General Discussion

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Any silo 2 users here? I have been thinking about purchasing silo 2 for modeling. yeah i know there are some bug issues and it hasn't been updated in a while but it really seems like a good zbrush/modo alternative. the…	12 Last	ScoobyDoofus Dec 2009
experience with Vonchurch recruiters? Hey guys, has anyone had any experience with [url=http://www.vonchurch.com/]Vonchurch recruiters[/url]? The website is a bit sparse but the guy who contacted me named the studios he was recruiting f…	2 Last	Lee3dee Dec 2009
80's Based Artwork Auction Saw this today: [url]http://www.heyyouguyscharity.com/[/url] I love some of these pieces. I wish I had the dough for this :/	2 Last	SubPablo Dec 2009
CGBOOTCAMP Hey Guys and Gals, Just thought I would post a site that is free of charge and has some really nifty video tutorials. A few guys that I work with put this together. They cover numerous topics deali…	9 Last	Nizza_waaarg Dec 2009
Gnomon School: The Making of 2012, Thursday, December 10th Just relaying this. I believe I will check it out. I live in San Diego......... _______ Join [URL="http://www.gnomonschool.com/"]Gnomon School of Visual Effects[/URL] for [B]3December: The Making of…	0 Last	ralusek Dec 2009
The Best Anti Xmas/Holiday Movies of all time. Badder Santa [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVRmXc8PPqk[/ame] Gremlins [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMsDCXHTpUU[/ame] What do you have?	17 Last	Seralios Dec 2009
Broken 360, what to do So the audio crapped out on my xbox recently, its out of warranty and they want to charge me $120 + shipping to repair it, which seems a little nuts. Its about 3 years old so i think it would be bett…	35 Last	DarthNater Dec 2009
HAPPY SLIGHTLY LATE BDAY ASTROZOMBIE I LOVES YOU	14 Last	retleks Dec 2009
Pirate Radio If you haven't had a chance to see this movie yet do yourself a favour and check it out, it's frickin hilarious. the trailer really does a crap job selling it (makes it out to be alot more dramatic, …	3 Last	ZacD Dec 2009
spare PNY Quadro FX 5800 a friend of mine has a spare PNY Quadro FX 5800 to sell (factory new, sealed in box...) shop price is around 3k €. it would be sold for 1600€. PM me if you are interested thanks! [url]htt…	0 Last	CrazyButcher Dec 2009
party at rhinokeys house! I got the pink eye! :( sucks woke up with my eye almost swollen shut. it was buggin me a bit yesterday but this morn ,, ick	6 Last	Mark Dygert Dec 2009
We Pray [url]http://masswepray.com/[/url] Amazing ! XD	2 Last	arrangemonk Dec 2009
Hyper Realistic Sculpting Thought you guys might enjoy these. : ) [url]http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/11/mind-blowing-hyperrealistic-sculptures/[/url] Really like the large ones. Must be pretty surreal to see in perso…	25 Last	Malus Dec 2009
Thoughts on exposing bad workers So, what do you guys think? Not delivering on time, failing to make changes, outright disappearing in the middle of work. There should be some public accountability for gross misconduct, no ? Have …	54 Last	D4V1DC Dec 2009
For all the polycount ladies [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3nkfOmo1yo[/ame]	6 Last	ebagg Dec 2009
Freelance advice needed please: Okay, I have learned the hard way much about how to approach the payment side of things when working freelance. One of the major issues I have however is that people contact me about work, and they …	15 Last	Hazardous Dec 2009
Notice of server maintenance: Dec 5th midnight CST Notice of server maintenance: Dec 5th midnight CST The folks that host the server box are going to be doing some work on their own infrastructure at midnight on Dec 5th. They are expecting it to tak…	0 Last	r13 Dec 2009
Call of Duty series tops $3 billion Although I still have my issues with the PC version of MW2, a big congrats to the folks over at Infinity Ward as their series has topped $3 billion! [URL]http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAn…	43 Last	Calabi Dec 2009
What to do if you've taken on an impossible task? And you only have 2 weeks before a prototype for said task is being assessed? Is it better to have a go at doing it all, or just focus on one bit and make that super awesome? I think I'm screwed :p…	28 Last	joe gracey Dec 2009
FF8 is driving me crazy this game is just driving me insane !!! 1- the game is very long 2- Characters are so attractive as design , and there animation is smooth 3- all the music tracks never gets old 4- an amazing story …	76 Last	Karmageddon Dec 2009
Disconnected from your work? You ever just feel disconnected from your work? Sometimes when Im working in max its just feels too distant, like if I had a 3d visor and some sort of glove or something to actually hold and model it…	6 Last	eld Dec 2009
you guys totally missed my birthday i tought somebody would know it, but i guess that was false well happy birthday anton [img]http://joker-vertrieb.de/FOTO%20und%20BILD/images/ze_036_birthday.jpg[/img]	32 Last	Ruz Nov 2009
2D engines/frameworks Does anyone have 2D engine recommendations to mess around with for someone relatively comfortable with scripting? I've been looking at a few, and flixel is looking quite nice for now, but I'm hoping …	3 Last	KlausSilveira Nov 2009
turnout just wondering, how many models do you create every month? i usually average 1 tank/AFV model every month.	16 Last	JohnnyRaptor Nov 2009
London Waterloo .. 1st of december.. Hey guys, im finally going south and visiting London, whats cool and whats not cool to see within walking distance of Waterloo? Ive about 4-5 hours before I have to jump on another train at 5:30.	3 Last	rolfness Nov 2009
Mass We Pray: [url]http://masswepray.com/[/url] Seriously... Watch the video. Then click on the screenshots. :O	26 Last	rolfness Nov 2009
