Chris Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 The 48-page Xenonauts Art Book is a Kickstarter reward which people had to pay for (even in PDF form). I finished writing and editing it this morning and hopefully I will be sending it out to print later this week. Therefore it needs people to read and review it. It will be available in this forum post for the next three or four days so you guys can read through it and let me know if you spot any typos, after which I will delete this post and it will no longer be available for download. This basically means you guys are basically getting the art book for free, but this is clearly preferable to us printing unprofessional-looking books with typos in them. However, it is something that some Kickstarter backers could potentially get upset about, so please do not shout about this too much! If you're interested in reviewing the book, you can download it here: http://www.xenonauts.com/devfiles/The_Art_of_Xenonauts_PDF.zip Please post any typos / sentences that do not make sense in this thread so we can make any necessary corrections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabill Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 There's a few pages (38-42) with grey areas running through them at the top and overlaying some of the images. Is that intentional? It may be, but I wanted to check to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 I knew you guys were useful for something Uploading the new file now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skitso Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) Page 15: "Kris' work with acted as..." sentence doesn't seem right? Really nice art book! Would have liked to have more "behind the scenes" art though. Edited July 23, 2014 by Skitso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Caine Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I've just tried downloading it several times, and each time I get a message saying the file is invalid. I've tried opening it with 7zip, but 7zip says the file is empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llunak Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Page 6: "there is life in the organisation beyond just what the player them self sees." - I'm not a native speaker, but the end of the sentence looks odd to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skitso Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I would write it without the "them self" part...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Max - I was probably mid-upload. Skitso / Illunak - thanks, you're both right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiscalp Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 p. 48, par.4, "believable wor(l)d" a world of difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoNUT Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Pages 26 and 28, (Caesan rank concepts and Sebillian rank concepts, respectively) artist Deigo Garcia's name is spelled as "Diego Garsia," not consistent with the rest of the art book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coma berenices Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 (edited) It's not a typo and surely just sth with my computer. I am using adobe reader XI. In place of single quote character in table of contents I got a small rectangle. [ATTACH=CONFIG]5077[/ATTACH] Edited July 23, 2014 by coma berenices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giovanni Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Probably it's my computer only. I am using adobe reader XI. In place of single quote character in table of contents I got a small rectangle.[ATTACH=CONFIG]5077[/ATTACH] It's not just you, I see it as well (Adobe Reader X) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazaz Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 Pag. 32, par 5; "..., the Wraiths were a let down ..." Pag. 43, par 5; "e.g. Kris uses renders..." Uses isn't needed here. Pag. 45, par 4; "Additionally, the thing legs ..." And the last one I found: On page 2 paragraph 2; "... a world that drew .... they bounced off." It could be my Dutch heritage influencing my English, but the sentence feels chopped off to me. If I put against after off, I find the sentence running a lot smoother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betuor Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 On page 45, about the Scuttlers: "they would have had much lot more character than the flying discs that took their place!" I might just replace "much" with "a". I know grammer people don't like a and lot being together, but it sounds better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabill Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 On page 45, about the Scuttlers: "they would have had much lot more character than the flying discs that took their place!"I might just replace "much" with "a". I know grammer people don't like a and lot being together, but it sounds better. Or simply delete 'lot'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sentelin Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 It's not just you, I see it as well (Adobe Reader X) Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackwolf Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 well i like it so much!! but the only thing i have to say is that i fell a little sad about how much regrets you have with this game...even when i think this is the trully heir of the original xcom(which is my favorite game of all times), i have to say that i liked the Xcom2012(just liked) but i fall in love with xenonauts!, i still regreting about not being able to pre-buy it..you should write a little more optimistic way(im not saying is wrong..is just a little sad ),because is totally amazing what you have done with it :)b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 Thanks for all the comments so far, pretty much all of them are errors that I will fix up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Caine Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I couldn't see any errors in the section I'm most interested in, other than Steven is one of those fancy names spelt with a ph rather than a v. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skitso Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I couldn't see any errors in the section I'm most interested in, other than Steven is one of those fancy names spelt with a ph rather than a v. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coma berenices Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Art on pages 41/42 does not have author caption although mentioned in a text that it was Kris's concept. Same for pages 17/18. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealin Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Hey Chris the artbook is a work of true beauty! I love it! Page 42 on the breaching mechs- "objects had to justify their inclusion by filling a distinct niche or be cut it out". The word "it" should be removed, and it'll be perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Caine Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 If it's not too late, on page 47-48, could you put a better indication of who did what? Everything on page 47 is by Henry Ponciano, and the pic on 48 is by Ferry Susanto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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