An answer I didn't expect

When the resurrection of KeyForge was announced, I mentioned how its original publisher had described the deck-building algorithm as "broken" but the new one was saying "lost". Just for the heck of it, I asked through the new publisher's contact form what had really happened. I expected a reply that amounted to "no comment", but instead I got this:

Hi Petrea,

Thanks for your message!

This is a good question. I can tell you that the software was lost in its entirety (although the deck data remains intact), and that we are rebuilding it from scratch. However, how this happened is not our story to tell, so I would suggest that you ask this of Asmodee.

May Your Keys Always Turn,

Christian Petersen Strangest Star Ghost Galaxy

While I will keep wondering about the juicy details of what happened (there are some wild rumors out there, including a ransomware attack and the revenge of a laid-off programmer), that's a definitive official answer on the crucial point. The older decks have nothing wrong with them and so I would expect them to stay legal for KeyForge play for the forseeable future.