Dragon Age: Redemption Released!

Now if you do not know yet, where have you been?! It's been online since the tenth of October... well ok... I just noticed it today too...

So what is it? Well Dragon Age: Redemption is a web series written and starring none other than the cute Felicia Day and is set in the world of Dragon Age, a role-playing game created by Bioware. It is a story about an elvish assassin called Tallis who gets a chance at redemption, hence the name. Here is the trailer.

Felicia is mostly known for her famous series called The Guild, a show that is about an online guild in a MMORPG where they spend a lot of their daily lives. She was also seen in the funny Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog with Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion and her voice is heard in the post apocalyptic game, Fallout: New Vegas.

With the release of the first episode comes something really cool for all the Dragon Age II players, Mark of a Assassin. A downloadable adventure where Tallis, voiced by (yes you guessed it) Felicia Day and looks a bit like her, join your side to steal a precious relic. You can hear Felicia talk about it here.

So far what I have seen I like. Especially for Dragon Age fans, it will be nice to see the Dragon Age world come alive in this series. Below you can see the first episode, and keep your eyes open for the rest of the series.

Skyrim Nexus Launched!

If you do not know who or what the Nexus sites are, its a group of sites focused mainly on game modifications like Houses, Land, Weapons, Armour and more, launched by Robin Scott (aka DarkOne) 10 years ago! With that, images from the games, forums, news and chat also exist on the site.

A lot of my time have been spend on the Nexus sites, looking at mods and images, downloading mods, reading forums and even having my hand at creating a mod and some images. A lot of the Elder Scrolls and Fallout machinima I made will not be possible without the amazing mods created by the Nexus Community.

The Nexus sites have also recently received an overall of its old look, and in my opinion, for the better. It looks good, work very well and it is easy to find mods your looking for and download what you like.

The current sites are: Dragon Age Nexus (Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age 2), Fallout 3 Nexus, New Vegas Nexus (Fallout New Vegas), The Elder Scrolls Nexus aka TESNexus (for Morrowind and Oblivion) and the Witcher Nexus.

Well that was the current sites, until today, in preparation for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and the modifications that are sure to follow, Skyrim Nexus has joined the family which will be home to mods, images and news off the game. There is some really nice featured articles worth a read about details from Skyrim, and also a big and noticeable countdown timer.

So keep your eyes on that site, in about 36 Days, that website is going to get very busy!

New Theme!

As you might have noticed, the blog has a new background, logo and colours!

The old blue theme always were to cluttered for my liking, and although the big room picture was something interesting to look at, it did get boring after a while, not to mention the fact that you needed to scroll a screen size down before seeing the first post.

The new theme is a lot cleaner with a nice simple and clean logo. If your screen support high enough resolution or if your zoomed out on your browser, you will see images on the sides. These images include machinima, logos and other that I value and shows what this blog is about. The same sparkle effect that I have on my Youtube Channel can also be seen.

Hope everyone likes the new theme and feel free to share your opinions in the comments!

Time for a update... and... product!!

Greetings all!

Since I have been busy a lot lately, following is a lot of updates of upcoming and currently in progress projects, but first... my recently released product, Comrido.

Comrido is a radio system that works region wide and enables easy communication for residents. If it is just for chatting or role-playing, this system is for you. Depending on which system you use, they all have their own features.

1. Comrido RGU Unit - The RGU unit is a radio giver unit that gives out radios to anyone the owner permits. This radio will then sync with the unit it came from and be able to use the custom channels set up by the owner. Other features include ability to communicate on all channels at once, communicate with other base units (same owner only), floating text, access menu's and more! The RGR Radios (given by a RGU unit) have a battery system that will slowly run out when you leave the region the unit is in.

2. Comrido U Unit - The U unit is similar as the RGU except for the fact that it does not give out radios. This is more meant for the Comrido R Radios so that you can set up custom channels for your group.

3. Comrido R Radio - The R radio has a default set of ten channels, but can also be sync up to 10 different units, adapting with their channels as well. This way you can easily switch between different units to communicate. It also have no battery system and can be used anywhere.

I have a few features that I still want to add to the Comrido units and some extra products that will be compatible, so watch this space for updates! Check out the marketplace links and my store for more information on this product.

Onto some projects I am working on and planning.

I am currently working on a machinima for the MachinimUWA IV: Art of the Artist challange called Vito. Some of you might remember my last entry for the MachinimUWA competition was Journey to the Top with the micros. This one won't be about Drax and Vi again, but a bit more serious and deeper story.

This does not mean Drax and Vi will be a one machinima story. I am hoping to do in the near future another machinima with them in it, so don't loose hope yet. On the topic of sequels, my Oblivion/Fallout machinima, Division, has gotten a lot of good responses and I am actually considering making another machinima to continue the story from where it left off last time.

I am also considering redoing the blog theme... again. Something about the theme still puts me off.. what it is exactly, I don't know. I do know that I would like a more clean and smooth appearance, so will see what I can do about that.

So one Machinima in production, two planned and new theme planned again. Think that's all of it... hmmm... yup that's it! Will update as things progress!

5042607 Seconds to Skyrim!

5042607 seconds (or about 84043 Minutes, or 1400 Hours, or 58 Days) UTC time, that is the time left before the awesome release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on 11.11.11.  Well it was when I started writing this... its less now... In any case, the release is coming closer and closer and the game looks amazing. If your not a Elder Scrolls fan yet and you like RPG games, you soon will be!

