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Hey, I'm new >< Hey hows it going! Man polycount looks amazing! I was wondering where should I post if I want to get help on problems I'm having with normal baking/maps. I'm really having a hard time. -_-	6 Last	Fates Healer Dec 2011
Prospects of Texture Artists? Hello there. I did search for a similiar topic, found none. I am mainly a texture artist, i make both environment stuff and model textures. i do have some experience in concept art and basic game pr…	6 Last	Isaiah Sherman Dec 2011
Sick of the quality of games (not gameplay related) This is just a rant. I'm speaking from the fan & gamer's point of view, not as a dev. It slightly leans towards PC games. Remember back when Super Nintendo was in its prime? When you bought a game, …	64 Last	TortillaChips Dec 2011
Edgeless document in Photoshop! The idea is having an option to make a layer repeat over the edges of the document, so when you paint / draw something over the edge on that layer, it would appear on the other side too. You coul…	38 Last	oobersli Dec 2011
Need help posting Hi all. I am Jeff and i am new to this forum. I came across the mutant contest and thought i could post something that i did. but it seems i cannot post any attachments.. The "insert image" asks fo…	15 Last	JZAcH Dec 2011
Closed Saw a very young kid being sold a copy of MW3 in Gamestop today. Was not impressed to visit Gamestop today to find a 8-9 year old boy being sold MW3. The clerk warned his mother of the graphic nature of the game, however they should have been flat out denied a cop…	191 Last	Jesse Moody Dec 2011
KELOID - An awesome short [url]http://vimeo.com/33030265[/url] I hope they do a bit more with this, it has a great mood and the CG is pretty sweet.	2 Last	DrunkShaman Dec 2011
Of Orcs and Men just browsing gametrailers and came across this beast [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDkI-VtGib8"]OF ORCS AND MEN: TEASER 1 - YouTube[/ame] [URL]http://www.cyanide-studio.com/games/of-…	6 Last	ScudzAlmighty Dec 2011
Closed Wi-fit: It kills you. Hey guys, just thought I'd post this interesting video I found, with terrible production quality, about how Wi-fi gives off more radiation than cell towers. Fascinating and horrifying stuff, especial…	92 Last	r_fletch_r Dec 2011
Skyrim Creation Kit [url]http://www.bethblog.com/index.php/2011/12/01/skyrim-what-were-working-on/[/url] Beginning in January, PC players will be able to download for free the same development tools we used at Bethesda…	48 Last	rolfness Dec 2011
Kerbal space program. [url]http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/[/url] This game is amazing. A rocket sim/game, where you build a rocket and in the most haphazard way try and get to orbit and get to the moon. Its really really…	8 Last	uncle Dec 2011
SAVE OVER 30 PERCENT OFF iPiSoft Basic Studio from Truebones.com Howdy Folks, Happy Holidays! Great News from Truebones Motions! Save Over 30% off iPiSoft products til 2012! Click Here to Save Over 30% on all iPiSoft Products Via PayPal [URL="http://www.truebon…	0 Last	polybones Dec 2011
Day 1 Studio Layoffs [url]http://www.gamespot.com/news/day-1-studios-loses-konami-publishing-deal-6347024?tag=updates%3Beditor%3Ball%3Btitle%3B4[/url]	26 Last	Thegodzero Dec 2011
Comicon Challenge results are up. [url]http://www.comiconchallenge.com/2011/finals_champions.php[/url] The 3d winners probably wouldn't have been my top 5, but they're all good models.	17 Last	Lamont Dec 2011
AUSTIN - PC meetup Here's the link to the Facebook event: [url]http://www.facebook.com/events/170711069693207/?context=create[/url] Opal Devine's off Mopac and Parmer. Tuesday, December 13th @ 7pm. if you're local, …	8 Last	skankerzero Dec 2011
TopoRelax Released [IMG]http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/2152/toporelax.jpg[/IMG] TopoRelax is a 3DS Max modifier which relaxes meshes while preserving their volume unlike the normal relax modifier which shrinks …	14 Last	JacqueChoi Dec 2011
Wanting to be Great, struggling when you realise you're not Ok this is another one of those personal productivity threads, I know some people loathe them but I know some people struggle too so I'm keen to hear some thoughts. Recently, I've been noticing that…	27 Last	d1ver Dec 2011
