OK, Lady Arete... you mentioned the mythology, the history, the current story, the map and a novel [which could evolve into a series].
Damn; Most people just want to hack & slash the villains in Paragon city, & you're building the next great mystical superhero saga 
I'm not certain if you want to pull all of your characters into the saga you want to create, or just Cyrene and Carolyn. Either way, tying heroes / heroines together closely or by several degrees, will make it easier to write about them.
Glancing back at allllllllllllll you want to do... That’s a whole lot to tackle, all at once.
But I know you can do it, just from the way you wrote the lengthy biography for Carolyn. Just take it one day at a time, and the ideas will flow
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OK, Lady Arete... you mentioned the mythology, the history, the current story, the map and a novel [which could evolve into a series].
Damn; Most people just want to hack & slash the villains in Paragon city, & you're building the next great mystical superhero saga |
(Sorry to disappoint you there)Although when you mention it, I did try to write a novel or a short story with Lady A in it (Was still in the opening bit so far from finished). Starting in Perez Park on the memorial date of a certain day in Lady A's life. I wonder if I still have it after I swapped PC's.
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LOL no disappointment, just do what you're comfortable with.
If you can find the old stuff to build on the novel, thats cool; if not, just tackle whatever comes to mind as the inspiration flows. Great writers get better with every fresh thing they tackle, so either way you can't go wrong.
BTW, Here's a screenshot showing the sort of problem I was having with downloading the COH game:
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does it not reduce to something sensible once it's started dl'ing? I've had it do that before, not to that extent, but it'll flash up with 20 hours or something then after a minute it's down to what it should be.|
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wth!
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And welcome to the game, hope you enjoy the ride... erm, once you get it dl'd
and the game, DSNG! 
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The character War Witch is now a ghost in Croatoa. And now, she's also in Pocket D, though she's not dead there. In both zones, she's a trainer.|
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Thanks Kheldarn. Right now I don't know who War Witch is, I'll have to look her up
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However, I was refering to the Developer, Melissa "War Witch" Bianco, Lead Designer for City of Heroes.
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I had that one. Have a little faith. The download got interrupted halfway through Sounds.pigg, the single largest file in the download. When you restart it, it starts from the beginning of Sounds.pigg, but until it gets some new data, it says there's no progress. Since there's no progress, the "time to complete" goes to some ridiculous amount, as it's just measuring the average speed of the progress bar.|
Originally Posted by DSNG
LOL no disappointment, just do what you're comfortable with.
If you can find the old stuff to build on the novel, thats cool; if not, just tackle whatever comes to mind as the inspiration flows. Great writers get better with every fresh thing they tackle, so either way you can't go wrong. BTW, Here's a screenshot showing the sort of problem I was having with downloading the COH game: |
If you almost finished Sounds.pigg before you were interrupted, it might take quite some time to see any progress.
Regardless, best of luck with the install, and I hope you get to enjoy the game soon. Great poster, too!
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I had that one. Have a little faith. The download got interrupted halfway through Sounds.pigg, the single largest file in the download. When you restart it, it starts from the beginning of Sounds.pigg, but until it gets some new data, it says there's no progress. Since there's no progress, the "time to complete" goes to some ridiculous amount, as it's just measuring the average speed of the progress bar.
If you almost finished Sounds.pigg before you were interrupted, it might take quite some time to see any progress. Regardless, best of luck with the install, and I hope you get to enjoy the game soon. Great poster, too! |
Thanks for the encouragement man... it finally worked!
Thanks Vexxxa... went over to DA and saw your game character; shes a hottie
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Originally Posted by Kheldarn
The character War Witch is now a ghost in Croatoa. And now, she's also in Pocket D, though she's not dead there. In both zones, she's a trainer.
However, I was refering to the Developer, Melissa "War Witch" Bianco, Lead Designer for City of Heroes. |
Thanks for the links & the insights man! That really cleared things up!
If Melissa checks it out, Hope she likes my Stateman
OK, Here is a piece of art, straight from the drawing board. Something I'm working on, a commission for a guy at Myspace. Yes, I am old school. I'm 30. I was alive when the first Tron movie came out. & I still use Myspace
This is still a rough sketch, in my opinion. Things might change. He may end up holding something, or standing on a tall mountain. The Bat jet thingy in the BG may change too, and skyscrapers may be added in photoshop. Image may look a bit "stretchy", as I was looking down with a digital camera, gazing at the drawing board. The item on the bottom right is a tv remote that sneaked into the shot. More to come later...
Nice sketch DSNG, but that's not old school, that's current surely... oh wait... am i old school then 
I presume that's not what you were trying to replicate in coh creator for your own character? i'd be interested to see what you were attempting to create, i enjoy a challenge with the creator ... not that i'm saying you couldn't work it yourself of course. Infact there's a few threads here solely dedicated to the creator and what people have produced, that you may be interested in.
http://boards.cityofheroes.com//showthread.php?t=204518
http://boards.cityofheroes.com//showthread.php?t=120580
http://boards.cityofheroes.com//showthread.php?t=235271
to link a few.
Glad you got the game dl sorted, have fun H.
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Thank you DSNG! She is most favorite of my huge list of characters! |
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Thanks Vexxxa... went over to DA and saw your game character; shes a hottie
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I love what I am seeing of your work thus far, DSNG! And I am looking forward to seeing more!!!
~*~VexXxa~*~
The City Scoop Art Correspondent/Writer "ART IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER"//"Don't hate because VexXxa is HOT and you're NOT." - JOHNNYKAT
Thanks for the links Henri
I've spent over an hour striving to create my character via the COH game's creation program. Aligning it with my original design [not yet shown here] is easier said than done.
Man, work keeps me from facing it directly, with as much time as I desire.
There is the option of tweaking my drawing board design, to match what the software app shows, or I can keep trying to adjust what I see on the screen to match my design sketch....
Rest assured, when I'm ready to showcase my character, I'll post it.
You're welcome VexXxa!
Been busy with work... I completed this project a while ago.
Inked version:
And here is the colored version:
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Welcome to Paragon DSNG!! You've stumbled into one of the best online communities around.
Love the crispness of your line work, the coloring just takes it over the top.
Does your name stand for something in particular?
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Keep Calm & Chive On!
Ah, Classic Blue & Grey Batman. I like!
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Welcome to the game DSNG sorry I am so late in welcoming you. Cool drawings, you have some great talent.
Cancel the kitchen scraps for widows and lepers, no more merciful beheadings and call off christmas!
Thanks for the feedback & the welcome guys
DSNG
Batman turned out GREAT, DSNG!!! Very nicely done!!
~*~VexXxa~*~
The City Scoop Art Correspondent/Writer "ART IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER"//"Don't hate because VexXxa is HOT and you're NOT." - JOHNNYKAT
Love the Batman. Really like the background and colors used as well.
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I'm struggling with the COH character designer software... it seems a bit limited to me, per what I have in mind...
I'll eventually post a drafted pic showing my character, & then I'll show the best "Game generated" costume I've been able to come up with so far.