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Title: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Felix 039 on April 02, 2008, 10:04:38 pm
I hope he's preparing for a surprise launch of the game :(
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Wolfy on April 03, 2008, 06:26:48 am
id hope its that one. However, lack of internet is more likely.

come on Devros,everyone cheer for him and he might return to us
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Snail on April 03, 2008, 01:17:03 pm
I think the bloke is dead.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: aurora_energy on April 03, 2008, 07:32:32 pm
does anyone have a direct link with him. i serously DONT want this project to dry up. if anything, i was most looking forward to this one.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Polpolion on April 03, 2008, 08:21:33 pm
*pokes FS2Halo

...

...

*urinates on FS2Halo


Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: shiv on April 04, 2008, 06:58:26 am
Quote
Devrous couldn't get on the internet

I think
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Colonol Dekker on April 04, 2008, 07:14:45 am
Accidental death.. :sigh:
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Jake2447 on April 04, 2008, 07:15:27 am
Some one could always email him.  Its on his profile.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Snail on April 04, 2008, 02:54:31 pm
Some one could always email him.  Its on his profile.

Quite a few people tried that. Work, it did not.

*urinates on FS2Halo

At first I was upset that I wouldn't get my hands on this mod. However, now I see that it's a good thing so that goddamn wankers like you can't see the download link, even if you don't download it at all.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Goober5000 on April 05, 2008, 01:22:05 pm
*urinates on FS2Halo
Hey now, stop channeling an0n.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Polpolion on April 05, 2008, 10:07:20 pm
*urinates on FS2Halo
Hey now, stop channeling an0n.

Couldn't help it. :nervous:

Well maybe I could, but if that attracts an0n here, that attracts more interest here, which will hopefully be a good thing.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on April 06, 2008, 04:40:33 am
Sent several email: No reply!

Although if he doesn't have internet (accidents do happen), than that's not really surprising.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Snail on April 06, 2008, 07:39:06 am
Couldn't help it. :nervous:

Sorry, I check your urine: You have diabetes. I'm so sorry for you and your family.

Sent several email: No reply!

Although if he doesn't have internet (accidents do happen), than that's not really surprising.

Or if he's dead.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on April 06, 2008, 10:13:39 am
You just can't seem to be able to keep out of trouble can you? :D
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: BS403 on April 06, 2008, 03:36:18 pm
Devrous was last on the boards February 28
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: aurora_energy on April 07, 2008, 01:33:49 am
Couldn't help it. :nervous:

Well maybe I could, but if that attracts an0n here, that attracts more interest here, which will hopefully be a good thing.
WTF?
Devrous was last on the boards February 28
which meens? for we know, his computer decided to blow up its cpu, and now he does not have the money to replace it. not to mention that the entire project is now lost.

but if he didnt have internet, couldnt he go to the local library and just say, "sorry guys, the project is at a standstill untill futher notice?"

Beets me whats going on. i just hope he comes back soon
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on April 07, 2008, 10:33:18 am
So do I: On the other hand, it would be good (just in case) to see if other volunteers want to head the project.

Also, has anyone tried to find him at bungie forums? I know I failed (how many spartians are there in these forums)?
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Wolfy on April 07, 2008, 11:17:35 am
well, someone coul make another halo mod for freespace, but theyd have to start form scratch, seeming all files for the mod where on his computer only
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: General Battuta on April 07, 2008, 01:00:45 pm
He hasn't been on the halo.bungie.org forums for a while now either.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: BTAvatar on April 07, 2008, 04:57:11 pm
Yeah I really wanted this to happen to. If he did blow his computer or lost internet he'd go to a library and tell us that hes still working netless or that the project fried into dust right? Unfortunately this seems abandoned.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Snail on April 07, 2008, 05:50:12 pm
Either he's dead, badly injured or has lost absolutely all interest in Halo as well as FreeSpace (maybe he got a job?).
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: colecampbell666 on April 08, 2008, 05:31:17 pm
Why does everyone think he blew up his PC? What are the odds of that happening?
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: aurora_energy on April 11, 2008, 03:03:39 am
depends on the conditions... but it happened to me... and it was a 3 year old piece of junk... so the odd are there
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on April 11, 2008, 03:19:56 am
think about it: the odds of him ditching the freespace forums AND the bungie forums are pretty scarce (seeing what a halo fan he is). My opinion still stands.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: colecampbell666 on April 11, 2008, 07:31:50 pm
depends on the conditions... but it happened to me... and it was a 3 year old piece of junk... so the odd are there
Mine is 7 years.

