Oh, yes. I remember this mod. Specifically, I remember the butthurt way in which the project leader signed off after things crashed and burned.
With some Wayback Machine
Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic, I found (to my dismay) that my memory of it was pretty spot on. I'll point out the one section that bothered me, highlighted in red for great justice.
I understand he was upset, but still, it sounds a bit petty to me.
Anyhow, if the guy still holds that position, you shouldn't hold your breath about him releasing the rest of the content.
Unforseen Consequences
Posted by Ryan "Professional Victim" Desgroseilliers on Wednesday, July 12th, 2006 at 18:07 CDT
I'm truly sorry to have to make this announcement, particularly without advance notice, but the current situation has become so untenable that we have been left with no other choice. We've searched tirelessly for alternatives and possible workarounds, but in the end there was simply nothing in our power that could be done to avoid it.
As of this week, development efforts on Nightwatch will be discontinued indefinitely. The website and forums will remain operational for the forseeable future, but for all intents and purposes the modification itself has been terminated. I have written a development diary discussing this unfortunate situation and the reasons behind it, and it's worth a read if you'd like to know what happened. There may also be some additional commentary/discussion from a few other active and former team members. The team and I are open to any comments you'd like to make; feel free to use the forums or contact us by email.
Once again, you have my sincerest apologies for this unfortunate situation. Although there are a number of contributing factors, as the Project Director, the final responsibility is mine alone, and I cannot help but feel that I have failed the community in this capacity.
I have only one request of the community, and that is to avoid rubbing salt into an open wound. Anyone who thinks that this is the perfect opportunity to ask for source content with the explanation "since you're not going to use it anyway" will get exactly the response they deserve. I know that this does not apply to the overwhelming majority of the community, but I also know that there are a small number of individuals of sufficiently poor taste who would otherwise do exactly that, and wanted to spare the team of this for the moment.
We could not have come as far as we have without the continued support from the community, and despite the difficulties we have encountered along the way, it has been a pleasure working on Nightwatch as long as we have. Thank you.
