CAMPAIGN PROGRESS
Newest (at the top) to oldest (at the bottom), here is how the correspondence with the powers that be is going so far.
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For the latest developments, please also see the Forum. Finally, this page will not be updated until talks with Infogrames Inc.'s Tom Richardson have finished. Tom is our man on the inside, and is our best contact. It has been established the Infogrames Inc. (formerly GT Interactive) does have the final say in the release of the Blood source code.
Date: July 10th, 2000
Frightfan: Now that we have the BUILD source, is it possible to create a Win32 Blood without the Blood specific code?
Matt Saettler: It's possible for somebody to create a Windows version of Build. I'd talk to 3D Realms about making a Duke port to see if they'd be interested.
Frightfan: What would it solve to make a WinBUILD? That alone wouldn't equal WinBlood, or Win(insert BUILD game title here) would it?
Matt Saettler: Somebody is already trying. Saw message on the EDuke forum. (or was it 3D Realms's BUild forum?) One of those. That wouldn't equal WinBlood or WinDuke, But it should make it possible given the game source.
Frightfan: Should we wait until GT is persuaded to release the entire Blood source code?
Matt Saettler: Don't know about the Blood source from lith. I doubt they'll release it.
Frightfan: [Jason Hall] already said he would if it were up to him, but it isn't - it's GTI's game now.
Matt Saettler: Jace is wrong. I'm the one that negotiated the contracts. Jace probably doesn't even know what's really in them....
Frightfan: So, if I may assume: Monolith can just go ahead and release the source without any permission from GT?? Because I really believe that would change everything.
Matt Saettler: (awaiting answer)