled in it.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C9DMiDylUuc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C9DMiDylUuc<\/a>"},{"id":"16277","type":"forumMessageDeleted","date":"2024-01-25 10:59:34","messageID":"6603","reason":"irrelevant","message":"Are you sure? I got 4 stars in the correctly spelled version of the game:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C9DMiDylUuc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=C9DMiDylUuc<\/a>"},{"id":"16221","type":"commentDeleted","date":"2024-01-16 12:15:41","commentID":"21887","reason":"irrelevant","message":"I think the discontinuation of Father and Son was caused by a massive memory leak, because&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/en\/fatherandson\/pwa\/iframe.php?memberID=ng&amp;settingID=gswww\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.novelgames.com\/en\/fatherandson\/pwa\/iframe.php?memberID=ng&amp;settingID=gswww<\/a>&nbsp;takes extremely large amounts of memory and freezes. So the issue with Father and Son is similar to the issue in Pebbles but to much larger extent. So, in a way, this game is partly 'discontinued' for low memory devices, just like Father and Son was discontinued."},{"id":"16180","type":"commentDeleted","date":"2024-01-16 11:59:47","commentID":"21729","reason":"notUnderstandable","message":"<span data-member-id=\"gg06158880\" data-member-name=\"Temp Idk\">@Temp Idk<\/span>&nbsp;Pancake stack is used to build this game"}]