think about it: the odds of him ditching the freespace forums AND the bungie forums are pretty scarce (seeing what a halo fan he is). My opinion still stands.
On a side note, where'd jr2 go?
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on April 12, 2008, 05:34:21 am
Your wait is over guys: I recieved the following mail from devrous:

"Starlord,

Hey! Yes, it has been a while. Fate conspired against
me over the last few months. A virus pretty much
"munched" my machine early Feb. The subsequent battle
for data-loss-prevention led me to blow some serious
cash, which also led to a lack of bill-payment! DOH!
Needless to say, I've been in the internet-less island
for a few months, crying myself to sleep...ok, not
really, but it was quite sad. I lost most of my
passwords and I, being a security freak, couldn't
remember most of my passwords to HLP, ModDB, and THIS
email account! I finally remembered today during
class. ATM I'm writing from a school computer, and I'm
honestly moved that there is a following for FS2H.

If you would be so kind as to either post this email,
or your own summary of it, on HLP I'd be most
appreciative. I'll be getting internet back properly
soon at my home, and I'll post myself once I get it
back up and running.

Rest assured that I have still been working on the
mod; at least as much as I could since its corruption.
Oddly enough, the same thing happened last year when
my C Drive failed for some reason. I'm beginning to
suspect that the culprit is actually my cousin, who
visits sometime in the late winter/early spring every
year, and he loves to play around with my computer. I
hate to say it, but if he visited the same set of
websites both this year and last, then I would find
the reason for my troubles!

At any rate, give everyone my best. I'll be back the
boards soon.

Thanks a ton,
Devrous
"

As you can see, he's pretty much alive, as well as the MOD.

Huzzah!
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Snail on April 12, 2008, 05:36:06 am
He must of all be dead if he's gotten a catastrophic hard drive failure twice in two years. :shaking:
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on April 12, 2008, 05:47:37 am
It can happen: I have quite a reluctant computer. :lol:

3 vid card failures in 2 months.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Snail on April 12, 2008, 05:52:16 am
To be honest I don't know how I would live if I were Devrous. No internet? All passwords gone? Hell, that's just terrifying.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: colecampbell666 on April 12, 2008, 07:30:27 am
It can happen: I have quite a reluctant computer. :lol:

3 vid card failures in 2 months.
Generally uberclocking cards can do that.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on April 12, 2008, 12:09:00 pm
Yeah! Except I'm not playing with my hardware like this! :lol:
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: shiv on April 12, 2008, 03:46:24 pm
I've got reply!
I'm reading it atm.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Snail on April 12, 2008, 04:32:28 pm
Do you mind posting it up?
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: shiv on April 12, 2008, 04:34:13 pm
Quote
Shiv_pl,

Hey! Yes, it has been a while. Fate conspired against
me over the last few months. A virus pretty much
"munched" my machine early Feb. The subsequent battle
for data-loss-prevention led me to blow some serious
cash, which also led to a lack of bill-payment! DOH!
Needless to say, I've been in the internet-less island
for a few months, crying myself to sleep...ok, not
really, but it was quite sad. I lost most of my
passwords and I, being a security freak, couldn't
remember most of my passwords to HLP, ModDB, and THIS
email account! I finally remembered today during
class. ATM I'm writing from a school computer, and I'm
honestly moved that there is a following for FS2H.

If you would be so kind as to either post this email,
or your own summary of it, on HLP I'd be most
appreciative. I'll be getting internet back properly
soon at my home, and I'll post myself once I get it
back up and running.

Rest assured that I have still been working on the
mod; at least as much as I could since its corruption.
Oddly enough, the same thing happened last year when
my C Drive failed for some reason. I'm beginning to
suspect that the culprit is actually my cousin, who
visits sometime in the late winter/early spring every
year, and he loves to play around with my computer. I
hate to say it, but if he visited the same set of
websites both this year and last, then I would find
the reason for my troubles!

