Indie developers Hello Games, responsible for that gorgeous No Man’s Sky video, posted on their blog yesterday, discussing the damage and problems caused by the recent flooding of their office.
In the midst of a wave of storms that hit the UK over Christmas and early January, the Guildford-based studio found that their office had been completely flooded. ”There were exceptional storms which meant a large part of Guildford flooded one way or other,” wrote Sean Murray, Managing Director. ”For us, an underground car park next door filled with water, then burst, so it all happened real sudden.”
“We lost all our PCs, laptops, equipment, furniture, dev-kits, work in the blink of an eye, and our insurer (and those of those around us) seem like we won’t be covered, or at least responsibility is unclear. I don’t want to say out loud the value of what we lost, it’s horrible. It would probably fund a small game.”
Despite the setback, Hello Games are remaining positive. “It’s obviously horrible, but it’s all part of our little indie journey.” Continued Murray. ”Not right now, but when we’re old we’ll look back on all this as a highlight. So please don’t be worried for us (Mum), these last few weeks have been ADVENTUROUS.”
Now working at a temporary location, the team is adamant that their highly anticipated space exploration game No Man’s Sky, which wowed audiences on last year’s Spike VGA show, won’t be adversely affected.
“We won’t let that happen!” Murray proclaimed. ”Assured At times recently I’ve wanted to be depressed, to wallow, but it’s impossible surrounded by this team. They are literally unstoppable. If we’ve lost some work, we’ll make up the time. We’ll steal dev-kits. We’ll work on a boat. Whatever it takes (not actual stealing… maybe)”
All the best to Hello Games. Let’s remind ourselves how great No Man’s Sky looks.