Tablet painting So I'm looking around at tablet computers that are available right now so that I'm able to do digital paintings without being tied to my computer. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Asus s101-A1-WT has caug…	5 Last	Steve Schulze Dec 2011
games dev and the military This is a random question guys, but as of late I am seriously considering joining the territorial army. (UK reserve forces for those not from UK). I was wondering if anyone on this forum has had any …	15 Last	Kwramm Dec 2011
Spec Ops the Line A little bit of blatant self promotion,newest trailer to the game few fellow polycounters and i have worked on for the last few years. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsbG9M7Ce8g"]Spec Ops The…	9 Last	Oniram Dec 2011
Art Is Never Too Subjective To Judge(new paper) Hey there, fellas. I threw this together a little while back. It's aimed to alleviate some issues concerning ideation and giving and taking constructive feedback. If you think you might be intereste…	56 Last	d1ver Dec 2011
Characters or 3D Tanks & Artillery? I'm developing a MMORTS, WorldAlpha. I am debating what my next type of artwork I should have for the dev site. Should I have created some 3D work of a tank and artillery, or should I have some cha…	1 Last	worldalpha Dec 2011
Square Enix starts using Unity engine for PS3/Vita development [url]http://andriasang.com/comz6n/squenix_ps3_and_vita_arpt/[/url] As far as I know this is the first time one of the really big game studios has put the engine through its paces. Should be interest…	2 Last	Snowfly Dec 2011
New Computer Recommendations I'm going to build myself a new computer, my budget is about $1100 max. I'm looking to build this computer to be able to handle exactly what the artists and programmers here do, so who better to ask?…	4 Last	Rajada Dec 2011
Remixs and music stuff To avoid necroposting in an old thread I remember from a while back, and in a vain attempt to drag myself from the Minecraft crackhouse, I thought I'd go about looking around for remix contests. I d…	43 Last	JohnnySix Dec 2011
Brink! [img]http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6899/brink.png[/img] Just saw the teaser on gametrailers. The concept art is awesome and the story seems really interesting ! I can't wait to see some in-game f…	465 Last	Andreas Dec 2011
Counter-strike: Global Offensive [url]http://www.counterstrikego.com/[/url] -- Rumour mill, hooo! [url]http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/08/12/counter-strike-global-offensive-confirmed/[/url] [LIST] [*]Planned release in Q1 20…	123 Last	beancube Dec 2011
Black Friday/ Cyber Monday haul What did you get? What are you planning on getting? Thanks to[ Cheap-ass gamer site } Amazon.com Lightning Deals I got ( all new ) Batman AC = $28 Battlefield 3 = $28 Uncharted 3 = $28 BestBuy.com…	29 Last	claydough Dec 2011
Sectaurs is a dirty old man [IMG]http://askafatguy.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Birthday-Card.png[/IMG]	18 Last	ScoobyDoofus Dec 2011
Need For Speed - The Run Anyone playing? Pre-ordered it, and it came out last week, but I didnt get to pick it up till a couple days ago. Absolutely loving it so far. Love the fact that its back to street racing, and it is m…	27 Last	thatanimator Dec 2011
Environment Artist: Highpoly Zbrush or regular 3d program? I have been wondering this for a little bit. For environment artist do they create their highpoly in Zbrush or do they just create a high poly version in 3ds or Maya, etc? I would think this also ha…	19 Last	Gestalt Dec 2011
Cryengine 3 - opportunities?..user friendly? Hey all, Is it used much yet in the games industry?.. and other CG industries?, like architectural vis etc, I'm starting to learn it but I need to know there's opportunities for it. I've used UDK a …	17 Last	Skillmister Dec 2011
Indie Royal Bundle? [url]http://www.indieroyale.com/[/url] Didn't see this posted around here but it's worth people knowing about it. Basically 4 games for a fairly cheap price. I'm not sure how it works but I'm guessi…	18 Last	TortillaChips Dec 2011
Mastering Unreal Technology Greetings guys; I know that there are now, video tutorials that thoroughly explain you how to work with UDK, but just to ask this question because I bought Volume 1 of "Introduction to level design …	7 Last	DrunkShaman Dec 2011
