It’s been a while since my last post and I promise it’s not because I’ve been lazy. Honestly, perhaps the worst thing could have happened to my data when I backed everything up.
After backing up all of my files onto an external hard drive, my husband and I assembled my new computer, installed all the software and I thought I was ready to go. This process included zero-filling my old hard drive to prevent system errors, which meant that anything that wasn’t saved onto the external hard drive was lost forever. Except…
My external hard drive ended up… well. Kicking the bucket.
As a result, I’ve been forced to start over. My Morrowind backup, including mods that are no longer available online? Gone. My saved games for my Youtube Channel? Gone. Old games that I bought from no-longer-existing companies, like Reflexive Arcade? Gone. All of my petz, all of my guppies and all of my Creatures and worlds? Back-flipping gone.
Rather than get bummed about it (trust me, I’ve already experienced all the stages of grief) I decided to buck up and move on to new things. For example, this is an opportunity for me to play with a mostly vanilla world. I’ll still be playing with fixes, patches and other bug-repelling mods and patches for the Creatures games, but now, I’ll be sort of limited in the number of agents that I have in my arsenal. This is good for two things. 1) It’ll force me to look for agents that I’ll find the most useful and 2) it’ll keep me from creating a monstrously big list of agents to choose from in-game.
It has got me limiting myself to Creatures 1 for the time being, though. As much as I enjoy Creatures 3 and Docking Station, I’d be lying if I said I wanted to jump into playing two games simultaneously right away. For now, though, to help me get back into my blogging routine, I’d like to play with the Perficio Norn breed. It should be fun!
Anyway, regular posting should resume soon. In addition to a computer upgrade and some other new hardware (Intensity Shuttle with Thunderbolt? You bet.) I also got Adobe CS6. It’s a tremendous upgrade from CS3, which I was using before, but I’m still getting used to some of the differences. Aren’t tax returns great? I’ll see you all very soon.
Kez
Oh shit. I hope you didn’t loose any important documents or family photos, loosing the game files is hard enough. Do you want me to send you a copy of your Flazer or Ripper hexies? They’re still safe on my computer.
Also, you might like the Perficio Norns. I ran a loose feral run with them ages ago and they were surprisingly smart. They will probably flourish in a nurture world.
Thankfully, all I lost were game files. My software, photos and documents were saved to a separate device. I think I might have another backup of my petz files somewhere – it’s just a matter of finding them. I’ll let you know. Thanks a ton, though. 🙂
I think I’ll like the Perficio Norns. I read up on them on Arch’s blog and I like the changes. I’m hoping to use them with some of the fixes Jessica mentioned on Discover Albia. I just hope fixes for the carrots, etc come out soon. 😛
Oh no! That’s about the worst thing that could happen to old files, although I’ve found that this (rarely) works out. At least you’re looking on the bright side with your plans for the future! On the subject of the C1 fixes, I had a slight panicked moment the other day when CrEd32 had some unusual error and wouldn’t load. It seems to be working now, but this just makes me want to make sure I get things done in case some Windows update makes it unusable.
I have my current generation of Norns to finish up, which shouldn’t take too long. My time for C1 stuff should soon be devoted solely to working on projects. The fixes for some of the major problems are at the top of my list, followed by a return to my body data and spriting project. Lots to look forward to! But I will try to speed things up now that I now you’re specifically looking for the updates.
Good luck getting everything up and running again!
Thank you! I get a feeling I’ll be needing the good luck. I’ve hardly had any motivation to work on this blog with all the trouble I’ve been having, but I’ve finally had my first full recording day. I think it’s a sign that things’ll be back to normal soon.
I can’t wait for the updates! I’d always wondered why norns were able to pick up and try to eat basically inedible carrot sprouts, since it didn’t do them any good. I think that fix alone would make feeding the norns a much less frustrating experience. Good luck! I hope CrEd32 (and Windows) don’t give you any more trouble.
Oh no! D: What a wretched thing to happen! At least you’ve got backups of non-game stuff. If you need any cobs etc. you can’t track down elsewhere, give me a shout; my website’s down but I’ve still got all the files.
Will do, and thanks! It’s kind of funny – I had so many game files they needed a separate storage device. Oh well. I’m over the loss by now. I’m just glad my schedule’s getting back to normal again. 🙂