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Contributors needed!Hail, fellow SFC oldtimers and new pilots alike! First the project, then some background, then some details:
Project: D.Net SFC:OP Captain’s Manual (we can work on the title).
Properties: 8.5 “ x 11” professionally printed B&W book with glossy full color front & back cover with spiral binding.
Content: Everything OP such as updated weapon charts, ship specs, race strategy, tutorials, fan fiction/art, and anything else you can think of.
Written by the D.Net community (you).Length: Between 200 to 300 pages. 400 max.
Retail Cost: Between $12 to $18 depending on length.
All proceeds go to The Dynaverse Gaming Association©.Coordinator: Jim “Reptor” Hurst
Now for some background:
You old-timers may remember me from the old Taldren board. I had the great opportunity to help beta test EAW, OP & SFC3. I was a fleet leader in the old GFL and created the ISC Theater at
http://isctheater.50megs.com . Ah, those were the days.
Just prior to the old boards closing, I stopped flying online to concentrate on my art and writing, but I still enjoy flying single player. Since then, I have self-published several “how-to” oil painting books and a novel. See
http://embark.to/paint . My novel, Jack Ryder – The Rundorth Faction, should be hitting bookstores this fall (shameless plug). BTW, the entire Starship Oil Painting book's free pdf preview is the entire book itself.
Recently, I returned here and saw Frey’s call for donations. My first thought was to donate a painting for auction, but a better idea hit me. Why not create an updated SFC:OP reference manual and GIVE it to D.Net? All proceeds will go to D.Net to help them maintain this much needed and appreciated service that they supply to the SFC community.
SFC:OP has grown and changed over time, and an updated manual is badly needed. But there is no way I can do this all by myself, nor did I want to. The talent and knowledge base here at D.Net is tremendous and needs to be tapped into, so I decided this has to be a community project. There is also a time factor. I plan to start on my 2nd novel in June/July, so I have a 3 month window to get this done.
I have talked to Frey about the book project and excitedly he gave me the go-ahead to get the ball rolling.
Here are the details:The book will be broken down into categories such as:
SFC history and Taldren tribute
Weapon charts
Ship Specs
OP enhancement contents and installation
Getting on the dyna
Hot Keys & Taunts
GUI explanation
Race Tactics/Strategy
Ship System explanation & use
Fan Fiction/Art
Etc., whatever category you think needs to be included.
Category Content Creation: Contributors (you) pick a category (or create one) and post that you’d like to write it. Begin laying out the content on Microsoft Word (8.5 x 11). Writers have full control over layout, but to tie the categories together I request similar fonts: Garamond size 12 for normal text and Arial for charts & graphs. All special title fonts, such as federation, klingon, etc need to be a jpg image. All images must be at least 200 dpi and converted to B&W. If more than one person wants to do the same category, they can team up. All contributors will be acknowledged in the book.
Once done, the completed categories will be sent to an editor. The editor and email addy that the content needs to be sent to will be announced by Frey soon. The editor will then compile the material, check for errors, pretty it up a bit and send it to me for final editing and publishing.
Book Cover Contest: A template for the front and back cover will be supplied. You artists can create a full color front and back cover for the book (jpg), and amongst the various submitted book covers one will be chosen and the artist whose cover is picked will get a free copy of the book. Woot!
I’d like to have all content submitted by mid May. That will give time for editing and layout and final proofing before the book is released.
I’m on the up & up about this. I receive no compensation and all profits go to D.Net. But I need your help to make it happen. Let’s get the ball rolling and get this thing in print! Post a category that you’d like to start on (one listed above or one not listed that you think should be in the book). I’ll compile the contributors into a master list with the categories that are currently being undertaken. If there are a lot of contributors within a particular catagory, or if there are squabbles within a team, a team leader will be announced.
Understand that there is no compensation for content as all proceeds go to the non profit organization The Dynaverse Gaming Association©. But hey, you’re in print! And we’ll have an updated OP manual!
Jim
http://embark.to/paint
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