2011.015 (January 15, 2011)

Frontier Story Moving Forward

Last month lew82 asked if he should continue making new chapters in the Frontier - Prelude to Darkness series or devote time to the high definition/quality remake. The response was overwhelming tilted towards continuing the story, so that's the direction the movie will go next. Chapter 1 (Part 1 & 2) will be released in HD before long, but for now, work on Chapter 14 continues. Here's a behind-the-scenes shot of character animation in progress.

Welcome to 2011 everyone, it’s been a great start so far, presently we are working on the 3D Models for Chapter 14 (Dakota Village, Ship Interiors, etc) and also converting over all the 2D Characters to Anime Studio Pro, which can be slightly time-consuming when you consider that all the main characters need to be redrawn onto this new program, but the end results are worth it, when you can now have not-so-robotic facial expressions and movements.

Last Chance to Vote

Winners in our annual contests will be announced in the next day or so, so now's your last chance to vote! If you were undecided before, head over to the voting page and make up your mind. There are lots of deserving nominees, and it's hard to just pick one in each category!

Wingnuts can now vote for one pick in each category: Fan Project and Web Site of the Year. Things to consider include how big of an impact each undertaking had on the community and their sustained commitment to being Wing Commander fans. Of course, there were many daily contributions by many different people over the last year, so feel free to hit the comment button if you'd like to acknowledge anything that didn't make the cut.