kramuti wrote:
After Terry said he was done, a few people/groups have made patches. (early 1.3's were mainly Blue's...and the reception to b? led to him leaving)
Then a few of us (me, Brevan, Baerk, PureRage...dialed some things back, added some a few new things. HiRes made it in at some point...maybe in Blue's stuff...been too long.
1.4 was an attempt to change things up...it didn't go well...SapphireRawk did a lot, but changed bosses around...omg the flack the came next...Sapphire has pretty much been silent since. Shame because he actually did give some good things...
1.5 is essentially completely Mrawskrad's baby (with 2 things added by PureRage. at least one was in 1.4 i think)
and that is where we are now. Some modders are still around. Numerous others have assisted in all patches (Jarl was around at some points, Pious, Asteroth, Steel, Wolfs, and several other longtimers who lurk).
I came about the time of 1.21f? or so, You had gone to make your mod by the time I found HU.
I don't think Jim has been around since around 1.3ish to my recollection.
Hmm. So some history and then a question or two. I'm trying to piece together your history with mine. After Soulonyx, Demigod, Squelch, and a couple others basically divided the HU community, (this would have been 10 years ago this fall) they attempted modding for a bit. Vegas Cowboy was with these guys and a number of others. They were choked with Terry for a number of reasons. At this time I was still running a GS for the original HU playing with a number of people mentioned above. At this time, Terry had impressed me with what he did and I was tired of listening to the rant about what Terry was and wasnt. I did want to learn how to mod. Coincidentally Squelch, the last of that original group to split up the HU community, essentially threw in the towel after about a year. Chaoz (AJ), Snickers, and I decided to team up and try our hand at modding. Snickers (the same one above) would have been around Grade 8/9 at the time - maybe even Grade 7 given the nature of our conversations over MSN. We (AJ and I) were very impressed at how fast he was able to create gear and force drop stuff. Initially, the three of us divided up the tasks of modding into three main areas: gear, mapping, and skills. I was enthralled with mapping - I still have that first map I made and successfully linked - man did it take a long time to learn how do that. AJ just disappeared - I found out later when I talked to him that real life just got in the way. Snickers got bored as best as I could tell. By Aug of 2006, I was it and I never went back to HU. Jim was disappointed with my decision to mod for what then was called "Hell Unleashed - the Darkside". He ultimately wanted the community to get back together. I, however, wanted to learn. After about 3 years, I had finally learned enough that I was able to remove Terry's files and work with my own. Th0r came up with the name that I call my mod. The rest of course is history.
So my question. How long did Terry mod for after the split?
I remember Brevan - he was good at asking hard questions. Sometimes I didnt know the answer to his questions - only that I wanted to move in a particular direction. He was honest and forthright though which I appreciated.
Baerk - probably the most knowledgeable guy I know when it comes to D2. I often wondered if he actually worked for Blizzard and has the original code.
PureRage - he went off to mod NetherWorld Rises. He's a good guy. He's helped me in the past - especially with the Waypoint plugin that I added to my mod several years ago. I'm not sure how active his mod is or even if he's still modding. Last I heard was that real life had given him a bitter pill to swallow. Whether that is true or not, I dont know. I hope he's doing well though.
Dan is one of the best guys I know at photoshop. His expertise has been invaluable when it comes to learning that bloody program. I wasn't aware that he was modding. All I knew was his making of item pics and dc6s.
JarL - Dave - is he still around? At the time he was in university. Just got back from a tour of duty. Did he do other tours? I hope he's all right. The US has sent a lot of soldiers all over the world in the last 10 years.
Pious - some people would get really frustrated with him but honestly, he knew how to test a game and break it. Frustrating as hell as a modder but honestly, that's how you learn. A lot of the things I changed in the game because of him. My favorite memory of him was when he told me how he beat my version of Baal whom I turned into a summoner - both the boss and clone could summon other nasty creatures. He beat the boss in a matter of minutes while everyone else was getting their asses handed to them and then they would have the audacity to call him a cheater . His secret - conversion. He converted my summons and they kicked the boss' ass. When he told me how he did it, I took my hat off to him.
I recognize the other names but I dont recall playing with them.
I don't recognize Mrawskrad at all. I dont recognize yours either. That said, I hope you have fun modding. I still enjoy it - almost a decade later.
Cheers!
Trevor