At any rate, give everyone my best. I'll be back the
boards soon.

Thanks a ton,
Devrous
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Snail on April 12, 2008, 04:36:39 pm
Hehe looks like he just sent everyone the same message and just changed the first line. :D
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: shiv on April 12, 2008, 04:59:46 pm
But how it was possible to FORGET passwords?! :D :lol:
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Snail on April 12, 2008, 05:06:34 pm
Oh, it's possible. I once had a password which was 25 characters long. It started with 2$4#%j&Km (or similar), then goes on in the same fashion for the rest of the 16 characters. The only way I remembered it was through a small piece of paper which I hid in my room. I lost the paper when I was moving out and couldn't be bothered to retrieve the password.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: aurora_energy on April 13, 2008, 02:51:37 am
I'm so glad the project is still alive
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: achtung on April 18, 2008, 01:06:01 pm
Oh, it's possible. I once had a password which was 25 characters long. It started with 2$4#%j&Km (or similar), then goes on in the same fashion for the rest of the 16 characters. The only way I remembered it was through a small piece of paper which I hid in my room. I lost the paper when I was moving out and couldn't be bothered to retrieve the password.

I've got one kind of like that, but I remember it.  :p
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Felix 039 on April 19, 2008, 06:15:00 am
Did anyone ask him for an update on project status?
How much more have he done since we last see him?
Is he going to release a demo?
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: aurora_energy on April 21, 2008, 05:35:38 am
No, Don't know, and Probably not soon
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on April 21, 2008, 07:24:52 am
Let's be patient: we already know he'll be back. That's the main thing.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: colecampbell666 on April 21, 2008, 08:10:24 pm
How much more have he done since we last see him?
Just to clarify: HIS PC DIED.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Jake2447 on April 21, 2008, 10:19:58 pm
How much more have he done since we last see him?
Just to clarify: HIS PC DIED.

again!
someone should remind him to back up his work this time (maybe more than once)
(assuming he comes back)
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Felix 039 on April 25, 2008, 03:48:59 am

...Rest assured that I have still been working on the
mod; at least as much as I could since its corruption....

Thanks a ton,
Devrous
Are you sure his PC is "dead"? How can you still work on a mod if it is dead?
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: colecampbell666 on April 25, 2008, 01:52:25 pm
Gimme an "L"!
Gimme an "I"!
Gimme an "B"!
Gimme an "R"!
Gimme an "A"!
Gimme an "R"!
Gimme an "Y"!
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Wolfy on April 28, 2008, 02:08:11 pm
seeming he emails a number of people here stating his pc was dead, its defineatly dead. And for all we know, he could of stored all the mod files onto a memory stick or some CD's.

Infact, it would be pretty stupid NOT to back work up in more than one location. At uni, we're taught to save work to more than one device
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: colecampbell666 on April 28, 2008, 07:21:48 pm
What happened is that his PC died, he had to get a new one, and thus didn't have enough money to keep the tubes open.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Felix 039 on April 29, 2008, 02:04:31 am
Ok, i think we are ALL confused. we can only hope that he will somehow come back and explain it in a new thread
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on April 29, 2008, 03:02:22 am
Once and for all, he SAID CLEARLY he would be back.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Getter Robo G on April 29, 2008, 06:16:17 pm
More like internet cafe... IF most libraries are now like my local one, they are anal about saving anything (other drives are locked out)... I tried that route once (new policies). Had to spend like 10 bucks to DL TBP back in the day.

I'm glad he's well though. Pity on the serious setback for the mod however...
I'd suggest he idiot proof his passwords, a similar thing happened to me about a decade ago, I learned from it.

 :D
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: aurora_energy on April 30, 2008, 02:32:16 am
even if his computer was dead and he lost the mod, he could rip out the hdd and stick it in a new one...
only problem with that is you need a computer of the same build... but i am sure he could borrow one.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: colecampbell666 on April 30, 2008, 08:06:41 am
Most PCs though still have ATA and SATA slots, though.

