General Discussion

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Closed Skipping to oldest unread post? So, in the latest version of PC, threads with new posts since my last visit show up in green, and posts that haven't been touched since then are grey. Awesome! However, when I click on a green titl…	1 Last	adam Jun 2010
Closed Mystery Mortal Kombat Trailer , friggen awesome Mystery [I]Mortal Kombat[/I] Trailer Will Blow You Away. [URL]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101195-Mystery-Mortal-Kombat-Trailer-Will-Blow-You-Away[/URL] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/wa…	2 Last	psychoticprankster Jun 2010
Torchlight by Runic Games Just wanted to put this on the radar for the modding community. [URL]http://www.torchlightgame.com/[/URL] youtube Trailer from PAX [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyVzDoAFTXk&feature=sub[/ame]…	265 Last	JohnnySix Jun 2010
Things that you HATE in games What are some of the things that you absolutely cannot stand in a game, like a game mechanic, a type of enemy, unfair things, etc.	54 Last	dejawolf Jun 2010
ModNation Racers What, no thread for the UFG guys yet? [url]http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/02/modnation-racers-like-littlebigplanet-on-wheels/[/url] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf0uKjEr-Tw[/ame]	31 Last	PixelMasher Jun 2010
Mods/Games using temporary art, your opinion? So I can't go into it yet but I have a decent sized team trying to develop a pretty serious and complex SP/MP mod/game for the UDK. Currently we want to try and get as much stuff done at possible bef…	12 Last	Zack Fowler Jun 2010
If You Were Your Avatar [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9TEdGbvtnc&feature=player_embedded[/ame] sweet video. the message isn't particularly interesting or anything, but the shots are pretty sweet. it looks like they'…	1 Last	ceebee Jun 2010
Red Faction [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO_HG5drmoY[/ame] Whats everyone thoughts? I really enjoyed the destruction of the first game but the story was so flat and boring :( The one thing that bugs me…	7 Last	oXYnary Jun 2010
oil paint tips wat up guys. i scrounged up enough money for oil paint supplies and now... well i dont know how to do this. im scared that i might mess up the canvas. my supplies are: [LIST=1] [*]palette knife …	22 Last	marlfox8 Jun 2010
Animation Treasures blog [url]http://one1more2time3.wordpress.com/[/url] Just absolutely fantastic, a never-ending source of insight and inspiration from the history of traditional animation. My find of the month I think :)…	2 Last	Andreas Jun 2010
Where do you get your textures So where does everybody get their textures from?	19 Last	JonMurphy Jun 2010
ergh....sculpting is tricky....Mudbox or Zbrush? So, im trying to dive face first into the world of sculpting and high poly and finding myself drowning haha Doing my best to sculpt and read through a book on Zbrush, but not being able to do what I…	11 Last	Del Jun 2010
The Package Hi guys! Last year I committed some screens of The Package game in the pimp&preview section and the game is now available on the apple store. It was a work done for a clients and today I got a me…	4 Last	sama.van Jun 2010
hooray for unsecured internets i just moved into my new rental home about 15 minutes ago, me my chihuahua a laptop and suitcase, i was ready for a few days of no internets till they got around to hookin it up. but YAY s neighb…	12 Last	Justin Meisse Jun 2010
Happy birthday Jesse! Many happy returns on the big 3-0, dude! In keeping with time-honored polycount tradition.... [IMG]http://www.peniscake.co.uk/userimages/P1000853.JPG[/IMG]	24 Last	teaandcigarettes Jun 2010
Wizarding World Of Harry Potter [url]http://media.universalorlando.com/harrypotter/news.php?id=18[/url] The official Grand Opening date for the new Universal Orlando park was released today. Anyone planning to go? I'm taking the f…	33 Last	notman Jun 2010
Apartments in Austin Well I am moving to Austin in the next few weeks to start a new job and I was curious if anyone knew of any good apartments worth checking out when I get there, preferably around the Ranch Road 620 N…	10 Last	OrganizedChaos Jun 2010
Acceptable download size/time for web games? Hello, I'm about to start work on my first web game, and would like to get some opinions on loading times etc. I guess instead of download size, a more concrete question would be what would you con…	5 Last	rumblesushi Jun 2010
characterdesigns.com - Awesome free figure drawing photos [COLOR="DarkOrange"] Firstly depending on where you work this may be considered NSFW. Naked Ladies abound! [/COLOR] Hey, I was looking about for some half decent figure drawing refs and i found thi…	14 Last	DrunkShaman Jun 2010
I got my first freelance gig :) I got contacted for my first freelance gig, for a pretty big company to boot. :) My terms were accepted, and a contract was sent back to me to look over, sign, and fax back. Really stoked! :\	18 Last	Cody Jun 2010
Seattle bound. Who's there? So I am moving to Seattle to start my new jorb at Runic end of this month (May). I am looking for places to live currently and can't really trust the realtor/apt hunters I've been speaking with bec…	46 Last	oXYnary Jun 2010
Questions about Gnomon Hey there everyone. I'm just looking at Gnomon's website. The idea of studying there in some capacity has been a consideration of mine for a long while, but I'm just looking into it further. This is…	25 Last	ceebee Jun 2010
TF2 Concepts: Need Ideas? You probably won't find them here, but have a look anyways! Okay, I hope this isn't considered "bloggish" or anything like that, but I guess that's up to the moderators to decide. So the general idea behind starting this thread is that I'm not exactly what s…	0 Last	Space-FuMaster Jun 2010
Thoughts on Bond University Hey guys, Ill try and be breif; my ultimate passiosn lie in animating and video games - something which I hope to unite in a career of my dreams. I am a graduating student this year, and I need som…	6 Last	sampson Jun 2010
