2320AD Status?

[caj]

Hey All,
How goes the 2320AD playtesting and any idea on the release date?

Cheers
Chris

 

[hunter]

Early playtesting is just about over and I'll be handing the files over to Loren Wiseman for editing.

Hunter

 

[caj]

Sweet! Thank You Hunter.

Chris

 

[dancha]

Any news?

Thanks,
Dan

 

[TJP]

AFAIK, Loren still has the files.

 

[Colin]

Yep, that's about the extent of my knowledge too.

Colin
2320AD writer

 

[hunter]

Originally posted by TJP:
AFAIK, Loren still has the files.

Yup. That's where it's at right now. It's a BIG job to edit.

As soon as that's back here, I'll start in on the basic layout and dealing with the artwork. All of that will be available for viewing and comment in the regular playtest areas.

Hunter

 

[Flynn]

Ah, artwork.

Man, that's the hardest part of it all. Good luck finding artists, Hunter. If only stick figures would work, I could take care of that fairly quickly... However, I somehow doubt that 2300AD fans would appreciate my seven-year-old's refrigerator-worthy art in a professional product of this nature.

Looking forward to this product's release as well,
Flynn

 

[kafka47]

Loren? I would have thought that Lester Smith was the Man behind 2300AD? Perhaps, Loren is thinking how to merge it with Intersellar Wars (just a hope more than a wish...)

Colin, did you get the maps that I sent you from Energy Curve.

I agree that artwork will be a problem but at least, we are getting quite the pool of talented artists now assembling. Why not get some of the artists who did work for T2000 on board. As much of 2300AD was an extrapolation from the time of the Twilight War.

 

[Colin]

Yep, I got the maps. Thanks. Yeah, Loren is editing this, and the T20 Guidebook (Player's Handbook).

Admittedly, it is a big job. I sent them over 200,000 words, after all.

Colin

 

[clementk]

I don't think Steve Venters still does pen & paper or even computer RPG work. Tim Bradstreet is now quite established, i.e. $$$. I can't find anything recent featuring Dell Harris or Kirk Wescom at pen-paper.net or mobygames. Granted those are hardly authoritative sources but only Tim Bradstreet has his own website from what I can tell.

Michael Doyle, Rick Harris, Shea Ryan perhaps.

Suggestion: since Hunter is thinking of putting the old concept gallery back up how about a section showcasing each of the artists QLI uses/has used? I like seeing this on some other game company sites.

Casey

 

[Murph]

Latest please.

 

[Colin]

Let's see. The edit is still with Loren Wiseman. The maps of all the colony worlds have just been finished, but I'm still working on Earth. Some artists have been lined up, cover prototype is done, um, that's about it for now.

Once the edit comes back we'll start working on 2320AD Lite, and I've got an outline for an adventure.

From what I understand we're aiming for 2nd quarter 2005.

Colin
2320AD writer

 

[mctesla]

2nd Quarter 2005 meaning April-May-June?

(I've worked with many companies that had a fiscal year that doesn't match the calendar year)