• jerry mcmasters

    Love the drones. Some kind of solar panels on them?

    • Yeah, we are going to try and re-post the “tech” section later, but we based a lot of the tech in the novel on real world things now. In this case there are already some solar drones (so yes on the sola panels on the wings), so we shrunk those down and thought of using thermals for longer easier “soaring” patterns. And then the laser grids are very similar to existing ways of doing 3D modeling.

      • Demetri Ermak

        Especially since in this kind of weather you’d get one hell of a sun power, dry desert and such.

  • Azyzl

    First off, those drones are pretty awesome. Secondly, things are becoming more and more suspicious by the moment…

  • Legendary Sisters

    So my favorite part of this page is the grid pattern… which I assume we see because we are the drones, but everyone present does not see?

    • Exactly ;)

    • Sebasp

      I think that in real life you’d see a single blue point as much. its a laser that scans the city at high speed to creat a grid so Jane can recreate a 3d map

  • Nick Hooker

    Oh MAN those are cool drones…. So glad to have found your post on Tapastic! *keeps on reading*

    • Oh hey! I just saw your comments over on Tapastic! Thanks for making the transition and commenting over here too :D

      Yeah, the HAWKS (I don’t remember what I decided that stands for at the moment…oh wait, it’s in the author’s note above) were a pretty nifty design by the artists.

      Look forward to seeing more of your thoughts on future pages :)

  • nightgaunt

    Nice drone design. Looks like a hint of the older designs within their new and different look. I can already picture them in action.

  • Adriano #WR

    The HAWKS are really cool :D
    Nice design :D

  • Izumi Ryu

    Well, that’s…spooky. An entire town gone El Dorado on us…

  • Not a good sign when everyone’s vanished.

    Means only one thing….Grabloids, get on yer roof!

  • I was *SURE* that “FOOMPH” was incoming with penetration delay…until the next panel. ,`: P

    • Wow, so ready for them to all get exploded are you :P

      • Nope! I’ve just prepared an awful lot of obstacle overlays, and a fair number of fire plans for the Brigade & Division level, so that stuff just jumps out at me.

  • Citrus Reaper

    I love the drones. I mean, can I have one? Like, as a pet?

    • MINE! *precious* ;)

      Welcome and thanks for comments! Hope to read more :D

  • Otterkit

    bum bum bum…..

    • There are no bums here! Later in Chapter 4 there are some bums though ;)

  • RTM

    Hummm… is Sven a cyborg or does he have weedy arms or am I seeing things? The armor’s a bit snug around the arms and such…

    • More that non-Tenzin armor isn’t as big and bulky.

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