Is it possible to get a manuscript version of ACKS?

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I’ve got a hardcopy and two PDF copies of ACKS. I’ve also got the manuscript versions of Domains at War from the Kickstarter.

The thing I realise is that I vastly prefer using the manuscript to PDFs. While ACKS is very well made as a PDF, with hyperlinking and excellent indices, the images make it much harder to negotiate my way around it, and to be honest I’m indifferent to artwork anyway. I get a serious lag/delay caused by the cover every time I open it, and browsing past pages with pictures on causes everything to slow down.

Was a manuscript of the full thing ever given to backers of the original book? Is it possible to get a copy of that anywhere?

2

When you say “manuscript”, do you mean Word doc? A Word doc was made available to backers of the original Kickstarter. We have not made a Word doc available since then, though, largely because the Word doc is riddled with errors. It was never updated/version-controlled.

3

Yes, I do mean the Word doc; I was assuming something like that would have been created same as you did for Domains at War.

Wouldn’t even mind the errors, I could always edit it myself to reflect them and any errata.

4

I have to agree. I’d love to get my hands on a doc file of the rules, unedited or otherwise. Or just the magic system part even.

5

Same here.

6

If you all solemnly pledge not to use our secret Word document to publish your own rival game called Expeditionary Usurper Emperor, you can email me at alex@autarch.co to discuss.

7

Not much for getting into actual publishing, but if I ever were to, it would be a supplement for ACKS, rather than my own thing. :slight_smile: