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Loot whore looking for game Ok, So Im looking for a new game to play. I would prefer a diablo style game, but doesnt have to be exactly like it. heres what im looking for in a game lots and lots of loot. huge character develop…	43 Last	crazyfingers Jun 2010
Wiki feedback: tools I've been adding different programs to the wikis tools page and would like to know if their's anything you think it's missing? I want to only list apps that can be run stand alone (no plugins unless …	16 Last	PolyHertz Jun 2010
uploading pictures does anyone know how to upload screenshots properly, im not talking about attachments, but to paste the picture where the text shows. thanks	1 Last	Marine Jun 2010
Southern Ontario Polycount Meetup? Hi all, Just wanted to throw the idea out in the open. It seems there are a few of us from the area on the forums here. Perhaps some people would fancy a night out on the town? Good idea? Bad idea?…	8 Last	Purplepaint Jun 2010
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Anyone playing this? I just started this past weekend when i was travelling, holy hell it rules!! I love the mission structure, and how it mirrors monster hunter :) Took a little bit to get used to …	11 Last	moose Jun 2010
Happy Birthday Skank! Happy Birthday Jesse!! [img]http://www.skalfa.com/press/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/happy_birthday_new.jpg[/img]	6 Last	Emil Mujanovic Jun 2010
Does there any website can upload MP3 exsit? Hi, everyone! I want to record some of my voice, then upload to somewhere. then I can copy the link to paste to my blog as the auto-played background music. Then when someone enter my blog, he …	16 Last	guangh69 Jun 2010
Legitimate Question Alright, I have a legitimate question. I stumbled upon this forum after news of the Team Fortress 2 Polycount contest. Every once and a while I'd stop by and check out the creations people have made.…	5 Last	Ghostscape Jun 2010
Max or Maya? Question it looks like a lot of Companies are using Maya now when I first started doing CG four years ago I started in Max then I used Maya for a year and a half then I went back to Max modeling. al…	32 Last	onionhead_o Jun 2010
Filter out polypack threads from the search please? This is getting annoying, i can't search for anything without it being flooded by TF2 - Polypack threads. Edit: I don't really see any place else to put this, so i might aswell bring it up here :P	8 Last	hawken Jun 2010
walkcycle Hello can you recommend some sites and tutorials that impressed you that teaches how to make a walkcycle ? i like the one from man-candy , but want to explore more ...	3 Last	PhattyEwok Jun 2010
OnLive Discussion? Hello, I was just listening to my all time favourite podcast (Save for Games Industry Mentor) PCGAMER Podcast and they were talking about the OnLive service which has just been released I think. Do …	23 Last	Calabi Jun 2010
Looking to buy an entry level DSLR, tips? I am sure you are all tired of seeings these "best camera" threads, but I tried searching and I couldn't find any pre-existing thread. I am thinking of getting an entry level DSLR and I did some res…	162 Last	erik! Jun 2010
Toronto Earth Quake. Anyone just feel that in the toronto area? Im in markham and felt it. and a few friends in the area did as well.	39 Last	Emil Mujanovic Jun 2010
Recent International Grad Hey PC! So I recently graduated from the Art Institute of California in San Diego, I'm an international worker from Sweden. I've experienced difficulties in getting attention from studios because of…	10 Last	Diwan Jun 2010
BM82 - this is for you! Alright guys, here's the skinny. A good number of us know [URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=20787"]BradMyers82[/URL]. Awesome guy, hard worker, superb attitude, killer ambition, …	93 Last	Mime Jun 2010
Would anyone be interest in ... portfolio socialnetworking type site Would anyone be interested in a new website designed for Artists and Game / Film developers as a portfolio and social network site? This would not be a replacement for polycount nor a forum. I was…	13 Last	EarthQuake Jun 2010
Transformers: War for Cybertron - Bigass multiplayer gameplay trailer - Watch it! [url]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/multiplayer-overview-transformers-war/65224?type=flv[/url]	23 Last	Dracowyr Jun 2010
TF2 Polycount Pack - All of your stunning work! [url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=956008[/url] Throughout all the pages you might see your own creation. Sorry if I forgot to list yours!	7 Last	Emil Mujanovic Jun 2010
Airborn needs help Hi, the team behind [url=http://www.airborn-game.com]Airborn[/url] is searching for a coder, or well humm lets call him Scripter, as unreal doesn't support custom code. The interested person shou…	15 Last	Neox Jun 2010
A little schooling advice, if you would? Ok poly-counters, so i have been playing around with 3d for about a year and a half now and altho, im enjoying playing around, i really need to make a choice weather im going to make this my path and…	32 Last	ingedae Jun 2010
Toy Story 3 (game) Anyone playing it? i Picked it up today along with demons souls. this game is frickin addictive! lol. i usually hate movie games, but this one is fuuun	5 Last	BlackulaDZ Jun 2010
Closed Polycount News Page Suggestions sorry if this already has a thread, i couldn't find anything. i've been waiting a bit to see how the new polycount turned out, didn't want to say anything till it got going a bit. i'll start off …	4 Last	adam Jun 2010
3DS Max or Maya Alright guys. I know you've probably been asked this 1000 million gabillion times, but I'm going to ask one more time. For someone starting out, which software package should one go with? I'm look…	40 Last	ZacD Jun 2010
A Life Well Wasted ...an internet radio show about videogames and the people who love them. Hosted and edited by former EGM and 1UP writer Robert Ashley. This guy. [IMG]http://gamerant.com/wp-content/uploads/a-life-we…	6 Last	MattQ86 Jun 2010
