User blog:Atarumaster88/The FEnix rises

So, it's been kind of a long time since the last Force Exile content release. A really long time, in fact. A lot of water has passed under a lot of bridges, a lot of stellar hydrogen has fused into helium in the cores of a thousand stars&hellip; Ah yes, where were we now before I started waxing poetic? That's right, content releases. Back in January, I said you could expect one in late February. Then in early March, I said I'd get another content release out by mid-March and threw a shiny picture of a warship at you to distract you. Seemed to work, eh?

Well, now it's June and I've been awfully quiet in the Force Exile department. I've been tight-lipped as a crazy old desert hermit about my activities, as locked down as the cookie jar that Solus protects with ceaseless vigilance. Until now. That's right, the smell of fresh cookies is wafting from my kitchen and the hermit has a found farmboy or two to con into going with him to Alderaan. Months and months of hard labor have finally come to fruition. The FEnix that died has arisen anew from the ashes of laziness and neglect. That's right; there's another content release coming up and it's going to be bigger than ever.

Without any further extended analogies or other such hype-inducing nonsense, here's the list.
 * Champion of Yanibar, a novella that will fit neatly into the Yanibar Tales&mdash;this is the single longest piece of content I've ever released at one time. It's as long as two novel segments or two Yanibar Tales combined, weighing in at 38,500 words. For any of you worrying about your nominations, that means it's too long to fit into the Summer Story Contest, so you don't have to worry about me nominating it. It's enormous, but it introduces a lot of really important characters who will make recurring experiences in Force Exile V: Warrior. Here's a little teaser: The Force Exile characters Selu and Milya Kraen and their SPOILER are going to meet Luke Sky-SPOILER on SPOILER and they'll talk about SPOILER. If you've been following Force Exile at all, you won't want to miss this installment (though it wouldn't hurt to catch up on previous works either if it's been awhile).
 * The Makashi-class frigate&mdash;you know, the big shiny I distracted you with all those months ago. Full-write up, full EGTFE entry.
 * The Yanibar Weather Control Nexus&mdash;another piece of 3-D art that I've been working on is finally done. Again, full EGTFE entry.
 * Two more characters will get EGTFE entries, Dex Naresco and Pec Deplisk
 * Yanibar Guard Sourcebook will receive a hefty update.
 * There'll also be a vignette posted for Excerpts dealing with Cassi Trealus Kraen, circa 18 BBY, along with an in-universe interview.

So, a nice treasure trove of content is coming out after a prolonged absence from me. All very nice and well, right? Wait, there's more. (Oh dear, I'm starting to sound like an old Billy Mays commercial). This upcoming content release, there are two other things that you should be aware of:


 * I will post an excerpt from Force Exile V: Warrior
 * I will also be revealing something that has been in planning for about a year now. No, it's not a novel, and it's not another piece of 3-D art. It's special. It's new. It's possibly cooler than even the map or the Hawk-bat. It's uh . . . SPOILERific. In fact, it's so SPOILERtastic that when you finally get to see the MAJORSPOILER, you'll have an understanding of why I've waited so long to upload the SPOILER, because making it SPOILER just right has taken a lot of time and effort. It's in the final stages of SPOILERing now, so hopefully I'll get all the SPOILERs fixed up when I unveil it. I'll also need to check the SPOILER policy to make sure that all forms are filled out in triplicate. Apologies, I'd love to tell you what it is, but you'll just have to wait.

May the SPOILER be with you, at least until June 19, when all of this comes out. Atarumaster88  ( Talk page ) 22:31, June 4, 2010 (UTC)