Fanfest is rapidly approaching. The weeks leading up to Fanfest are always extremely busy, with lots of projects needing help, updating, and creation. But this year has been even more insane than usual with the prep for my player presentation and a very special secret project I've been working on. Which has been keeping me very busy.
So CCP announced the Fanfest schedule and it looks like my presentation will be Thursday at 17:00 in the very same room it was in ten years ago. But this time, instead of talking about the potential of "fan art" in the Eve community - I'll be talking about a real project. The largest Kickstarter in Eve's history, the first new board game based on Eve Online in decades, and a project I've spent the last two years working on - the War For New Eden Board Game. My talk will include lots of art from the game and I'll share some behind-the-scenes stories about the development and process behind the game. All told from my own perspective. And thanks to the schedule, you won't have to miss another presentation to sit in on mine - since it will be the only one running in that time slot.
If you follow the Kickstarter at all then you know we are getting very, very close to having this massive board game in our hands. You also know that Titan Forge has made some recent mistakes with their updates. But I know they will have several people at Fanfest who can answer any of your questions and/or concerns. Obviously I am not on location in Poland and all I hear is positive news about prototypes arriving and approvals and pieces being finalized. So, from my perspective, this project has been running along pretty smoothly. Considering the vast amount of individual pieces, expansions, and an entirely insane alternative 200% version - I think the process has been going extremely well. This is a massive undertaking and I believe you will all be extremely happy when you finally get this beast in your hands.
So make time at Fanfest to come sit in the dark and look at all the beautiful art that is included in the game and get even more excited about it. I hope to see you there.
And yes, there will be a Q&A at the end. So you can ask me anything.