The last few weeks here at Eveoganda HQ have been very, very busy with Fanfest planning and prep. Community wide requests, convos, plans, and sharing/creating files - you name it and I've probably done it in the last few weeks. This happens every time in the run-up to another Fanfest, but this year has been even more than usual. It could be because of the large gap between the last one and this one, which is certainly making this one seem all the more special. Been awhile.
A month ago, right in the midst of planning for the FF4A, I took a week and squeezed in some extra time to produce a video for a reward on Just asking for our interpretation of the "Beauty of Eve". This reward request was unusual for several reasons. The top prize was $500 and the winner would have a chance for the video to be shown at Fanfest. So obviously that made it worth the investment of time and energy. We've all seen travel style videos of Eve Online over the years and I always strive to do things a little different. So I needed a different approach to whatever I was going to try. So initially I decided I would actually travel, as Rixx, from Thera through Pochven to both the Eve Gate and Molea. Rixx himself has never been to either place because he is -10 and a criminal. Any time I go there it has to be with one of my alts.
Anyway, in the end, that part of the story was left on the cutting room floor because it became too cumbersome to make work. But the spirit of that adventure is still in there. Either way I'm super happy with the way this piece came together in the last day of editing. Yesterday I was informed that it had won the first place prize and while we have no idea what CCP has planned for it, it will supposedly be used somehow during Fanfest.