Scots Taffer on 16/10/2007 at 05:35
Just to say, word is starting to bleed out that this has been definitively canned. Sad, but not entirely unexpected or suprising.
I wonder if modern engines truly mean the death of the mod/fm scene for all intents and purposes.
june gloom on 16/10/2007 at 05:48
whoa, where did you hear that? do you have a source? if you cite the moddb page, that doesn't count- they close down anything that doesn't update after a certain period of time.
actually, come to think of it, people have been calling BM dead every time more than a month goes by after a media release. a quick look on their forums indicates that they're still working on it.
Thirith on 16/10/2007 at 06:25
I'd be very surprised if Black Mesa Source was canned at this stage. Unless they've been misleading people quite a bit, they're way more advanced in their project than so many big mods, and you don't just say "Fuck all this work, I'm outta here..." unless there's something else, such as legal problems. Seeing how Valve itself seems to be quite supportive (or at least positive) towards the project, I doubt there are such legal problems. I can see individuals leaving the project, but the whole thing folding at this point? I don't think it's likely.
Scots Taffer on 16/10/2007 at 06:38
Source is someone from inside ModDB who claims to have been contacted by a Black Mesa dev who claims it's inactive and trusts his source enough to make a post on a (
http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15343656#itemanchor_15343656) respected gaming site who tend to have their finger squarely on the pulse when it comes to highlighting developments in the gaming industry as of late.
june gloom on 16/10/2007 at 06:46
something tells me there's more to this than a simple "well we don't have time anymore."
Digital Nightfall on 16/10/2007 at 07:08
Quote:
Team leader Kalashnikov has not been around for a long time, and the rest of the team is pretty much busy with work and school. Kester says that the mod has become too much to handle and organize.
No, I'd say that sounds very, very reasonable. I hope it's not true, but the reason stated above is as normal as they come.
june gloom on 16/10/2007 at 07:13
nightfall said the same thing, but responded to fan pressure and have resorted to an episodic format. it might just save black mesa.
Thirith on 16/10/2007 at 07:14
Let's hope so. It'd be a shame for all their fantastic work if this didn't come out in one form or another... :(
june gloom on 16/10/2007 at 07:22
speaking of nightfall, a quick look at their forums says they're in the process of finalizing the first episode.
