A Few Obstacles

Unfortunately, my projects are currently going rather slowly, right now. It's more than a little irritating. There is still work being done, but ALL my sketchbooks are gone, so the fantasy book isn't going anywhere. The texture pack and the V/C suffer the same issue: limited computer access. I plan to get some work done today, but who knows. So, if you're curious about the lack of awesomeness coming from my projects, here's the reason.

Paradoxium Returns

The operator of the Green Knight of What is opening a new webcomic called Paradoxium Returns, on the blog of same name. I may or may not contribute to it, but it's gotten it's first comic up (though many more are done, it's the only one that's been taken through the computer and refined).

I HAVE RETURNED

Guess what? I've actually been gone more or less all week on a rafting trip! You people thought I was going to stop posting again, didn't you (However reasonable an assumption that would be). Fortunately, it was the lack of a computer, not a lack of will or ideas, that stopped me posting. I'll probably continue working on the V/C and then resume my other projects, though SciCraft 1.3 (my texture pack) is available on request. I'll probably set up a page on the Minecraft forum soon for sharing purposes.

Major changes:

•  Skeletons are now stormtroopers. 
• Starting to experiment with grass. 
• Sand refined. 
• Trees refined.
•  Zombies are now cybermen. 
• Armor has been changed to shields. 
• Pigs are now a basic jawa. 
• Cobblestone, bedrock, and stone refined. 
• Torches redone.

The V/C

The V/C, my LD philosophy page, is now in progress. Feedback is appreciated.

Fantasy Artwork

I'm having technical difficulties with the scanner (I drew them in a notebook) and I only got one picture to work (of 3) so I'm going to switch strategies and use a camera.

Until then, here's the one: (It's still cut off, and I don't actually have names yet)

Anyway, I feel like it turned out rather nice and all. I'm kind of thinking that I'll set them up for a sort of hated, misunderstood, but ultimately good race. And that's armor, not a truly different race.

Future LD Page

I'm just going to announce my intentions to add an LD page. It's focus will be on V/Cs in preparation for the next debate year to make sure the novii (much better plural for novices) won't be left in the dark.

WOTW #8

This is probably number 8, anyway. Who even knows?

Here's a bit of philosophy: Noumenon
(I'm taking this from Webster's New World Dictionary BTW)

n, pl. noumena
In Kantian philosophy, an object reached by intellectual intuition, without the aid of the senses.

A little philosophy never hurt anyone. Except for egos, dignity, and the like. Philosophers making you look like a fool have a tendency to do that, after all.

Oh, I almost forgot (or to be precise, I did, and I'm editing the post retroactively). I've got a few pictures for my fantasy that I'll upload as soon as I can. My scanner is a bit indisposed.

A Little Touch of Necromancy

Necromancy is terribly convenient when you kill something and 5 minutes later you realize that you didn't want it dead for whatever reason (i.e. the police are coming, roadkill is nasty, you or your cat ran out of lives in a videogame {or reality}).

Anyway, it's been 5 months since I've posted but the numbers don't matter. You should write that down. (Get the reference anyone?) So, I decided to do a bit of necromancy and revive this blog. Officially, this has just been a very long siesta. And, to celebrate, I've redone the design. I rather like it. Also, instead of posting 5 small posts like usual, I'm probably going to do one massive post from now on. I'm also going to post updates on projects I'm working on.

So, about those projects. I'm working on 2 that come to mind.

One is my Minecraft texture pack. As I've said, I'm a nerd. I'll report progress and updates here from now on. If anyone wants a copy it's at 1.2 right now and I'm open to suggestions on how I'll actually share it, since I don't at least see any way to share a zipped folder of files on Blogger. It's scifi themed with bits and pieces from various scifis, such as Doctor Who, Star Wars, Star Trek, Cave Story, Starcraft and cliche scifi-ness. The pack is a bit patchwork at the moment, though. I've done things like paintings, cobble, coal, axes, some swords, leather armor, wood, and so on, though it is 1.7 compatible. If there's anything specific you would like, or questions, feel free to comment.

My next project is really in the planning stages (starting today) but it's really a conglomerate of many ideas I've had in the past. What it boils down to is a fantasy novel. It was really launched by a two-part dream (how many people have 2-part dreams anyway?) where I developed a culture in the dream and it just happened to end with my viewpoint character walking around the main plaza of the city with an artistic eye. How ridiculously convenient (and serendipitous). I'm working on recreating what I can remember and I'll post pictures of what I've drawn as it's finished.

Noble gases. Punny.

Radioactive cactus.

Anyway, I'll just post a few pictures to keep everyone interested for now and I actually think I'll manage to be consistent for once.

Dissolving crab.

Bit art is a lot funner than one would think.