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The Will of the Ancients > News Updates
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159. Bonds.
Date: 6th of June, 2010
Updated By: Solo
  Although fan fiction does not add to the established Panzer Dragoon canon, the possibilities introduced by fan fiction are a welcome addition to the Panzer legendarium. Daniel Petersen has submitted a new piece of fan fiction called Bonds. It is the first chapter in a story based on Lundi's final moments with Lagi, as well as a continuation based on Lundi's life after Panzer Dragoon Zwei.
You can find a collection of fan stories set in the Panzer Dragoon universe in the Fan Fiction section.
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158. New fan art, readded fan fiction.
Date: 23rd of May, 2010
Updated By: Solo
Atolm has created a new painting of the Solo Wing. As always, the art is of a high standard. You can find the picture over in the Fan Art section.
I've also readded an older fanfic that was previously on this website. Daniel Petersen has resubmitted his story Hardships which takes place directly after Panzer Dragoon Saga.
Want to see Panzer Dragoon Saga rereleased on a new generation console? It probably won't happen, but nonetheless Ben Evans has set up a Facebook group petitioning for exactly that. If you'd like Panzer Dragoon Saga to be rereleased, it's fairly easy to join the group and show your support.
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157. Streaming HTML5 video.
Date: 7th of April, 2010
Updated By: Solo
I've overhauled the Videos section; it now contains streaming videos that can be viewed directly in your web browser. The videos are not displayed using Flash like most sites, but natively using HTML5 and either the H.264 or Theora codec depending on your browser. What this means, unfortunately, is that playback is not supported in Internet Explorer, however if you're using a modern browser such as Firefox or Chrome you should have no problems. All videos are also downloadable as MP4 files.
New to the Videos section is the (fake) Panzer Dragoon Vier trailer by Jan3d, so be sure to check it out if you haven't seen the video on YouTube already.
Also for this update, He Who Is The Sky has drawn a sketch of the Adult Dracolyth that he made a miniature of a few updates ago (see Update 155). Some new fan art has been submitted by Surthur and Gamefan84, inspired by the world of Panzer Dragoon:
Peregrine Sprout
Cockatrice of the Sky
Empire City
In the Jungle
The Last Dragoon, Kari
Escadia Elite Special Ops.
All of these can images can be found in the Fan Art section.
If you didn't catch the update on the Microblog, there has been some progress in emulating Panzer Dragoon Orta on the PC. Keep up the good work, Blueshogun!
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156. The Art of Panzer Dragoon is back.
Date: 6th of March, 2010
Updated By: Solo
Many thanks for everyone's patience. The best Panzer Dragoon art site on the web is now back online and can be found at a new URL:
http://art.thewilloftheancients.com
It is now hosted by The Will of the Ancients. This is an older version of the site, however it contains the vast majority of the art from before the site went down. Lagi is currently hunting for his backup that contains the more decent updates; I'll add these images as soon as they're available.
I've also added four new pieces of fan art from Tyrone Kamran. These would have to be his best drawings yet:
Edge and Baldor
Edge at Camp With Dragon
Edge Badnik
Lagi Badnik With Edge
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155. What the adult Dracolyth really looks like.
Date: 3rd of March, 2010
Updated By: Solo
This update includes a bunch of artwork and photos that I've been meaning to add for a while, as well as a new drawing of Azel from Finnish Panzer Dragoon fan, Johannes Rajala.
He Who Is The Sky has created a some sketches and excellent miniatures of his dragon forms, based on those found in the Panzer Dragoon games. Below is a list of what he has contributed this time round:
Guardian D Miniature
Kreigzwilling Miniature
Adult Dracolyth Miniature
Glider, Fledging, and Pup
Pure Type
Skydart and Armorite
Windrider and Bridgewing
As always, a huge thank you to the artists who have contributed to the site. You can find more of He Who Is The Sky's sketches (often before I have the chance to post them here) over on the forums.
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154. The Old and the New.
