Originally posted by FarSideX
If you are seriously offering to pay for the development of an anti-ban I could help you out. My rate is $85 per hour plus expenses. I expect to do a correct anti-ban would take approximately 1 month to reverse the anti-cheat routines to an exploitable state. Testing any exploits found will require 2 CIDs, one that is banned and one that is not, replacements for the clean CID as required. I am currently booked but could start possibly in February or March.
Your offer of $80 does not even come close to 'funding the development' but is more an offer to purchase something at a retail rate with the intent to give it away. It does not even cover the cost of game purchase and CIDs required.
However your offer would be nice gift to anyone that is doing this on their own, it is not incentive to do so. There are people currently working on the solution you seek, I hope you donate your gift to them once they succeed and not become one of the hundreds of people that make similar offers only to rescind on them once they have what they desired in their hands.
(Sigh) .......I off course am willing to grant the money to anyone who completes the task. The usual development costs of mods for NGU is zero, as the only expected return or profit those who develop seek to recieve is beneficial feedback and a joyous response from their modding "audience" . Typically unless they plan to sell or accept donations they recieve nothing from the work. The unfortunate truth is most recieve complaints, hatred, bashing and just flat out disrespectful remarks from a good number of people that act as though the tool in question was developed as a product rather than as a hobby where someone has dedicated their respective free time and time from their life to work on something. I've always appreciated that. Though, I felt saying that wasn't sufficient. I have no skill in the areas required to even joke that I'm capable of creating an anti ban, for any game let alone this one. Though I hoped I could aid the community. Aid the modder who does this because they can by adding incentive to their work.
I'm not a developer, I am one man. I'm not asking for a multi-million dollar product, just an anti ban, I didn't ask you to invest real hours or set up pay based on going programing rates. (Don't be fooled, I can afford to dish out thousands and fund and glorious over arching and unneeded project that probably wouldn't yeild even the start up costs in profits)
I thought I had done something worthy of at least somewhat commandment. I see now my meagre offer must have offended you as it's not at rates your familiar with. I apologize, I am sorry. I hope you and all of NGU have a wonderful day, and I hope you in particular enjoy a wonderful coding/modding career.