Please watch my friend's animation - help him beat the flawed voting system! [URL="http://vimeo.com/32146083"][IMG]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/Treborguy/canimation.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Click on the image above ^^ My housemate has created this awesome little stop motion …	20 Last	Mongrelman Dec 2011
Problem viewing some thread images Hey, On these two below posts, i can't see images from them despite other people having no problems. They seem to use the same free.fr domain - I've tried firwall off/antivirus off/ and 3 different b…	1 Last	Bal Dec 2011
{3D max} lighting, materials hard to understand Hey guys how are you? When i finally understood the modeling and uvs techniques in Max, i come up with the materials and lighting very very complicated. I have no idea what to do, and makes me real…	9 Last	AnimeAngel Dec 2011
In need of some Sci-fi Concept art Hey all, So I recently finished up with a job at an architectural firm and have realized my portfolio needs more sci-fi work. Id like to do a 3D sci-fi environmental based on a piece of concept art.…	1 Last	richwderby Dec 2011
Normal Application Response Time 'Afternoon (where I am anyway) I've just sent off a load of applications to all the UK studios that aren't a stupid distance from me (Midlands). Including Crytek, Rebellion, Eurocom, Frontier, Firepr…	10 Last	Joshua Stubbles Dec 2011
December Game Informer Cover Reveal!! New RPG by Obsidian!! [URL="http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/12/01/cover-reveal-south-park.aspx"]http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/12/01/cover-reveal-south-park.aspx[/URL] Oh Man! edit: FU…	4 Last	Adam L. Gray Dec 2011
.indiegamethemovie best trailer ever [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtBZ68Fx1Kw"][COLOR=#800080]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtBZ68Fx1Kw[/COLOR][/ame] looks good enuff to pre order I particularly like the ending ( 2.25 ) whe…	5 Last	Krypteia Dec 2011
Fire and Dice! New app by Sky Parlor Studios Hey everyone! My studio just released our second game to both iOS and Android app stores! It's a great dice rolling strategy game to save a city from fire! If you're bored and want a fun free app to…	0 Last	[SF]Three9 Dec 2011
Is anyone here experienced in web design? to cut a long story short, I'd like to get back into web design so I can start selling designs, I doubt I'll be anything amazing but any extra income at the moment would do me a world of good. I'm d…	19 Last	DrunkShaman Dec 2011
Freelance Work, Would like some advice Hi guys I was contacted yersterday via email from a guy in charge of an indie project. He asked me if I would be interested in doing some freelance environmental modelling for them. He said the work…	6 Last	Artist_in_a_box Dec 2011
CryEngine FX tutorials??? Hi everyone. I've been looking around for FX tutorials on the CryEngine. I found good info on their site with the documentation. Is there any other site where I can see more tutorials for FX on Cry…	8 Last	Lee3dee Nov 2011
Online 3D-models viewer editor.alternativaplatform.com update Online 3D-models viewer [URL="http://editor.alternativaplatform.com/"]editor.alternativaplatform.com[/URL] has been released by AlternativaPlatform company . Viewer supports 3DS format, as well as t…	8 Last	devilfish Nov 2011
Movember 2011 Hey guys! I didn't see a thread about Movember, I'm wondering who else grew their own mustache this year! We all grew manly facial hair at work, I'm sure we weren't the only ones! SHOW YO' MO'S. [U…	3 Last	Skillmister Nov 2011
Titanic in CryEngine 3 Check out this Titanic in CryEngine 3 made by ORMEntertainment. Pretty sweet huh? [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_IKqjb9TRY&feature=player_embedded"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_IKqjb9TRY…	23 Last	greevar Nov 2011
Watermarks and your art I wrote this another piece for my blog. It seemed pretty straight forward. But I thought with all the people that come here when they are starting out it might not hurt to post this here. Again love …	32 Last	r_fletch_r Nov 2011
Intuos 3 woes So, my trusty Intuos 3 tablet has stopped responding today. It was acting up last night - but has now stopped working altogether. I use it at home and work, so it gets packed/unpacked almost every d…	4 Last	arrangemonk Nov 2011