CFS1 is still alive despite the four years of "CFS is dead or dying" I've heard in RidgeRunners since I started playing it. And that includes the period when a certain "+Coming2ByteU" insisted in also adding his 'wisdom', advising everyone in RidgeRunners every day, in his capacity as a MemberPlus that CFS1 was no more and was being removed from the Zone and that everyone would be better occupied transferring over to CFS2 immediately and then start saving for CFS3 (2002 I believe that was, Die).
I think the "last time" when you "wasted your time (again)" was because you wanted to charge people to use your wares but had already told your potential customers that the game was dying (or
'Die'ing as we came to know it). Sort of a negative, but nonetheless amusing, sales strategy for those of us who witnessed it.
Great sites like
www.Simviation.com were already around and collecting add-ons, for those who wished to expand their games, for free. And they still do. Simviation is still the first site I refer people to when asked for any assistance in Flight Simulation games. It is all-encompassing, helpful, free, what more does anyone need?
You say this time your site is "donationware". Does that mean users can obtain and use your produce without subscribing in any way and choose whether to donate to support you? Or is there a compulsory payment they have to make indirectly or otherwise?
I don't wish to do down your work nor your contribution to CFS as a game or genre. The contributions you made and the work I saw was mighty fine. I'm sure the kind of people who like to expand their games would probably benefit from your work. Personally, I only fly stock and my interest is in learning to fly what came on the cd rather than expanding it, so it's of no interest to me.
But, if I was interested in adding to my game, I still wouldn't pay for it. There's more good stuff around than ever to be had and it's free.