tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60814875555864356732024-03-12T19:33:12.883-04:00Built for WarYour source for updates on the fan TROAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06230596271145951223noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-31957472105539845212020-07-17T13:23:00.000-04:002020-07-17T13:28:27.691-04:00Preview Release 2.0<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Right on schedule and just in time for some weekend lockdown reading.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you like the preview, tell other BattleTech fans about our project!</span><br />J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-914949978405317632020-07-10T03:36:00.004-04:002020-07-10T03:36:58.225-04:00Project Update1. Preview 2.0 is coming out soon - like, next week soon! It's currently 95% complete and waiting on some last little formatting tweaks and feedback from proofreaders.<br />
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2. We have eight new art pieces on the way from four artists new to the project on the way!J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-83325637934786067102020-06-16T01:42:00.001-04:002020-06-16T01:44:23.828-04:00Layout Design: A RetrospectiveClearing out a bunch of old files, and I thought it would be interesting to show how the layout ideas evolved. There are some steps missing, but it's got all the major changes.<br />
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We looked at mimicking the 3145 format:<br />
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But it wastes a ton of page space, and we wanted to be a bit more distinct.<br />
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So I whipped up this side-and-top bar layout (top two in the picture, compared to two official TRO layouts):<br />
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And that was good enough for us to get the first preview out the door.<br />
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But it still wasn't great. <br />
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We dabbled in madness with unit type icons in the sidebar and factional banners along the top.<br />
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The unit icons we quickly discarded, but people were quite enthusiastic about the banner, to the extent that I tried making the sidebar itself a banner. It was pretty popular and we were working with this one for a while:<br />
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Eventually I nixed it because we couldn't get the banners for all the
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the HBS BT. I still have a soft spot for that one though.<br />
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In moving on, debate raged over the plain three-column layout vs the top-and-bottom section layout (I don't have a picture of the two-column ones, sadly):<br />
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Finally, we settled on two sections of three columns. <br />
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The bars were intended to change with each faction, but the purple metal look was never great and it would add a lot of unecessary layout hassle, so we moved to a more neutral look:<br />
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<br />J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-24985454891749402302020-05-11T21:51:00.000-04:002020-06-16T21:59:03.371-04:00Art Process: the MysticSomeone was recently asking me how the art process goes, and I said, "Sounds like a blog post". So, how does a unit get from this:<br />
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To a piece of TRO-ready art?<br />
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To an extent, it depends on the artist. When we got our first units done by Anthony Scroggins (ShimmeringSword) I just gave him the stat sheet and then hung out in a stream and gave feedback while he sketched. But that's an unusual way to do it.<br />
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The more typical process starts with looking through a ton of pictures and picking out a few for inspiration. For the <i>Mystic</i>, I went through and looked at all the Nova Cat mechs and picked out the classic Nova Cat as the main inspiration, with influence from the Huntsman as well. <br />
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Looking at other Mechs, the Nova Cat influenced the final choice of leg design.<br />
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I always try to include a couple of pieces that aren't connected with BattleTech, to try to keep everything from looking too samey. I had two pieces that I liked for the more smooth and organic look I wanted for the <i>Mystic</i>, to reflect it's reflective (heh) armor.<br />
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Having got a bit of an idea of what I want, I then wrote a short bit about what I was looking for:<br />
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<b><span class="il">MYSTIC</span></b><br />
Look - Sleek and sharp. Torso
shape based on Mystic1, Mystic2, Huntsman, and Shadow Cat. Ignore the
shoulders on the Huntsman, I'm not counting those as part of the torso.
