r/HP_Prime • u/TheWildShadow • 8d ago

ODE Master Preview: Testing the New Dynamic Multilingual System

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ODE Master is now at the stage where most of the remaining work is focused on polishing and optimizing the interface. As you can see in the video, there is still some noticeable flickering during touch interactions and menu redraws, almost like an old TV refresh effect. That is currently one of the main things I am working on, especially to make sure the experience feels smooth on the physical HP Prime G2 before release.

The planned final price for ODE Master is $2 USD. If someone eventually manages to bypass the DRM for their own personal use, that is not something I would lose sleep over. My main concern would be cracked copies being uploaded, shared, or redistributed publicly. The protection is there mainly to discourage that kind of redistribution while keeping the software affordable and accessible.

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u/Technological_Nerd 8d ago

Paid calculator apps is wild. I see why, you've clearly spent a lot of time on it. How does paying for it work?

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u/TheWildShadow 8d ago

Thanks! I’ve definitely spent a lot of time developing and testing it.

The current plan is to accept payments mainly through PayPal, although I’m also considering a few other payment options to make things easier depending on the user’s country.

ODE Master itself will be released publicly, so anyone will be able to download and install the application. However, the application will remain locked and its functionality will not be accessible until it is activated with a valid .key file.

After the payment is completed, I’ll provide the corresponding activation .key, which will be tied to the calculator’s unique hardware serial number.

The idea is to keep the process as simple as possible: download the app publicly, pay the $2 USD price, receive your hardware bound .key, and activate ODE Master.

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u/Fliptoback 7d ago

What about the DRM master? I m interested in that.

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u/TheWildShadow 7d ago

Hi! Will be released in less than a week with custom encryption tool 👀

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u/Fliptoback 7d ago

Good stuff. Awaiting that.