Current entries can be seen on page 3 of this thread....
As suggested by Captain Hesperus... the Mutabilis Cover page competition!! Ta da!!!!
Mutabilis is the upcoming sequel to Status Quo, and as such needs some awesomeness in the graphics department. This is not my skill set, so as suggested, lets have a competition to select the best out there! I've seen enough evidence to know there is serious talent out there....
The winner will get to have their artwork as the official cover of the book, and as with Status Quo, this will be available as a hardcopy edition and credit will be given to the winning design in the book. You may include a small 'Designed by ....' or similar if you wish on the image. The winner will also have the option to redesign the Status Quo cover, for a second edition if they so desire, for consistancy. There are no style limitations! You may base on ship conflict, characters, situations, planets, etc!!
For reference, all the characters, ships and locations used in Mutabilis are largely the same as Status Quo, so please re-read for inspiration/reference. Mutabilis features an Imperial Courier, Cobra Courier, Behemoth, the planets, Larais, Lave, Onrira, Oresrati. Here are some set pieces (minor spoiler alert), no particular order.
1. Cobra Courier fleeing down a rocky canyon on Oresrati, hotly pursued by an Imperial Courier. (Oresrati is described as having a very thin atmosphere, stars visible, and lit by a red dwarf)
2. Rebecca holding Jim and the Assassin at gunpoint in a cavern, with the Imperial Courier as a backdrop. All dressed in flight gear.
3. A Squadron of Vipers and Asps approaching a Behemoth in close formation.
4. Rebecca confronting an old man in bar on a Coriolis station, over a table and a couple of gins. (Think Alec Guinness from the first starwars film)
5. A Cobra Courier coming to the rescue of a Python being attacked by three Asps. Python is damaged. (The erstwhile 'Dubious Profit'
6. An Adder landing on a platform on Larais. (Larais is described as smog bound orange/brown atmosphere. The Adder has four landing lights, aiming for the platform)
7. In the cavern, the assasin standing in the lowered docking ramp of the Imperial Courier pointing a gun at Jim with an unconscious Rebecca at Jim's feet. Rebecca would need to be in a green dress and injured.
8. The imperial Courier fleeing a twin missile attack by a Cobra Courier. The Courier would need damage to its fore hull section. The Cobra would be trailing plasma from previous damage.
9. A Cobra Courier approaching the moon of Lave (as in my pic)
10. A Cobra Courier, damaged, fleeing what appears to be a Q-Bomb explosion.
Whilst chapters of the book will start coming out online from September 15th, the competition will close at the end of November, with a view to the finished book being available on cafepress before Christmas Just in time for Santa and his Asps.
Here's my 'effort' (low-res)
Rules :
1. The following text is required somewhere in the design
Mutabilis
"A Novella based on the space trading game Oolite, and sequel to Status Quo"
Drew Wagar
2. Dimension W 1650, H 2550 Pixels.(suitable for use in Cafepress). Jpg, bmp or png is acceptable, 24 bit colour if possible.
3. You must allow usage according to under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 license and the GNU General Public License version 2 as per Oolite itself and Status Quo.
4. Submit all entries to [email protected], I'll post them all up after the closing date and a vote will be held online on this forum to select the winner.
5. All entries should provide contact details and a name!
6. Closing date for entries is 30th of November.
Cheers,
Drew.
I'il look if I will take it
