Project A/D: 2010

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Time to Get Excited

As Lee mentioned in the previous post, we are indeed live with the story again. There are a lot of cool developments coming up, and we are excited to share them with the world.

We haven't been posting anything recently because of a few reasons - 1) I got married in January, 2) we kind of lose contact every once in a while and come back with fresh ideas, 3) I have been working on my BA degree and haven't had much time for development. With that said, this break was very important to our growth as artists in our various fields. I have learned a whole lot about video, game creation, web development, and writing in the past few months, and I know for a fact that the story and world will be AWESOME because we are no longer amateurs looking to develop a casual story. We are serious about our work, and there's a lot to be excited about.

So stay tuned! We will be posting new story snippets, artwork, and concepts soon. Who knows, maybe we'll even throw in a new website featuring this stuff in the near future! :)

-Scott Hernandez

Lead Multimedia Designer / Editor / Developer

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Project A-D Officially Reopened!

After a very long and restful break, Me and Scott are reopening our Project and are going to be hard at work developing new breakthroughs and progressions with the series. Please stay tune for a massive overhaul and work session that we will be posting over the next few months or so!

-Lee H. Agricola
Founder/Project Manager/Writer/Designer

Key Terms

Cycle - Period of intense climate conditions, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, acidic rain, dust walls, and raining spikes (floating plants that wither in the harsh conditions, then when the weather is better, they sprout again and make the journey back to the sky where the nutrients are thickest and the air thinnest). The planet is in this condition for much of the time each year, and it is the period when the heavens need to migrate until the climate changes pass.

Transitions - Short periods between cycles where the climate is hospitable for landing and maintenance. Landing pads are located around the planet and were created by each civilization in an effort to unify their common goal of survival.

Underworld - The crusted over ruins of colonies that attempted to keep living on the surface after the catastrophe changed the face of the planet. These cities had built walls all around the city (like a dome) that protected them for a time. When the cycles would come, it would slowly destroy the cities from the inside and oustide. The earthquakes destroyed the inner city, while the constant volcanic river flows would surround the walls of the city. During each transitional period the lava would harden, and while the people tried to cut it away from the walls at first, the cycles began increasing in intensity and frequency to the point where the cityies were literally buried alive.