Nep/Daev seems reticent to admit this, but this is more than just "mostly him". Dude totally made all of this happen. Let's just list off what this whole thing really entailed:
1. Idea for a "new" cabal. I say "new" because some of the hatahs out there will say that Nexus isn't new.
2. Coding powers for a new cabal.*
3. Overseeing creation of a new cabal area, cabal helpfiles, cabal echoes, cabal dogma, cabal rules, etc.**
4. Coding progs for a new cabal area.*
5. Outlining/scripting a massive overarching quest that involved at least 50 different PC's at various times.
6. Running roughly 60-75% of the quest, either in person or directing other imms (quite possibly a low % estimate).
7. Creating some very cool custom items to disperse when the Vault blew open.
8. Coding mageplague and uberplague.
9. Creating a potentially massively game-altering mortal-controlled dynamic in the form of the magic-power fluctuation.
10. Rewriting his own Imm-character into (yet another) new form.

All while continuing to do other imp-ly stuff such as immstaff evaluations, bugfixes, roleplay enforcement/encouragement, game balance evaluation, etc.

So - if you see this man and have the chance to, give him some props. Preferably rather than complaints.

As for myself, I want to give him a big thank-you: As a player, an Imm, and a friend. Steve, you're one of the biggest reasons I decided to come back. No lie.


*Caveat - I do not know how much help NepDaev got from the rest of ye olde coders. I presume not a lot, as they have all had their hands into other cookie jars (rangers, etc.) but I might be wrong. If I am, you may soon see new code that makes any Immortals from my IP speak backwards, or something like that, as they get back at me.

Twist tells you '?he naicigam a eb ot tnaw uoy oS'

**Yes, this is an area where admittedly NepDaev got a lot of help from the rest of the staff. But he still had to put in the time to wrangle all of it, add his $.02, etc.