The legs, like the Novastar, should have the same joints as the Nova Cat
and Cave Lion. The missile tubes should have a hatch or cover so that
when they're closed the torso looks relatively smooth. <br />
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- Directly inspired by the piece labelled Mystic_Scene, as well as the
brief shots of mechs walking through the forest in the Mechwarrior 4
intro cinematic.The <span class="il">Mystic</span> should look like it's
moving a bit faster, though, as if it's evading a distant target's
fire. I'd say the legs should be angled towards the side, as opposed to
being in line with the way the torso is pointing. The PoV angle doesn't
need to be exactly the same. Only environmental difference is it should
be snowy or misty. Should have commissioned the Spirit Cat's new BA in
that last batch, so they could fill in for the Elementals here...<br />
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Quirks - Low Profile</blockquote>
Overall, my goal is usually to provide a visual palette to work from,
rather than looking for very specific things. The "Pose/Background" is
sometimes totally ignored, sometimes directly implemented. I usually
don't really care - I'm just trying to provide a lot to work from to
avoid wasting artist time. With a bit of a painting and drawing
background, I know things can change as you put them on paper, and
something you thought would look great you end up trying to scrape off
the canvas the next day, so I don't want to be too restrictive. <br />
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That done, I send it off to the artist (for the <i>Mystic</i>, Matt Plog). And then, anticipation.<br />
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A little while later, Matt sends back this sketch:<br />
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Then I send the sketch to a few test viewers. Sadly, I don't have those comments archived for the <i>Mystic</i>, but as I recall there weren't that many for it. I know the shoulders, oddly, drew the most comments. Anyways, once I gather some feedback, I pick out the issues that I think need addressing, and add my own thoughts:<br />
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MYSTIC: Structurally, the legs are the wrong way around - they should have the
"cat's leg" look the Huntsman and Nova Cat do, where there's a knee at
the front. The pelvis assembly is also bit too big. The armor should
bring in a bit of the smoothness the Quicksilver has, I think that
worked really well to indicate reflective armor visually. Only other
tweaks are minor - move the LRM rack over towards the shoulder a bit,
and possibly back towards the rear of the mech a little. I think the AMS
should be moved, and look less bulbous. You can move it wherever you
like on the torso, I can rearrange crits as needed so that it fits the
visual. Same goes for the ECM if it needs to move to accommodate the
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One thing that I like about this back-and-forth that you can see here is that I try to have the stats, fiction, and art all work together. Here it's pretty minor, two small systems being moved around. Sometimes it's bigger, like a big gun moving from a torso to an arm, or giving the unit a quirk like "Low Profile".<br />
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That feedback goes to the artist, and then the next sketch comes back. I had actually forgotten that the <i>Mystic</i> went through as much revision as it did - I was uploading the picture below this one when I said "Wait a second, sketch III?" and went and dug out sketch II.<br />
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Matt Plog is a pro and most of the time I can approve his second sketch with maybe one minor tweak and just trust him to fix it and finalize it in one go. In the case of the <i>Mystic</i>, however, there were a couple of specific things I was looking for.<br />
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<span class="il">Mystic</span>: I was trying to communicate that it
should feel like, for example, the attached "Mystic2" pic, in terms of
both being both smooth and "sharp". Sorry for the confusion. Also
attached an edit to show what I mean about the leg joints. Lose the ammo
drum on top of the AMS. The TAG should move to the other side of the
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Like the even sleeker look, largely good to go. I think the thighs
should keep their overall length but the lower legs should be moved down
and some poleyns added. Only other change is to move the SRMs over a
little and make them a bit larger so they fit into that large part of
the curve. Also, the little "winglets" coming off the cockpit have
confused people. Go ahead and finish it, I trust you to make it look
good.</blockquote>
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And then waited for the finished piece. As I said above, Matt is a pro and working with him is usually not this involved. I picked the <i>Mystic </i>for this post because it had more "process" to it than most, so it's got some more room for insight. And the final product is one of my favorites:<br />
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<br />J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-10861953716080180632020-04-14T02:06:00.000-04:002020-07-12T02:34:26.377-04:00"What do you mean, 3145 isn't the deadline?"<div align="center" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "linux libertine g";">I’ve actually been working on getting rolling again for a bit already. <span style="font-style: normal;">The
time away has not been entirely detrimental. When I resumed, I took
some time to try and assess the problems with fresh eyes. Then spent
some time finding solutions for them. </span><span style="font-style: normal;">I
think the TRO will end up the better for it when it’s done.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-25741539741391409652019-04-27T01:09:00.000-04:002020-06-17T01:10:18.296-04:00RecruitingAre you a BT nerd obsessed with things like which brand of medium lasers are manufactured on Butte Hold? I'm not. But we need people who are. If you'd like to volunteer to be a fact checker for the project, shoot me an email. It's one of the most time-consuming tasks, and getting a couple of other people on it, even one unit at a time, would be super helpful.J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-16627363738507841392019-02-17T00:58:00.000-05:002020-06-17T01:00:03.889-04:00Design VoteWe're not completely dead! Vote on which version of the Savage Woodsman you prefer. The vote will be up for a while.
