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12-11-2012, 09:56 AM | #1 |
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GURPS Releases seem to be slow?
I've noticed that there seems to be a relative slow release schedule for books circling GURPS. Zombies is the only upcoming release I've even seen mentioned.
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12-11-2012, 09:57 AM | #2 |
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Re: GURPS Releases seem to be slow?
GURPS Technical Grappling. GURPS Adventure Guns. GURPS Vehicle Design System.
Now you've heard several more mentioned.
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12-11-2012, 09:32 PM | #3 |
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12-11-2012, 10:39 PM | #4 |
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Re: GURPS Releases seem to be slow?
I'm excited for more GURPS books too. As far as Ogre goes, I'm awaiting the Box of Doom with anticipation, but honestly, I'd rather have more GURPS books. I realize that the issue with GURPS isn't one that can be easily solved by throwing money at it, but at the same time, I wish it was. Then I could throw my money at it and hope it did some good!
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12-11-2012, 10:43 PM | #5 |
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Re: GURPS Releases seem to be slow?
I have a fantasy where they do some sort of GURPS kickstarter and it blows the pants off the Ogre kickstarter, then priorities shift to GURPS. Not going to happen, but a guy can dream.
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12-11-2012, 10:57 PM | #6 |
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Re: GURPS Releases seem to be slow?
100%. Fully upcoming. In no way is it already here. Hope this answers your question!
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12-12-2012, 08:19 AM | #7 |
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12-12-2012, 08:19 AM | #8 |
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Re: GURPS Releases seem to be slow?
Kromm's LiveJournal entry of 7th December was indicating a final draft some time around mid-2013. RogerBW's tracker is helpful for this kind of stuff.
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01-11-2013, 02:17 AM | #9 |
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Re: GURPS Releases seem to be slow?
Vehicle Design, due to the size of the book, needs at least 3-5 weeks of dedicated, full time work for me to complete it.
Unfortunately, this last year I have not been able to generate the spare savings ($500-1000 or so) to support myself and my family for the period of time I've have to give up from other projects (ongoing work for hire ones, Pyramid articles, etc.) to devote those 3-5 weeks to it. The last major spate of Vehicle Design work was financed by royalties from good sales of the last GURPS Spaceships books and Psi-Tech. Unfortunately, sales on these have declined as they are no longer new, and the current busy SJG schedule and backlog means that has not been an opportunity to write and publish new GURPS books whose sales could finance such further work. Now, of course, this might change. A lucrative project might arrive and do well. If I had a sudden surge in sales on Spaceships series, Abydos, Mass Combat, or Psi-Tech (books I get royalties for) that generated, say, collectively 200 more sales in a given month than is usual, I could afford it. If I won $1000 in a lottery. However, that is rather unlikely. Or some time later in the year, the GURPS schedule might clear, a shorter GURPS book might be written and published, and its sales may provide enough to let me take those weeks needed to finish the book. Until then, I devote a few hours each month to it; eventually (over several months) these will build up to the book being finished.
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