07/26/2026
Greetings all.
An update on the state of Titanic: Honor & Glory Alpha will be released soon on Patreon, and we certainly look forward to sharing it with you. If you haven’t, you can download the latest version of the Alpha here: https://link.titanichg.com/alpha
But first, the core team at Vintage Digital Revival needs to regretfully inform the Titanic community that, within our unnecessarily tumultuous world of competing historians and researchers, a line has been crossed.
Last month, we were informed that a very highly regarded and respected Titanic historian had secretly gained access to our private company server. For months - or even years - they were taking or receiving screenshots of our research. These screenshots were sent from the historian to a third party who, in turn, felt an obligation to inform us.
We reached out to this historian hoping for a reasonable explanation but were saddened to receive a hostile response and a refusal to explain. To be clear, they did not deny the accusation; they refused to explain how or why they had access to screenshots of our unfinished work, private conversations, valuable research, and more without permission.
The historian’s refusal to elaborate unfortunately left our team with only one reasonable explanation: he is using our research, which we compiled through years of hard work, dedication, and financial investments, to enrich his own research or improve his projects. In fact, we have already seen online content associated with this historian that can only be described as highly suspicious.
Over the years, THG has been wrongly accused of many things by a particular corner of the Titanic community. We have even been wrongly accused of spying on other teams in the pursuit of research. And while we have plenty in our past to own up to regarding the slow development of our virtual projects (we believe we're making strides in that regard), the irony is not lost on us that this same corner of the community crossed this line; not us.
The very researchers and creators who have publicly accused us of outrageous nefarious activities work closely with this historian and may already be benefiting from our work.
So to that historian, their collaborators, and the wider Titanic community, say what you want about THG, tear down our work to uplift your own, ignore our emails, dislike us personally. But our years of research are not for you to steal and monetize. Instead, we recommend you follow THG’s lead: Drop the paranoia, be supportive of all Titanic projects and community members, and when you feel the need to defend yourself, let your work do the talking.
Though we have a company policy of not acknowledging the poor behavior of others in the Titanic community, we felt this was a step too far, and something had to be said. Please know that this unfortunate event does not hinder our progress or projects, nor does it affect our ability to work on THG.
We also hope to show our team, historical consultants, and business partners that we will stand up for their work when it is threatened. Being part of the THG team allows for some great opportunities - collaborating and learning with peers, helping our favorite authors with new books, working with international teams on documentaries, and sometimes even getting to visit the actual wreck site and being up close with artifacts from Titanic.
The Core Team at THG