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<br />J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-26937970423590066872018-08-12T00:51:00.000-04:002020-06-17T00:55:40.253-04:00Project UpdateNot dead, but we're on hiatus. Should have made an update on it earlier but oh well. A bunch of things behind the scenes fell through and I just don't have time to do everything myself right now.J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-91016448040695368412018-04-30T18:00:00.000-04:002020-06-17T01:01:12.421-04:00Project UpdateMan, May got here fast. The second preview release will be delayed by a week or two on account of my job giving me a fair bit of extra work this past week and weekend.J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-29220759290661327632018-04-19T08:00:00.000-04:002020-06-17T00:00:53.308-04:00Protomech Design Contest WinnerWe finished up the voting on the Snow Raven Protomech contest last night, and now...the winners!
3rd place goes to the Stymphalian, by some crazy Capellan playing assho- wait that's 3A. The idea of a flying AECM was apparently well received.
2nd place goes to the Imp, by Ben L. Putting a iHML into someone's rear at high speed was fun, even if I had to go ahead with posting what the TRO team liked best out of the pile of variants sent in (sorry Ben, we got your email response after we had gotten most of the votes).
1st place, and the TRO entry, goes to...
The Spitfire, by Not Entirely Anon! Because flying <strike>technically not</strike> warcrimes are fun! And where else are you going to find a protomech tossing bombs like they're footballs?!J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-13655868422687475472018-04-10T23:53:00.000-04:002020-06-16T23:57:35.428-04:00Design Contest: Protomech Edition!It's time for another design contest, and we're being a bit more organized about it this time. To vote, just follow the link below. Note that you will need to be signed in to google to prevent duplicate voting.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSca8b8SIRQiQCO1L2nCAcS_-wZf9DkqQxKDVMb9z9Gg9GwOhw/viewform?usp=sf_link
The final score of each design will be a combined average of two polls: the public one above, and an internal poll among the TRO crew. 2/3rds of the score will be the result of the public poll, while the last third is the result of the internal poll. Note that in the case of designs by the TRO crew, the public vote will be 100% of the score unless the TRO crew score is lower than the public score (in which case it's the normal split). That means we can only hurt our own designs' scores, not help them.
The winner, barring some weird stuff like the designer withdrawing the design because they don't like winning, will be put into the TRO.
The polls will close in one week!J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-30318311501691243802018-03-25T00:38:00.000-04:002020-06-17T00:43:40.225-04:00RecruitingLooking for some writers to help with unit entries. Working on those is the most time consuming part of this, so if I can get some other people on board for it other things can get moved along faster. Email me if you want to get on board.J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-64394840281360151902018-02-18T00:36:00.000-05:002020-06-17T00:38:35.116-04:00Project UpdateThe post-Christmas project hangover is real. Looot of traveling. Nevertheless, we march on. Order of business for the next little while is upgrading the way the stat sheets are handled in layout.
