Cultcow EvaXephon / Yanderedev / Alex Mahan / Alexander Stuart Mahan / cannotgoogleme - Edgy weeaboo coomer with pedo tendencies and 15+ years internet history as a lolcow, now known as a disaster developer behind eternal debug build called "Yandere Simulator", confirmed groomer and dollfucker

[Adamska]

You're giving Alex too much credit. I bet it was more like this:

"We found you a helper. Also, remove the pantyshots, we won't publish an AO-rated game for pedophiles."

"You said I'll have full creative control! The pantyshots are an integral part of the game! Also I'm to dumb to read the code written by that code monkey! Reeeee!"

"...The deal is off."

I also think that the idea that he due to :autism: wanted to claim credit for everything in the game, including the programming. Therefore when the code monkey came on, he got pissy because then he realized that he couldn't claim it was all him anymore or claim credit for the coding while working with him. Apparently he wants to claim all the jobs to get maximum asspats from fucking teenagers.

Plus yeah, he probably got another dose of MikeZ at him when the coder commented on stuff and TinyBuild probably made recommendations and he was too :autism: to just accept the help and make a better game. He for whatever reason thinks his first draft tier shit is gold, and that none of it can be removed. That's why I assume he'll reee at the idea of removing Puresu Horuda now; since he'll now think that the character is perfect for the game and make up horseshit about this place-holding asset that just keeps his lines clean.

 

[Professional Meanie]

Someone asked him about tinyBuild and got this as a response. View attachment 378983

I'm 90% sure Alex has no idea what he's talking about and Arin and Jon are cool with eachother.

 

[skiddlez]

I'm 90% sure Alex has no idea what he's talking about and Arin and Jon are cool with eachother.

This is getting fftopic: but: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD9RTOEmLug

Spoiler

Jon wasn't even in the same room as Arin and the rest of them when he announced he was leaving. Totalbiscuit said something happened but "that shit is buried." In terms of personality and politics the two are extremely different. They basically are never seen together and never collab. Something happened, and if Alex is right about something, it's probably that they have an NDA.

Off the topic of the grame gramps, I really want to know what happened between Alex and tinybuild and why it came to an NDA. I definitely sense some serious salt about it on Alex's part.

 

[LucasSomething]

Someone asked him about tinyBuild and got this as a response. View attachment 378983

And he completely dodged a question AGAIN. This is why i gave up talking to him on the subreddit, instead of giving a clear answer, he talks a completely unrelated story or analagy that is supposed to "really make you think" but then you read it again and realize it's retarded and meaningless.

Alex loved to brag about tinybuild working with him and porting the game but he doesn't anymore, i'm guessing he doesn't want to admit tinybuild isn't helping him for now.

 

[MagneticTowels]

Off the topic of the grame gramps, I really want to know what happened between Alex and tinybuild and why it came to an NDA. I definitely sense some serious salt about it on Alex's part.

Maybe the programmer was female and he threw a "null pointer"

 

[skiddlez]

And he completely dodged a question AGAIN. This is why i gave up talking to him on the subreddit, instead of giving a clear answer, he talks a completely unrelated story or analagy that is supposed to "really make you think" but then you read it again and realize it's exceptional and meaningless.

Alex loved to brag about tinybuild working with him and porting the game but he doesn't anymore, i'm guessing he doesn't want to admit tinybuild isn't helping him for now.

I don't think you understand what a non-disclosure agreement is. It's in the name. He is legally obligated to not disclose any info, aka "dodge the question" as you put it.

 

[CupcakeBitch]

Then why didn't he just say he's not allowed to answer those questions? It's simple, to the point, and wouldn't be giving out any information that could get him in trouble.
Oh wait, this is Alex, and he needs to be extra with his :autism:

 

[skiddlez]

Because as Alex has implied, part of his NDA states that he can't talk about the fact that he's in an NDA/can't discuss why he can't discuss anything. Tinybuild seems to have him under some seriously close wraps, probably because they don't want him to make youtube videos and reddit posts, directing his fanbase of prepubescent mongs to hate on the whole company for being unable to work with Alex's autistic ass.

