Well, it’s been a while since we last did one of these. I thought we were going to be releasing for the end of April, but it’s been made abundantly clear that it’s no longer feasible. As such, the editing team and I have decided to move to a “No Deadline” position, in order to treat the book with the care it needs and deserves.
This is also being marked with a shift in genre. Project Harbinger is, at its core, a Military-focused setting. That will not change. It will, however, stop clinging stringently to realism. We’ve found that by obeying such realism so much, it has constrained my creative ability when it comes to worldbuilding and storytelling. There is only so much you can do to stretch realism when writing a world where Werewolves exist, and where Japan became a colonial power at the same time as the European nations. The core story of Project Harbinger: Ignition will largely remain the same. But going forward, we will lean more into the Light Novel/Anime-esque elements of the Project, as it is our belief that the story’s strength lies there.
So, what does this mean?
When it comes to the world of Project Harbinger, there will be no change in the depiction of your average mook. Most art pieces will largely remain consistent, and we will be expanding into more aspects of the world. Weapons and equipment will stay the same. However, we will be using more distinctive designs for the main cast going forwards.
Right now, I don’t see this affecting the project that much. But I can not deny that there is a possibility that these changes might escalate further. I’m hoping it won’t come to that, but at the same time I can’t guarantee anything.
I apologize to those of you that were looking forwards to more positive news. You deserve only the best, and we remain committed to delivering it to you.
Lilith Nakamura
Well, it’s been a while since we last did one of these. I thought we were going to be releasing for the end of April, but it’s been made abundantly clear that it’s no longer feasible. As such, the editing team and I have decided to move to a “No Deadline” position, in order to treat the book with the care it needs and deserves.
This is also being marked with a shift in genre. Project Harbinger is, at its core, a Military-focused setting. That will not change. It will, however, stop clinging stringently to realism. We’ve found that by obeying such realism so much, it has constrained my creative ability when it comes to worldbuilding and storytelling. There is only so much you can do to stretch realism when writing a world where Werewolves exist, and where Japan became a colonial power at the same time as the European nations. The core story of Project Harbinger: Ignition will largely remain the same. But going forward, we will lean more into the Light Novel/Anime-esque elements of the Project, as it is our belief that the story’s strength lies there.
So, what does this mean?
When it comes to the world of Project Harbinger, there will be no change in the depiction of your average mook. Most art pieces will largely remain consistent, and we will be expanding into more aspects of the world. Weapons and equipment will stay the same. However, we will be using more distinctive designs for the main cast going forwards.
Right now, I don’t see this affecting the project that much. But I can not deny that there is a possibility that these changes might escalate further. I’m hoping it won’t come to that, but at the same time I can’t guarantee anything.
I apologize to those of you that were looking forwards to more positive news. You deserve only the best, and we remain committed to delivering it to you.
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