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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot by Rika (January 5th 2020)
January 17th 2020
Edit: If someone wants to collab/coordinate and make the graphics, etc by all means go on ahead. I'll try to remember to add proper credit and so on.
January 17th 2020
Edit: If someone wants to collab/coordinate and make the graphics, etc by all means go on ahead. I'll try to remember to add proper credit and so on.
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World of Warcraft: Shadowlands by Milo Rambaldi (01/06/2020)
Fall / Winter 2020 (Release date unknown. Official Announcement from Blizzard is currently "By December 31, 2020")
Fall / Winter 2020 (Release date unknown. Official Announcement from Blizzard is currently "By December 31, 2020")
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Apologies. Please disregard my request. Sorry for making this mistake and I will try my best to do better next time.
I wasn't sure where to ask this. I've never had an OT roll over to OT2 before. Is it basically just copying/pasting the old OT into a new one once the OT1 has passed 200 pages? Maybe with some newer info if needed?
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This isn't really a question anyone can "answer" for you. Depends on what's relevant to the game or thing in question. It's your OT, do what you want :)
yeah like moon said you can do whatever you want. for the sekiro OT for example. i copy pasted the first one for the second, but i also added a beginners tips section. you generally want to make up a new OT title though :p
Thanks for the tips! I'll think about whatever might need updating as I gear up for OT2. The new title is the only thing I have decided on so far.
Thought it'd be a nice way to warm up my OT designs in 2020. I have some titles in the latter half of the year I really want to do OTs for but I'll try to get claims for those after E3 probably. I literally have a 5 page document now filled with ideas ranging from animations to just cool layout designs for OTs that I want to try out this year.
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Why try?
I'd like to reiterate this from the OP's guidelines:
Thanks, that's a really good point. I'm sure some of the titles I have my eyes on for later this year (which don't have firm release dates yet) will grab the attention of other OT creators too so I can totally see some of those being collaborative efforts.
Hypothetically speaking, could there potentially be a limit to the amount of people collaborating on an OT? I can't image that, for instance, six or seven people all claiming the same OT and collaborating on it would form the most cohesive thread (not saying that's ever happened, nor is it likely to). If I'm not mistaken, the purpose of an OT's main post is to convey the necessary product information in an easily digestible format, and that could potentially get a bit messy, the more chefs that are in the kitchen. I'm just asking out of curiosity, really.
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Well that's how people learn communication and teamworking skills :)
Figure out a direction, roles, people's specialties, and priorities. Usually it's people wanting to do fancy graphics for their hype game, sometimes it's someone who has a particular investment in detailing the ins and outs of the gameplay info etc. It all depends on how people end up communicating. Should we find like 5-6 people clamoring for the same OT, I'm sure some would drop out beecause tehy wouldn't want to bother dealing with the collaborative part. Sometimes there are personal or creative differences. Working through those is up to the group.
The main thing is that I want to make it clear that this isn't a thing that excludes people who don't know how to work wizard magic with pottoshop and animations and whatnot when they see an established OT-creator posting a claim, or people who don't jump in here 5 minutes after an announcement trailer drops.
This is a good point. I work in the creative industry and sometimes working collaboratively you realise there's either not enough for everyone to do or too many competing voices and the final product becomes incoherent to a degree. I'd almost say whoever gets the claim first is almost like the creative director and has the initial say while anyone wanting to collaborate can help with design, writing and formatting, following the original claimers OT flow if they have made one.
Its also worth noting that someone may claim an OT with very little Photoshop/design knowledge or writing knowledge or knowledge about making a forum post in general. So in those situations it is very much about collaboration and about working together on making the OT the best and maybe after 1 or 2 OTs been helped, maybe they'll post one solo a few months later.
I realise writing that, I probably approach OT design differently than some. I write down all the ideas I have, do a written layout and then do extensive research for a long time into the game but specifically looking at art style and UI to help inspire the look of the OT. I then mockup 4-5 designs for my OT and throw them all away, then mockup a final design which is my basis for all elements in the OT. You can see this design philosophy throughout all my OTs in 2019; Anthem, Outer Worlds and Darksiders Genesis. On the latter two, I also wanted to include text only versions of the OT for accessibility reasons, so the first reply to the OT is always a text only version of the main OT post.