The start of a beautiful thing... BORDERLAND CUSTOM MAPS! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu0in-bCWrc[/ame]	9 Last	Snacuum Nov 2009
2012 thoughts? I did a search to make sure this hasn't been made already, and didn't see any soo... I saw it! The FX were great and worth the watch in the movies. I enjoyed the movie overall. The previews of Avat…	24 Last	Joshua Stubbles Nov 2009
Bamboo multitouch pen tablet? I don't even know what to think about this. Do i still get to use a pen? [url]http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/wacom-bamboo-multitouch-pen-tablet-spotted-by-mr-blurrycam/[/url]	46 Last	Michael Knubben Nov 2009
Help me decide which game to make. [url]http://voodoosoftware.net/poll/index.php[/url] Three game ideas. Quick sample art/mock screenshot. very basic rules of the game. vote on the one you would like to play yourself. Maybe even give…	1 Last	danshewan Nov 2009
Boo-yah! (CG Nudity) Now if only real life was this simple... Quick Save Quick Load through all dialogues for optimal results and flood em with material gifts, next thing you know you'll be feeling them 231,193,172 color…	61 Last	Mike_Carlyle Nov 2009
Abandoned places in the world. Awesome. Some really inspirational stuff in here for environment artists. Abandoned places in the world: [url]http://www.dirjournal.com/info/abandoned-places-in-the-world/[/url] [img]http://www.dir…	52 Last	Minos Nov 2009
Steven Segal LAWMAN [URL="http://www.aetv.com/steven-seagal-lawman/"]Lawman[/URL] "the show is real... it's, it's not a joke" [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itvxDCMICP8[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…	15 Last	rooster Nov 2009
Google Wave Invites Hey hey, seeing as I have many invites to spare and most of my friends think Google Wave is a dance move I was wondering if anybody on Polycount wanted an invite? I have 2, if anybody wants one. :D	137 Last	bearkub Nov 2009
New Toys Thread My dad and I just purchased this baby :D [center][img]http://www.ktmkorea.co.kr/pic/58.gif[/img][/center]	17 Last	StephenVyas Nov 2009
Sculpting with a Tablet Guys, I must say this. I've had a tablet for about a year now that I just used to paint with. Why didn't anyone tell me that sculpting with the thing made it 1000000 times better?! I had some issues …	8 Last	Kwramm Nov 2009
Closed the only photograph !!! a photograph taken by me in 2006 , it is a frozen water in cup that was flipped , those internal things , i still don't know how they were formed ... [IMG]http://3dkernel.com/wp-content/uploads/2009…	1 Last	Andreas Nov 2009
Happy Thanksgiving, America! Wanted to drop a happy bomb on all you turkey eating pcounters out there in the states. Get your grub on! :D I'm alone this year, but I celebrated with friends this past Saturday which was great fun…	32 Last	Joshua Stubbles Nov 2009
Scored my first job at Bungie! :) Well it seems that there arnt to many job posting threads lately due to all the layoff threads so just to shake this up a little I got my first real job working for Bungie as a contract Environment A…	66 Last	psychoticprankster Nov 2009
Congrats to Cory "Killingpeople" Robinson Cory is the newest member of the Diablo 3 team here at Blizzard Entertainment. We look forward to having you around soon. It's been a long time coming buddy! -Kenny	131 Last	Josh_Singh Nov 2009
Game Breaking saw this in another thread [QUOTE=EarthQuake;1035669] no matter what i do my model isnt likely to break the entire build before an important deadline.[/QUOTE] rather then derail it I felt I could sh…	21 Last	Flaringo Nov 2009
Holy Crap, MoP day! Happy birthday, Mopples! Thanks for sticking around. :D	61 Last	Super Nov 2009
L4D2 Kill all sons o' bitches, that's my 'ficial instructions! :D	55 Last	MikeF Nov 2009
Stop right now... Film of the YEAR has just had its trailer shown... I don't care what you say, so quit yo' jibba jabba... Van Damme... Dolph Lundgren... Chernobyl... In a new Universal Soldier. Honestly guys, the trailer looks like they spent all of £10 on the b…	33 Last	DarthNater Nov 2009
Stargate: Universe Anybody catch this? I was a big fan of the original movie, and didn't really get into the two TV shows until recently (they always seemed a little too silly/lite for me). This new show seems much m…	40 Last	Joshua Stubbles Nov 2009
Closed How do Americans reconcile the concept of bootstraps with being a nation of fatasses? Despite the fact that America has the lowest class mobility of any developed nation, Americans believe in the concept of bootstraps (it comes from the phrase, pick yourself up by your own bootstraps,…	103 Last	EarthQuake Nov 2009
The Great Gaming Chair Battle Well due to the position of the tv to my bed and its low height a gaming chair is appropriate. So I originally wanted a rocker. Classic on the floor type chair. The x rocker to be exact. But I found …	13 Last	teaandcigarettes Nov 2009
Avatar Human Hardware Featurette The video shows a whole array of sci-fi tech that the invading human army uses to conquer the alien planet of Pandora ,seems worth a watch . I wish this featurette wud have released earlier , Camero…	57 Last	Jeremy Wright Nov 2009
Cast Offs TV show [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/6643970/Cast-Offs-puts-disabled-people-in-a-new-light.html[/url] watched this earlier its so fuckin hillarious.. In one bit they ask a blindguy wh…	2 Last	rolfness Nov 2009
Closed 10 Year Old Kid Wont Pledge to the US I just saw this kid on the Colbert Report... goddamn awesome! I love that a 10 year old kid can figure this out, but most American's are oblivious. :P [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOcAWn7Rp9s…	105 Last	Jesse Moody Nov 2009