Indie dev burglarized, Project Zomboid updates lost
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That's the game that "CTRL ALT DEL" talked about right? If that's the case, that makes me terribly sad as the game, while rough around the edges, looked pretty freaking sweet.
Edit: http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20110603
This comic to be precise.
Edit: http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20110603
This comic to be precise.
Careful, bumping a thread for the sake of bumping can get you into trouble around here. Also, Project Zomboid is a pretty obscure title, so don't expect a ton of replies.
Anyway, it's unfortunate that something like this would happen. Hopefully they'll perform external back-ups more frequently to prevent such an event from happening again in the future.
Anyway, it's unfortunate that something like this would happen. Hopefully they'll perform external back-ups more frequently to prevent such an event from happening again in the future.
Good god, these guys have the worst luck ever.
Ebay and google freeze their transactions, riots lock them out of their office, and now this? >_<
Ebay and google freeze their transactions, riots lock them out of their office, and now this? >_<
Granted the Reddit posts are caustic, but it appears the developers haven't exactly maintained perfect composure themselves:bbad89 said:You haven't seen the reddit thread have you?
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/ldkwg/the_indie_stone_project_zomboid_has_been_struck/
And the thing is, they did have back-ups, and the update was almost done, they just forgot
(assuming this screencap is authentic, of course)
I don't care if you're some small scale indie developer, you need to maintain a professional demeanor.
That's sad, but not as sad as the fact that they're making another bloody zombie game.
Project Zomboid could be the greatest game ever made and I still wouldn't play it. That's how sick I'm of zombies.
Project Zomboid could be the greatest game ever made and I still wouldn't play it. That's how sick I'm of zombies.
Not at all. This was apparently posted on his Twitter account for the world to see.bbad89 said:
Granted the account has since been taken down, but the damage has already been done, with its legacy living on in such screencaps. That's why one should always be careful with one's words when posting on a public format like Twitter, intoxicated or not.
I don't have a vendetta against the man, nor am I trying to justify the degree of vitriol he's received. I'm just pointing out that the best way to handle the animosity would have been to ignore it. He shouldn't stoop to their level.
I was all for him until I read some of their twitter pages. I don't care if they are mad or drunk, they are being completely unprofessional and probably shouldn't be working in this field if they are incapable of taking criticism or backing up important items on an external drove.
His twitters been deleted, now.
And YOU get hundreds of hours of work, and your security and privacy blown apart, and see if you act rational when people tell you you suck and had it coming.
And YOU get hundreds of hours of work, and your security and privacy blown apart, and see if you act rational when people tell you you suck and had it coming.