Jon Chang

_Near_Present FFI

Added 2025-09-12 18:39:01 +0000 UTC

UPDATED . New Camo

As you know, our studio has been working for over a year on the development of a new series we are calling _Near_Present. We are close to completion on elements ranging from design to world building to story telling.

Our intent is to soft launch with a book that includes a detailed conflict bible, framing the setting, as well as a system for a new 28mm game. For those of you who are not gamers, we are hoping the art pieces and Hypernotes level world building in this book will give you an idea of the direction we are headed with the _NP graphic novels.

A gritty war story set in 2046, built to the same level of authenticity as BPRE.

While it is unlikely this release will have more than a few key pieces of art, as Josh is focused on BPRE book 9-10, this PDF will set the tone for what is to come.

What you see above is our FFI concept art for the primary "friendly" force in the story, the Private Military Contractor Anchorage. We intend to offer these patches with customizable blood type and unique serial numbers as a preorder only option in November alongside the PDF (the book will not be printed until we can get all the art completed).

Note: we are hearing you guys that UCP is a no go. If you have other suggestions…

Thank you for your years of support that allowed us to complete Awbari at a pace that allowed for AAA quality. We hope you will join us as we flesh out the conflict of _NP for years to come.