2300AD Update

[Pentapod earplug]

While that is all fine and dandy, let us see an adaptation after the pentapod biostuff is released as a well thought out concept matching the perfectly unique 2300AD setting. Hope that this release will be soon btw.

 

[Colin]

It is in layout as we speak.

 

[Wil Mireu]

Again it seems that someone needs to have a word with Mongoose's art department. The cover for French Arm Adventures is up, and once again it's terrible. I don't even know what I'm looking at here:

http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/french-arm-adventures.html

If these are placeholder covers, can Mongoose just say so? Or are they really that bad at art direction?

 

[rust]

I don't even know what I'm looking at here ...

An artist's impression of the wiring of the astrogation computer
with the French Arm's star charts ... 8)

 

[Colin]

<Shrug> This is really the first I've seen of it. I suspect that it is a placeholder until a cover is commissioned. In fact, I suspect the real cover will use this as the background.

 

[Mikko Leho]

I am pretty sure it is a placeholder as my LGS shows the same picture for French Arm Adventures and Tools for Frontier Living:

 

[kafka]

Actually, I don't mind French Arm adventures...but contribute to the 2300AD art thread to give better suggestions...
http://forum.mongoosepublishing.com/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=49694

 

[Pentapod earplug]

Well, how about all the old ones? Or at least most of them. Never could stand the sight of the "Invasion" cover :roll: . For those of you who might have missed the previous discussion on cover art, this is a read of rants (justified rants I think).

Finally- if you look close, the current core book cover art has this "not so good looking space, with wire mesh in it" vista as a background, behind the picture of people and landscape, so this might very well be a temporary placeholder.

Also, as my take on the classic quote; "Traveller delenda est". I think that the Traveller logo is given far too much space. Indeed, as a predictable repeat of the early version "traveller 2300" name, people seem to confuse the two very different settings already. I realize that nothing will be done about this, but I can always nag a little.

 

[jwlovell]

You guys are harsh!

Here's my cover mockup I posted in the 2300AD art 'inspiration' thread -

 

[middenface]

I like that, can we see the whole ship ?

The Bayern is BIG iirc...

 

[Colin]

Now out for proofing...

French Arm Adventures is slower than I would like, but I expect it to be done soon. Work has already started on "Tools for Frontier Living"

 

[Vyrolakos]

Here's my cover mockup I posted in the 2300AD art 'inspiration' thread -

Damn.

You're hired! 8)

 

[Hionhurn]

Any news of when it's being released just halfway through the month and it's still down as a pre-order?

 

[legozhodani]

Ditto this :wink:

 

[tzunder]

Tres bien!

Now Matt, please employ a proper proof reader.. please?

 

[middenface]

Re Bayern shots... I been playing with logos..

 

[GamerDude]

Now Matt, please employ a proper proof reader.. please?

I applied for the job... for some reason negotiations fell apart when I insisted on physical Imperial credits - and 5,000 lbs of "Hiver Chow" each month. :shock: