The end of TurboHUD development

[KillerJohn]

announcement updated for clarification

[franehr]

i completely agree fuck it ALL!

[franehr]

Guys, is simple! Lets go all to Blizzard forum and Spam that shit until Blizzard end with all!

i agree fuck it all rather than live up to this sad monetizing end.

[mikesb]

Thanks for your work all those year John.

But now,the fucker of RoS-Bot asking for pay for this !

[franehr]

Dear all,

I am speaking from my heart when I tell you this is a very sad day for me.
Patch is here soon, and I can't delay this announcement anymore.

Due to health and personal reasons, the development and maintenance of TurboHUD is over today.

I have learned and forgot so many names during these years...
I am trying to remember, but it is unbelievable how many people I met, talked, discussed and laughed (cried, raged?) here.
I won't mention anybody by name, but I would like to thank you all who supported the development of TurboHUD!
Every helpful post by a fellow Player to help others...
...all awesome plugins made by Developers...
...every simple "thank you" I ever got...
combined together were the real driving factor pushing me to continue the development over the last 8 years.

I can only talk in superlatives about this community! For the last time, thank you all for being part of this journey with me!

Yes, we had bad days, and some really bad ones: a forum closure, many annoying hacks, many disputes and attacks. But considering all the good, I don't have any bad taste in my mouth today. We survived!
I am a bit sad to see the forum empty nowadays, but luckily this is the best time to quit. It's easier to say goodbye today than 5 years ago - when the game, the forum and TurboHUD itself flourished.

I dedicated some time to imagine what kind of conspiracy theories will be born in the next few weeks, so please consider the following as my last and undisputable statements to this community:

• No, it is not my wife. All the thanks I ever got for this development is something I 50-50% share with her for her support, patience and understanding. I hardly believe there are too many other soulmates on Earth, Hell or Sanctuary who would tolerate their partner "HUDDING" a few thousands of hours away from their shared life.
• I am not threatened by anybody. In fact I never got any communication from Blizzard, not even a "hey boy, stop being silly, please"...
• Opensource? Have I heard "opensource"? You must know it is not my way. I'd have to search the hidden git repositories on the dark web every day until my last breath, looking for horrifying mutations built on top of TurboHUD. Selfish? Maybe.

Finally a "letter" for the Diablo developers and creatives:


Also I'd like to say thanks to OwnedCore and The Staff. TurboHUD was born here, left for a while, returned and now the journey has ended. Thank you guys, you are awesome!
Being the long-time leader of the "Top 10 Thanks (Received)" list here is a real honor for me. I think I'll screenshot it and give a copy to my children, like a geek legacy.

The decision is hard and final, yet I believe it shouldn't mean the end of TurboHUD.

There are three developers I ever met who are capable of updating TurboHUD: Enigma, Tyrael and myself.
Obviously Enigma and I are done with this scene forever, so I contacted Tyrael and handed over everything he need to upgrade HUD until the end of time (or his patience towards hacked versions).
He helped me a lot in the past, and I am sure he is the only and best person to do this. So from now on, it is up to him to decide the fate of TurboHUD.
I handed over some guidelines to Tyrael, trying to detail the reasons behind my design choices, the artificial limitations of the plugin system (etc) but it is up to him to decide how he continues.
Here you will find updates about his release schedule: link

Finally, I wish you all the best!

Sincerely,
John

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UPDATE (2021.03.31 10:36):

It looks like most people missed the joke about opensource... So let's make this clear:
Opensource is legally not possible, because HUD contains decryption code which is utilized by another Blizzard game (which actually makes them money).
If you ever wondered why Enigma had to give up everything, you have your answer now.

The Legal Side of Open Source | Open Source Guides

[franehr]

omg i tried basic version .. and feels so fucking stupid .. my god, so disgusting

[franehr]

hahahahahah hilarious so fucking funny and sad at the same time , for that shit boring unpopular ,un rewarding, game to give so much money , time , my god .. really?i guess its true what people say about fah idiots. I mean ok .. so they ruined something that i was fan of .. ok .. your loss ..

[Riccardinho]

Just out of curiosity. Is there even someone here that knows everything about THUD and is sure that he could keep it up to date?

[Riccardinho]

just go blizzard forum. Spam everywhere until Blizzard end with Ros Bot! it's so simple

Unfortunately it's not so simply. Blizz didn't even bother to ban anyone in the 2nd half of last season. The only thing you can do is boycot the game and THUD/Ros bot itself. The botters only play as long as they get attention i.e. there are enough people playing the game so they can brag with their high clears on the leaderboard. Once there are barely any players left the botters will abandon the game too because there is no point anymore if nobody cares.

[JulianJLN]

Still free or need pay now?

[JulianJLN]

if I pay this per month, it will be almost R $ 100 per month! here in Brazil the Dollar is not cheap much less the EURO

[xblade2k7]

KJ that you are accepting that is regrettable. So much time spent for nothing, how much money has a change received? Contains a simple encryption? That is easy to break just like in any other game. I REPEAT, KJ regrettable. YOU ARE A SOLD!

come on IDA pro xdbg 64 and bypass net request

[robertsabaton]

[*]I am not threatened by anybody. In fact I never got any communication from Blizzard, not even a "hey boy, stop being silly, please"...[*]Opensource? Have I heard "opensource"? You must know it is not my way. I'd have to search the hidden git repositories on the dark web every day until my last breath, looking for horrifying mutations built on top of TurboHUD. Selfish? Maybe.[/LIST]

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UPDATE (2021.03.31 10:36):

It looks like most people missed the joke about opensource... So let's make this clear:
Opensource is legally not possible, because HUD contains decryption code which is utilized by another Blizzard game (which actually makes them money).
If you ever wondered why Enigma had to give up everything, you have your answer now.

First thank you so much for keeping Hud alive for so many years, its unfortunate for me that i only got to use it for the last 2.5 years, i was scared of using it before that but after i did i'd just refused to play the game when it had downtime, game's just not fun without it and it really does seem like missing features that should be already in the game.

I just don't know if you made the best decision handing over it's continuation to the ros-bot guys, you say you were scared of whatever mutations you'd find if you made it opensource, but the guys you entrust the code with wasted no time in offering a package that "unlocks full potential" and are monetizing it. i mean, isn't that what you feared if it went opensource? Aren't those "full potential" features the same ones the hacked version of thud had and you were banning for just a couple months ago?

I'm not suggesting you should have made it opensource, your justification update shows that it probably would not be viable. But was there 0 chance that the plugin devs here could make a group effort and pick it up where you left? Maybe with some guidance from you at the start to get them going?

Well, i'll be back to D3 if Hud makes a miracle comeback, but for now rip this game.

Thanks again KJ, best of luck to you, man!

[Daimonxp12]

Complain on their discord. Most ppl are just not going to pay well for a full season for me would be $51 per season for base Turbohud. 10 Euro's a month is absurd. There's a seppate discord dedicated to TurboHud now. Majority of the ppl on there are like ya, no not paying that price. And now that its a paid for program more then likely to get banned.

[Norben51]

I can't believe it. some here are excited about the botmakers, but they used turbohud themselves until the end of kj. turbohud is also a third program, which is prohibited by blizzard. now in the blizzardforum mood is an idea that is suitable to find itself in kindergarten again. just think: if you don't like it, you don't have to buy it. and who likes to buy it ready. Everything else in terms of behavior is kindergarten level. Should so many kids actually be active here? I don't like to believe it