New Theme Music and Screens

The main theme music for Winter Promises is now available as a MP3 download from the link at the right. It is still a work in progress. The first verse, chorus and bridge will be used for the intro movie - while the last verse and a chorus will be used for the closing movie/credits. I'm singing the lead and playing one of the guitars. David VanDelinder (the same who created the new logo drawing) is singing backing vocal, playing the other guitar, as well as bass and the synth intro. The actual song is much longer - I have cut out one verse and a chorus so far, and may do more trimming.

Have made some progress on the Mod. I used Hellfire's "High Pass" prefab area, and the re-worked it for Winter. I am still changing out trees, grass etc, but it is going well, so I am including a screenshot. Have also included two interior screens - the first floor, and wine cellar of a monastery that I am working on. I will do a few more areas, then jump into the writing for a spell. Most of the main plot, and 2 quests are outlined. Let me know if you like the music!

New Beginnings...

It has been a while since I last posted anything, so I thought it was high time for some changes. First off - as you have probably noticed, there is a new blog header/logo to announce the commencement of "Winter Promises" - the next installment in P.O.H.. Many thanks to my good friend David Van Delinder for the pencil sketch. David is my musical writing partner and a fine artist as well. Before to long I hope to be able to post a sample of the main soundtrack theme( for the opening and closing movies) which is called - "Winter Promises" (funny how that works). I am going to try something different, and use both lyrics and music. We shall see how it works. Obviously nothing is written in stone at this point. 

Have begun work on one of the outdoor sites, and feel good about what the results look like so far. I am experimenting with a prefab - and am redoing much of the detail and seasonality. Have also started creating some NPC's and the initial convo (for the intro cutscene). 

Have also been having a ton of fun playing SOZ as well as a few other. All in all I enjoyed SOZ. I am still debating whether to use the overland map system or not. I may toy with it a bit - but I a still not 100% convinced that it is worth all the bother. 

Posts will probably be a little on the slow side till I get some momentum going. 

Thanks for dropping by - let me know what you think of the new "logo".

Santa comes through!

Just a brief note to say I hope everyone is having a great holiday season! The merry old soul came through and dropped a copy of SoZ in my stocking, so I am off to load up and see what all the excitement is about! Looking forward to some quality time just playing for a change! Have a good one!

Location of the Mod - Price of Honor

Just a quick note - for those looking for the mod it is located here: Price of Honor

Released!

Just visited the Vault - and Price of Honor is up! Not without a few comedy of errors in the process. When I finally got the instructions, and passwords from Beyond the Pale, I realized I didn't have FTP software. Thankfully BTP had suggested a couple. After downloading te software, and reorganizing things as recommended, I got 95% through the upload only to have my wireless network go down. After about 15 minutes of trouble shooting all was good, and this time the upload went as planned. I'm sure some of you old hands have been through this enough that its lost some of its thrill - but what a gas to see it actually up there! Thanks again to everyone. I hope it resonates with a few folks.

Finished

Today was Jon's birthday. I felt it was the perfect time to release the finished mod. So I tested, organized everything and compressed the files. Then dashed off to the vault to upload everything only to find that if the file is larger than 25mb, you have to contact the site manager to get access to FTP. I have contacted them, and am now waiting for the keys to the kingdom. Its been a fun ride, and I want to thank all of you who have offered so much support, testing time, and encouragement. I couldn't have done it without you! I have included one final screen shot from the opening sequence. In the final version of the "Players Guide" pdf, (which will be included with the mod files) I am including the complete text of Jon's original story

I am looking forward to taking a break, and actually playing some of the new mods that have been released. Then, once I have refueled, I plan to start anew, hopefully learning from the many mistakes, and embark on the sequel - at this time tentatively titled "Winter Promises". Keep an eye on the blog, as I will be posting a new title page, and some of the music planned for the next adventure. 

a different perspective

Time has been in short supply due to demands of my day job, and an unexpected shoping trip for a new car which took all of last weekend so progress has been slow. However, progress has been made, and after wrestling with a mod corruption, this weekend holds some promise for finishing up. Then all that will remain is the credits movie and the finished players guide. 

Thought that I would share a few screens from one of the testers - just to show someone else's perspective. Meeting and getting to know new folks through this process has been a great "fringe" benefit. Shown here are shots from Walt Lubecki. His character , Justicar, is shown - also some of the gear he brought into the mod.