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Post by wyvern on Sept 14, 2018 14:55:25 GMT -9
Some of you may know already that the blog containing the free Epic Wargaming fantasy battle rules, and the huge amount of equally free downloadable card army minis, recently collapsed when its server failed. This means that currently (mid September 2018) the entire thing will have to be rebuilt and re-uploaded from scratch, as none of the previous material can be recovered in its earlier format. The good news is that progress is already being made. The Main Rules were set up afresh on the Epicwargaming.com site (the domain still exists, just the old blog is gone) on Sep 9, followed by the Herlanceian Army List page (the List has also been updated, and most of the minis are available once more too) on Sep 12. In between, on Sep 10, some new minis were announced (not yet available for download, but hopefully soon), the Elven Sky Masters. It is going to be a long task to complete the restoration of everything, so it'll be worth checking-in regularly to follow progress. The homepage is here, and if you feel inclined to provide a little more tangible support to Dave - davec64 on this Forum, though he's not visited in quite a while, sadly - he also has a Patreon page for Epic Wargaming here. Best of luck with it all Dave!
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Post by davec64 on Oct 29, 2018 9:32:39 GMT -9
Bless you sir I am sorry for not visiting for a while, but thanks for this bit of support. I'm getting warm fuzzies after reading that lol To be honest with you, the death of the site was one of the best things what could have happened. I was just going to let it die, but quite a few people wrote to me asking me where it was and how much they liked the game, which surprised me. So I decided to continue it. Also it gave me a chance to streamline the whole site, and now its a lot easier to maintain. Anyway I was just popping by, as I was planning to post a new model of mine here and found your post. It's the Herlanceian Catapult as you can see underneath. The Catapult will be a free model for anyone to enjoy, and I will be posting about it here soon with a link to download it. Btw, the Elves new codex, alone with the new Sky Masters will be released in a couple of weeks. Anyway, thank you for the kind words Wyvern
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Post by davec64 on Oct 29, 2018 11:02:02 GMT -9
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Post by wyvern on Oct 30, 2018 2:44:37 GMT -9
Thanks very much for the update davec64! Just a thought, but will the Patron-only minis presently listed eventually be available for purchase-download from the OneBookShelf sites (Wargame Vault, etc.) too, like your castle model? I ask as, with the best will in the world (not to mention finite resources), there are a LOT of folks now running Patreon sites, and it's impossible to keep up with and support all that some of us (i.e. me!) might like, especially given the often very variable options and/or requirements for funding.
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Post by davec64 on Oct 30, 2018 13:20:53 GMT -9
Thanks very much for the update davec64! Just a thought, but will the Patron-only minis presently listed eventually be available for purchase-download from the OneBookShelf sites (Wargame Vault, etc.) too, like your castle model? I ask as, with the best will in the world (not to mention finite resources), there are a LOT of folks now running Patreon sites, and it's impossible to keep up with and support all that some of us (i.e. me!) might like, especially given the often very variable options and/or requirements for funding. No worries. To be fair I kind of know what you mean. Personally I would rather have an option to by what I want from a site than becoming its patrion. However, I don't think I would use Onebookshelf to do it. Simply because I would feel like I have to create models with different scales and sales pages. Can I ask would you be happy using PayPal and paying just $1 or $2 per model instead? For instance, for the Herlanceian Griffin and all its different Mounts it can have, I might charge $2. I would still keep all the none elite models totally free. Btw, thanks for your feedback, its always good to get it
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Post by wyvern on Oct 31, 2018 3:23:37 GMT -9
The prices you're mentioning for the elites sound reasonable - so the four Herlanceian Griffin sets for $2, for instance - but I'm unsure if you're suggesting some kind of private PayPal transaction here, or some other system. The huge advantage of the OBS sites from my perspective as a purchaser is that once bought, everything there remains permanently available for fresh download should I need it (computer failure at my end, say), I can always see what products from a range I've bought, and any updates come through automatically as well. I have used other download sites, including some run by specific companies for just their own products, and they've always been less satisfactory. If those sites go down, you've lost the lot, essentially, aside from often having less reliable troubleshooting options. Past experience shows if I have a download problem with OBS, it'll be sorted in well under an hour, whereas some of the separate sites/companies have taken days to get back to me on rare occasions.
I quite appreciate what you're saying about needing to set up OBS sales pages per model or group of models (got a bit lost in your comment about needing models with different scales though, as I thought all your products were to a consistent scale), but is that really more difficult than setting up separate blog and Patreon page postings, images, and keeping up with the incoming comments? I know there are financial considerations involved in running on the OBS sites, so it's not quite so simple as this, but I can't help feeling regular additions via the OBS sites would also keep more interest in Epic alive.
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Post by davec64 on Oct 31, 2018 9:02:40 GMT -9
You make some good points there Wyvern, perhaps you're right. I think I will go with that option then, but it could be a while before I get that sorted and it would have to be one every few weeks. Btw, all my models are in the 15mm scale range. However, the Fortress Kit could adapted to work with different scales, as I thought that would sell better, but I didn't really want to faff about creating different scales for my models. Mind you, I don't have to do I... So I will just keep it all strictly for Three Plains then. When I post my first model with OBS I will post about it here to let you know. Thanks for the feedback again
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Post by wyvern on Nov 1, 2018 10:09:48 GMT -9
I think one great advantage of papercraft - and it's a topic we've come back to a lot on the CWF before - is that regardless of whatever scale the original design was made to, it's really easy to rescale down to a smaller scale with relatively little loss of clarity or detail, if that's what you'd prefer. I commonly do a "lazy" rescale from the common 28mm-30mm scale to 20mm-22mm, for example, by simply printing onto A5-sized paper instead of A4, partly because it saves ink and paper, but partly because I find it easier to cut the smaller-scale creations produced (I have dexterity problems now). Plus the smaller models are easier to store complete, without having to resort to fold-flat options.
Scaling-up, so 15mm to 28mm say, rarely works so well, as the textures tend to pixellate as you try to enlarge them, unfortunately, or just generally don't look as good as they should.
Good to know you will be going down the OBS route though. I drop-by those sites at least once a day, but a heads-up here won't go amiss as well! Good luck with it all.
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Post by davec64 on Nov 2, 2018 11:43:44 GMT -9
If you want to scale up my models, that shouldn't be a problem, as I usually produce my models in quite a high resolution. Anyway, cheers and thanks for the advice
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Post by davec64 on Nov 5, 2018 7:42:59 GMT -9
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Post by davec64 on Nov 12, 2018 12:53:08 GMT -9
I think one great advantage of papercraft - and it's a topic we've come back to a lot on the CWF before - is that regardless of whatever scale the original design was made to, it's really easy to rescale down to a smaller scale with relatively little loss of clarity or detail, if that's what you'd prefer. I commonly do a "lazy" rescale from the common 28mm-30mm scale to 20mm-22mm, for example, by simply printing onto A5-sized paper instead of A4, partly because it saves ink and paper, but partly because I find it easier to cut the smaller-scale creations produced (I have dexterity problems now). Plus the smaller models are easier to store complete, without having to resort to fold-flat options. Scaling-up, so 15mm to 28mm say, rarely works so well, as the textures tend to pixellate as you try to enlarge them, unfortunately, or just generally don't look as good as they should. Good to know you will be going down the OBS route though. I drop-by those sites at least once a day, but a heads-up here won't go amiss as well! Good luck with it all. Well I have my first Model Wyvern and I hope to get more up soon. www.wargamevault.com/product/258625/Herlanceian-Heroes-mounted-on-a-Red-Griffin?affiliate_id=357132
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