Category Archives: S.T.E.A.L.

Information about my pet project novel, S.T.E.A.L.

S.T.E.A.L. cover!

October 9, 2006 – 21:41

Just minutes ago I got a MSN message from Too, stating that the cover for the novel had been completed! Of course, I downloaded it eagerly… Read More »

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Another S.T.E.A.L. snapshot

September 17, 2006 – 17:49

As promised, I got around to write for a while during this weekend and here is the result, a new S.T.E.A.L. snapshot ready for download.

Notable changes include:

  • New dialogue between Jim and Satsuki at the start of chapter 4. This should show better that Jim is and will be an important character during the story development;
  • Text revisions throughout chapter 4;
  • A whole new part of the chatper 4 story, that can be considered now roughly halfway.

On a related topic, I’m still working on the stealsaga domain, and I think it should be ready at least in alpha form in a week or two.

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S.T.E.A.L. related news

September 16, 2006 – 17:53

As I checked my messages on deviantart this morning, I got some news from Too. Aside some delay in obtaining the actual artwork he did (not his fault, probably some quirk of the postal system) he provided me with a tentative sketch of the cover. It impressed me a great deal, so I already gave out the “green light” for coloring it. Here is the sketch (watermarked, as usual):

cover_watermark

Too’s skill is evident.

Work continues on the text, and if I can I will try to publish a new snapshot by tomorrow, or next week. I’m finally getting to the parts I want to write, btu I found that connecting those to the flow of narration requires more work than I thought. Also, I’ve registered the domain stealsaga.net in order to give a proper place to the novel. I’m still unsure how to design and implement it, though.

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S.T.E.A.L. snapshot released

August 30, 2006 – 22:11

As promised, I put up a new snapshot of S.T.E.A.L. (available here) Highlights include:

  • Interpolated drawings. This should reduce the pixelation effect, but it will make them more blurry. I can’t fix this until Too sends me the actual art;
  • Revisions throughout the text, to remove some parts where Yumiko acted out of character;
  • A new part in New York, preparing the background for the more action-oriented parts that will follow;

Still TODO:

  • Add more dialogue between Satsuki and Jim Clark, as the latter is an important character and now it looks underdeveloped;
  • Revise some older parts that I haven’t looked at since they were written;
  • Fix the question marks. This is actually a Kile bug with quotations;
  • Of course, go on with the story!

I’m also trying to make a S.T.E.A.L. page, but I need to think about a design that’s not graphic-intensive. Suggestions are appreciated.

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