Infinity Chat

[valthonis]

BoW just had a chat session for us crazies, Bostria, Interruptor.

The entire log is posted here.
http://infinitythegame.com/forum/index.php?/topic/17318-bostria-and-interruptor-in-bow-live-chat-right-now/page-4

But some of the highlights

-Neoterran re-enforcements coming next year

-Plans for 2 more sectorials per faction in the next book (talk of Chaska sectorial as well)

-Khawarijs will be linkable with Tarik Mansuri, no word if they require him to link. But Caliphate's more powerful bio-engineered super soldiers compared to Ajax... "Ajax is a retarded gorilla compared to the excellence of the Mukhtar and Numair units"

-No confirmation on Exrah Sectorial, but when the next book hits something big will happen with CA, likely larger scale war? But more re-enforcements will be brought in.

-More Spec Ops are planned

-Ariadna getting some more "help" in context to engineers/hacker needs in Paradiso, later this year.

-And when asked about CB taking over GW to "fix" them. "Well some big companies doesn't need our help for keep on doing what they know to do best."

[Pierzasty]

What? You want some more highlights? And do not mind a wall of text? Have a summary of the transcript:

interruptor: It seems the Antipodes were in Dawn planet before the arrival of Tohaa, but those were intelligent to not deal with them

bostria: I can tell that by the end of the year Ariadna will have some additions that will be helpful for them regarding objectives

bostria: we have been approached by different videogame companies, but it seems that making an Infinity video game requires something more than enthusiasm, is a complex task that requires serious financing investment. Green light for an Infinity videogame requires many factors to happen.

interruptor: We'll keep with the Hindu and Vedic references in ALEPH, but not necessarily deeping too much in that, maybe some hero, but not necessarily a Recreation (As Achilles is for example)

bostria: two sectorials armies per faction is our objective for the books that expands the factions, yes.

bostria: By now we will stick to the 4 figure box for those units that can make fireteams and Warbands. we are not completely sure if people would buy a 4 figure box of Hellcats because, as you may know, is unlikely to see someone using 4 hellcats in the same battle.
interruptor: Boxed set are planned mainly for those troops who can link or work together (as Support Packs), but it's more difficult to release for single action models as infiltrators...

interruptor: Yes, the Anaconda is Nomad in origin, but being a Mercenary this doesn't mean it can be enlisted by Nomad Sectorials...

interruptor: You'll find a brief intro to each faction and the main lines of design of all of them. Plus a sample text of background of the unit you are seeing, but if you have the books, those info it's not new (except of those models which are not in the previous books, of course)
bostria: the artbook goes like this for every faction:
Page 1 New Cover for the faction
Page 2 Speed painting and a brief faction text
Page 3 concept artwork process
Page 4 Pin up of final art of the design (bostria: when I mean pin up I mean full figure full color no background made by Chuck Pires, final artwork, not just concept design.)
... That is repeated 4 more times and the last concept design process has 3 pages instead of 1.

bostria: the future of the Combined Army is intentionally a mystery. Things will happen and reinforcements will come. But we prefer not to reveal anything because it has to be something dramatically BIG

interruptor: The most of the 1st wave of Bootleg have display bases, but that's not compulsory on this range

interruptor: Seeds of what will happen with CA are placed in Campaign Paradiso
bostria: (Q: Since we have the bootleg line now that I am really pleased to hear its existence, can we expect a PanO remote presence rig? maybe even Tony and her crew?) that is a good idea and fit in the Bootleg line of miniatures that respect the fluff but are not necessary for playing.

interruptor: (Q: OSS sectorial soon?) At the moment, we're more focused on the Assault Subsection, and the OSS will be closer to the release of the next expansion, so not soon, sorry.

interruptor: You'll see more specific Spec-Ops, but the expansion of these kind of model will depend on the feedback from the player community
bostria: You will all have more spec-ops don't worry

interruptor: (Q: does the perceived difficulty of Tohaa minis turn painters off?) Tohaa models are highly detailed, but the painter is not forced to paint everything is on the model. We want to release high quality model, that cannot affect the sales, on the contrary!

bostria: I love the objectification thread

interruptor: (Q: new tag for aleph?) Not by the moment for the Steel Phalanx, but for upcoming ALEPH Sectorials I'm sure you'll see more TAGmania

bostria: (Q: unreleased models in artbook?) yes, the Iguana, the Seraph, the Geckos... I guess that there are more... let me check...

interruptor: We want a more brutish look for the Morats, getting them bulkier and menaceful

bostria: this year we will support the NOVA Open, The Feasts of Baldes Event, One Valhalla weekend from BlueTablePainting... the Vigo tournament... and there is something HUGE coming for TableTop Nation in October

bostria: design process... at the beginning of INFINITY the sculptors had more freedom and final word when it comes to design, but with the years we've learned to make better working method in order to have more control over the miniatures for having better results. Right now the miniatures are more similar to the designs than ever

interruptor: Tunguska is The Money for Nomads, so high-tech style would be a characteristic of its Sectorial

interruptor: Bostria is slaved in the studio. I'm seating on a coffee shop with my netbook enjoying the nice summer sun (bostria: HODOR HODOR? HODOR!)