Yesterday three previews that count all the way up to just over 20 minutes was released, showing what was shown behind closed doors as E3. Some of it we have already seen, but there is new things and you can hear the epic music really nicely, especially during the dragon battle!
One thing I have noticed though, and some Morrowind fans might be able to help with this, around 30 seconds of the third demo video, the music sounds a lot like Morrowind's. Now I know Jeremy Soule is doing/did the soundtrack for Skyrim again just as he did for Morrowind and Oblivion, just that specific song sounds very familiar!
Anyways, here is the three demo videos if you haven't seen it yet! Enjoy!

Let's mine machinima style

Well its still hitting the internet by storm and I got thrown in the pit as well, but you won't see me complaining! I am talking about the famous Minecraft, the pixelated mining and crafting fun!

Now a lot of people take one look at it and say "With graphics like that, how can it be fun?!" Well don't let that fool you as this game is the perfect example that graphics is not everything. With a fun and creative way to build and craft items, surviving horrors in the night and exploring dungeons, this game will get you hooked instantly.

Like most major games, machinima make their way onto the internet as well. There is some really great ones out there, so I decided ill share some of the ones I have found.

First up This is Minecraft by Vareide, a perfect little trailer and front page video of Minecraft.net for some time about what Minecraft is all about.

 

Then of course there is Minecraft by The Yogcast. This is the series that actually got me into playing Minecraft. Really worth a watch and good laugh. So far this series is three seasons long and worth every episode.

Another funny one worth watching is Bashcraft: The Legend of Hobo by Bashurverse. A very funny series with three episodes out so far.

Last... well whats a machinima list without a music one. That of course means the parody of Usher's DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love called Revenge by Captain Sparklez! Funny and entertaining, especially if you know the original song's lyrics.



There is a lot more out there and they keep increasing everyday. Maybe you will even see some of mine pop up in the near future :D Until next time!

Conclusion Machinima

It is alive! My newest Fallout 3 machinima called Conclusion, a story about love and revenge, can now be seen on Youtube! I have spend a lot of time mixing the video with the audio to fit the dupstep/orchestra sound and I have to say I like how it turned out. The cool song is called Requiem and it is created by Broove over at Newgrounds. Thanks for letting me use it!

A poster I created for the machinima.

Also, something totally new! Taernoc Productions logo music have changed from the old generic and boring electrical sound and now actually have a type of song! This is thanks to Oscar Remius aka Maverlyn. Big Thanks to Oscar for the intro song!

And here it is, Conclusion! Enjoy!

Project Lux and more updates!

Greetings all! Long time no post!

Well it's been a bit quiet on this side concerning projects and movies since I decided to do a bit of gaming for a change. I finished Mafia 2 and Amnesia a while back (both great games, more about that in another post) and I went and got Baldur's Gate. Yes I know its a old (1998) game, but I never had the chance to play it and I am reminded now and then that its a MUST play, so I finally started. So far I like it!

Other than gaming, I spend a few hours each day working on Project Lux. Overall about 15% of the project is done. This might feel like its still a long way from done... well ok it is a long way from done, but a lot of time is still spend on sitting down with a pen and paper and drawing up ideas since some of these stuff is pretty complicated and I need to figure out what is the best way to go about it.

Besides that, something that you might want to look at is the Minecraft series by Yogscast. A very entertaining series about two guys exploring the world of Minecraft. Guaranteed laughs! Below you can see the first episode!

Well thats all from me for now! See ya!

RezNer

RezNer is a updated design of the system I created for my store long ago, and now its public. What it does is temporarily rez an object to display it, almost like a holographic display. The difference with RezNer is, I have tried to make it as compatible as can be for most objects and situations. After all, I want a system that works well with all my products in my store.

With making it so compatible, a few instructions need to be followed to make it work correctly. I admit, the instructions might look a bit confusing, but as soon as you did it once through, it is easy.

RezNer comes with four different types of Displays that you can put close to your product image, and three different types of Bases where your product will be rezzed. The colour, brightness, glow and amount of objects you have per product can all be changed easily with a menu for the Display.

The Base is also controlled by menu, where you can change between nine textures, eight colors and five sounds. This way you can make sure your RezNer system fit in with your store. Two Scripts is also included that is places in your product to ensure rotation and height is correct, no matter what the size of the prim.

  

For more information, head on over to the product page on the marketplace. Visit my store as well while your there :D Enjoy!

Engaged

For those that do not know yet, on 24 July 2011, I got engaged to the lovely Laerwynn! ^^

Now I didn't forget about my friends since there is a reason I haven't made a post here earlier. It's because I was waiting for the video to be completed :D Yes, there is a video of the proposal and event! A kind of surprise for my friends and fiancée ^^ Surprise kitten!!

Before the video, I just want to say how it all happened as there was three surprises for my kitten. First I got my kitten and I's favourite artist in Second Life, Maximillion Kleene, to sing at the event and I contacted a few of my friends, telling them its a small surprise party for her and that Max is going to be there. I did not mention the engagement question plan :P

Laerwynn was really surprised to see Max there since she was waiting just for a URL of his show, not himself. You can hear her reaction in the video ^^. Max sang like two songs and then mentioned I wanted to say something. So I said a few words, got on one knee and asked the question :D Through some happy tears, Laerwynn said YES!! YaaaY.

Then Max sang a song he learned especially for this show, Making Memories of Us by Keith Urban, my kitten and I's favourite song ^^. Max continued with some fun and romantic songs for the rest of the hour while we danced and enjoyed our new memory. Big thanks goes to Max for making an amazing night with beautiful music!

The third surprise, well that is this movie below :D. Something Laerwynn did not know is that one of the people that was there actually makes machinima :D I asked Chantal Harvey if she would film the whole event ^^. Thank you Chantal for the video! Its something we can forever hold onto and watch over and over again.

Also a thanks to Kat, Max's agent, for help setting the date and time and thanks to Cranky and Jen for joining the event.

And here is the movie! Enjoy!