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The Mortewood Plaza - Dead?
A run-down of the state of The Mortewood Plaza as of 2011.
Posted by Dec1234 on Aug 14th, 2011
This is the first update in a long time. Too long actually.
But finally I've taken the time to explain well.. everything. Starting from the big bang, to evolution to eventually were we are now. Or about the mod?
Basically I announced I would be taking a break from the mod to work on 1187. 1187 was one of the most fun projects to work on, create and play and enjoy myself. As I spent time working on 1187 my university course was heating up, coming to the second year were shit was about to get real. So I wrapped up 1187 and took breaks from that project as-well.
My project in Uni was to create a game in groups, I took this very seriously as I wanted to put my best effort into the game and create a game from scratch, instead of a mod. So with 1187 coming to a releasable version, and my Uni project just starting I threw ALL my time into that. This project was a strain on modding as I has somehow managed to develop a much better social life, with new and old friends, a new girlfriend and life was just the most awesome. Then 1187 was released and I continued to have time only for my Uni project and my personal life.
This went on until about 8 months ago when I was approached by a new opportunity, to work on one of the greatest projects ever, with some of the greatest developers ever. It was something I could not pass up. So with Mortewood on the waiting list, 1187 and 1187 co-op on the list and my Uni project at the top of the list I decided to take on Contagion.
So since the last update I've left the 1187 team, Mortewood is just still there. I still show friends, do minor changes when I learn new things about the source engine but I've become a lot better at what I do. Making a game from scratch has taught me a lot of new things, things which I've applied to Contagion and will one day apply to Mortewood. But for now, along with starting a third year at Uni, social life and a small summer project I'm working on because it's something I've wanted to do for a long time (I won't get into this summer project just yet).
-- SUMMARY --
If the above was too much to read how about this: I'm sorry there have been no updates, no messages, no reasoning. This project means so much to me and I will never let it drop. In the future I will make it, whether it be a full game or mod of this version of the source engine or hopefully a newer one if Valve would be so kind haha. (Mortewood will ALWAYS be free)
So for those who've stuck around. Focus on Contagion, or my unannounced project when it gets announced. Mortewood will NEVER die. It just may take longer than you want before it's finished or released. But one day, it will be worth it.
I have toyed with the idea of releasing what I have now. But you will all be solely disappointed.
So well yeah. Let the insults flow in, It's hard to work on a project this size now with Uni and social and large projects like Contagion and I should have seen this coming, but in reality. How could I know i'd be so lucky in the future haha.
Thanks to all who stuck by and still have hope. It may be a long wait, but it will always be worth it. There are plenty of games coming out that will fill the void, Dead Island and Contagion should fill those gaps.
Thanks all, seeya laters! :)
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Good to hear something, Good luck on your other projects.
Much luck, hope it ends up well
How I understand! Well thank you for explanation and good luck! ;)
Oh dear god... I had a heart attack when I saw the name. Glad to see you're not letting this die though.
Finally an update lol ;P, best of luck on the other projects.
Good to hear that the mod isnt dead i was so worried about that lol ;)
Finally some update Like ↑ he said (Rookie
Great, this should clear a lot of things up for others. Best of luck with your projects
(buried)
Too bad 1187 was terrible.
I, in fact, thoroughly enjoyed my playthrough of 1187.
Good to hear
it was funny because we were just talking about this mod the other day over at podcast 17 mumble... ah well, I hope it does get finished one day. Good luck with your other projects and life!
i think this mod is worth the wait, and good luck in your other projects i am a fan of your work and i will grab contagion as soon as its released
It's not dead, it's a "walking dead".
It's not dead, because he wouldn't and couldn't and won't be able to pull the trigger at it.
So he just shot the chains that bounds it, and let it wander around while he leaves his humble abode for the great realm called life!
Oh, it's still not dead, cause he'll be back... To finish it off...
Brings me to tears...... *sniffle*
meh....Contagion... Didn't really like ZPS, but maybe Contagion will turn out better than I think. I wouldn't say "greatest developers ever tho"...
Aren't you the very same person on Moddb who said immediately ZPS was dead when we announced Contagion 2 years ago, and a bunch of other negative things in that mod profile lol
Well it is very nice that you explained everything to those people who think it's dead. I never lost hope in you Dec :D
Spent years on a mod and never release... I will never understand ...
I hope contagion turns out to be a lot better than ZPS. Good luck to ya dude, and all your future endeavors. Hopefully ya come back sometime and finish off this mod once and for all, or release what you have made thus far.
Good thing to hear! This has been one project that kept me interested since the start :)
thanks for the explanation and congrats to the new projects, good to hear :)
oh god, dec
your to-do-list get longer and longer
-mortewood
-contaigon
-1187
-secret uni game
hope u can finish them all
Heh i knew it can't be dead !
:D Awesome update Dec, as always I wish you all the best. All you can do now is create more awesomeness :)
Yesterday i checked this site again and thought : Is this dead? Now theres an update and i know it isnt :)
All riiight! Great to hear from you dec :D
I believe it would be a lot more productive for everyone if 1187 wasn't in the way.
I don't have a social life so I don't understand how that could get in the way ;) But I think its sick that you are doing other games, 1187 was pretty sick when I played it :P I will wait for The Mortewood Plaza cus I know its coming, if you ever kill it though I will send you a ******* bomb in the post.
(buried)
****.. go work on mortewood plaza
I'm going to say the same to you:
****. Go work for years on a mod that you'll release for free, getting absolutely nothing from it, and that will have taken you lots of effort, time and sweat to finish.
Once you do, come back and let's see if you dare call him "****". You must either be 9 or really stupid.
You always surprise us Dec, great to hear the news.
its not dead, its undead
Open source it! Let someone pick up where you left off. You could be surprised by what comes out of it.
All the best to you at Uni Dec !
You've put so much effort on it, I was always sure it wouldn't die. Hope to hear some more news on future, either about this, or any other project of yours.
The Mortewood Plaza - UNDEAD?
Can't get 'nuffa them zombies, aight'? Good luck maestro.
Birthday post, Dec. :P
we'll wait!!
Wow I had no idea you were working on contagion. That just means the game will be even better then I thought it was!
Thanks for the post, and good luck.
i'll wait and i hope it'll be worth it^^ good luck n stuff!
I'm just happy it isn't dead! as long as it comes out eventually i don't care at all!
Meh, even with this new post I'm gonna stick to the other mods I'm following. Sorry Mortewood but for now you rest and rest!
Lol its like Stick RPG 2 all over again :P
Q_Q
Oh well guess I'll go look at contagion.
I totally understand you, got kind of the same problem. University, better life and then you learn a different approach on games so you just wanna skip the modding and start creating games from scratch. But don't spend too much time trying to enhance your mod the way you just learned, that'd take forever. Finish it as planned, maybe a few enhancements and that's it. That's what I do with my mod and it works pretty fine.
YAY Your back... After all ive waited. I knew you'd come back. I kept my hopes strong!
P.S. Awesome mod
Lazy! :D
GL with your other projects, and maybe this mod will see the light of day in the future. It deserves it!