[b][color=#33FFDD]Greetings to our fellow colleagues,[/color][/b] We're starting a brand new series called [color=#FFCC33][b]Peer Review[/b][/color], where we look at creations from the scientific community -- that's you! To start us off, today we’re going to set some standards for [b]Fan Art[/b], [b]fan fiction[/b], and other [b]fan creations[/b]. We’ve heard feedback that you’d like more detailed guidelines, as well as our not-so-vague approval of fan creations in general. Many people ask us if X, Y, or Z is okay to draw, write about or post. Generally, the answer is absolutely yes! Let’s hop into specifics. A small forward from Henry Feltham, [i]Narrative Director at Deep Field Games[/i]: [quote]We’ve witnessed incredible results from your endeavors over the last six months - groundbreaking research and professional creativity of the [b]highest order![/b] After paying meticulous attention to the fruits of your creative endeavors, we offer the following guidance to assist your scientific efforts going forward. There’s a lot of speculation around IS numbers and how they operate, so below are a few rules we use at GATE for classification, lore-keeping, and remaining consistent within our universe.[/quote] [h3]Writing Your Own Immurement Candidates[/h3] [list] [*] GATE assesses all potential subjects for official immurement. Until such time as an IS becomes official (let's call it “canon”) it is under a different designation: [b]IC[/b]. [*] This classification is: Immurement Candidate (IC) and is assigned a four-digit reference number, for example: [i]IC-1234[/i]. [*] If you’re writing about a hypothetical candidate, [b]please use the IC numbering system,[/b] instead of the IS numbering system, to help differentiate “canon” entities from “community created” entities. [*] Typically these numbers should avoid any already in use by an IS, and it is always possible that GATE will announce an IS designation in future using that number, at which point any IC that uses it will, presumably, have to change. [*] A reference number is unique and can be used only once. Consult the [b](SPOILER WARNING)[/b] [url=https://abioticfactor.wiki.gg/wiki/Immurement_Registry]ABF Wiki Immurement Registry[/url] for a list of known entities that GATE has cataloged. [*] IC’s are given provisional designations depending on their qualities and behavior, itemized on the [url=https://abioticfactor.wiki.gg/wiki/Immurement_Registry]Immurement Registry[/url] page. [*] There are no current limits to what GATE may consider an IC: objects, artifacts, organisms, events, certain locations or anteverses – even [i]ideas[/i] – may be considered an IC. [*] However, if you are researching a location, independent from our own local universe, it will most likely be categorized as an Anteverse, rather than an IC. [*] Your findings increase and expand our understanding of the universe and realms beyond. You can post your own findings in the community-led [url=https://abioticfactor.wiki.gg/wiki/Fan:GATE_Collective]GATE Collective[/url] section of the Abiotic Factor Wiki. Please remember to respect the rules and regulations of the Wiki, both in the community-created content sections, and all official Wiki pages.[/list] We maintain awareness of such esteemed scientific periodicals on Twitter, Discord, the Steam Community Hub and Reddit, and eagerly await your further data and findings. Along with written creations, we are also keeping an eye on artwork and other creations, which we post periodically on Twitter. [h3]Some Exemplary Examples[/h3] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//43009981/ffb042a492ef20aefc3576e154fddb18c01af21f.png[/img][quote][b]Happy Halloween from Tiberius the Inquisitor![/b] by LostAlyx on Steam[/quote] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//43009981/1e8c8952d0deea513c93091973419c6eac1cb0ba.jpg[/img][quote][b]Sister of the Unlost[/b] by tsenphil on Steam[/quote] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//43009981/c353fe53eadb033366ff7b02f1b3f06692547e18.jpg[/img][quote][b]Symphonist[/b] by Wormweed on Steam[/quote] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//43009981/6a01471eb5e4e49dde4c08409e74ac580a8ee891.jpg[/img][quote][b]Dr. Riggs[/b] by zura on Steam[/quote] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//43009981/f789dcce99ebbc0248e53af7891fddeda115e202.jpg[/img][quote][b]Till Leyak Do Us Part[/b] by CHMcat on Steam[/quote] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//43009981/705df0f249f01e264d02333a19fb4440528aa9c6.jpg[/img][quote][b]Little Squishy Pest[/b] by hm.nom. on Reddit[/quote] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//43009981/ea14e1625789a4af5a7e70c32bee3d6af0965461.jpg[/img][quote]Just some memes by Kailunsite on Steam[/quote] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//43009981/3d169dfc1d4442af957c3ef837586ef407022350.png[/img][quote][b]A Birthday Feast![/b] by zeldafreak96 on Reddit (made by their family)[/quote] [previewyoutube=gGgkn4CPpO8;full][/previewyoutube] [quote][b]The Deceptively Simple Lore of Abiotic Factor's GATE Organization[/b] by Myriad on Youtube [color=#FFFF00][i](editor's note: spoiler warning, and exact accuracy is... well, speculative!)[/i][/color][/quote] [hr][/hr] [h3]Thank you for your incredible work and creativity, and we look forward to sharing more of your creations with the scientific community in the future.[/h3] Do you want to share your own creations but are unsure where to post them? Here are some places we recommend! [table] [tr] [th]Platform[/th] [th]Type of content[/th] [/tr] [tr] [td][url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/427410]ABF Community Hub on Steam[/url][/td] [td]Artwork, GIFs, Videos[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][url=https://discord.gg/deepfield]Deep Field Discord[/url]; #fan-art[/td] [td]Artwork, GIFs, Links to Videos[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AbioticFactor/]Reddit[/url][/td] [td]Artwork, GIFs, Videos[/td] [/tr] [/table] [color=#33FFDD][b]Onward -- to science.[/b][/color] [h2]Join the Scientific Community![/h2] [list] [*] [url=https://discord.gg/deepfield][b]Discord[/b][/url] [*] [url=abioticfactor.com][b]Newsletter[/b][/url] [*] [url=https://youtube.com/@DeepFieldGames][b]YouTube[/b][/url] [*] [url=https://twitter.com/ABFGame][b]Twitter[/b][/url] [/list] [h3]Join the Research Division Today![/h3] https://store.steampowered.com/app/427410/Abiotic_Factor/