Join us at the Oolite Anniversary Party -- London, 7th July 2024, 1pm
More details in this thread.

Local boy does well...

Off topic discussion zone.

Moderators: another_commander, winston, Cody

Post Reply
User avatar
Selezen
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 2527
Joined: Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:14 am
Location: Tionisla
Contact:
Contact Selezen

Local boy does well...

Post by Selezen »

I wanted to say it here first, cos you guys are all special and I've just been told it's OK to mention it.

Frontier Developments are going to use elements of the timeline "wot I wrote" in the background information for Elite Dangerous fiction. Not only that, but I was asked to expand on it and write up a historical sourcebook for GalCop and Lave that would be used in a "Fiction Bible" which would then become part of Elite "canon" for the release of Elite: Dangerous.

Needless to say I'm pretty stoked about it. I submitted the first draft of the sourcebook on Saturday and it was well-received. I won't be expanding on what's actually in it until it all goes public next year though.

I wanted to thank you lot here for your support in regards to the timeline and my site in general. If it wasn't for you guys it would just have been another unnoticed piece of Elite-related stuff but you made it worthy of note and I have a feeling that if it hadn't been for this forum it wouldn't have reached the attention of anyone at Frontier.

A dream I've had for two decades is now becoming reality and I just wanted to acknowledge the Oolite forum's part in that. :-)

Thanks, everyone. :mrgreen:
Last edited by Selezen on Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Top
User avatar
DaddyHoggy
Intergalactic Spam Assassin
Intergalactic Spam Assassin
Posts: 8502
Joined: Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:43 pm
Location: Newbury, UK
Contact:
Contact DaddyHoggy

Re: Local boy does well...

Post by DaddyHoggy »

8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) x 10^10000
Selezen wrote:
Apparently I was having a DaddyHoggy moment.
Oolite Life is now revealed here
Top
User avatar
DaddyHoggy
Intergalactic Spam Assassin
Intergalactic Spam Assassin
Posts: 8502
Joined: Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:43 pm
Location: Newbury, UK
Contact:
Contact DaddyHoggy

Re: Local boy does well...

Post by DaddyHoggy »

Well deserved, btw!
Selezen wrote:
Apparently I was having a DaddyHoggy moment.
Oolite Life is now revealed here
Top
User avatar
Commander McLane
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 9520
Joined: Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:08 am
Location: a Hacker Outpost in a moderately remote area
Contact:
Contact Commander McLane

Re: Local boy does well...

Post by Commander McLane »

Congratulations! :D :D :D :D

Also, given how immensely useful your timeline has been over all these years, I really think you deserve it.
Top
User avatar
Cody
Sharp Shooter Spam Assassin
Sharp Shooter Spam Assassin
Posts: 16065
Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:31 pm
Location: The Lizard's Claw
Contact:
Contact Cody

Re: Local boy does well...

Post by Cody »

Very cool... and well deserved!
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
Top
User avatar
Disembodied
Jedi Spam Assassin
Jedi Spam Assassin
Posts: 6882
Joined: Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:54 pm
Location: Carter's Snort

Re: Local boy does well...

Post by Disembodied »

Excellent! And richly deserved, too ... it's also very encouraging to see Frontier Developments taking note of the existing fanwork. Fanon becomes canon! :D

PS: typo in original post:
Selezen wrote:
A dream I've had for two decades is not becoming reality ...
"... is now becoming reality", I assume? No surprise that your hands are shaking tho' ... ;)
Top
User avatar
Cody
Sharp Shooter Spam Assassin
Sharp Shooter Spam Assassin
Posts: 16065
Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:31 pm
Location: The Lizard's Claw
Contact:
Contact Cody

Re: Local boy does well...

Post by Cody »

The power of a single typo to completely change the meaning of a sentence - cool.
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
Top
User avatar
Smivs
Retired Assassin
Retired Assassin
Posts: 8408
Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:31 am
Location: Lost in space
Contact:
Contact Smivs

Re: Local boy does well...

