Is ShrubET development continuing?

(Mysery) #1

The last version of ShrubET that I could find was 1.2test13. Is ShrubET still being developed and refined? My club enjoys this mod, especially elements like class changing, and medic pack drops, but there are some bugs in the orginal ET, such as 4 stars in light weapons kick to spec, and some instability and .pk3 server file limitations that other mods have overcome.

(bacon) #2

No.

(Demolama) #3

the man that developed shrub retired from modding about a year ago…he didnt leave the code around… unless he gave it to bani like he did with et_tourney mod if thats the case it’ll probably be added to the bayonet when its done… but there will be no more shrub updates… sorry

(bani) #4

shrub didnt give me anything.

(forty) #5

The mod I am working on has most (90%) of the shrub 1.1 features (shrubbot, !bang cmds, etc) working, that was started from scratch.

(faltytower) #6

The real shame is that he (Shrub) was one of the three original “modders” who were given the ET source code long before it was made public (bani and nate.h being the others). I just don’t like how he abandoned the community so abruptly and without cause. That shows you how much he thinks of the ET community. And considering a good portion uses his mod, to do what he supposedly did is a huge slap in the face.

As for those bugs, even if Shrub were to continue his work, he wouldn’t be able to correct them. ShrubET is a server-side mod and the bugs you listed are caused by the client-engine.

(SCDS_reyalP) #7

Uhm, how do you know it was without cause ? From what I heard, he had pressing real life things he needed to spend time on.

(S.S.Heirpie) #8

Well I hope someone takes over that mod, or starts one that has the same features, it sure would be nice to see!!!..

(Major Wang) #9

It would have been nice to hear a “I have to deal with things in my life right now, I may return”. Instead of abandoning everyone and closing off his forums.

(Wang) #10

Hey man, shit happens deal with it!!! Don’t let him leaving stop you from making your own mod like ShrubET.

I think if everyone would quit whinning about him leaving and not leaving any source code or what not, there would be one hell of a mod out by now with the same features or better than ShrubET 1.2test13.

that’s my 2 cents anyway.

(Tavington) #11

I think what some are saying is that it’s pointless duplicating what’s already been done. If the source code to mods were released, changes could be made much quicker.

(Mysery) #12

Thanks for all the answers and feedback. For those continuing mods the features that my club miss most of all are

Class changing (stealing your teammates class after they are fragged)
Medic Health pack drops
XP no reset and map restarts without loss of gained XP
Shrubbot and all the fun commands

The two bugs that need to be fixed
fixing the 4 star in light weapons kick to spectate
pliers don’t work occationally upon map change
general crashes and stability

(faltytower) #13

[quote=“SCDS_reyalP”]

Uhm, how do you know it was without cause ? From what I heard, he had pressing real life things he needed to spend time on.[/quote]

Ugh, that should be “without an explanation”. I’m condeming him for his action (or thereof), not him specifically. I understand modders are people and have RL happenings outside the scene. Shrub may have reasons for leaving, but the fact he didn’t inform the community (both ET and RtCW) of it is what marks my disapproval.

Then again, as you pointed out, it might all be speculation. Perhaps he’s taking a break. After all, his stats site is still up and somehow that thing is being maintained.

(KennieNL) #14

well there must be someone who is active on shrub stats site cose they sometimes delete things on it and who pays it? there must be someone

(Chruker) #15

Ryan ‘Shrub’ Mannion is on the staff list at Evenbalance: http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=staff.php

(SCDS_reyalP) #16

Ohh, does that mean we are going to be able to !fling cheaters right out of their computer chairs ? Or poison needle them ? That would rock :rocker:

(FLBlindman) #17

Seems a shame,but sooner or later real life issues always take precedance.
I don’t see how anyone could be upset with Shrub himself.I mean come on people.

(bani) #18

someone could always ask shrub for the source and take over maintenance of the mod.

and no, i dont really care to :moo:

(KennieNL) #19

maybe IF someone can get… who goes then debug it?

(FLBlindman) #20

Know any code Kennie? :slight_smile: