No video game can be truly organic, at least not with the current technology. Everything that happens is governed by programming; even seemingly "random" events are just a series of scripts reacting to one another.
Still, the illusion of randomness and free will is one of the most compelling aspects of games. An excellent example can be found in Skyrim. Just the other day, I stepped out of a gloomy dungeon to a winding, rocky path beside a stream. A light snow had just started to fall, and I was ready to hit the road again towards my objective (some fort at the western edge, the details didn't concern me).
A dragon swoops in from the horizon. I was surprised, but after a few dragon encounters, I shouldn't have been. This was routine; dragon battles aren't scheduled, but they are predictable. But it was the manner of its arrival that surprised me the most. Just before attacking me, the dragon changed course to immolate a a gang of highwaymen further down the road.
Help Wanted: Tunnel Rat's T-shirt
After repeated requests for more customs, all I can say is, "I'm working on it."
Fear not, got a batch in the works right now that'll make it off the table soon. Sigh... nothing ever seems to escape the table. I'm always going back and tweaking; I'm like the George Lucas of customs.
Anyhoo, I've got this G.I. Joe set coming up, among them Tunnel Rat. He's got an olive drab t-shirt right now, which may or may not have some straps or equipment covering it. Nevertheless, I'd like to paint a design on his t-shirt, just to make things interesting.
Thing is, I can't think of anything to paint on him. So any suggestions you'd have would be greatly appreciated. It'll be your little contribution to the finished figure. Drop me a line or post some pics in the comments. Keep in mind a few criteria:
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Anyhoo, I've got this G.I. Joe set coming up, among them Tunnel Rat. He's got an olive drab t-shirt right now, which may or may not have some straps or equipment covering it. Nevertheless, I'd like to paint a design on his t-shirt, just to make things interesting.
Thing is, I can't think of anything to paint on him. So any suggestions you'd have would be greatly appreciated. It'll be your little contribution to the finished figure. Drop me a line or post some pics in the comments. Keep in mind a few criteria:
- Only a few colors (1 or 2 works best)
- Fairly simple and recognizable. This will be quite small, and I have to hand-paint it on a 1/2" area
- Subject in keeping with the G.I. Joe military theme. In-jokes and references to other media/properties are OK
Victory! We have victory!
Congratulations are in order for Javis Ray. Legacy Control has been picked up for "syndication" in Kotaku's Sunday Comics feature.
While there were seven other equally worthy contenders, LC managed to pull ahead in the votes. Inside sources say the numbers were very close, so community support was doubtless invaluable.
So a big thank you from Javis, and from me for helping me help him. He's put a lot of work into LC over the past few months… a 3-day-a-week release schedule is very grueling. And I think you'll agree that he's really locked down his art and storytelling.
Legacy Control will be joining Kotaku's lineup of video game-related webcomics this Sunday, October 9th. And of course, you can still find it over at legacy-control.com.
While there were seven other equally worthy contenders, LC managed to pull ahead in the votes. Inside sources say the numbers were very close, so community support was doubtless invaluable.
So a big thank you from Javis, and from me for helping me help him. He's put a lot of work into LC over the past few months… a 3-day-a-week release schedule is very grueling. And I think you'll agree that he's really locked down his art and storytelling.
Legacy Control will be joining Kotaku's lineup of video game-related webcomics this Sunday, October 9th. And of course, you can still find it over at legacy-control.com.
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