Post by Smivs »

Nice one, Selezen :)
Commander Smivs, the friendliest Gourd this side of Riedquat.
Top
User avatar
Selezen
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 2527
Joined: Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:14 am
Location: Tionisla
Contact:
Contact Selezen

Re: Local boy does well...

Post by Selezen »

Disembodied wrote:
Excellent! And richly deserved, too ... it's also very encouraging to see Frontier Developments taking note of the existing fanwork. Fanon becomes canon! :D

PS: typo in original post:
Selezen wrote:
A dream I've had for two decades is not becoming reality ...
"... is now becoming reality", I assume? No surprise that your hands are shaking tho' ... ;)
LOL. Well noted. All fixed now and making more sense.

And thanks for the good words, everyone. :-)

The wife keeps grinning at me when I talk about it cos she says I'm like a big kid who's just got his Christmas presents in April.

The weirdest thing is that I'm sending emails to Frontier Developments staff. Directly. Including The Boss. And not getting any sort of "cease and desist" order!! It's actually a bit surreal.
Top
User avatar
cim
Quite Grand Sub-Admiral
Quite Grand Sub-Admiral
Posts: 4072
Joined: Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:19 pm

Re: Local boy does well...

Post by cim »

Impressive! Congratulations.
Top
User avatar
drew
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 2190
Joined: Fri May 19, 2006 9:29 am
Location: In front of a laptop writing a book.
Contact:
Contact drew

Re: Local boy does well...

Post by drew »

Not only richly deserved, but fantastic news as well! Your timeline was instrumental in the Oolite Saga and will doubtless come in very handy for the writers (and I'll have a head start as I'm already familiar with it!)

Does it not go public a bit earlier though? I could do with a copy... well... now-ish to be honest!

Cheers,

Drew.
Drew is an author of SF and Fantasy Novels
• Website • Facebook • Twitter •
Top
User avatar
Selezen
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 2527
Joined: Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:14 am
Location: Tionisla
Contact:
Contact Selezen

Re: Local boy does well...

Post by Selezen »

It will go public earlier, yes. Once each sourcebook is consistent with its companions then I think it'll be getting released to the writers. I'm not sure, but you'll probably find out for definite at the same time I do.

I've said I won't discuss anything that the group is talking about in public, sorry. :-)
Top
User avatar
drew
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 2190
Joined: Fri May 19, 2006 9:29 am
Location: In front of a laptop writing a book.
Contact:
Contact drew

Re: Local boy does well...

Post by drew »

Selezen wrote:
It will go public earlier, yes. Once each sourcebook is consistent with its companions then I think it'll be getting released to the writers. I'm not sure, but you'll probably find out for definite at the same time I do.

I've said I won't discuss anything that the group is talking about in public, sorry. :-)
Cool. Mum's the word. I have something similar going on. ;)

Cheers,

Drew.
Drew is an author of SF and Fantasy Novels
• Website • Facebook • Twitter •
Top
User avatar
Cody
Sharp Shooter Spam Assassin
Sharp Shooter Spam Assassin
Posts: 16065
Joined: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:31 pm
Location: The Lizard's Claw
Contact:
Contact Cody

Re: Local boy does well...

Post by Cody »

drew wrote:
Selezen wrote:
It will go public earlier, yes. Once each sourcebook is consistent with its companions then I think it'll be getting released to the writers. I'm not sure, but you'll probably find out for definite at the same time I do.

I've said I won't discuss anything that the group is talking about in public, sorry.
Cool. Mum's the word. I have something similar going on.
<grumbles good-naturedly>
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
Top
User avatar
Diziet Sma
---- E L I T E ----
---- E L I T E ----
Posts: 6311
Joined: Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:20 pm
Location: Aboard the Pitviper S.E. "Blackwidow"

Re: Local boy does well...

Post by Diziet Sma »

I'm blown away by the spectacular awesomeness of that news!

Congratulations! Richly deserved recognition!
Most games have some sort of paddling-pool-and-water-wings beginning to ease you in: Oolite takes the rather more Darwinian approach of heaving you straight into the ocean, often with a brick or two in your pockets for luck. ~ Disembodied
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Outworld”