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Published: 2013-08-07 05:06:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 42803; Favourites: 1182; Downloads: 0
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Terror from the Deep hit shelves recently, an expansion book to the Contact RPG which as you might guess focuses on marine operations.This is the 4th book to be published for Contact, unfortunately for now they're still only published in German. It's been hinted at a lot but some day there should be an English release, I just have no idea when.
Here's the cover to start things off. I'll be posting some of my favorite pieces over a few days.
Shown are Triton operatives in high tech submersible power armor, about to assault an alien mothership. When things get wet, trade your rocket launcher in for a supercavitating torpedo launcher, sure to ruin someone's day.
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for some reason all i can think of is X-COM: TFTD....
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You're most very welcome!
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Not likely. This was paid work and I don't work for them anymore.
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This Drawing is awkwardly bright for an underwater setting. Perhaps you don't really fathom how dark it can be down there.
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lol, welcome to artistic license and the needs of the client coming before realism.
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OK, You sold me!!! From the delivery of the work to the story I am in!!!! I love the cover's composition! Great work!!!!
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Β If this is the cover then the book got to be a monster.Β This is a dream for us the X-COM players.Β We are in heaven.
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Yep, definitely lots of x-com reference in these books, though saldy they're still limited to Germany.
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Β RATS.Β Germany only.Β You guys have all the fun.
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You know, when (if?) Contact is ever released in the US, I imagine quite a few of the sales will be because of the art you've posted here. Seriously, though, if the game is the same quality as the art, then it should be an amazing game.
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I hear it's quite a complex game, made for people that want really in dept tactical combat roleplaying. And yeah, pretty much the entire global fanbase revolves around my artwork
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Actually, I think a game set in the Contact Universe would be nice!Β
At this point, I feel that Contact is far more fleshed out and EASILY has better visual designs than XCOM.
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If the current game picks up enough a videogame could be possible. That's quite a way down the road though.
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Did they really call it "Terror from the Deep?"Β I'd think after calling the game Contact they would have come up with their own name for the expansion.
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I don't see a problem with being honest about the references made. Would you prefer we lie and deny that the game heavily references xcom?
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No, it just seems out of theme.
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This is beautiful. I love under scenes period. And plus those suits are badass.Β
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So you are the mastermind behind the Contact artworks. Nice to meet you.
Friend of mine works as a freelance military adviser for the project.
Your art is just stunning.
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Thank you. Though now I'm no longer working on the game, so expect any newer books to look a bit different.
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X-COM: Whether you come from space or under the sea, they will fight you, they will learn from you, and they will kill you.Β
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Man, I really can't wait for this RPG to come out in English.
-Will
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I thought this was a tease for the new Xcom...
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It's pretty much Xcom: the tabletop game
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That kills me.I can't read German
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for a moment I thought this was the XCOM remake... Badass eitherway!! I've always been itching to see someone tackle this theme and you've done it swimmingly well, no pun intended!Β
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lel, thanks man.
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My first thought was, "modernized Inhumanoids," especially with the next image.
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You know at least one of them is like "Damn itch."
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LOVE it! I've always loved underwater sci-fi scenes and your ones are the best I've ever seen!
So glad I've found your gallery - amazing stuff.
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This is fantastic, your level of output always impresses me, I can't motivate myself to do more than one piece a month.
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Get that pace up to one a week and you're doing ok. Depending on the scale of the work I'm doing several a week.
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I suppose work is a motivating factor, as its just a background hobby for me I'm easily distracted. Plus I need to split between writing and drawing, dammit too much stuff is fun to do!
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Haha, good luck.
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Man, this is awesome. It seems to have a bit of XCOM roots to it but it also reminds me a bit of the Rifter Trilogy by Peter Watts(minus the really weird behavioral stuff in the first book).
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I think this is the first piece of yours I've seen with much presence of water. I think it came out well.
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Thanks, lots more to come.
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Looking forward to this when it turns up in English.
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I think quite a few of us are
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Awesome cover, Shimmy!! 
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No big deal
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