bostria:
Step Zero- Gutier fluff idea
First Step Troop profile from Gutier and previously tested and approved
second Step- concept design
Third Step- Gutier writes down the final fluff
Fourth step- Sculpt

interruptor: Varuna was conceived as the Quick Reaction Force, but we're still testing it, so I cannot assure you the final result

bostria: (Q: do they plan to take over GW) Well some big companies doesn't need our help for keep on doing what they know to do best.

bostria: 80% of our sculpt are traditionally mad by hand, by Pedro Fernandez, Jose Luis Roig and Carlos Torres, and also Fernando Liste back in the days.

bostria: by now we have 2 3D sculptors Fausto and Javier Ureña , they are both relatively new to CB and have made the most recent TAGs

bostria: about software used by 3dsculptors mostly "ZBRUSH" About software used by artists "Photoshop" and "Painter"

interruptor: The most of the troops start as an Army List need (This army needs a Medium Infantry with MSVL2, for example) from that point the process is what Bostria pointed. But in the origin is the game and army balance, awesomeness comes later

interruptor: We never have artistic limitations, only production ones, that's one of the reasons we have not large vehicles for example. But our sculptors always have fulfill the expectations, maybe now with 3D have more freedom in the production area, but on the artistic area we still be the same crazy guys as always

bostria: (Q: crazy fanbase?) @valthonis I think we are ALL a bit crazy. the thing is.... everybody want this to happen, we are just delivering something that people wants. This enthusiasm from people from Greece, from the USA, from UK, from Spain... is what makes things happen.

interruptor: Well, I have a History of Art university degree, so you can imagine it is natural to me to look after historical references. It is not always easy, but always interesting to me

bostria: Tiger Soldiers are ESSENTIAL, they will get their moment, and that will require 100% of our attention, time, efforts and awesomesauce

bostria: (Q: What's Jacques Bruant like?) Jean Reno

bostria: (Q: Bostria "likes working on minis' behinds") well... my mainly inspiration source for backviews was the movie "Ace ventura" where you can watch Jim Carrey talking with his butt... that was so inspiring....

bostria: the whole project of the Comic is being delivered by a French company full of Infinity enthusiast with great contact in the French comic scene. we trust them very much.

interruptor: At this moment I'm just reading 2 manga series: Billy Bat and Master Keaton both from Urasawa. Not sci-fi but both interesting seinen manga

bostria: the evolution of the Infinity universe depends directly form the imagination of our friend Gutier Interruptor here, he is the main head. And he writes the books, any writer who would like to expand the universe has to OBEY him in a slave-mode level.

bostria: No, Fausto is just here in a friendly visit.... working for us.

interruptor: Infinity novels must be a license, we are not in the publishing business, that's a different area we are not able to manage...

bostria: Khawarijs, will make fireteams with Tarik Mansuri, will have access to new weapons and they will be the less powerful unit compared to the rest of the caliphate super-bio-engineered soldiers

bostria: (Q: how powerful are the Caliphate's bioengineered troops? Ajax/Achilles level?) Ajax is a retarded gorilla compared to the excellence of the Mukhtar and Numair units

bostria: (Q: weapon packs?) No, by now, the way to get extra pieces is through tournament pack, and spec ops blisters.

bostria: Kamau fireteam is awesome, and fusiliers will be available too

bostria: now its time for the Yu Jing HIs to have their own sectorial army. the Invincible army.

interruptor: For the Tohaa, we're investigating the possibilities of the pheromonic technology, and we also have the Chaksa Sectorial, too.

interruptor: (Q: Reasons for current balance of inspiration/creating new stuff?) It is a delicate balance between personal appeals and company needs, after all we have the responsibility of support the salaries of all of us (we have families) but finally personal appeals win more than the company, that's the reason you still have money in your pockets!

bostria: Neoterra will have reinforcements next year

bostria: there were testing of the earth sectorial but we decided to delay that until it has more "meaning" to the actual Infinity universe.

interruptor: (Q: can Nomads traverse wormholes w/o circulars?) I'm afraid not, Nomads depends on the Circulars to travel. By that reason they always pay on time the O-12 taxes

bostria: never heard of an Antipode army, so I guess that is not going to happen.

bostria: Gorgos will appear in the artbook

interruptor: We are researching more Antipode troop combinations but the possibility of an official Antipode Faction is a hard one, sorry for that.

interruptor: Thanks to you all for your care and support, you guys rocks!