"Tales Of The E.P.O.C.H." Webcomic (Issue 00) (Progress Thread)

I think that's a good idea as the Boss has said we should increase our recruitment efforts. Though the bright folks would try clicking your sig, an obvious url can't hurt.

The third page is now up.

Yeah, I know its been an age since I did another page

Just to let you all know I am finishing the entire comic and then uploading it here.

Assuming you don't all think the remainder sucks, I'll then post it up on SWTOR.com.

UPDATE: One more page to go!

Well, that and the back page but that'll take mere moments once I have those quotes

Awesome! I look forward to reading it.

absolutely excellent work....brilliant!

Cheers Vais!

(now if only I could do the damn thing quicker.....)

Lunarwolf wrote:

Cheers Vais!

(now if only I could do the damn thing quicker.....)

Well quality over quickness

Are you going to PDF these? I think that would be awesome!

Harlequin2 wrote:

Are you going to PDF these? I think that would be awesome!

I second that notion.

Yeah I can do, not a major issue I don't think.

Also making a video of it too

That woudl be bloody marvellous chap. If you need any Star-Warsy background music let me know and I'll send something your way.

I just broke a guild rule didn't I?

LOL - I'm actually looking to use some music from Mass Effect

Shhhh don't tell! oh. oh, ok...don't you lot tell anyone ELSE

Wouldn't Star Wars music add a little more flavour to it though?

It would, but it was also immediately get "muted" in YouTube because the music is more recognizable. I figured what with Mass Effect being BioWare it would still be "in-keeping" with the theme. Plus a lot of the music from ME sounds similar to Blade Runner, so thats another bonus.

I *could* use SW music if anyone else knows of another video-streaming site that allow embedding or linking but, unlike YouTube, dont ruin fan-vids cos they are worries about being sued?

Drum-roll please!

It's finally done!

Tales of The EPOCH Issue 00: "The New Guy" has finally been completed. (see, told you it was a comic update for SW:TOR this week )

Apologies for the long delay but I've learnt a lot doing this so hopefully I should be quicker on any future rendering projects.

You can get back to the front page to begin reading the comic HERE, or for as long as it stays on youtube before the audio is cut off due to 'copyright infringement' (despite the fact it is a non-profit, non-commercial project), here is the video I did for it: [http://www.4shared.com/dir/20803256/ab25bf71/EPOCH.html]The New Guy[/url]

Here it is in rather sexy, no-loss-of-quality-looks-how-it-was-meant-to .pdf format:



Enjoy.



(EDIT: And I've only spotted one spelling mistake! (Thats pretty impressive for me )

Wow that was astonishing compared to what i can do.. which is nothing

Woah! That was amazing! 9 pages of extreme awesomeness!
My favourite part has to be the handshake with Creed, to me, that panel was very powerful. But, I have a couple of problems:
1) On the page with the Datapad, I can't read the red writing - it's too blurred which is a real shame because I'd have like to see what it said. (in the PDF)
2) On the last page (before the quotes page), the font switches to Arial. If this was intended or not, I don't know but it really clashes with the rest of the comic. Creeds speech bubble on that page is also very simplistic so that needs changing.

Other than that this is top-quality stuff with an immense feel-good factor at the end. You deserve a pat on the back L-Dubz!

Harlequin2 wrote:

1) On the page with the Datapad, I can't read the red writing - it's too blurred which is a real shame because I'd have like to see what it said. (in the PDF)
2) On the last page (before the quotes page), the font switches to Arial. If this was intended or not, I don't know but it really clashes with the rest of the comic. Creeds speech bubble on that page is also very simplistic so that needs changing.

Other than that this is top-quality stuff with an immense feel-good factor at the end. You deserve a pat on the back L-Dubz!

Thanks guys, I know its not perfect but for a first go at it I'm quite happy with the result!

Oh and H2, the "Datapad snipetts read"

"...we of the Karaffgar..."
"...our esteemed contractors at EPOCH.."
"...will not persue this matter further."

Both of the above problems stem from a single cause, being that I used two PCs to do this on.

I used my main rig to do all the rendering on and (if I had time) sometimes the text as well. For when time ran short I would upload the image I was working onto the net, then download it onto the laptop at work and finish it off.

This presented 2 major problems:

1. I didn't remember to write down which font I was using so had to simply look at the previous pages and 'guess' - not such a hot idea in retrospect, but we live and learn and

2. The Red text (and Creed's purple for that matter) seem perfectly readable on my higher-definition monitor at home, it wasn't until I looked at the finish project on my laptop at work last night that I found it hard to read. It seems it varies from pc to pc how easy it is to read, which sux.

I would like to correct these issues before I put it up on SWTOR.com but I get the horrible feeling that modifying the images in photoshop (re-writing the text over existing text) may prove a REAL pain in the rear-end, and might not be worth my while. If any PS-wizards know how to do this so it won't take me years I'd be more than willing to seek counsel! That way I could re-upload the modified images here and re-upload the video on youtube.

Got a comment for you from Typho:

"Two words... two little words... UTTER BRILLIANCE!

This comic is what I call a frigging damn good comic. It owns the Threat of Peace any day, mainly because of the layout, and the fact that it is also far easier to follow. Not to mention, it doesn't look as if a 9 year old scribbled all over the characters.

10/10 my EPOCH friends." - Typho Raame

It's offical - you've hit big in Australia

I'm speechless mate! That was @%&# awesome! Honestly if you could see my face right now, I'm actually having trouble picking my jaw back off the ground.

I totally love everything about it. It REALLY captures everything the guild is about. Bravo sir!

Blimey, I'm glad people like it so much!

I want to try to fix those niggling problems before releasing it to SWTOR.com though.

PS: You win, SS - I used Star Wars music

"That was..... AMAZING!!!! Very Happy

That some serious awesomeness you got there... and yes, MUCH better than Threat of Peace. The characters look excellent and so does the environment around them. I will look forward to seeing the next issue." - DarkApocalypse

"im speechless...

i cant even find the word to describe that...it would be awesome to be able to do the same here Very Happy" - Dante Demens

"@%&#, Thats amazing, good stuff." - Rasper Karger

"I just want to add that you should get Lunarwolf to put the comic on the SW:TOR forums Fan Creations, as it has a good chance of getting into a Fan Friday, I think." - Typho Raame

I think they like you

I agree with Typho if this doesn't make it into a Flan Friday I'd actually be pretty @%&# off. It's the best thing thing I've seen since Marmite.

Ooh! A fellow marmite fan! Yeah, this is really Fan Friday material and if you get it in that, everyone will know about EPOCH!