As far as i can tell, ZM isn't dead. There still seems to be some support/life on the forums, and there is a stable Linux release (as well as people saying they are running it with no problems). It's all here-say tho until i can get my hands on it and work with it.

I did switch the old server over to Zombie Reloaded, and tweaked it as best as i could, but several regs said that it just wasn't the same (barrel rolling being the most noticeable). I don't know what has been changed/fixed since i worked with it months ago, but if we do go the ZR route, there may be some things that are out of my control. I've never done Zombie Riot, so i have no say in that.