 

[LucasSomething]

I don't think you understand what a non-disclosure agreement is. It's in the name. He is legally obligated to not disclose any info, aka "dodge the question" as you put it.

Yeah but you're assuming he is under a NDA when Alex never explicitly said HE is under a NDA. He was asked about tinybuild and he replied with "the grumps separated and Jon doesn't talk about it, maybe because of NDA." His story is unrelated and intentionally vague. Yes maybe he is actually under NDA and said that to make it clear he can't talk OOR maybe he actually ISN'T under NDA and only said that to make people stop asking him.

Alex is retarded but he knows how to use long words and loves to pull the "I technically never used that words!" card. He didn't answer the question, just made an implication that "maybe it's this or maybe it isn't", as he always does.

 

[SamiSami]

Honestly about the NDA possibility, the way he answered the question with a very specific example that could easily apply to him and Tinybuild kind of answers the question without answering the question. It works around the terms of the agreement we can assume keeps his mouth closed. How often does Dev answer questions with these completely "out of context" examples?

 

[PurpleFoxx]

I can see where @LucasSomething is coming from, but I do agree that he most likely was asked for an NDA. tinyBuild has to protect their brand and their company, and Alex has been known to be extremely unprofessional. While it is hard to actually believe anything Alex says at this point (He lies about how often he works, lies about when the game will be finished, lies about hiring programmers, lies about how much money he makes, lies lies lies...)

tinyBuild is a moderately reputable indie game developer. It isn't too far fetched to consider that these actual professionals did their due diligence and looked into him before partnering and decided to protect themselves.

I'm sure they considered the dangers of working with Alex and if it went south, how far he would go to ruin their reputation.

 

[LucasSomething]

Honestly about the NDA possibility, the way he answered the question with a very specific example that could easily apply to him and Tinybuild kind of answers the question without answering the question. It works around the terms of the agreement we can assume keeps his mouth closed. How often does Dev answer questions with these completely "out of context" examples?

It could also easily not apply to him, be a lie, or simply a change of subject. That's his deal, he writes in a way that is vague enough to imply many things while still allowing him to deny consequences by saying "i technically never said that".

Alex uses out of context stuff constantly. This was the last time i tried talking to him on reddit.

He dodged the question completely and didn't reply after that.

I can see where @LucasSomething is coming from, but I do agree that he most likely was asked for an NDA. tinyBuild has to protect their brand and their company, and Alex has been known to be extremely unprofessional. While it is hard to actually believe anything Alex says at this point (He lies about how often he works, lies about when the game will be finished, lies about hiring programmers, lies about how much money he makes, lies lies lies...)

tinyBuild is a moderately reputable indie game developer. It isn't too far fetched to consider that these actual professionals did their due diligence and looked into him before partnering and decided to protect themselves.

I'm sure they considered the dangers of working with Alex and if it went south, how far he would go to ruin their reputation.

Personally, i don't think he is under a NDA but not for the sake of lying. If he is under NDA why suggest it at all? I don't believe Alex would have the guts to imply that in a discord chat where he knows it can (and would) backfire at him. IMO he was simply so lazy he hasn't contacted tinybuild in a while so made up a vague excuse to imply he "cant talk about it". But hey that's my assumption, maybe i'm wrong and Alex is that stupid.

"It makes sense tinybuild would do that" is a logical conclusion but "He didn't dodge the question, he (maybe) implied he is under NDA so he can't talk about his NDA" is not. Stuff from this thread eventually spreads into tumblr and the subreddit, i just don't want people here to say Alex "confimed" something that he can so easily deny.

 

[PurpleFoxx]

i just don't want people here to say Alex "confimed" something that he can so easily deny.