And I think that it was probably something more serious if he had to buy a new PC.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Jake2447 on April 30, 2008, 10:14:58 pm
yeah, any hard drive made in about the last 15 years would work on even the newest motherboard
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Felix 039 on May 09, 2008, 10:34:14 pm
He'd better be back soon >: ( or we'll kick his ass!
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Snail on May 10, 2008, 05:05:47 am
He'd better be back soon >: ( or we'll kick his ass!
I'll kick your balls before you kick his ass. :P

That's not the way to make people motivated to start working.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: aurora_energy on May 10, 2008, 10:25:53 pm
The garden snail is right. Lets not try to start the next Terren Vasuden war.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Snail on May 11, 2008, 03:52:00 am
The garden snail is right. Lets not try to start the next Terren Vasuden war.
That would be Terran Vasudan.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Mobius on May 11, 2008, 01:02:44 pm
Maybe someone should move this board to the archives until Devrous gets back, recent threads aren't interesting here.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on May 11, 2008, 02:51:48 pm
I guess I could send him an email (again). :doubt:
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on May 11, 2008, 04:11:57 pm
done
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: camcanr on May 18, 2008, 11:00:02 pm
I guess I could send him an email (again). :doubt:
It been, like, a week, did he reply? I'd hate to see this project go under  :shaking:
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on May 19, 2008, 02:36:13 am
Nothing so far, but let's still leave him time!

(after all, he said he would reply).
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: aurora_energy on May 28, 2008, 01:41:35 am
ok... so how long has it been now? 1 month 14 days? a fairly poor effort is it not?
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: jr2 on May 28, 2008, 01:45:24 am
Hmm.  E-mail him and ask him what he needs.  Is it a hard disk failure?
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: aurora_energy on May 28, 2008, 01:54:59 am
No idea. I recon either the computer burnt out, the cpu overloaded or a powersurge destroyed the uploading drivers on the hdd.
Ill email him, but dont expect a reply soon.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: jr2 on May 28, 2008, 02:40:16 am
Well if it's the HDD, maybe I can help.  ;)
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on May 28, 2008, 02:59:37 am
I still got no reply from him!

Just in case he doesn't come back, are there others who might continue the project?
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Goober5000 on May 28, 2008, 12:41:42 pm
I may have to archive this forum... :D

He had a forum on SectorGame before he had one here anyway.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Galemp on May 28, 2008, 12:59:50 pm
Wait another two weeks. If it's been two months since anyone last heard from him, we can archive then re-open if he reappears.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on May 28, 2008, 02:35:43 pm
Let's hope it doesn't come to that!
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Aardwolf on June 04, 2008, 06:29:53 am
Check his recent posts, I'm an outsider to the mod (and the Halo universe) but I'm pretty sure I saw a post sometime during May in one of the other boards.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Felix 039 on June 04, 2008, 10:08:54 pm
Nope, last time he log in in hard light forums is like a million years ago.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: SPARTAN-367 on June 14, 2008, 06:42:26 pm
He's on the run from Bungie(Makers of Halo)!  ;7


Hope he's fine, I just got here and I see Halo stuff on Freespace.  :yes:
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Snail on June 15, 2008, 02:12:04 pm
He's on the run from Bungie(Makers of Halo)!  ;7
And Microsoft.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: jr2 on June 17, 2008, 01:33:01 am
He's on the run from Bungie(Makers of Halo)!  ;7
And Microsoft.

Just Micro$oft.  Think about it.
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on June 17, 2008, 03:34:39 am
spartan, might you know anything more?
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: SPARTAN-367 on June 17, 2008, 07:41:28 am
Negative, I just got on HLP website couple of days ago :(
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on June 17, 2008, 09:12:30 am
If only he could just post ONCE!
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Droid803 on June 17, 2008, 11:57:42 am
Yeah...but didn't he forget his password? :doubt:
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on June 17, 2008, 02:40:38 pm
I KNOWWWWWW :mad:
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Droid803 on June 17, 2008, 02:55:58 pm
How many emails did you bother him with? :P
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: starlord on June 17, 2008, 03:00:06 pm
3 If I recall well, well spaced!
Title: Re: What do you think is happening?
Post by: Mongoose on June 17, 2008, 11:47:28 pm
The bottom line here is that you guys know what the deal is with him, and it's obvious that he's not able to get back online at this time.  Since this was essentially a one-man project, there's no use wringing your hands over what's taking him so long.  Just be patient until he's finally able to get back in contact with everyone.