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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1290 on: 15 December 2018, 21:10:20 »
Looks like the Orion has a new look too .
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1291 on: 16 December 2018, 04:06:51 »
Are we sure thats a Phoenix Hawk? The gun looks wrong [and is on wrong side...]?

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1292 on: 16 December 2018, 09:19:47 »
Looks like the Orion has a new look too .

Technically speaking, almost every artist has drawn the Orion their own way.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1293 on: 16 December 2018, 10:29:18 »
The cockpit area is different with a more sinister-looking viewport. Welcome to the age of Evilrion

Technically speaking, almost every artist has drawn the Orion their own way.

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1294 on: 16 December 2018, 13:07:05 »
What is the scene that's on the cover of En Garde?  I'm pretty sure that Ripost is Justin Allard's match in The Jungle, and Coup is Morgan Kell and Yorinaga Kurita.

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1295 on: 16 December 2018, 15:14:58 »
I don't recall when a Phoenix Hawk was involved in a scuffle. i remember Valkyries were more prominent
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1296 on: 16 December 2018, 15:56:42 »
Great news on the Warrior Trillogy. 

And count me down for a "Davion Civil Wars" book.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1297 on: 16 December 2018, 16:02:03 »
I'm sure such a niche of a niche book makes economic sense to make.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1298 on: 16 December 2018, 16:09:05 »
I'm sure such a niche of a niche book makes economic sense to make.

Most likely it would be closest to viable in a turning Points style release, yeah.  But we can dream...
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1299 on: 16 December 2018, 16:20:26 »
What is the scene that's on the cover of En Garde?
I'm going to guess the Battle of Northwind. Looks like a Team Banzai P-hawk vs the Genyosha.

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1300 on: 16 December 2018, 16:24:50 »
I'm sure such a niche of a niche book makes economic sense to make.

How about a Historical:Brush Wars II?

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1301 on: 16 December 2018, 17:15:16 »
I'm going to guess the Battle of Northwind. Looks like a Team Banzai P-hawk vs the Genyosha.

This.

Which leads to the conclusion, that covers for En Garde and Riposte should be swapped. The depicted fight between Xiang and Wolfson happens in EnGarde while Battle of Northwind is in Riposte.

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1302 on: 16 December 2018, 20:44:55 »
How about a Historical:Brush Wars II?

It was solicited and pitched for back in 2013, but became vaporware shortly thereafter. I still have hopes of resurrecting it in a PDF-only format of some kind, but those hopes have been back-burnered for now.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1303 on: 16 December 2018, 20:55:33 »
Well, if there's anything we can do get it moved back to the front burner, let us know. :)

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« Reply #1304 on: 16 December 2018, 20:56:06 »
It was solicited and pitched for back in 2013, but became vaporware shortly thereafter. I still have hopes of resurrecting it in a PDF-only format of some kind, but those hopes have been back-burnered for now.

Which conflicts did it include?

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1305 on: 16 December 2018, 22:21:51 »
The St. Ives War, First Ghost Bear-Combine War, Operation Guerrero.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1306 on: 16 December 2018, 22:44:32 »
Isn’t Wars of the republic era brush wars 3

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« Reply #1307 on: 17 December 2018, 08:30:46 »
Well, if there's anything we can do get it moved back to the front burner, let us know. :)

Buying 700 copies of the Brush Wars I PDF couldn't hurt.  ;)

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« Reply #1308 on: 17 December 2018, 10:04:29 »
The St. Ives War, First Ghost Bear-Combine War, Operation Guerrero.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1309 on: 17 December 2018, 10:11:24 »
My kingdom for a Guerrero-focused product

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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1310 on: 17 December 2018, 11:08:33 »
Isn’t Wars of the republic era brush wars 3

Yes. Not in name, but that was the intent.

Buying 700 copies of the Brush Wars I PDF couldn't hurt.  ;)

"Back-burnered" was the wrong word to use. It's not sidelined due to being on the wrong side of some cost-benefit analysis. It's mostly that:

1) I've been volunteering for and pulled into other, more pressing BT-related projects, efforts, and problems. So I've had limited time to push on this--for instance, for the past two months, the time I could dedicate to BT stuff was much better spent tracking and communicating box set progress than tinkering with a vanity project.

2) I don't personally control the PDF-only lines, so I need to work with others who do, who themselves are also sucked into their own projects, efforts and problems.

3) This project would need to find a place within the PDF-only lines, possibly unifying them all in some way, and that requires myself and the same people from (2) to really think through how it all fits together before launching it.

So, probably a worthy effort, but one that requires some focus. We'll get it sorted out, and I'll definitely share more once we do. Believe me, I'm eager to get my completed St. Ives War draft off my computer before it has its sixth birthday.
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« Reply #1311 on: 17 December 2018, 12:27:01 »
This was posted on the facebook page!
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1312 on: 17 December 2018, 12:43:47 »
I'll be picking up the Warrior books too, so I can retire my original copies bought when it first came out...

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« Reply #1313 on: 17 December 2018, 13:23:55 »
Such nice artwork on that Maruader!
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1314 on: 17 December 2018, 15:21:47 »
It's the other artwork that's shown that's "new" too.
The other is the Classic Rifleman that was supposed to be the original release's cover! Nice!

I had to double check my physical copy to confirm...

EDIT: So when is the PDF version gonna get updated? Xotl's preview in the Errata thread was nice and all, but having the updated PDF would be better.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1315 on: 18 December 2018, 07:04:11 »
Yes. Not in name, but that was the intent.

"Back-burnered" was the wrong word to use. It's not sidelined due to being on the wrong side of some cost-benefit analysis. It's mostly that:

1) I've been volunteering for and pulled into other, more pressing BT-related projects, efforts, and problems. So I've had limited time to push on this--for instance, for the past two months, the time I could dedicate to BT stuff was much better spent tracking and communicating box set progress than tinkering with a vanity project.

2) I don't personally control the PDF-only lines, so I need to work with others who do, who themselves are also sucked into their own projects, efforts and problems.

3) This project would need to find a place within the PDF-only lines, possibly unifying them all in some way, and that requires myself and the same people from (2) to really think through how it all fits together before launching it.

So, probably a worthy effort, but one that requires some focus. We'll get it sorted out, and I'll definitely share more once we do. Believe me, I'm eager to get my completed St. Ives War draft off my computer before it has its sixth birthday.

Plus there's that new-ish kid Cubby has to feed. ;)
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« Reply #1316 on: 18 December 2018, 09:08:49 »
Plus there's that new-ish kid Cubby has to feed. ;)

It occurs to me that the St. Ives draft is actually older than both my kids.
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Re: Upcoming Releases Volume XIII: Unlucky Release Edition
« Reply #1317 on: 22 December 2018, 09:32:56 »
Will Warrior Rispote also be avaliable on amazon the other two are? Also did I miss the new spotlight  release. I have been in the hospital the last week

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« Reply #1318 on: 22 December 2018, 20:35:37 »
You didn't miss it. Spotlight On: Nakayama's Blood is slightly delayed and will be out in the next day or three.

I'm not sure what's going on with the Warrior books. Trying to find out.
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« Reply #1319 on: 22 December 2018, 20:51:51 »
When the warrior books eventually become PoD’able, where does one go to order such things usually?

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