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Sticky Information About Polycount & New Member Introductions Information You Should Know About the Polycount Forum Here are some things you should know about the Polycount Forum. New Members Welcome to Polycount! Please reply to this thre…	29.8K Last	tuananhrobert Sep 26 2020
Sticky Greentooth Sightings in Videogames If you spot a surreptitiously placed Greentooth in a videogame, take a screen shot and share it here.Please only post legit videogame screenshots.Please only post legit Greentooth's. Similar or …	46 Last	sacboi Sep 12 2020
Sticky Bugs! We got 'em! Please post all your bug reports here. Anything wrong with the forums, we want to know about it. We think you want to be informed about what's going on with the forums. In that spirit, here's a …	285 Last	birb Aug 9 2020
Sticky How to embed Youtube If you post a Youtube link directly into your edit, usually you'll see this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kVbM6dtCywTo embed, click the Toggle HTML View button, paste the link, click Toggle …	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 25 2020
Sticky ⛔ You need to reset your password. This is most likely because... Vanilla Forums Status:On Friday, November 15th at 5pm our devs were made aware that full user records in BCRYPT Hash Format were being outputted to browsers when users were quoted. Our team immediate…	18 Last	Eric Chadwick Jan 16 2020
Sticky Polycount Discord/Slack/Skype/Hangout/etc. We've set up a Polycount chat room[s] on the Discord service. Click the link here and you'll be taken there. This is a no-time limit invite.Check out more here for the service's info and stand a…	39 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2019
Sticky How to Post on the Internet I want to talk about the common questions and misconceptions inexperienced artists have, either when they start working towards becoming an artists or when they join Polycount. This is a culmination …	176 Last	Rnz May 2018
Where do you get your inspiration from for specific ideas? Say I'm looking for some specific inspiration on models that look similar to Overwatch vehicles or ridiculous weapons from animated cartoons, where do you guys have most success in finding this stuff…	0 Last	twistedpancreas 2:37AM
What made you feel good today? What made you feel good today? Tell us what us what made you feel happy today. Sister thread,[URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116211"]What made you feel crap today?[/URL] I s…	1K Last	littleclaude Sep 29 2020
Apple Removes Fortnite From The App Store Apple has removed Epic Games’ battle royale game Fortnite from the App Store after the developer on Thursday implemented its own in-app payment system that bypassed Apple’s standard 30 percent fee...…	19 Last	sacboi Sep 29 2020
Substance going subscription only Fresh news, Adobe decided to go subscription only with the Substance suite after they officially published Alchemist.Official forum post: https://forum.substance3d.com/index.php/topic,30855.0.ht…	104 Last	Jerc Sep 29 2020
Feeling too nervous to post to Artstation I am a hobbyist for the most part and a beginner. I have just finished this and I am really happy with how it came out. I want to post it to Artstation but I am really nervous. I don’t have an issue …	9 Last	proto93 Sep 29 2020
3DS Max Roadmap There are some really cool features in the pipe.I hope the Texture baking means we get mikk support. :disappointed: https://area.autodesk.com/blogs/the-3ds-max-blog/3ds-max-public/	40 Last	oglu Sep 23 2020
RTX, dlss2 and Ampere right now Just watched through this. As an early adopter of rtx and an owner of 2080ti this sounds like a great leap and we finally arrived to a state at where this all becomes actually relevant. Some people m…	43 Last	oglu Sep 23 2020
Microsoft acquires Bethesda Softworks in $7.5B deal Microsoft acquires Bethesda Softworks in $7.5B dealDoom, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, Dishonored, ,Starfield, Quake franchises and more now Microsofts.	5 Last	poopipe Sep 23 2020
Artstation made us numb to art Hi! I hope you are all doing very well.I'll try to not waste your time by writing big speeches or anything, I just want to open a discussion and hope that I can be proven wrong.There are some thing t…	20 Last	haiddasalami Sep 23 2020
Maya Bifrost Bifrost is now an open graph.For now more a Fx tool but there is more in the pipe. https://area.autodesk.com/blogs/the-maya-blog/introducing-bifrost-for-maya/	20 Last	oglu Sep 21 2020
