The Scroll of Atankharzim News

September 6, 2008

Here's the obligatory August/September yearly heartbeat update. Scroll is still on hiatus, but starting to ramp back up. TVWP Chapter 1 Part 1 has been released, and Part 2 should be forthcoming very soon. Silent Threat: Reborn should also be out by the end of the year. Phreak has come out of hibernation and done some mission updates for us.

There has been a bit of friendly debate on the internal as to whether to split up SA into multiple releases, just like with TVWP. Part 1 is nearly complete mission-wise, but if we finish the last two missions and release it, it wouldn't have the cutscenes or fine-tuning we plan to perform later. What do you think? Post your thoughts in the forum.

August 4, 2007

Another year, another update. I guess you could say that Scroll is on hiatus until one of the following happens: 1) Sesquipedalian finishes his Ph.D., 2) Goober5000 releases Silent Threat: Reborn and TVWP Chapter 1, or 3) Galactic Emperor completes his architecture degree. Rest assured, we are committed to finishing this campaign, even if it takes another five years.

In minor news, the public downloads section of the website has been fixed. All public downloads are mirrored at FreeSpaceMods.net, courtesy of Swantz (who also runs NukeLOL.com).

September 25, 2006

It's been another year since the website has been updated, but things are starting to get moving again. Sesquipedalian has finished his thesis, and I, Goober5000, have transitioned from an associate member to a full staff member. I've taken the opportunity to give the website a much-needed overhaul, although as is typical, end-users will probably not notice anything different. Expect more updates in the (hopefully) near future.

September 11, 2005

Well, apparently it's been two years since we've updated the website (that's as long as Sesquipedalian's been married... congrats, Jon.) If you look around you'll find a few changes, but we recommend you check the forum for the latest releases and teaser pics. Here's what's new:

November 4, 2003

An update, for the sake of updating. Things may look quiet on the surface, but behind the scenes... well, things are still pretty quiet. Missions are being manufactured one at a time, at a steady pace, and though the core mods are done, there have been a few enhancements recently:

Sesquipedalian is currently on shore leave, so I, Galemp, will be managing the mods whilst the FREDders follow the existing mission scripts. Rest assured, progress is indeed being made.

July 8, 2003

Missions are proceeding (although I need to crack the whip a little harder at some people). I have been pecking away at the texturing of the GVI Viraj. I had a few false starts, but have found a good style for it now.

In other news, Galactic Emperor recently completed the GVSC Nidaba. This science cruiser is going to replace the Imhotep in SA. See it in the Technical Database. GE has also been working on the modelling of... other things... for SA. They are beautiful.

May 17, 2003

It seems Galactic Emperor is going to be offline for most of the summer, so the remaining model making that has to be done is on hold until then (although he assures me that he will be working over the summer and will come back with a bunch of goodies for us).

In other news, the GVB Maahes is 100% complete. Take a look at her in the Technical Database!

April 2, 2003

It's been too long since this was updated...

The academic semester is nearing its end, and pressure is high. Therefore, it is procrastination time! Things have been continuing the last few months behind the scenes. FREDding has been a bit slower, but much work has been done in other aspects of the project:

Also, some new FREDding staff have come on board. The Sloth is already getting started on FREDding a mission, and Kovacs36 should be shortly. A couple more potential staff are in the wings, and will be announced once all is finalized.

December 27, 2002

Let's see, what's new?

December 12, 2002

New staff members have joined SA! Cuttenslise and Phreak have come on board for FREDding, and Aldo has volunteered to model some things for us.

December 3, 2002

Forums are up and running. The semester is almost over now, so soon I will have a month off to work undistractedly on the Scroll. Several candidates for FREDding are being considered, and once I have a chance to test out their missions, the staff list should grow.

Hit a snag with the Imhotep a little while ago, so I'll be redoing its texturing this Christmas too.

The addition of new sexps into fs2_open has confirmed that the Scroll will be using the SCP's engine, so expect lots of extra features that will exploit their superb work.

November 27, 2002

Site moved to Hard Light Productions! Forums should be forthcoming very soon.

November 10, 2002

The GVSC Imhotep has been textured. Turrets will be attached shortly, and then LODding will begin. To see a quick render of the Imhotep, click here.

November 3, 2002

The website is being revamped and missing content added. Hopefully HLP hosting is not far behind!

Galactic Emperor has received all the necessary files to start working on some FREDding, so the rate of mission completion should increase dramatically soon.