J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-91318817467460408822017-12-24T00:26:00.000-05:002020-06-17T00:27:04.216-04:00All I want for Christmas...Is a Macross missile massacre that will fit in a stocking!<br />
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Meet the Brimstone. He's eager to give you some presents.<br />
<br />J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-44898063706620592402017-11-23T00:17:00.000-05:002020-06-17T00:19:25.860-04:00Sketch: RavanaGot some new BA sketches in. One of the things we wanted to do with the TRO is look at the small factions and sub-factions around the Inner Sphere, because 1. It's a bit of a niche that doesn't get enough love and 2. Some of them have a fun design ethos! Like those crazy Regulans. So check out this nasty-looking Regulan suit<br />
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Which regiment of the Regulan Hussars do you think deserves it most?J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-77011823389363652382017-10-04T01:13:00.000-04:002020-06-17T01:19:25.349-04:00HumblebragNot directly TRO related, but the TRO team are now all "CGL-official" with credits in the BattleMech Manual that just came out. So that's pretty cool.J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-82229008915261805322017-09-10T18:00:00.000-04:002020-06-16T23:52:50.670-04:00Project UpdateWe've decided to cut the ONN/NTNU section to focus everything on new units that we're getting art for, since art is our big thing/expense. We did go through and pick a few choice ones to convert to new mechs after playtesting though!J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-38761263540586063512017-07-31T23:45:00.000-04:002020-06-16T23:47:02.597-04:00Cover Art SketchesLooking at getting some cover art done. Here're two sketches! Both feature a Brass Bull and a Thane, two of our OG designs, having a great day at the beach!
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J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-62468838296990103062017-06-03T23:20:00.000-04:002020-06-16T23:21:47.168-04:00Sketch: KossandraThis sketch for the Kossandra wasn't really the direction we wanted to go - it actually looks too cool! You'll see what I mean when it the Kossandra comes out. Should we turn it into a pal for the Warlock?
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We'll be releasing a second preview by the end of April. Starting a new job paused TRO progress for a few weeks, but a few days of upcoming downtime will allow for the last bits of layout and editing to be completed. This preview will be much larger and much closer in overall feel to the final product. On the back of the new preview, we're going to have another round of fundraising. The war chest is getting a bit low, and we've been trying to have funds in the account used to pay for art before it's actually commissioned so that once we get completed pieces we can pay immediately. J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-13666873466794800652017-03-06T01:00:00.000-05:002020-06-15T21:42:29.636-04:00Megamek Sprites!This project wouldn't exist without MegaMek, so we're pretty excited to announce that the process of creating MegaMek sprites for all the <b><i>Built for War</i></b> units has begun. These sprites will be released along with the TRO and MegaMek files so that you can easily any <b><i>Built for War</i> </b>unit to your games. <br />
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J DeBoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07946795118032097472noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6081487555586435673.post-31000462263298244312017-02-19T20:38:00.000-05:002020-06-15T21:42:03.099-04:00Project UpdateToday's update has three fronts:<br />
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Art front - we've got just gotten our first sketches from a new artist in. Looking good and more on that will be shared as his first commission moves to completion. Also Matt Plog is working on a batch of four battle armor, and while he finishes them the next batch is being prepped to go to the sketch stage.<br />
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Technical front - in the preview we released, a number of people noted issues with the text, especially when it came to the record sheets. We've got a pretty good hunch that the embedded .pdfs are what's causing it, and we're working to find a solution that makes the dang thing actually readable while retaining the functionality that they provide.<br />
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Community front - We're starting to work on the donation rewards for people who've contributed, starting with high-level rewards and working our way down. If you want to up your contribution level to get into a higher tier this is the time to do so, since it's a lot easier to work the rewards in now rather than later.<br />
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- the <b><i>Built for War</i></b> Team<br />
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PS: Haven't posted any art in a bit so here, have a teaser!<br />
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First, Matt Plog is wrapping up a batch of four 'Mechs and is working on a batch of four Battle Armor. The 'Mechs look <i>very</i> slick. I'm seriously considering breaking from tradition and giving them full pages in the TRO so that it's not smushed in next to the stats, that's how good it looks. <br />
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Second, we have another artist who's going to get started on his first piece for us in a few days. I've been looking for more artists for a while, since the main speedbump for the TRO at the moment is the rate at which art can be finished.<br />
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