Choosing a first tablet for 3D Modeling/Sculpting (Sorry for my bad English, it's not my native language) Hey, guys!I discovered 3D some time ago and since then I decided to start studying to become a Character Artist. I'm about to buy my first…	3 Last	DavidCruz Sep 20 2020
Places to find good interior reference photos? I am looking for a collection of reference photos of a subway corridor for 3D modeling a small scale environment in Maya (to be rendered in UE4).I have tried checking Nomad Photo Reference and Photob…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 19 2020
Maya Indie Maya Indie is coming worldwide!https://makeanything.autodesk.com/maya-indie	17 Last	onionhead_o Sep 16 2020
Lost email Hello everyone,Sorry for posting it in general discussions but I don't know where else to post it. So I tried connecting to my account today after quite a long time. The website told me I had to rese…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 16 2020
Autodesk Vision Series 2020 Some great Talks this year. There is a lot going on in the CG Land.https://makeanything.autodesk.com/events/vision-series-2020	10 Last	oglu Sep 15 2020
Change my username I don't actually have much to say other than I really would like to not use this awful username anymore. i made this when I was (i think) 13 and it SOUNDS like a name a 13 year old would use. i think…	5 Last	throttlekitty Sep 12 2020
Any suggestion for traveling on bus with a laptop to make 3d? Stands or gadgets? I'll be making a long bus trip soon (Krakow to Munich, using Flixbus), and was thinking of taking my laptop and mouse with me to try make some 3D while traveling. I've never done this, and it probabl…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 10 2020
3D Art Challenge List So, since a lot of monthly art challenges are out there, I thought that a list of some of them would come in handy. Some of these are drawing challenges that some people use as a 3D Art challenge.&nb…	2 Last	sacboi Sep 2 2020
Most useless professions? Was flipping around cable last night and i accidently stayed on E long enough to notice it was a show about super models, ans they were talking about how these models pull over 6 figures and my jaw …	61 Last	fdfxd2 Sep 2 2020
Extra-hard charcoal pencils? Looking for extra-hard charcoal pencils. Anyone have a favorite they like?I used to love General's 2H, but they discontinued making them. I found a box of 2Hs on an art store site. But they're not as…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Aug 31 2020
What do you do in your spare time Well, I have started playing table tennis again after a 30 year break. It's fun and keeps me fit. Do not intend to play competitively again, but my daughter enjoys playing too so it mainly for …	18 Last	DavidCruz Aug 29 2020
photogrammetry will change the game?(industry) helloas u know these days photogrammetry is being very common in most cases,but u think it will change the pipe line industries very much?would be environment artist go way from most of jobs?my opini…	19 Last	Ruz Aug 28 2020
subscribed threads Hello there jolly polycounters, quick n´ easy:How the f*ck do I unsubscribe to the "WAYWO" thread? Posted some shit there a while ago and now I´m getting BOMBARDED with emails. Dont want to to turn o…	13 Last	birb Aug 27 2020
Blender - Microsoft https://www.blender.org/press/microsoft-joins-the-blender-development-fund/This makes me uneasy for some reason. Glad that Blender is getting the money but... :/	12 Last	cptSwing Aug 21 2020
Zbrush 2021 Sneak Preview Zbrush 2021 update looks like it will have some nice updates and features. Looking forward to this release! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KITv9zJJC8	22 Last	Ruz Aug 21 2020
How long would it take to make a online game like this? Hello,It's nice to meet you all! I'm new here. I'm a single person trying to develop a third person shooter game as big as this. I don't favor the futuristic setting though so I'd probably go fo…	11 Last	RN Aug 14 2020
Extracting models from the game "Beyond Two Souls" Guys, I want to extract models from the game "Beyond Two Souls". Does anyone know if this is possible in principle, and if possible, how?	5 Last	Alex_J Aug 10 2020
Self promotion Hello people!I want to ask if there is place on this forum where people can promote their products (from Artstation, for exemple), or is it against forum policies.Thanks in advance.	4 Last	thorin13 Aug 9 2020
Can't have fun playing games anymore, everything becomes competitive. I have been struggling a lot the past months to just sit down and enjoy a game (mainly multiplayer games). I am that type of guy that wants to be better than everyone, i hate loosing and when i can't…	27 Last	fdfxd2 Aug 8 2020
