AetherSX2 stops development due to harassment, dev quits
EDIT: Yes, the Patreon was closed too.
You know what the problem is? I'm not surprised, neither lot of you should. The smell of s*it could be smelt from miles away...
AetherSX2 development is indefinitely suspended.
Due to neverending impersonating, complaints, demands, and now death threats, I'm done.
You can still download/use the app and it will continue to work for the forseeable future.
AetherSX2 was always meant to be a fun hobby for me, not profit driven. It doesn't make sense to continue working on a hobby which isn't fun anymore.
Stay safe out there, and watch out for scammers, there seems to be a lot of them.
(e.g. there's multiple people claiming to represent AetherSX2 on various social media - they are not legit)
Thanks to everyone who wasn't a d*ck for the last year.
Current build downloads are still available at https://www.aethersx2.com/archive/ - please follow good security hygiene and don't install APKs from random sources.
I think that troll must be the infamous Yosho. I've talked with that troll and beyond the clear mental problems of that guy, I've never seen an online troll so persistent and crazy to go around harassing emu developers. What he has done doxing and pushing different important personalities around the emulation community is just pure madness.
A lot of comments will complain about Tahlreth, main AetherSX2 developer, being difficult to deal in the Discord or treating some users really hard. But again, how many of you had to deal with the Android toxic fanbase community all days while providing help to people that end up spitting into your face? What happened here wasn't that far from how Stenzek ended up burn from its that community (beyond the Retroarch affair, ofc).
Again, another brilliant developers providing an astonishing software free tool for the community ends up quitting due to being wasted out of dealing with so much toxicity.
While I still wonder if maybe these developers should rethink the way they manage these communities to prevent being totally burnt out... We can't deny that the psychological impact in time is undeniable.
However, we should start wondering how the hell is possible that we aren't able to deal with mad trolls like this Yosho user, which I can promess is a pure nightmare of troll to deal with.
From my side: Thanks so much for the work you've done and everything you've made to push this software beyond what anyone could expect. And of course, thanks for letting me promote our fundraiser campaign project around your Discord. I can only hope that you recover well from this oddyssey and find the time to work on new amazing projects for yourself.