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 Jun 12 2008, 05:10 AM
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The back-up plan  Group: Retired Admins Posts: 8,423 Joined: 15-January 03 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,910  |
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Jun 12 2008, 05:23 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,650 Joined: 21-July 07 Member No.: 12,328 |
There is no PDF?!?!
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Jun 12 2008, 05:27 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 664 Joined: 3-February 08 Member No.: 15,626 |
Huh. Was there supposed to be anything but a paragraph and some art?
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Jun 12 2008, 05:30 AM
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The back-up plan Group: Retired Admins Posts: 8,423 Joined: 15-January 03 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,910 |
Not yet. If I was to guess, I'd say that Unwired is one of the books that Adam sent to press tonight (per his Twitter). That would mean that we can hope to see a pdf in the next week or so--there are digital hoops to jump through for bookmarking etc that you don't need in a press-ready file.
If it hit the press today, then Unwired SHOULD be out for GenCon and maybe Origins. This of course depends on a dozen factors that I'm not privvy to, starting with whether or not this was in fact sent to the press today. For more information, talk to a Catalyst employee. I'm just here to spread rumors and gossip. |
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Jun 12 2008, 05:32 AM
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The back-up plan Group: Retired Admins Posts: 8,423 Joined: 15-January 03 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,910 |
QUOTE (Matsci @ Jun 11 2008, 10:27 PM)  Huh. Was there supposed to be anything but a paragraph and some art? In general the first preview is just art and some splash info. The second preview has actual pages from the book. I reference: Street Magic, Runner Havens, and Corporate Enclaves. All three had a preview like what is showing for Unwired. |
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Jun 12 2008, 05:41 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 558 Joined: 21-May 08 Member No.: 15,997 |
Well, one step closer to street release.
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Jun 12 2008, 05:59 AM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
art looks good (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Jun 12 2008, 06:26 AM
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Street Doc Group: Admin Posts: 3,508 Joined: 2-March 04 From: Neverwhere Member No.: 6,114 |
Art looks awesome!! I hope that is indicative of the entire book.
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Jun 12 2008, 06:42 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,241 Joined: 10-August 02 Member No.: 3,083 |
I hope we get some BTL rules in this book.
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Jun 12 2008, 07:10 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 353 Joined: 2-February 08 Member No.: 15,618 |
QUOTE (Method @ Jun 12 2008, 01:26 AM) Art looks awesome!! I hope that is indicative of the entire book. Very seconded. Now I have to wipe the drool off my keyboard. |
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Jun 12 2008, 08:06 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Rather than limit ourselves to doing "simple" art previews as we've done in the past, for Unwired we've opted to accompany the artwork with a brief description of the content of key chapters. Matrix Overview, now up, is the fluff chapter that covers all you ever wanted to know about the everyday Matrix use in 2070. More will follow in the next few days.
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Jun 12 2008, 09:39 AM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
gimme gimme gimme!
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Jun 12 2008, 10:18 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 26-July 04 From: Arhus, Denmark & Paris, France Member No.: 6,516 |
Cool! Thats some really really great art! Any chance we will see more art from that artist (Eric Williams) in more upcoming books? "crosses fingers"
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Jun 12 2008, 11:04 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 573 Joined: 6-March 08 Member No.: 15,746 |
I know it's been said, but since I don't believe it can be stated enough, that artwork was HAWT!!!!
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Jun 12 2008, 11:39 AM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
Yep, cool art. I want to see the cover, was it published already?
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Jun 12 2008, 12:17 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,263 Joined: 4-March 08 From: Blighty Member No.: 15,736 |
Art is nice, material will be interesting for various reasons. It's a shame I have no money.
Of course, we see only the best sides of the book right now. I expect that I'll have different opinions when I finally read it. |
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Jun 12 2008, 12:34 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
heh, no way in hell that unwired will come away without critique.
for one, i expect trollmann to hold a book burning session with it as the central offering (IMG:style_emoticons/default/silly.gif) |
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Jun 12 2008, 12:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 932 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orlando, Florida Member No.: 1,042 |
Adam, when you say "more", do you mean, you know, the pdf?
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Jun 12 2008, 12:51 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
"WANTWANTWANTWANTWANTWANTWANTWANTWANTWANT!!!"
Sorry, Speeder got away from me, but I know how she feels! |
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Jun 12 2008, 01:37 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,162 Joined: 16-November 07 Member No.: 14,229 |
Wow, that art is nice. And the description of the Matrix Overview chapter seems promising.
I'm going out on a limb and guessing that this won't make Origins (2 weeks away). Unless CGL's printer can do some quick turn on part of the print run... -paws |
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Jun 12 2008, 01:45 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Banned Posts: 3,732 Joined: 1-September 05 From: Prague, Czech Republic Member No.: 7,665 |
QUOTE (hobgoblin @ Jun 12 2008, 07:34 AM) heh, no way in hell that unwired will come away without critique. for one, i expect trollmann to hold a book burning session with it as the central offering (IMG:style_emoticons/default/silly.gif) I genuinely want to like that book. I have fears, but I would like nothing better than for them to be unfounded. Honestly, it was my intention to leave the Matrix House Rules on hold for Unwired to come out so that I could see if they were still necessary. I planned from that point to combine terminology and make explicit reference to the Unwired ruleset. And then. Unwired kept not coming out. The whole project has been on hold for over seven months because I keep thinking that Unwired is about to come out and I keep hoping that Unwired is going to be good enough that my project won't even be required. But hey, I'm in exam periods here at Charles University, so hopefully I'll happen to have some time as soon as I get a chance to get my grubby hands on Unwired. With Histology behind me, I'll probably be able to do a pretty decent turnaround on reading, evaluating, and extrapolating from Unwired. If it turns out that I still feel that house rules need to be used, I'll have some time to myself in California to update them. -Frank |
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Jun 12 2008, 01:50 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
sorry about that, sometimes i really lack any kind of impulse control...
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Jun 12 2008, 01:57 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,851 Joined: 15-February 08 From: Indianapolis Member No.: 15,686 |
I'm going to say what everyone else has said. The preview artwork is gorgeous. If the rest of Unwired holds up in comparison that is going to be one excellent book.
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Jun 12 2008, 03:37 PM
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Technomancer Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,638 Joined: 2-October 02 From: Champaign, IL Member No.: 3,374 |
/me drools.
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Jun 12 2008, 03:53 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 385 Joined: 20-August 07 Member No.: 12,766 |
QUOTE (Zen Shooter01 @ Jun 12 2008, 07:51 AM) Adam, when you say "more", do you mean, you know, the pdf? Quoted for emphasis. This is like teasing a kid with a twinkie.. after he's been chained in a basement for a year. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif)
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