Poncho Posted December 20, 2017 This is like Kim André Malde all over again. RIP Kate. 0 Share this post Link to post
Vorpal Posted December 20, 2017 How much of Kate's work was published? It seems a lot were WIPs that only passed around friends, it might be nice if some of it could be assembled and released. One of my all-time favorite doom videos was from Kate: 14 Share this post Link to post
MFG38 Posted December 20, 2017 Heard the name once or twice, but never knew who she was until literally just now. May she rest in peace. 0 Share this post Link to post
Percival232 Posted December 20, 2017 Ay so I'm fairly new to the doom community so i ain't gonna say I knew her or her work. But from what you guys are saying, she was incredibly chill and nice and a talented mapper. So Yea all condolences go to the family and friends 0 Share this post Link to post
tracermemes Posted December 20, 2017 How many wads have she put out? Thinking about trying them out. RIP. 0 Share this post Link to post
minigunner Posted December 20, 2017 I don't have any words for this. At least, not to summarize into a couple sentences. I'll spoil it since it's a pretty sensitive topic (and it also mingles a bit with my involvement in the Doom community). As quite a few people have known, my "relationship" with Kate has been odd at best and downright detrimental at worst. Back in 2013, I was suffering from severe depression, then when she came into the picture, she became pretty much the only person that made me happy, which ended up evolving into a crush. Unfortunately, as the years passed it became clear that I was getting worse and worse, and Kate was rightfully getting more distant, which furthered my depression. Needless to say, the soured relationship pretty much led to me destroying whatever sense of reputation I had in the Doom community through endless drama and bitching. For over a year since I've last talked to her, I've wanted to bring whatever semblance of a friendship we had to end on a good note, but it seems this regret is gonna haunt me for the rest of my life. As for everyone else that had to deal with me in that time, I can't apologize hard enough for what I've done. If there is one good thing that came out of meeting her, it's that she woke me up to the issues that plague transgender people. I became a pretty staunch ally and have wanted to push for civil rights and treatments so that trans people don't have to suffer so greatly. I wanted to help support her too, so that she can live a life worthy of her talent and good will. But now, I wish to give whatever aid I can to those closest to her. Kate, regardless of what I've said and done, I still think of you as extremely talented, warm-hearted and generally just a wonderful person to be around. May you rest in peace. 8 Share this post Link to post
Fuzzball Posted December 20, 2017 Rest in peace Kate :( Keep making Doom wads wherever you are now so we can all play them too when the time comes! ❤ 2 Share this post Link to post
Wiw Posted December 20, 2017 Christ, I'm... I'm devastated... I hardly knew her, but I'm devastated all the same. 0 Share this post Link to post
MTrop Posted December 20, 2017 This news hits pretty hard for me. I didn't have very much correspondence with her, as my only personal connection to her was "fellow New Jersian," but I was glad to hear that she finally got the help she needed. It is a tremendous shame this happened, and the Doom Community has lost an impressive coder and modder. I hope that she was at least happy before her passing, and that she knew how much she was appreciated. 0 Share this post Link to post
Siggi Posted December 20, 2017 I think Kate was one of the first people in the Doom community to talk to me. It's weird, not too long ago I'd been wondering where she was now. This is truly sad. 1 Share this post Link to post
TwinBeast Posted December 20, 2017 Aww, this sucks, my condolences to everyone who knew her. Rest in peace Kate. 0 Share this post Link to post
printz Posted December 20, 2017 Damn... I really liked to see videos of Kate's ZDoom mods, they combined the playful simple spriting with very good DECORATE and I believe the main character even became her forum mascot. I'm curious if her Python source port work on ZDoom and Eternity can be completed to something fully working. I really hope the police work to find out what started that fire, it's too bad that determining the cause is so difficult with fires :( 0 Share this post Link to post
obake Posted December 20, 2017 I can't believe this. :( Rest well, Kaitlyn. 0 Share this post Link to post
Coraline Posted December 20, 2017 How sad...didn't know her, but her contributions were legendary. My condolences to her friends and family, and may she rest in peace. 0 Share this post Link to post
Impie Posted December 20, 2017 7 hours ago, Vorpal said: How much of Kate's work was published? It seems a lot were WIPs that only passed around friends, it might be nice if some of it could be assembled and released. One of my all-time favorite doom videos was from Kate: I never knew her so I've been watching these videos as a sort of comemoration. Really cute stuff. 0 Share this post Link to post
TheOrganGrinder Posted December 21, 2017 That really is an awful bit of news, and my condolences to her loved ones and to those she leaves behind. 0 Share this post Link to post
Lizardcommando Posted December 21, 2017 Damn, that sucks :( My condolences to her friends and family. 0 Share this post Link to post
Mechadon Posted December 21, 2017 This is really awful news. I never interacted with her directly, but she seemed like a really sweet and talented person. And I know she made a lot of really neat stuff for the community. Just a damn shame :( 0 Share this post Link to post
PasokonDeacon Posted December 21, 2017 All I can do is voice my own anguish and disappointment about this happening and taking Kate away from the world. I hope (and like to think I know) her relatives and friends will piece her life together and recover from this. The contributions she's made to the community over time haven't caught my eye before, so I'll have to do some research into her mods. It sounds like she had earned a place in the pantheon before this. 0 Share this post Link to post
Fletcher` Posted December 21, 2017 I'm still in shock from the news. This hurts. 5 Share this post Link to post
CARRiON Posted December 21, 2017 Yet another reminder that our existence here can be snatched away at any moment. So disheartening. RIP. 1 Share this post Link to post
Doom64hunter Posted December 21, 2017 Damn, I remember seeing her posts way back when I was just lurking on ZDoom during the mid-2000s; she always seemed like one of the most knowledgable and cool people in the community to me back then. Reading this really felt like several punches in the gut, especially considering Bouncy's situation... Rest in Peace Kate, and best wishes to Bouncy. Hopefully he can recover from this as best as humanly possible. 0 Share this post Link to post
VGamingJunkie Posted December 21, 2017 The only creation of hers I knew was Pokemon Doom but I enjoyed the Hell out of it. It remains one of my absolute favorite mods, it's horrible to learn that she's no longer with us. 0 Share this post Link to post
esselfortium Posted December 21, 2017 I'm absolutely heartbroken. I still can't stop crying. It's hard for me to conceive of a crueler or more senseless tragedy than this. Kate truly never got the chance she deserved in this world. I didn't know her quite as closely as some folks here, but I've always been in awe of her abilities. Kate was one-of-a-kind. A true genius as a creator, pairing her mad sense of humor with her incredible programming talent to bring unthinkably ambitious and inimitably clever ideas to life on a regular basis. Her optimism, good humor, and love for the family of friends she made online somehow seemed to forever persevere no matter the circumstances she was faced with in her life. Hearing from several people this week mourning Kate as their sister or best friend, I've learned just how many lives she touched in her time here on Earth, and I'm utterly crushed that she's gone. This is so unfair. I hate it. 15 Share this post Link to post
RonLivingston Posted December 21, 2017 Rest in piece kate! we will never forget you... 0 Share this post Link to post
