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AURAS Panacea

NorthernSkies — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:08 GMT

Recently, I have got into Progressive Metal/Metalcore. I'm writing a review about an EP by Progressive Metal band AURAS, who possibly got me into the music genre. AURAS comes from Cambridge, ON, CA, and is made up of Eric Almeida (vocals), Josh Ligaya (guitar/backing vocals), Aaron Hallman (guitar) and Nathan Bulla (drums).

The EP's opening track is called 'Emerge' with good reason. It feels almost as if you are emerging into a new world. There's hints of the bands skill with 7-string guitars, but for the most part they use Ibanez Bass.

The second track is dubbed 'Sciolist', and is the best track on the album. It has a guest appearance by Kyle Anderson of The Afterimage, another Canadian Progressive Metal Band, and also has a godlike technical lead in the middle of the song that uplifts you. However, the Bass solo floors you so hard you don't get back up.

'Aporia' features Aaron Marshall of Intervals, a Canadian Instrumental Djent Band, and soothes you, while 'Chimerical' features more reflective riff. 'Susurrus' is a calming melodic instrumental track, which can only just about prepare you for the crushing lyrics of 'Cascade' which breaks down the floodgates. The final track 'Panacea' finishes the track off nicely.

[GAME] Unraveling

Victory — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:32:04 GMT

You see an old weathered cabin, enclosed by trees from all sides. The branches hang of tall, slender trunks and caress the side of the wooden structure when the wind carries by. Sunlight reflects off the roof like a mirror, and appears pearl white and blinding against the worn dark grey wooden texture of the walls that have been tempered by decades of rain and wind. The door is broken, and parts of it still remain dangling out the entrance, as if some force had blown it open from within. The inside remains dark, and seems abandoned. Through a window just next to the door you can make out a dull shape from within the dark, but you can�t make it out from here.

You don�t know how you got here; in fact, you don�t seem to remember anything at all. You can�t recall walking to this building and your shoes are impeccably clean despite the muddy road behind you. You are wearing a pair of jeans, and a white shirt. The sleeves appear burnt, but you're unharmed. You pat yourself down for some clues, discovering an unmarked pill bottle, which is nearly empty. You also seem to find what appears to be an invitation. �The door is open� has been written on a piece of paper that was stored in your right breast pocket.

What do you do?

[ART] What is Slender Were in Castle?

TCMBerk — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:58:06 GMT

I started a new Comic on Castle, this will be a part of it, so its like a trailer. I will make more as fast as I can. :-)

1st Page: http://i.imgur.com/CyTLPv1.png?1

I need your opinion, everyone

Shinoi — Sat, 18 May 2013 11:31:19 GMT

So some of you might remember I was planning on launching my manga series on my site (which is not up yet) sometime this year. First chapter of each new volume would be free to serve as a preview, others would be pay-per-download. So here is where I need your opinion to help me decide on business plan.

First, if you decided to follow it, how would you like to read it? I was planing on releasing new chapter every month, month and a half, to keep fan's attention up. Each chapter would have 30 to 35 pages, sometimes maybe more.
Now there's also second option of publishing new volume every 8 or so months, in case you'd like the idea of reading it all at once. I don't like this option very well, because I don't know if fanbase's attention would hold up and be ready to wait for new volume each year. Volumes would have 7 chapters together with around 210 to 230 pages.

Now: how much would you be ready to pay? For each chapter I was planning to charge 1,20� to 1,49�. For each volume, 7,20� to 8,94�. For comparison, manga volumes with that length can cost from 10$ to 14$. Money I'll receive will mostly go for my family budget, since we are quite poor and I want to help.
Please share your honest opinion. Perhaps you'd pay more or less? Also if you have anything to ask, please do.

Best regards.

[OTHER] Ya'll don't know 'bout my baking skillz

Killing_Time — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:14:04 GMT

Chocolate muffin with nuts and dark chocolate chips, butter frosting and salty licorice dust.

I call it The Scandinarican.

[ART] Castle Themed Fan Art

TheScrow — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:51:51 GMT

Hey guys, I just looked through some art threads and decided to show some of my castle fan art here.

This is Mullins (bad pixeled character) with a few evils in the background (It's how i would imagine an alternative ending of his part of the story).

Here we have a few evil eyes in the dark. Took me a while to make the shape of the eyes...

Imagine these appearing in the dark when you walk into the complete dark toilet room at night... creepy! (the shape looks a bit weird, i know)

In my opinion the most dramatic scene in the entire series. Lloyd standing on the other side of the ravine with hundreds of evils behind him.

This time it is lloyd as he flashes in Repercussions Part A when he walks along the hallway...

Lloyd spitting blood a few seconds before he gets shot into the head by Ray...

This one actually has a title. I call it "Hold it" because thats exactly what Lloyd says in that moment (Castle 3 Part 3)

Now sth made with my computer again: Lloyds eyes (1st attempt)

Lloyds eyes - recolored version:

Please tell me which of these two you like more...

