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minus-square@Jimmycakes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish50•19 days agoI’m assuming it has to do with paying for the Google map api calls. If that’s what it is they should say so if that’s not what it is they are scummy
minus-square@stray@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish2•18 days agoPlaying a game like this involves a heavier server load compared to normal use, right? Would that incur a significant cost to said alternative? (I don’t actually know how the magic box works.)
minus-squareMaxlinkfedilinkEnglish4•18 days agoI don’t think there’s a way to get the street view images that are needed. Those are owned by google.
I’m assuming it has to do with paying for the Google map api calls. If that’s what it is they should say so if that’s not what it is they are scummy
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Playing a game like this involves a heavier server load compared to normal use, right? Would that incur a significant cost to said alternative? (I don’t actually know how the magic box works.)
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I don’t think there’s a way to get the street view images that are needed. Those are owned by google.
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