The people who made Last Hope possible
Last Hope was built by a dedicated community of volunteer modders who contributed their time and talent to the project. Below are some of the known contributors whose work was recovered from the archives.
The founding members who launched the project on June 14, 2002.
Project Lead / Moderator
Founding Member - Jun 14, 2002
Florida, US. Led the Last Hope project and moderated the Off-topic forum. Built the website backend and coordinated the development team.
Lead Modeller / Weapon Artist
Founding Member - 1,494+ posts
The Netherlands. ICT student. Top contributor and Colonel rank. Created the iconic X-COM weapon models. Interests: X-COM, Science, Computer Hardware, 3D Modelling.
Forum Moderator
Founding Member - 427+ posts
Montreal, Canada. Moderated General Discussion, Mapping & Texturing, and Modelling & Skinning forums.
Active community members who shaped the project through their contributions.
Mapper / Modeller
Colonel rank - 1,315 posts
Wales, UK. Joined July 2002. One of the most active contributors, participating in mapping and modelling discussions.
Community Contributor
Captain rank - 577 posts
Minnesota, USA. Joined July 30, 2002. Active participant in community discussions.
Forum Moderator / Writer
Captain rank - 720+ posts
Mexico. Joined July 27, 2002. Moderated "The Writer's Corner" forum. Prolific writer who created "Enter the X-COM" fan fiction and started the popular "Role Playing Anyone?" collaborative story thread (96 replies). Known as "Captain Commander Vico, MexCom Division" in roleplay.
Community Contributor
Captain rank - 444 posts
Joined June 23, 2002. Active poster who helped test features and provided feedback.
Community Contributor
Captain rank - 416 posts
South Carolina, USA. Joined August 13, 2002. Enthusiastic community member.
Forum Moderator / Writer
355 posts
Co-moderated "The Writer's Corner" forum alongside vico. Active contributor in the xcom-lasthope.com era forums (2003-2006), participating in the Three Word Story thread and other creative writing.
Board Game Designer / Contributor
Still Active - 304 posts
Hungary. Joined September 12, 2002. Currently developing X-COM: Last Hope Neo, continuing the project's legacy.
Community Contributor
164 posts
Dubbo, NSW, Australia. Active community participant.
Community Contributor
Squaddie rank - 186 posts
Wisconsin, USA. Joined June 30, 2002. Enthusiastic about Russian language support in the forums.
Community Member
Rookie - 30 posts
Egypt. Joined November 20, 2002. Watched the website update "right before my eyes!"
3D Modeller
Joined July 2002
Created 3D models for the mod including character and weapon assets.
Level Designer / Mapper
Created the Farm map and other environments, bringing X-COM mission scenarios to life in Half-Life.
3D Modeller
70 posts
Russia. Created models for the project. Community members would "beg Nod to make some more models."
Games Artist
Joined March 22, 2003 - 36 posts
Bicester, UK. Professional games artist. Interests: games, books, art.
Community Contributor
80 posts
England. Active community member.
Community Member
11 posts
Community Promoter
September 2002
Introduced the Last Hope project to the StrategyCore forums, helping spread awareness when the mod was "just now getting started."
Community Promoter
July 2002
Posted about the mod's revival on the Unknown Worlds forums, helping recruit new contributors.
Mapper (Interested)
Expressed interest in creating maps for the mod after completing other commitments.
80+ registered forum members recovered from lasthopemod.com and xcom-lasthope.com archives (2002-2006).
Founding Members (Jun 14, 2002): Salvi, ApOcaLyPSe_1985, Psyguy
Early Members (Jun-Jul 2002): Leech, Peely, Nod, Glauron, cowdestroyer, XPlicit, Futant, Vejita, NIPPER, weyoun, Cyalume, Schweisel, vico, elyoddej
August 2002: POCTheSainT, pixi, XP3D, Toxic Bounty Hunter, tiawanna, saiq
September 2002: Pendra37, Fallout, Terawatt_99, Radar75, Gilthanaz
Late 2002: MrWacco, Bacon_Bits, Major Lockup, Geist, The dark lord, maverik, Vikernes, Arundo, Pook Dogg, gothicvamp, Chryssalid, agent-hunter, Dan Forever, Tabun, Closey, DaRkVeNoM, Raumkraut, Pete, Paladin Mike, bluesy, BlackRoc, Laserifle Sniper, Punisher_454, MonkWebbie, Bateau, Kiltedfrog, Count Spatula
2003-2006: re-animator, j00seppi, RPG_Jssmfulhud, Vortex567, tofun_bob, Price, Mantha, orre, Pege, TimberDragon, XCOMMAN, Gurluas4000, Gurluas2000, Gurluas 6000, Sanjuro, seiken densetsu rules, avihay_b, Emperor Clobbersaurus, Ki-tat Chung, Brain7765, Pumpkinhead, Demitrope, Angry Lawyer, Andrew_Fireborn, KBX, F*SH, Drallop, Squire James, Alitorious, Tiskaite, StormLord, Naruto, cwc2008, Dark-Blue, valmont, Achmetha, Adam_McGibbon, blackdragon, Burning-Sectoid, crunch, DiscoFever, Eejit, FreeLanZer, Gangsta, Gundam, Harde_Jezus, icon, Knickles, Ledenko, littlegreydude, Maveric, Philip, pigwig, poud, Ratalon, Red Wizard, Sectoid01, SGT Shroon, the_madcap, Wandering Sectoid, and others...
The archived records only preserve a small portion of the community that made Last Hope possible. Many contributors' names have been lost to time, but their work lives on in the screenshots and memories preserved here.
If you were part of the Last Hope community and would like to be recognized, or if you have additional information about the project and its contributors, we would love to hear from you.
Data recovered from archived forum snapshots (2002-2003).
Members
Registered Feb 2003
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Forum Sections
Recovered
Years
Active 2002-2006
Topics
General Discussion
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General Discussion
Topics
Modelling & Skinning
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Modelling & Skinning