2 New pics:

Lloyd in a hallway:

Lloyd in an "unstable" hallway:

well, that was it.
I'll post them when I am done making new ones. These took me like 2 hours each, the one with the 2 evil eyes only like 10 minutes.

Waiting for feedback ;)

- scrow

[WRITING] Velvet Desire

DarkAngel505 — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:40:57 GMT

Didn't feel much like continuing Firefall, since it was just a flashfiction story, something out of the ordinary. Anyway, I felt like contributing something to a flashfiction contest, but not a lot of them match the category of this one.
(PS, there's some romance in here, so consider yourself warned for guys.)

_____

I held the violin between my neck, sliding the bow indolently over the strings, which created a melody of harmonious tones and rhythms. The sweet, elegant music resembled a hot black ribbon, wrapping around my body, and loosening the knots and tensions in my joints.

I shifted in my leather seat, every once in a while taking a gaze on the sheet music to see if I was on the right track.

The room around me was illuminated by the golden light of the melting candles, struggling to remain lit by the dying flame, and the archway windows, allowing the moonlight to flood in past the draping curtains. A fireplace crackled on one side of the room, filling the air with addictive warmth that caused heat to lick my skin, and enclose my core. On the other side, sat an oak wood bookshelf neatly packed with leather book covers. Above my head, a chandler hung by a chain thread, four candles sitting on the plates.

As I focused my concentration on the instrument alone, brightness lit up inside me, warming my every hollow, cold corner. I slightly swayed along with the cadence of the violin, feeling as though if the prolonged melodies were speaking to my soul.

Nothing could destroy a peaceful moment this innocent.

Against all odds, footsteps resounded from the spiral staircase just outside the wooden door. The flames dancing on the wick of the candles flickered out. Darkness hung over the room like a black fog. My blood froze and I stopped moving the bow, keeping all my attention focused on the door. The footsteps came closer.

A shadow swept under the door, and it creaked open.

He emerged into the room, holding a lantern close to his face to be able to see more clearly in the thick blackness. The lines of worry in his face soothed at the sight of me.

I didn�t realize I was holding my breath. I let it out, almost dropping my violin, trying to get my racing heart back to normal. It was just him. �You scared me. For a second, I thought someone had broken in.�

He moved closer, the light of his lantern casting a glow beneath the hollows of his eyes and cheekbones. Taking a seat next to me, he ran his fingers through my hair in a sorrowful gesture, fixing me with a regretful gaze. He leaned in and murmured in my ear. �Forgive me. I just felt like seeing my Angel for a bit.�

I felt I was trapped in a world where passion and darkness are created equal, driven by magnetic aspirations that I couldn�t grasp control of. He pulled me closer, and I could faintly hear the steady thump, thump, thump of his beating heart. I closed my eyes, feeling his warmth secure around me. I could feel him watching me with dark eyes.

At last, his lips opened up under mine.

_____

I got the idea to write this, while I was visiting Vizcaya. Search up on Google Images, it's pretty cool.

[ART] Flock - Game Concept

Xiox — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:37:22 GMT

V 1.4

Hey, me again with another current project of mine :P (currently working on 4 right now).
In a previous thread I had mentioned that a friend of mine is starting to learn how to code games, he's doing so in C. He's been working with C and it's other versions for about 3 years in university for engineering, so he's pretty good at it and learns new areas of it easily. <-- Just thought I'd let you know so you guys don't get all over me about coding, because that's not my area, that's his :P

Anyway, I don't have a lot to say about this project yet as it is only just beginning, what I can say is that it is going to be simple yet challenging, I'll give more information along the way :).
All the art is original by myself and it is also the first time I've attempted pixel art, looking good for my first time eh? Lol. I'll be updating the image above with new content that fits the scene as I make it, as well as posting any new information.

Walking V 1.0

Jumping V 1.0

[WRITING] Metroid Prime Hunters Fanfiction

NorthernSkies — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:41:50 GMT

Last time I posted a teaser version of the FanFiction (In the wrong place, i'll add!)
This is a FanFic of Metroid Prime Hunters which is similiar to Castle, well the general theme anyway. For those of you who don't know MPH was an FPS that was released in 2004 like Unreal Tournament, but this one was on the DS. I'd be grateful if you could leave a review.
Thank you.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9283246/...s-Code-EXPLOIT

CastleCraft competition finished

Oscar — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:01:31 GMT

Hey guys,

The CastleCraft skins competition is now over. There weren't too many entries but you can check out those who contributed at the Castle DA page. Be sure to check out Toh's DA post about the winners post too! Thanks everyone who showed interest :)

See you around!
- Oscar Johansson

UK Tech Fest

NorthernSkies — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:22:07 GMT

UK Tech Fest is on the 11th to the 15th in Peterborough. The details are at http://uktechfest.com/.
It features a line-up of Djent, Progressive and Tech Metal bands. Anyone coming?

An Interesting Game

NorthernSkies — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:02:22 GMT

Trace went for the Shock Coil first, but changed tactics and used the boost pad to get to the top edge of the map, being jettisoned out of the canyon. It was clear his destination was the Imperialist. He just managed to dodge one of Samus’ charged missiles as it came towards him. Noxus had spawned in an area near Trace, but went into the corridors into the lava chamber. Samus was sprinting up the massive ramp. Weavel and Kanden had spawned in the corridors, and Sylux was in the canyon with the Shock Coil.
Weavel had briefly encountered another Hunter, but that Hunter had been so quick that he had not got a chance to know who it is, let alone shoot at them. He already had got the Battlehammer. He was running towards the way out from the main chamber when Kanden floated up with a charged Volt Driver and let it go. Weavel’s vision went haywire. He heard a strange sound, and as his vision cleared, he saw no Hunter. He stood there for a few seconds, before running back into the chamber. A Stinglarva send electromagnetic projectiles at him, and he started triggering the Battlehammer, disregarding the weapon’s explosive capability. As he sprinted into the main chamber, Kanden burst out of Stinglarva form to deliver shots to Weavel’s face with the Volt Driver. That moment, a Vhoscythe dropped through the open ceiling and slashed Kanden in the face, killing him.

Kanden KIA.

The Commentator said “Hunter Eliminated.” Noxus looked around for Weavel, but he had fled for his life. Noxus stayed in the chamber, before leaving.
Samus had taken cover outside, watching Weavel go to the top of the map. Spire had been in the Imperialist area last. Sylux was hiding; watching.
Spire was in Dialanche form and had reached a ledge, going back into Biped form. He aimed the Imperialist at the back of Samus’ head, and was about to pull the trigger when another Imperialist beam hit him. He looked up, taking his aim off Samus, and looked for the other sniper. And then it hit him. There is only one other Hunter who is a-. The last thing he saw was Trace’s outline flicker as the Imperialist beam tore through his head.

Spire KIA.

Samus looked up at the “Hunter Eliminated.” And saw an Imperialist beam fade from view. She started running into the corridors, knowing who the sniper was and his abilities.
Weavel had passed a shifting form on his way to the Imperialist, and stood looking into the chamber, waiting for Noxus. Seconds turned into minutes, and no Noxus turned up. That moment, Weavel lost concentration entirely and fell into the chamber. As soon as he hit the floor, Sylux emerged from an archway, Shock Coil going into overdrive. Weavel used the initiative and went into Halfturret. Sylux dodged the turret shots with ease, and set up trip wires around it, annihilating the besieged turret. Sylux went out of Lockjaw and dodged one swipe, and then another swipe. Weavel went back into his Biped form and got shot by Samus, who dropped into the chamber and fired a missile.

Weavel KIA.

When Samus had turned around, Sylux had taken the distraction and run. Samus thought: Trace, Noxus, and Sylux were still alive. She thought again, before leaving.
Trace waited on a pillar of rock, silently watching the ground below. He zoomed in and out with his Imperialist, seemingly bored. Below, Sylux came out of Lockjaw to achieve silence, and jumped. Trace heard the noise, and turned slightly, but saw nothing. He resumed looking into the canyon, zooming in on the Shock Coil. Sylux was behind him, silent. And then Sylux jumped on top of Trace, And Trace tried to fire. Sylux fired his Shock Coil, taking advantage of Trace’s surprise. Trace jumped, but Sylux killed him as he turned into Triskelion.

Trace KIA.

Noxus span out of Vhoscythe mode and looked into the canyon. The lava chamber was behind him. He saw a Lockjaw zooming off further into the canyon, and thought Samus must be up on the chamber areas. He ran towards Sylux silently, and was about to shoot when a storm of missiles came down from the sky. Samus had been hiding on top of the pillar, and had dropped down. Sylux had just about enough time to dodge before missiles pounded everything.

Sylux KIA. Noxus KIA.

Throw (your) names at me!

Ducky — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:05:42 GMT

I'm finishing up a project that's just a bit of fun with Math.random() and part of it is that it will take a random first name and a random last name and combine them to make a new name. It's not a very advanced project, but I do want to see it through and it is currently very short on names.

If you want to have your name or username included in the project, just let me know - it would be a huge favor and you'd show up from time to time. (I'll be posting it when it's done.)

Obviously using your real name DOESN'T mandate both first and last, nor does it lay any favor on either one.

EDIT: I'd like to clarify that this project is more than just a name generator. What is it, you may ask?

Well, can you keep a secret?
Yes?
[leans in]
So can I.

[VIDEO] Play your game

nino — Wed, 08 May 2013 23:11:04 GMT

"Art is never finished, just simply abandoned"

In this chase this quote is very much true. I simply don't have enough time to work on this film anymore.

So here you go: Play your game!

An attempt at making an action short-film where we were not allowed to use any guns.
I think we did a pretty good job :awesome:

It may be that I will revisit this at a later date so constructive feedback is much appreciated :)

IllumiRoom: a more interactive experience

Tyemdi — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:03:26 GMT

And if you didn't think you get more into gaming/digital entertainment check out this new development from Microsoft:

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/...ts/illumiroom/

For a more immersive experience! :D