The Praedian Records

J.G. Phoenix

Initial Thoughts on FT3

Fractal Terrains 3 is interesting. It's not the first time I've looked into it, but it is the first time I've actually used it. This is not a review, just my thoughts on trying to use it to recreate Zavodia and the other Praedian landmasses. I think there are two...

LGT Editing #1

I've decided to try out posting my self editing process as it develops. Brainstorming sessions might also be a thing at some point. This is probably only going to be done for content that's already published. Maybe recording that sort of thing will help me get more...

Wargaming and the CCs

I haven't gathered my thoughts on FT3, yet, but in the meantime there's plenty to write about. For example, the absolute failure of Wargaming to reach out to its player base in a genuine way. I don't want to beat on that war drum myself, but it's clear that no matter...

Thoughts on Rebuilding the Zavodia Map

I know I shouldn't be making things harder on myself by making the Zavodia map from scratch, but every program I find that can help with this sort of thing is always missing something crucial. I wish I knew how they made the map for Europa Universalis IV or Hearts of...

The Final Look(?)

I don't really know if this is going to be the final look (barring any tweaks I make to advertise or celebrate something), but I've been using this layout since roughly August of last year, so it's clearly grown on me. This theme is meant to reference the site's...

The New Cycle

The name 'Phoenix' has a lot of meaning behind it. For me it's more than a legendary avian basking in flames and enjoying a kind of cyclical immortality. It encapsulates who I am. Call it an extremely liberal interpretation; I won't deny that, but since the Phoenix...

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