President Trump Now Targeting Tencent, Who Own Riot Games And 40% Of Epic Well if 2020 was not bumpy enough Trump is now focused on the company Tencent. It will be interesting to see how this effects Tencent's share price. I am not sure what the knock on effects will be fo…	1 Last	fdfxd2 Aug 7 2020
What made you feel crap today? What little thing has pissed you off/made you sad today? I feel so dirty after creating the "what made you feel good" thread, all those mopey and happy people covered in Disney love :) so I t…	643 Last	sacboi Aug 5 2020
What are you listening to? Artist: Blind Guardian Song: Mordred's Song Genre: Metal/Folk/Acoustic You might like this if: You like any melodic metal or bard melodies. One of my favorite Blind Guardian songs. good working musi…	2.5K Last	fdfxd2 Aug 3 2020
UE4 Project Centered Around TTRPGs Over the past couple weeks I have begun development on a supplementary environment to play TTRPGs with my friends online. I recently had a move across country and do not want my normal weekly session…	0 Last	zachagreg Aug 2 2020
Show your workspace! WFH has certainly changed things around a bit, let's see your space!Crappy freecycle desk, but it was free! Can't beat free. Chair was freecycle too. Home laptop on the left, work laptop on the right…	30 Last	Lucas Annunziata Jul 31 2020
Which software do you hate the most to work with (for whatever reason)? I'm not asking which software is objectively the worst, or how do they compare, but which one you, personally, hate - but must - use. 3D or 3D-related software, of course.	70 Last	poopipe Jul 31 2020
Is Blender taking over the 3D industry? I'm a bit worried about blender taking over the 3D modeling industry. I myself used Blender 2.79 when I started learning 3D but then, due to the gaming studios using Maya, I switched to it (I ha…	15 Last	marks Jul 27 2020
Topogun 3 - looking good So there's a few new-ish videos popping up about this (finally). Looks like some real improvement, and the patch tool is looking sexy. Any thoughts?https://vimeo.com/403023432	25 Last	oglu Jul 21 2020
Which software do you love the most to work with (for whatever reason)? Just to get some balance here. Not which software is objectively the best, or how do they compare, but which 3D or 3D-related software you, personally, love and why.See the sister topic&nbs…	56 Last	Zack Maxwell Jul 20 2020
Portable Art tablet Recommendations? Hi All, I have a Cintiq 22HD for office/home use, but I'd like something I can travel with (meaning take somewgere and plug it in, or use in a mobile fashion). Do you guys have any recommendati…	11 Last	Zack Maxwell Jul 20 2020
Similar countrys like Iceland Hi,I would love to know if there are other similar countrys like Iceland with these Landscapes	10 Last	adamedge Jul 19 2020
The Answer to Any Question Isn't Really Very Helpful In this forum I have noticed that the answer to any question is "do your own research", "try it for yourself", or "the software won't make you any better of an artist". Those are all correct an…	21 Last	DavidCruz Jul 9 2020
The Last of Us 2 environments I have been wondering about the environments in the Last of Us 2 and the amount of detail in them is astonishing. I am not sure what game engine Naughty Dog is using but I wonder if dynamic lig…	8 Last	Broadcast Jul 1 2020
Mouse clicks, I got 'em! The difference between a slack day and a busy day for us office workers: how many times we click the mouse. "My day was super busy today, I clicked my mouse 100 times more than average." That's a jok…	7 Last	ghost-d Jun 27 2020
Best CGI "places" to discuss/ask questions/share knowledge...(?) (forums, facebooks, discords..)? HelloWhat are the best places to discuss CGI (Computer Generated Imagery)... mainly 3D, but 2D too, VFX etc..? I mean places where you can ask questions, discuss, share knowledge etc... So far i was …	9 Last	Jonathan85 Jun 27 2020
30 years of MAX I started with MAX 3.1. That was 20 years ago. https://beforesandafters.com/2020/06/04/a-visual-history-of-3ds-max/	18 Last	Obscura Jun 26 2020
How do you log out??? So my account wouldn't log in with the new forums so I tried resetting password but no email came so I made this new account to ask about it but then saw that the email system is down.Now I can't log…	12 Last	fdfxd2 Jun 26 2020
Unreleased LOTR video game pitch by Travellers Tales. Game was meant to be a tie into the hobbit movies, but the pitch was based on Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Rings.The interesting part is that the graphics seem way ahead of their time (game wa…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 26 2020