Date: 20th of January, 2010
Updated By: Solo
I'll start this update with some older content, dug up from the dreaded vaults of my "To Sort" folder. Back in the days of Die Welt von Panzer Dragoon, Lord Craymen created some screensavers based on credits of Panzer Dragoon II Zwei. All three screensavers are now available in a zip archive. I've also added some pre-release music that was originally hosted on Die Welt von Panzer Dragoon. These tracks were recorded from the E3 2002 demo of Panzer Dragoon Orta and contain some significant differences from the final version. I've also added an older OverClocked ReMix to the Music section, the Panzer Groove by McVaffe.
While we're on the subject of older content, I've added four pieces of fan art from Razia to the site. Two pictures of everyone's favourite mechanic, Paet, as well as some pictures of Azel and Edge. I've also added a couple of older pictures drawn by Atolm, as well as an excellent new picture that she has made of the Solo Wing. I liked this picture so much that I used it for my avatar.
Last but not least, I'm pleased to welcome a new member of The Will of the Ancients team. I've made D-Unit, the webmaster of Panzer Dragoon Legacy, an administrator of this site. It's likely that you'll see some updates from him in the future.
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153. Lagi's Takeoff.
Date: 12th of January, 2010
Updated By: Solo
Tyrone Kamran has submitted three new sketches of Edge and his dragon. They can be found here, here, and here. It's always nice to see new Panzer art.
I'm also pleased to add a new remix of the Panzer Dragoon Zwei track "The Great Ravine" to this site. It's called Lagi's Takeoff, created only last month by Mattinc. I highly recommend listing to this track if you've played Zwei; it will bring back some memories. More information about the remix can be found on the related OverClocked ReMix page.
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152. New Art from He Who Is The Sky.
Date: 2nd of January, 2010
Updated By: Solo
Happy New Year. I've added four new drawings from He Who Is The Sky to the Fan Art section. Be sure to have a look if you haven't seen them already; he is a great artist.
Pictures: Imperial Conflict, Victory Wing, Guardian Dragoon, and Prophecy Wing.
There's also a Christmas themed picture of Azel, submitted by starsofnite. Thanks everyone who has contributed to this site recently.
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151. Videos, artwork, and emulation news.
Date: 23rd of December, 2009
Updated By: Solo
I've added three videos to the site that many of you will be familar with. These fake trailers were created by Lord Craymen and Senor Kaffee to trick fans into believing that a new Panzer Dragoon game was on the horizon. If you haven't seen the trailers, be sure to check them out in the Videos section.
Tyrone Kamran has submitted a new piece of fan art depicting Edge's fight with the baldors at the start of Panzer Dragoon Saga. The image was created using rotoscoping, and the artist hopes to create a full animation of the fight in the future. Speaking of artwork, you may be aware that The Art of Panzer Dragoon, undoubtably the best Panzer art site on the web, is currently offline. If you're looking for the art from that site there's a copy on the Internet Archive although be aware that some of art won't load. I can't confirm when The Art of Panzer Dragoon will be back online.
If you missed the update on Panzer Dragoon Legacy, there has been some progress in the development of Xbox emulation on the PC. The Cxbx emulator now runs Panzer Dragoon Orta, although admitably it's far from playable at this stage. You can read more about it on the developer's blog, and see it in action in this YouTube video. It's great to know that someone is working on this.
The Will of the Ancients now has a microblog that be found on the Facebook, Twitter, and Identi.ca social networks, so you can be informed of news updates and more straight from these services. I've wanted to add an RSS or Atom feed to this site for a while but given the limitations of how the site was originally coded it's not practical to implement one. I recommend subscribing to a feed on Facebook, Twitter, or Identi.ca if you want updates sent to your feed reader.
If you're looking for a good film to see, James Cameron's Avatar is a fantastic achievement in cinema and features many similarites to Panzer Dragoon (especially Orta), so be sure to check it out. And that's it for this update. I hope everyone has an enjoyable Christmas and ends the decade on a high note.
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