StarBird Saber Core Development Information
Latest Revision: November 1, 2024 noted in red*
The StarBird Saber Core was conceptualized by Electrum to achieve a bold vision: to create the most advanced, user-friendly saber core the world has ever seen. Unparalleled in power, sensitivity, and adaptability, the StarBird Saber Core was promised to take your Lightsaber performance to the next level. To manifest this vision, Electrum brought on the skills of a local development firm: VOG Calgary App Developers.
The trust placed in this company was betrayed. *VOG Calgary App Developers, under direction of its management at the time, delayed our project and repeatedly increased the costs for it despite an agreed upon price and scope. They withheld demonstrations and forced their developers to lie to us about the actual completion of their assigned tasks, and ultimately, they filed bankruptcy in an attempt to shield management while simultaneously taking the funding.
Electrum summarized the events we knew of at the time of their closure here. Electrum replaced the remaining StarBird team with a new, vetted developer with proven track record in the lightsaber community to independently review and update the StarBird Core.
After a thorough review of the StarBird Saber Core with our new developer, we've identified several critical issues that need to be addressed to fulfill the promises made by VOG and the former development team. Our independent review revealed that the promises and specifications provided by VOG App Developers were intentionally misleading. We were assured of the technology specs and the polished capability of the platform, but critical functions need revision and hardware changes. Additionally, we have learned from insiders that VOG management secretly reassigned developers to other projects and instructed them to mislead clients and project coordinators about the actual progress, under threat of job loss.
Electrum has made the decision to offer the Open Source Proffieboard to expedite order fulfillment, and this option will remain available as an install choice going forward. *Additionally, we have shifted our development focus onto adding to the Golden Harvest v4, adding our app development expertise to it's functionality by developing the first WiFi lightsaber Mobile App for all GHv4 equipped lightsabers. Any pending orders have been sent the option to upgrade to either of these cores at no cost. This can be confirmed with Electrum via Live Chat.
*The StarBird platform has been deprecated in favour of the GHv4 as it offers comparable features with additional functionality.
*Any existing StarBird Saber Core lightsabers currently in customer hands can be exchanged for a Proffie or GHv4 Core at no cost. Contact us via Live Chat to initiate this service.
*As of this writing, Electrum Sabercrafts has been made aware that the assets of VOG Calgary App Developers has been acquired by Novus Tech Group, who do not have any relation to the original members responsible for the above theft.