User blog:Blood GD/Old ROBLOX Restoration Project

[ W.I.P ] Chat Log - 05/23/Year unspecified

Unidentified User #1: so you did it

Unidentified User #2: Yeah, took a long time. But it's done.

Unidentified User #1: good

Unidentified User #1: so when are u gonna put it online

Unidentified User #2: Soon, I still got to finish setting up the website.

Unidentified User #1: okay, tell me when it's done

End Log

Prologue
Old versions of games could be considered better than the newer ones.

There are many games out there that had really good beta and old versions, but once they get the full version, it just doesn't feel the same. Or at least that is my opinion. Of course, ROBLOX is a clear example of a game that had a good "old" version. But sadly, there is no way to get it back, but at least the newest version isn't bad at all.

Straight to the point. We place ourselves at January of 2020, specifically January 3rd. As usual, I was browsing randomly through the Internet, playing some games or just reading random stuff. Playing ROBLOX at that time sounded pretty boring to me, I really didn't feel like playing at that time. Until I got an idea: looking for old ROBLOX videos, just to get nostalgic for a bit. I looked at many trailers, and several videos from around 2008, until I found a website that mentioned a project called "Old ROBLOX Restoration Project".

I felt curious, so I decided to check it out. The project started in 2013, so I doubt that this project would ever be finished. This website didn't seem really "trustworthy", as it was filled with ads and stuff. I really felt all hope vanishing when I saw all of this, until I came across a post, specifically the newest post, which was around December 2015. Apparently the project was finished. Strange.

I didn't really trust this website. But the project seemed interesting, so I just downloaded the file and scanned the device several times to see if it had any kind of malware. Surprisingly, it didn't. Pretty normal for something that came out from such a suspicious website. Though, it would've been at least a little bit more normal to put it in the ROBLOX Forums instead of this... random page.

But, well. I guess I can give it a try.

"Old" ROBLOX Gameplay
The downloaded file was called "Restoration.zip", and it contained a single file called "project.html". I assumed this would redirect me to a website, which didn't make sense either. They could've just put the link there... I opened the .html file, and indeed, it redirected me to a website. It was called "roblox.com", just like the original ROBLOX website. But, as I expected, this was the old page. I wasn't logged in my account, obviously, so I took the option to log in.

However, after attempting to log into this account, it gave me an error which told me that this account did not exist. I guess it really took me back in time. I decided to try something new.

Back in 2016, I used to have another account called "ShadowLinkRoblox". I really liked that account, I had progress in a lot of games. But sadly, I got permanently banned and I was forced to go into another account where I had basically nothing. I was incredibly cringy back then, but it still would bring up good memories. I tried making an account with the same username, but it gave me an error again. But this time, it was different.

"The punishments will never be lifted."

Well, that's great. I simply decided to make a completely new account, with a completely random username and password. It finally let me create the account, and I was introduced to the old ROBLOX page. There was a message that said "WORK IN PROGRESS", which explains why there was only one game, which, of course, had no name. Just a blank space. But, didn't they say the project was finished, though? When I clicked "Play", it actually let me join the game. I was disappointed when I saw that it was just a baseplate. The quality of the game was considerably high for it being a remake of something made in 2006. Or 2008. Or whatever the year is supposed to be. The only things that actually reminded me of the old version was my avatar, the leaderboard and the mouse icon. No music, the only sounds I could hear were my footsteps and the jumping sound effects. Incredible. I decided to explore the game a bit more to see if there was anything interesting. The only thing I found was a black dummy standing in the corner of the baseplate. Touching it wouldn't do anything, jumping on it either, nothing. I even pushed it off and still, nothing happened. Even though, when I looked at the leaderboard, sometimes a player would join. Their usernames were the usual ROBLOX usernames, nothing really special.

After 10 minutes of exploring, I simply decided to leave the game.

There wasn't much to see in the Main Page, since, like I said, the unnamed game was the only thing I could play. I decided to look for users that also had this "Old" version. I started searching, but there were only 4 accounts created, aside from ROBLOX, John Doe and Jane Doe. If you're wondering, no, these accounts are not 1x1x1 or Toolbox. These accounts have usernames like "CoolJim30" or stuff like that. Something a child that plays ROBLOX would name themselves. Clicking on their user would not redirect me anywhere. The person, or group of people that made this website really need to improve this.

I researched a bit more, and you can already guess what I found. Nothing. I went to the supposed forums to make a post, namely a rant. I started typing everything that was wrong with this website, and how the only game was poorly made, almost nothing similar to the old version of the game. After posting this, I simply lean back on my chair and wait for something to happen.

Finally, after waiting for God knows how long, I refresh the page. I got a 404 Error, and the website closed immediately. I tried to boot it up again, but it just gave me this error.

"The punishments will never be lifted."

This hints that I got permanently banned. I guess the website is still active, after all...

Banned
I tried several times to boot up the game, but it would just give me the same error. After several attempts, another message came up after I clicked "Okay". And then another one, and then another one. The punishments will never be lifted.

Why are you so stubborn?

You made a mistake. Your mistake, take responsibility for it.

You did not have an appropiate behavior.

Think twice before doing something. I tried to open it one last time, and I got something completely different. You.

Do you know who we are? (Yes/No)

(No) Expected so.

We don't know who you are, either.

But... we know that you have something that belongs to us.

You already gained too much information about this.

We will not let anyone find out.

... After this message, trying to open the file again was completely useless. Not even the error message about the punishment popped up now.

This keps me wondering what this was. I left the Project in my computer, if you're wondering. I decided to play one last game before going to sleep. Nothing special in the actual ROBLOX website, so I simply brushed it off as a prank of some sorts. But this could potentially be a virus, so I have to be careful. After 3 games in Tower of Hell (not that the game really matters), I went to bed. My mind kept revolving around the Project, but I had to keep my curiosity for the next day, since it was getting really late.

Morning
I'm back.

The reason of why I haven't updated this for so long is because of school that kept me busy. And, that I am scared that something will pop up when I decide to open the file once again. I could've done this on Saturday or Sunday, but well, already mentioned the problem.

It's now Saturday, 2 PM. I finally got on my computer and opened the folder where the Restoration Project file was in. I tried to open the file again, only to be greeted by the punishments message. I'm not really surprised, I was banned from this project for real. What really surprises me is, that I was the only one to find a project like this. Just in case, I left the Project in my computer, because I have a feeling that I will regret deleting it.

I noticed that the Project website was mysteriously deleted from my browser history, so that means if I delete the project, there will be zero chances of finding it again. Opening the ROBLOX website, I noticed something different: someone was following me. This was a private account, so this is the only follower I have. My first thought was that this had something to do with the project, and my suspicions were confirmed when I saw that the person following me had "Restoration_Project" as their username. However, they didn't send me any friend requests. I checked their account, to find that they have created a single game: "Object Zero". The description was empty, and the game's thumbnail was a block placed in a darkened baseplate. Curious, I joined the game.