Art of God of War 3 More want! Looks like Ballistic is giving God of War the awesomeness of an art book treatment. [ame]http://www.amazon.com/Art-God-War-III-Game/dp/1921002727/ref=tmm_pap_title_0[/ame]	7 Last	ceebee Jun 2010
Valve is silly [URL]http://pc.ign.com/articles/109/1094050p1.html[/URL] [quote] Dear Subject Name Here, Aperture Science is pleased to inform you that we have partnered with Valve to announce the gala CANCELLAT…	18 Last	Reaprar Jun 2010
Game Schools in Bellevue,WA Does any one know anything about the two New game schools in [I]Bellevue,WA? 3DTA And Future Poly? Is it worth going to either one schools? Training, Internships, and Job placements? I would like…	8 Last	stoofoo Jun 2010
Nice article on Blitz Games Hey all, I'm sure a lot of you will have seen this since it's on CGS' front page, but well worth checking out. [url]http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=5685[/url] They may be a …	14 Last	Tom Ellis Jun 2010
I gotz a jerb... finally Moving over to Austin in about a week and a half to start working at Vigil Games. :) Thanks to everyone here for all of the crits on the Bait Shop... that was a major helper in my portfolio!	31 Last	Grey Jun 2010
Facing Right This is something that's been on my mind for a while and I was curious what other people's thoughts on it are. Looking at the art in my reference folders, the subjects are frequently facing to the r…	8 Last	Lord McMutton Jun 2010
You can not advance? Felt like the quality of the animation alone warrented a post for those who didn't know that the Blu-ray for the latest Evangelion film is now out! As a 2d/3d blend it still really blows me away, he…	25 Last	HonkyPunch Jun 2010
Del Toro leaves Hobbit movie [url]http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/del-toro-leaves-hobbit-movies-3573559[/url] bah, I was so excited for this, dammit!	16 Last	SHEPEIRO Jun 2010
Cody you Magnificent Bastard! Welcome to Netdevil...its about freaking time they hired your ass	25 Last	Progg Jun 2010
Shoutout! Major shoutout to Adam and Seth, for helping me recover the only remaining copy of my resume, portfolio, and demo reel from archived Polycount cottages...all of which was lost in the 'yes, go ahead a…	8 Last	ZacD Jun 2010
Grad'd HighSchool, quick question. Hey guys. I finally finished High School and I have a quick question. I've always been a 'Right minded' individual and not a 'left minded' person.I seriously struggle with maths, rules and facts th…	8 Last	PolyHertz Jun 2010
Truth about Motivation Sorry if this is a repost VERY cool video: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc&feature=autofb[/ame]	20 Last	eld Jun 2010
Max 2010 ribbon? Why the QQ? Hey, So I started using max 2010 recently and I was wondering what all the crying about the ribbon was for. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the ribbon is where the graphite modelling tools are listed…	10 Last	Quokimbo Jun 2010
Gaming Industry (help) Im a tattoo artist looking to get into the field of 2D concept art for games or what have you. I have no college background, but a pretty strong sense of form balance and lighting. I did a search on …	11 Last	gbftats Jun 2010
Sure, Ill have a shot of Vodka... in the EYE! [URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1278583/Young-people-drinking-neat-vodka-EYE-quick-buzz.html[/URL] Seriously.... natural selection at its finest.... Ill stick to beer pong and beer…	40 Last	hawken Jun 2010
Congrats DREAMER! - NEW JOB! Dreamer just got a Character Art gig at Blitz, while still in school. [url]http://www.blitzgamesstudios.com/[/url] Not sure if you guys have been following this guys progress but it's been an absol…	26 Last	Frump Jun 2010
New polycount bug reporting thread Please post any bugs you find around the site in this thread. We'll be working on cleaning up any issues as we and you find them. r13	69 Last	pior Jun 2010
I had my first day at BioWare today... It was awesome. I'd say more, but there aren't words to describe it. :poly142:	20 Last	JFletcher Jun 2010
CE2 Fantasy Game Environment For those that haven't seen it yet, you gotta check this out (56k beware): [URL]http://game-artist.net/forums/work-progress/13642-cryengine2-realtime-fantasy-game-environment-warning-huge-screenshot…	5 Last	ManxViking Jun 2010
How many of you guys relocated to the US to work for a company? can u share some detail about it? the process and time it took what do i need to have in order to make it work?	23 Last	yiannisk Jun 2010
Wiki accounts are now available I can now create a [URL="http://wiki.polycount.com"]wiki[/URL] account for anyone who wants one (thanks Vito!). If you'd like to edit or add to the wiki, first [URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum/…	2 Last	d1ver Jun 2010
Where do you find programer? Is there any site where you can find programmer who are looking for artist to work on their indie project particularly mobile like iPhone/iPad rather than PC game Mod (eg. moddb)	12 Last	Richard Kain Jun 2010
3D Scanners With technology that can scan up to a human hair perfectly, is there any point in specializing in modelling as a career... if you have just started out? I mean, I know that not everything can be sca…	24 Last	brwnbread Jun 2010
On hiring freelancers Hi, I'm a hobbyist/wannabe game developer. The art takes up all my time, looks bad, then I get fed up and start something else. So changing my strategy, using some of my regular job earned money to g…	16 Last	BradMyers82 Jun 2010
Arizona bound, Got job Well after a lot of internal struggle and over a year off work growing moss, I've signed a contract with Pitch Black games. they are a new game company and it will be a tough project, but i liked a…	55 Last	Grimm_Wrecking Jun 2010
Where can i find reference pix of this type of engines [IMG]http://www.pins.hr/images/motori.jpg[/IMG] the one in the middle would be the best i think its a terex engine but i cant find good pix	1 Last	Taz Jun 2010