Stardust Art! (And raffle update) · 2:03am Aug 31st, 2013
Evening folks!
Some of you may have learned about the bit of art that was created for Stardust. The art was created by the amazing FoxInShadow and can be viewed here! The scene depicted is a bit spoilerish for Chapter Two, but I think it's worth it. It seriously made my day!
Edit: I suppose I should ask folks opinions. For the cover art of Stardust, should I stick with my subtly modified XCOM icon found here, or to the image that FoxInShadow produced above? I'd like folks opinions either way. :)
Regarding the raffle for my two copies of XCOM, I -will- get the raffle run either Sunday or Monday. After crawling the internet for a good way to run the raffle I've decided that if I want it done properly I'll do it myself. So I'm going to write a random engine with my long-forgotten programming skills and do things the hard way. >_<
If you are interested in entering the raffle, post your interest on the raffle blog post BEFORE Sunday, September 1st. Once I crank out the random engine in my programming language of choice, I'll plug in every name I see before the deadline and crank out some winners. I've also decided that BOTH winners will recieve copies of the DLC as well. Since you folks are awesome, I'll foot the bill and get the extra DLC so two complete sets can be offered.
Keep commenting folks, I love to hear from my readers!
This picture is horrible.
Because it makes me want to start rereading Stardust from the start and I don't have time to do that.
His art style is amazing, the fic is amazing, he is amazing, you are amazing.
When I first saw the drawing earlier today I searched for a wallpaper resolution. It seems it doesn't exist :c
Oddly enough, he had released a different picture of scared Twi just the day before. (link)
: "Wha? Where am I? How'd I get in a forest? Why is it suddenly raining? When did I -"
: "Ahh! Did I teleport again? Am I behind a forcefield? Who are those creatures on the other side? What are these pointy things? Why are they coming closer? AHHHHH-"
I can only imagine what's going through her head...
*ZAP*
*ZAP*
*ZAP*
I wonder where she'll end up tomorrow.
Also, raffle HYPE!
Edit: With permission from FiT and maybe L2L (the pic's commissioner), I'd swap the arts. It's highly likely they'll let you (if they didn't already mention that in messages notifying you about the art), but one can never assume anything.
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Ho boy I know that feeling.
I've read the Hill of Swords and In Flight about four times each because I felt like it. I don't know about HoS's word count but In Flight is approaching 700k words. Too much time. : |
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Daww, now I need to go play XCOM impossible ironman to deflate my ego.
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I just had a chance to check that art just now. Pretty creepy.
Now, folks who have posted comments already! I humbly invite you to check my edit in the blog. I have a question that needs answering. :D
I would keep your original art. The picture, while very nice, is hard to tell what is going on at a reduced size.
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You do have a very valid point.
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But.... But!.. This one has Twilight in it! This at least counts for much more than the previous one! Think about it!
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Also a valid point.
This is why I ask for opinions, I like to know what people think!
First the art is amazing
Second is the last post the raffle post? I have been meaning to play Xcom for a while but always end up having neither the time or the spare cash.
It's amaizing picture but it would look better insade the chapter then on the cover
Honestly I say... Maybe.
I mean don't get me wrong I love this picture, but I started to read your fic because of the X-COM logo. Which immediately tells me the it is a crossover with said series.
On the other hand, seeing the current logo makes me think of Enemy Unthreatening, which I hate. Plus this picture is about something that takes place in Chapter two, while is still very early, and the picture make you wonder, "How did she get into that situation? and Where is she." The reader can quickly find out this by reading up to chapter two, and then read beyond once they find out.
It's not exactly cover material, it works best at full resolution, widescreen.
I'd suggest keeping the XCOM logo there.
By the way, have you played the original XCOM: UFO Defense, and perhaps TFtD?
If not, I strongly recommend doing so, they're timeless classics and I find myself giving them a run every couple of months or so.
Everyone raises brilliant points, and upon further consideration I think I will stick with the old icon I had but I'll keep this art on the story page as a link because its awesome. :D
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Did you change your mind about that? I'm seeing FoxInShadow's art when I go to the Stardust page. (If you did change your mind, you may want to configure the page so it shows the little "Source" link when you mouse over the cover image.)