Gregory's ServerPlease repost to get eyes on the matter:
Here we go with a round 2!
Back in the early 2000's, there was a modification known as Wasteland Half-Life (later known as The Wastes.) I am one of the current maintainers for the current iteration of the project.
The mod used to be quite popular (not as popular as CS, but on par with mods like Action HL) and had quite a bit of content made for it. Problem is that a good chunk of the custom content made for the mod is now lost to time.
Not only that, but the team had made a lot of official content for the mod that never seen a public release that is also lost! This additional content even includes several updates to the mod itself.
Additionally, certain members of the team we've not been able to locate or properly identify.
We're looking for:
- Development builds and files
- Community content
- Official content
- Screenshots and general media
- Contact info for the last remaining unknown developers
So I ask:
Were you or anyone you know in the Wasteland Half-Life or The Wastes community and kept good backups of content shared on the forums and IRC?
Did you or anyone you know make content for Wasteland Half-Life or The Wastes and kept the files?
Did you or anyone you know run a dedicated server for Wasteland HL or The Wastes that contained custom content from the community? Was the server backed up?
Were you or anyone you know a beta tester for either Wasteland HL or The Wastes and kept the builds and content given to you for testing?
Were you or anyone you know from a community site that may of covered Wasteland HL or The Wastes during its development and kept media or were sent a build to preview?
Were you or anyone you know a developer for the mod who was only there briefly but kept what was given to you during the time?
Were you or anyone you know in the modding scene from 1999 to 2006 and recognize any of these names from other mods or gaming forums? Do you or anyone you know have contact with them or where you may recognize them from?
Known Filenames (to missing official content):
whlbeta2_linux_upgr.tar.gz
wallpaper02a.zip (alt: bigtony_a.zip)
wallpaper02b.zip (alt: bigtony_b.zip)
wallpaper03a.zip (alt: highway_a.zip)
wallpaper03b.zip (alt: highway_b.zip)
clanzone_a.zip
clanzone_b.zip
clanzone_c.zip
whlposter.zip
whl_manual.zip
whltab.zip
thewastesrc13.exe (we have a corrupted version)
Developers that we haven't been able to locate:
Nebuchadnezzar - Author of the map Wasteland Firefight (WL_Fire)
Doghouse - Textures
Alesis - Programmer
Asterisk - Unknown
^Apoc^ (James Gregory) - Author of the map Shady Sands (WL_Shady)
Molecule Man (Patt Andrews) - Textures
MaSs-MuRDa - Sounds
Deathkill - Level Designer (Maps unknown.) Also went by these names: flowers/DK/solus
King Vitaman - Level Designer (Maps unknown)
Superpinki (Lars Herrmann) - Author of the map Missle (WL_Missle)
Phiesope (Taylor) - Sounds
Mord (Klaus Reiter) - Sounds
Link to our public archive:
https://archive.org/details/the-wastes - Files we've managed to archive with the help of various members of the community and team.
Attached is a collage of archived photos and thumbnails of photos to various maps. I attempted to group them together as best as I could. Some maps I have more information on than others.
Here we go with a round 2!
Back in the early 2000's, there was a modification known as Wasteland Half-Life (later known as The Wastes.) I am one of the current maintainers for the current iteration of the project.
The mod used to be quite popular (not as popular as CS, but on par with mods like Action HL) and had quite a bit of content made for it. Problem is that a good chunk of the custom content made for the mod is now lost to time.
Not only that, but the team had made a lot of official content for the mod that never seen a public release that is also lost! This additional content even includes several updates to the mod itself.
Additionally, certain members of the team we've not been able to locate or properly identify.
We're looking for:
- Development builds and files
- Community content
- Official content
- Screenshots and general media
- Contact info for the last remaining unknown developers
So I ask:
Were you or anyone you know in the Wasteland Half-Life or The Wastes community and kept good backups of content shared on the forums and IRC?
Did you or anyone you know make content for Wasteland Half-Life or The Wastes and kept the files?
Did you or anyone you know run a dedicated server for Wasteland HL or The Wastes that contained custom content from the community? Was the server backed up?
Were you or anyone you know a beta tester for either Wasteland HL or The Wastes and kept the builds and content given to you for testing?
Were you or anyone you know from a community site that may of covered Wasteland HL or The Wastes during its development and kept media or were sent a build to preview?
Were you or anyone you know a developer for the mod who was only there briefly but kept what was given to you during the time?
Were you or anyone you know in the modding scene from 1999 to 2006 and recognize any of these names from other mods or gaming forums? Do you or anyone you know have contact with them or where you may recognize them from?
Known Filenames (to missing official content):
whlbeta2_linux_upgr.tar.gz
wallpaper02a.zip (alt: bigtony_a.zip)
wallpaper02b.zip (alt: bigtony_b.zip)
wallpaper03a.zip (alt: highway_a.zip)
wallpaper03b.zip (alt: highway_b.zip)
clanzone_a.zip
clanzone_b.zip
clanzone_c.zip
whlposter.zip
whl_manual.zip
whltab.zip
thewastesrc13.exe (we have a corrupted version)
Developers that we haven't been able to locate:
Nebuchadnezzar - Author of the map Wasteland Firefight (WL_Fire)
Doghouse - Textures
Alesis - Programmer
Asterisk - Unknown
^Apoc^ (James Gregory) - Author of the map Shady Sands (WL_Shady)
Molecule Man (Patt Andrews) - Textures
MaSs-MuRDa - Sounds
Deathkill - Level Designer (Maps unknown.) Also went by these names: flowers/DK/solus
King Vitaman - Level Designer (Maps unknown)
Superpinki (Lars Herrmann) - Author of the map Missle (WL_Missle)
Phiesope (Taylor) - Sounds
Mord (Klaus Reiter) - Sounds
Link to our public archive:
https://archive.org/details/the-wastes - Files we've managed to archive with the help of various members of the community and team.
Attached is a collage of archived photos and thumbnails of photos to various maps. I attempted to group them together as best as I could. Some maps I have more information on than others.