Hi all,
It's with a heavy heart that I announce that I'm putting Wormwood under an indefinite hiatus.
Unfortunately, many of Wormwood's core modders have been unable to dedicate the time they'd like to to the mod. We hope to be able to return to the mod at some point in the future, but only time will tell.
I'd like to thank Beacon, Thunderfreak, Rikimaru, TacticalNuclearSchnitzel, 0ktober, Hugo and Stirls for their considerable contributions to the mod, as well as Bottswana, BologniusMaximus, Kickasskyle, Spetsnazer, Stirls, RonhillUltra, DeflectionDrive, Cromm Cruac, smrtphoneusr, Darkenneko, Discartyptics, ArchSonix, ZombieDawgs, Virgil, Spacebrain, STALKER_2010, Ossian, Theman!, TsundereRintsu, Alundaio, Loner1, Highflex, Paravin and Toxicat for their help.
Last but not least I want to thank all the fans who've supported us during the development of Wormwood. I hope to have something to show you, someday.
I wish all our colleagues every success in their current and future mods, and I hope they'll always been dedicated modders keeping the Zone and the world of Stalker alive.
Working on Wormwood's been a great five years for me, and I hope you've all got something out of it too.
Signing off,
etcetera
October 2016
Well this Sucks. :\
Good luck with your Future Plans I guess.
We can't get a current build of the mod as is?
I second that - it would be great to get Wormwood even as modder's resource pack.
Wouldn't work. The current build isn't anything near stable. And would take too much effort to even get it to work.
Doesnt have to be. Look at City 17: Episode One mod. It doesnt work but source code was still released.
The mod i was talking about: Moddb.com
Cryin' shame. But yeah, you guys should release all of the latest assets, be even more of a shame if they disappear into the either.
sad news indeed, i know a lot of people were waiting in anticipation for this mod, but i can fully understand your position, i do hope you can come back to it someday in the future, but i wish you all the best whatever you do now
BZ
Nooooo.... All that hard work wasted... All the good projects die out, I am saddened...
will you release the "actual" work progress ( even if it's not 100% ready ) ? maybe , someone here can or will continue your work some day ?
Anyway, sorry to hear such news ... i really liked your "project" !
what about a soundtrack? I like Sunset Frequencies (Zaton Night) so much.
It hurts to see things falling apart, one by one.
Still - congrats for Bacon on new job at Rockstar.
how about you leave your maps to the COC team so that we get blaytiful maps in COC?
Beacon's CoP maps are very detailed from the screenshots I saw. It would be cool if he did, if they truly do not plan to develop it anymore.
These things happen, everyone has a lot going on IRL and making great mods at spare time is a big sacrifice.
My work isn't done yet, though. I'm still creating a fitting, atmospheric soundtrack - even if Wormwood is put to rest, or if / when it rises again. Every second I spend composing the soundtrack I imagine the scenery you guys had in mind.
See you guys in the Zone. Maybe one day.
I fully understand that real life is not easy and why have you have ended, but PLEASE can you release what you got as a resource pack? Like multiple people say before me. Please don't let this awesome mod die like L.U.R.K. or S.M.R.T.E.R.
Time spent? Or are you saying that work on a full engine errors being difficult. 5 years not to drop or simply one BETA? Sorry friend, it is not lack of time, but tired of working in a bad engine. I say this because I am sick to continue my modification, on the X-Ray ... A change what I was doing for DOOM 3, was easier than Mecher in Blender or Maya ... Because the SDK and the engine is Linda, STALKER now, I'm sorry, STALKER has his reasons to be Bankrupt.
Very sad news indeed.I guess this was the only mod I really waited for with all my heart.Too bad went down like this :(
Anyway,thanks for all the work you guys did,all the changes you tryed for the new version looked perfect...
Wish you best of luck in future guys :* I hope one day you guys will come back to this mod to finish it
Awww... Sorry to hear that Boss...
Too bad... God damn it..
Oh well, I hope the best in the world for you mate!
Damn it, I had high hopes for this mod. Whish you all great luck in your journey.
Sad news, good luck with your future endeavors.
Bummerrrr.
Hiatus. I hope it's just holidays and you will be back in 6 month or less.
Good luck guys.
Lesson 5 from The Cathedral and the Bazaar:
"When you lose interest in a program, your last duty to it is to hand it off to a competent successor."
I know this book pertains to the creation of open-source software, but I don't see why it can't apply here. I was really interested in this mod and would love to see work continue, but I'm afraid I alone don't have the capacity for building any sort of nigh-commercial grade software.
Still, if work must be halted, I can understand that real life gets in the way sometimes.
Here's hoping that you find some time in the future to resume your project.
Semestrals and university tasks...with all due respect :D leave our modders be !!!
Called it.
Good luck.
Damn... this is a shame. This mod offered some absolutely fantastic ideas for features and looked as it was doing a really good job at capturing a true remake with all the polish it looked like it was getting.
I would really hate to see all the hype that's been building up to go into an absolute waste. Don't get me wrong I'm very grateful that you guys spent your very own personal time on a project like this, but I just can't help but get the feeling that we all want at least the current build you all have atm. We won't care if it doesn't have ALL the features because the progress you've all made has been significant and meaningful. Besides, other modders could just pick up where you left off. The STALKER franchise is my absolutely most favorite one to date and I get joy each time someone makes even a small tweak.
Regardless, thank you everyone who worked on this mod. People like you are what keeps this community thriving and this masterpiece of a franchise alive. That means a lot to me and so many other people and I just want you all to understand that.
See You Space Cowboy...
Best wishes for your current and future endeavors, and thanks for keeping us informed.
Expected this, plenty mods end like this. Modders are pretty unreliable, not that i blame them, they have their own lives beyond modding.
STALKER is dying, its hopeless now every mod developer is now quitting modding for this game. srsly I like this game but sadly no new mods are coming up any time soon.
please do your best to continue on developing the mod
Uncool... 5 years of work-- all coming down to this...
I saw on youtube a Zaton night theme(great sound), are there any other(s) out there?
Best wishes on your future projects!
Stalkers, I salute you! -- Stay safe in the Zone!
**** you.
brb, killing self
Still a shame you guys didn't at least hand the maps off to COC.
Just ******* lol at mod teams hyping themselves up just to cop out on everyone. Glorify yourself and your mod when it's actually done. Glad this is dead.