I understand that we shouldn't act like it is confirmed when we don't have undeniable proof, and his way of speaking is excruciatingly vague and irritating. He clearly does this on purpose, never confirming anything for anyone, so he doesn't have to be held accountable.

fftopic:JohnTron's Yooka-Laylee Separation...fftopic: (Apologies in advance if this is too off-topic)
While we have no absolute proof of Alex being under an NDA, there was a lot of talk of an NDA being in place for JonTron after his separation from Yooka-Laylee. JonTron was publicly dismissed from working on the game and Playtonic was quite vocal on this separation... JohnTron, however, only made a sparse, vague statement regarding the entire fiasco. The entire thing seemed odd in that while Playtonic openly condemned JohnTron and his remarks, JohnTron never so much as defended himself. This leads me to believe that studios use NDA's and have their lawyers add clauses in their contracts that disallow individuals they partner with from speaking negatively of them... it most likely would lead to defamation lawsuits.
(Again, this is only speculation, but it seemed relevant to our current conversation... especially since JohnTron was also mentioned recently.)

 

[Colloid]

I understand that we shouldn't act like it is confirmed when we don't have undeniable proof, and his way of speaking is excruciatingly vague and irritating. He clearly does this on purpose, never confirming anything for anyone, so he doesn't have to be held accountable.

fftopic:JohnTron's Yooka-Laylee Separation...fftopic: (Apologies in advance if this is too off-topic)
While we have no absolute proof of Alex being under an NDA, there was a lot of talk of an NDA being in place for JonTron after his separation from Yooka-Laylee. JonTron was publicly dismissed from working on the game and Playtonic was quite vocal on this separation... JohnTron, however, only made a sparse, vague statement regarding the entire fiasco. The entire thing seemed odd in that while Playtonic openly condemned JohnTron and his remarks, JohnTron never so much as defended himself. This leads me to believe that studios use NDA's and have their lawyers add clauses in their contracts that disallow individuals they partner with from speaking negatively of them... it most likely would lead to defamation lawsuits.
(Again, this is only speculation, but it seemed relevant to our current conversation... especially since JohnTron was also mentioned recently.)


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Even that example is pretty vague though since you can just as easily interpret Jon’s inaction as simply trying to be the better person and step away from a bridge that was already torched to hell. Defending himself would’ve just brought more trouble and bad press for him, so why not just lay low and ride it out until everyone forgets about it.
If Alex really does follow Jon, then he should’ve taken notes and just kept the radio silence act going on the partnership regardless of the outcry, but of course the moron can’t keep a secret to save his life (or career in this case).

 

[Zaragoza]

Because as Alex has implied, part of his NDA states that he can't talk about the fact that he's in an NDA/can't discuss why he can't discuss anything. Tinybuild seems to have him under some seriously close wraps, probably because they don't want him to make youtube videos and reddit posts, directing his fanbase of prepubescent mongs to hate on the whole company for being unable to work with Alex's autistic ass.

He wants to subtly imply to his fanbase that he's a victim.

 

[MaddieNolan]

I'd like to point out that tinyBuild has also been silent about the partnership.

 

[princess13456789]

He wants to subtly imply to his fanbase that he's a victim.

Victim card is expired.

 

[lolnope]

I wonder if most of the "good" concepts of Yandere Simulator come from fans. Alex did mention that he used to make threads about the game on some website (I forgot what it was - it should've been tumblr or 4chan) and he got tons of suggestions from them.

I think he stopped taking suggestions around 2017... which is around the time that the game's features became more and more stupid. Student Council with pepper spray? "Mean girls" with an outdated fashion trend?

Before, we had things like kidnapping, framing, matchmaking, and expelling - these things weren't bad ideas, they just weren't executed very well.

Now, he's spent all of the time between Osana's rejection elimination being finished and now on trivial concepts that aren't needed. The Student Council did NOT need to be so "special". The bullies did not need to be so "special". Now, he's going to add the delinquents (a feature that fans have been waiting ages for), except he's going to ruin them by 1. taking out all the female delinquents, who had much cooler designs and 2. giving all of the male delinquents terrible hairstyles. The only reason he even has to take out all the female delinquents is because, for some reason, he decided to make the Student Council completely female.

 

[MaddieNolan]

 

[Ido]

Regardless of what's going on, the game has been stagnant for far too long at this point.