Another UDK Mass Physics demo The guy who did the UDK mass physics demo that was posted on the front page the other day did another one. He didn't do a crazy amount of props this time but was a bit more creative. [ame]http://w…	11 Last	Lee3dee Jun 2010
Transformers War for Cybertron...who picked it up? I'm very curious to hear what people think. Gotta wait til pay day for me, but it's getting very nice reviews. One review called it this years Arkham Asylum, which is exactly what I was hoping for.	13 Last	oXYnary Jun 2010
Budget 2010: Video games tax credits scrapped [B]Budget 2010: Video games tax credits scrapped[/B] [B] In his emergency budget the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has said that the Coalition Government has no plans to introduce…	4 Last	Squiggers Jun 2010
Polycount TF2 Server We've set up a few Team Fortress 2 servers for those wanting to get together with other polycounters and shoot each other in the face. Do a search in the map browser for Polycount and you'll find 2 o…	170 Last	Saiainoshi Jun 2010
Legend of Zork Anyone on the contest from GameStop or EBgames? That you sign up for Legend of Zork that is online rpg game and level your character to level 5 to win free supply of the games for a year?	4 Last	DrunkShaman Jun 2010
For the metal fans here..The Big Four performing Am I Evil on stage together [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AdzqU4I1MM[/ame]	6 Last	Jeremy-S Jun 2010
ZBrush user to Mudbox - Wacom Setup I'm curious if anybody knows a way to setup an Intuos3 to work well with Mudbox as well as I have it setup for ZBrush. On my ZBrush I have the left buttons set to Ctrl, Alt, Shift, and Ctrl+Shift and…	0 Last	ceebee Jun 2010
New futurama season this week. EXCITMENT! Anyone else horribly overexcited about the fact that the new Futurama season starts this week? :) [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-CuAvPgpyU[/ame]	19 Last	jrs100000 Jun 2010
Who's married, and how long? Long time no post, but since it has been a while and lots of changes in my life, I figure maybe the same is true of others! We're all grown ups now, except for MightPea, who will be perpetually 12, …	210 Last	monster Jun 2010
Table Top Games? Anyone know any good two player table top games? Role playing or strategy perhaps? I would like something good to play with my girlfriend, but am completely out of my territory with table top games.	50 Last	Warbringerd Jun 2010
U.S. Government Proposes "Internet Kill Switch" Well apparently there's something in the water in the U.S. cause if this thing passes not only will people in the states be screwed, it will affect everyone else too. Hopefully everyone will think i…	64 Last	eld Jun 2010
Transformers fans - if grimlock was in the movie what would he transform too?	21 Last	Wahlgren Jun 2010
Questions about getting into the industry, college, freelancing, please help. Hi I would like some guidance... I am 17 and have been accepted to a Uni, I believe I'm going to major in whatever they have closest to game art... I'm looking to work as a character artist but anywa…	22 Last	ceebee Jun 2010
So Digital it hurts! got me a jorb :P Hey Guys! I wanted to be sure the papers were signed and that everything was in order before i made this thread but I am very Happy and excited to announce that I will be starting at [B]Digital Extr…	46 Last	ae. Jun 2010
EMINEM - RECOVERY [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f3/Recovery21.jpg[/IMG] OFFICIALLY GETS RELEASED NEXT WEEK BUT I GOT MY HANDS ON IT. Great stuff as always. I know some people had issues with Relap…	35 Last	Michael Knubben Jun 2010
Blatant E3 self promotion Hey just wanted to have you guys check out what me and a few other polycounters are working on,its one of the games featured at E3 [url]http://www.specopstheline.com/[/url] Hope you guys like it.	14 Last	Autocon Jun 2010
Features for the website. [SIZE=4][COLOR=White][B]PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE VOTING.[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] Hey everyone. I thought I'd kick off a new poll about features you'd love to see for Polycount. I don't mean things like '…	67 Last	adam Jun 2010
New Wordpress, 3.0. Useful for simple portfolios As some of you know, I've often extolled the virtues of the Wordpress blogging platform as a simple portfolio site. They have a new upgrade [url]http://wordpress.org/development/2010/06/thelonious/[…	14 Last	mickyg Jun 2010
Studying Architecture? Besides the obvious looking at and drawing/modeling buildings I see around me, what would some of you more experienced 3D environment artists recommend really studying in terms of architecture? What…	6 Last	Tom Ellis Jun 2010
Writing Crits I'm a a studying concept artist but I tried my hand at writing. Would you say I had potential if I chose a writting path? Keeping in mind this is not a planned out peice and was written as I went. […	25 Last	rooster Jun 2010
Potential Conflict Of Interest - Need Advice So, I have recently found myself approaching a rather hairy situation. I currently am employed with a Game Developer/Publisher as a low level Customer Support/Phone Rep. I went to school for 3D Art …	14 Last	Andreas Jun 2010
Gentica 3.5 Seamless textures from photos [url]http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/genetica/gen3,5announce.htm[/url] Looks like it might save some people some time.	30 Last	Yozora Jun 2010
Indie Development Podcast/s... Came up with this idea about a week ago, could people give their thoughts on it please? [quote] To give the community an insight into the work that goes into development of Indie projects, I (Squ…	7 Last	ebagg Jun 2010
D'AWWWHHHHHHHHH (microsoft kinect) [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_UZAsgep0w[/ame] this does not belong in the thread of awesomeness; this thread is now about cats. Maybe i'm too casual or whatever, but this made me genuinely…	75 Last	dfacto Jun 2010
This isnt me?! Hey everyone. Since the polycount update i have gone on the website to login and noticed that sometimes im already logged in, only not as myself. The people who ive been logged in as (two different p…	4 Last	Michael Knubben Jun 2010