A New Chapter: Festinger Vault is officially GrootMade! 🚀

[Martin]

Hey everyone, Martin here.

First things first: rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated! I know I’ve been completely MIA from the boards lately. If you thought I’d packed up and moved to a remote island without Wi-Fi, I really couldn’t blame you. But the truth is a bit less tropical: I’ve been locked in the engine room for weeks, fueled entirely by espresso and takeout, working on something massive for the future of this community.

I am beyond thrilled to finally announce that GrootMade has officially acquired Festinger Vault!

Building the Vault with all of you has been an incredible journey. Making sure you are taken care of was my absolute number one priority during this process. To take this platform to the next level and give you the experience you deserve, we needed a bigger, better infrastructure, and GrootMade is exactly that.

I know platform changes can sometimes make people nervous, so I want to personally reassure you about where things stand right now:

Your Licenses Are 100% Safe:
Every single one of your existing Festinger Vault licenses has been meticulously transferred to the new GrootMade database. Your digital toolkit is completely intact; you still own everything you had yesterday.

Rock-Solid Stability:
The dust has settled, the heavy lifting of the migration is complete, and all systems are officially operating stably under the new GrootMade banner.

We’ve Got Your Back:
Even with the most careful migrations, the internet sometimes has a mind of its own. If you run into any hiccups with your account, or downloads, or if something just looks weird, please hit up our live chat. The team and I are monitoring it closely and will get you sorted out right away.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your endless patience, loyalty, and support over the years. I’m incredibly excited for you to experience what GrootMade brings to the table, and I promise I’ll be back to my regular posting schedule now that I can finally see the sun again.

Welcome to the GrootMade era!

Cheers, and for now: have a wonderful weekend ahead

Martin

[CrAzY_MuRdoCk]

Martin, good to see you back again.

Just checked, to be shure my beer is cold in the fridge for later today

Have an great hangover free weekend!

[Keto_Web]

Still on the free plan though, early supporter from 2021, hopefully my license gets restored.

[Twinkie]

Same. Still on the free plan. I had a lifetime here.

[Martin]

@Keto_Web

Still on the free plan though, early supporter from 2021, hopefully my license gets restored.

Thanks for reporting. The issue is resolved and you should be able to access your lifetime account again.

@Twinkie

Same. Still on the free plan. I had a lifetime here.

Please check, it should be resolved.

@CrAzY_MuRdoCk

Martin, good to see you back again.

Just checked, to be shure my beer is cold in the fridge for later today

Have an great hangover free weekend!

Cheers man, thanks for your warm welcome and have a great weekend too.

[eebassem]

Still on the free plan though, hopefully my license gets restored.

[eebassem]

Hello Still on the free plan though, hopefully my license gets restored.

[envisionws]

Hi Martin,
Same here. I am still on a free plan. I had a lifetime with festingervault.

[A_C]

still on the free plan - it does say have lifetime there - just not working…

[anilyarki]

HI, please restore my license, why am i on FREE plan and cant download more than 5 things a day ?

[Martin]

@eebassem

Still on the free plan though, hopefully my license gets restored.

@envisionws

Hi Martin,
Same here. I am still on a free plan. I had a lifetime with festingervault.

@A_C

still on the free plan - it does say have lifetime there - just not working…

@anilyarki

HI, please restore my license, why am i on FREE plan and cant download more than 5 things a day ?

Please check your accounts, the issue is resolved!

[AdrienV]

Hello Martin, congrat for grootmade, i see that I’m in free plan but i had a lifetime license, can i get it back ?

[eebassem]

Hello ,

my lifetime license still not activated

[A_C]

@Martin

your accounts, the issue is

Hey Martin - still says free with limited downloads available

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[Gus_Burnett]

I’m seeing the same as A_C . Shows lifetime under “Expires” column but shows free account and limited to 5 downloads.

[oasisman]

My user name: oasisman, I have been a loyal user and supporter since 2021. I am well aware of the challenges you’ve faced over the past 1-2 years and have been patiently waiting for your response. As a Lifetime Member, I would like to know how I can restore my lifetime access on Grootmate. Your support in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

[Martin]

@AdrienV

Hello Martin, congrat for grootmade, i see that I’m in free plan but i had a lifetime license, can i get it back ?

@eebassem

Hello ,

my lifetime license still not activated

@A_C

Hey Martin - still says free with limited downloads available

@Gus_Burnett

I’m seeing the same as A_C . Shows lifetime under “Expires” column but shows free account and limited to 5 downloads.

@oasisman

My user name: oasisman, I have been a loyal user and supporter since 2021. I am well aware of the challenges you’ve faced over the past 1-2 years and have been patiently waiting for your response. As a Lifetime Member, I would like to know how I can restore my lifetime access on Grootmate. Your support in this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the feedback guys. Your licenses are restored. Kindly check and let me know if you require further assistance.

[MarijnR]

Hi Martin,

Good to see you back! I am really curious what Grootmade will bring us.

[earticleblog]

Great to see you back. My account showing Free plan. I hope my lifetime license will be restored soon.

[thedonutbee]

My lifetime license is also gone. It says free.