Out of Hell Postmortem, Brutal Honesty Incoming!

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hal

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If you've been hanging around for a while you'll remember the modification Out of Hell, developed almost entirely by one guy... Chicken+Ribs Combo. The development time was roughly forever.

He's written up a postmortem of the project that, in true C+RC fashion is crazy-long. And it's fascinating. I wrongly expected the typical retrospect developers offer once a project has shipped. It's detailed, it's heart-felt, and it's brutally honest. This is a guy that lived and breathed his mod for ages.

Do yourself a favor and have a read.
 

gopostal

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Such a good, good read. I bet every dev who tried to put something together beyond a map or two can identify with multiple things he said. I had the good fortune of chatting with CRC a few times as an early tester. He really is a sincere guy and this work is his heart and soul. Thank you for posting this, it was great to see his behind-the-scenes thoughts.
 

Bersy

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I went through many similar experiences when I began modding. Some of his decisions seem a bit extreme though. Scrapping everything just because a friend of his said "yeah I came up with that idea"?