I also just want to say, that I love that the OT process on Era isn't some frat house or impenetrable club. It lets anyone who wants to, write a claim and make an OT. It lets people show their design voice, writing skills and passion for said game. One of the reasons I got the job I'm in now is because of my Anthem OT. I showed the hiring manager and they really liked it. It goes to show that treating an OT with respect and putting time into it can go along way and I love that so many other OT creators on here think the same way.
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imo that flies in the face of the goal to avoid a race to post a claim. Could lead to an "I was first, so I have the final say" scenarios. I feel this is something that should be decided on a case-by-case basis among those in the pool, whoever has the strongest pitch. Like, if you come in with an idea you've mulled over in your head already for weeks etc then you'll probably have an easier time to convince someone who just claimed it without much thought to support your idea and follow that direction.
Yeah very true, I'm also not trying to say that the first person to claim should have full creative control but they may have more a vision if the person wanting to collaborate comes in a few weeks or months after the original claim was put in. What you said about it being case-by-case is totally right. I also think some people are more open to collaboration than others so that will always be a challenge for some. I know that when I got into the TV/Film industry in my early 20's it was really tough to collaborate with a large team - now I love it. Often, working in a vacuum is worse for the final product so having people around to help or even just give feedback is vital.
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One more question about OT2:
Are you expected to throw OT2 up instantly as soon as the OT hits 200 pages or is there a page or two grace period in which to do it?
Are you expected to throw OT2 up instantly as soon as the OT hits 200 pages or is there a page or two grace period in which to do it?
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It's not like Mods are watching your page count waiting to snipe it with a lock^^
The page limit is a soft-limit anyway. In the early days we had it explained that we technically don't even need it but just kept it like that to keep big threads in a somewhat controlled volume still.
In short, expect a 4 week ban if it goes to 202 pages :P
Fairy Tail by Mandos (January 14, 2020) July, 31 2020
will probably need to talk someone into helping with the graphics but I can definitely do the writing legwork. Note this is for the game
will probably need to talk someone into helping with the graphics but I can definitely do the writing legwork. Note this is for the game
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Not really sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'll just have a go. Hi there IDontBeatGames, hyped for your Dreams OT and the full release in Februrary. I shared an idea earlier today in the Playstation thread, wondering if people were supportive of the idea to create a Resetera Community Creations OT for Dreams. I think the stuff that has already been done in Early Access is phenomenal and should have more space on this site. The OT will be a great place for this, I guess. So many amazing creation fly very much under the radar on ERA now but this should change once Dreams has officially released and receives an OT.
But then, there might be quite a few users like me who have started to dig deeper into the tools and might want a place for some more exchange on creating stuff in Dreams here on ERA. Not sure whether a hangout would be suitable or if we can create a thread in the main gaming section. Anyway, let me know what you think, I'm not sure games usually receive more than one OT, which is why I'm asking.
(Also, for creation tutorials it might be cool to link YouTubers like NeonTheCoder or LadylexUK in the OT. They've helped a lot)
Hi there!
I wouldn't mind splitting Dreams OT into 2 parts if you'd like DM me! I'd love to talk more about this idea :)
After some discussion it's been decided that the torch of this thread shall be passed to me. I'll do my absolute best to make something beautiful.
Final Fantasy VII: Remake by Valdei (January 16, 2020)
April 10, 2020
Can confirm the above post has my full consent and appreciation.
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If this weren't the right place to ask this, we'd have screwed up royally :D
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Wasteland Remastered by Dancrane212 (January 22nd, 2020)
February 25th, 2020
Metro Redux (Switch) by Dancrane212 (January 22nd, 2020)
February 28th, 2020
February 25th, 2020
Metro Redux (Switch) by Dancrane212 (January 22nd, 2020)
February 28th, 2020
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