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Making a proper request for texture art for an existing model... Short introduction... I'm 32, been married 7 years and have 2 lovely kids... I live in the US, Anaheim CA to be exact. My pretty much one and only hobby for the last 2+ years has been NDS homebrew de…	10 Last	die_Kröte Nov 2009
Uncharted 2 - best looking environments, ever? Sorry to bring up a game that's been out for a while, but with UC going on I haven't played any games as of late. I went to Jay Evans' place last night to do some gaming and he popped in Uncharted 2 …	31 Last	danshewan Nov 2009
Gearbox=genius Aside from the obvious that borderlands this one of the most amazing, well put together games ( with a few negatives) of all time, gearbox has done a few things that to me are genius. [B]No cloth yo…	33 Last	snemmy Nov 2009
Univeristys In the UK Okay so i've spent the last year or so learning more and more about Games design and how most games are built procedures and what else... Ive also been told that alot of Universitys are claiming to …	12 Last	Nemecys Nov 2009
UDK Unreal Tournament 3: Update? I dont know if I should ask in the UDK thread. If so sorry and delete this. Since it sounds like a minor conversion to upgrade the lighting in the UT3 files to the UDK dynamics. Do you think or kn…	1 Last	Kevin Johnstone Nov 2009
Halloween costume thread Alright, post your construction/final shots here! My humble begginings: [IMG]http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/499159/halloween1.jpg[/IMG]	99 Last	ZacD Nov 2009
Support OUR Troops Unearthly Challenge has just over a week before deadline. Our soldier have been working hard for the Polycount name, and we need to be standing right behind them! As we dig deeper into the trenches o…	11 Last	killingpeople Nov 2009
Bill Maher: Stand up for the 70% of Americans who aren't crazy [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=967-1PnTv4Q[/ame] I don't know if non-republicans need to be assholes like republicans, but indulging in the crazy notion that they can make a difference would he…	104 Last	ZacD Nov 2009
Disney is going back to it's roots! I'm excited they are making 2d movies again. I just hope they have some good scripts to go along with all that artistic talent. [url]http://www.pamil-visions.net/disney-hand-drawn-animation/24261/[/…	12 Last	Zack Fowler Nov 2009
PC Advice If you know nothing about building your own comp is this an alright deal? Or should I not go to Costco.com? lol :) $599.99 Is everything just to crappy? I'm being cheap. :\ [URL="http://www.costco.…	8 Last	ZacD Nov 2009
Closed UDK Tutorials/Jobs/Snippets - The Ball Sick man. Thanks a lot for the help.	0 Last	whats_true Nov 2009
Dangers of using aluminum bats. Another fucked up court case. [URL]http://www.wlky.com/cnn-news/21467637/detail.html[/URL] The panel ruled in favor of a family who sued the company for not warning users about the dangers of using aluminum bats. The verdict me…	59 Last	Jonas Ronnegard Nov 2009
CHOPSTICKS!!! Just found out this cool little item, lightsabre chopsticks! I bet you can put a little led in there and make epic fun! [IMG]http://www.alteregocomics.com/store/files/images/large/d_6844.jpg[/IMG] …	4 Last	brandoom Nov 2009
Crunch time = sick guy ? Dont worry house will fix it! New episode of season 6 is about some dude who collapses during crunch time and has some weird illnesses starts hallucinating the video game at one point! awesome episode! [url]http://www.hulu.com/…	24 Last	pior Nov 2009
2012 - Making of vids Some videos showing how they did some of the effects for emmerichs new movie, [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NzDXHMwUoE[/ame] and [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Ijnq-A7mU[/ame]	9 Last	XenoKratios Nov 2009
Movember (grow a mustache, jerks!) [url]http://www.movember.com/[/url] Yes, I think I'll grow a jounty mustache for Movember, maybe even style it!	31 Last	Joshua Stubbles Nov 2009
New Flash game is a hardcore retro-arcade challenge! [URL="http://www.kongregate.com/games/ExplodingCrate/galaxy-wars-for-the-sake-of-the-universe"]Play GALAXY WARS for the sake of the universe on Kongregate! [/URL] This gorgeous and challenging flash …	19 Last	Peris Nov 2009
WTF What kind of sick perverted individual would design a keyboard with a power button where the printscreen is - and what idiot would buy one? Me :poly127: Bang went 4 hours work with a cresc…	28 Last	vik Nov 2009
Spacemarine..Relic why are you so awesome! This looks absolutely awesome. Spacemarine! [url]http://kotaku.com/5271667/40k-space-marine-finally-officially-announced-%5Bupdate%5D[/url] The trailer looks pretty kick ass!	106 Last	TheWinterLord Nov 2009
Aion - who's going to be playing? I preordered this at the weekend off steam, waiting for the Open beta.. Who else is giving this a go ?	89 Last	sir-knight Nov 2009
engine for modding outdoor and indoor stuff I'm looking into game engines for doing some mod-type stuff. At first I'd use it just to show off some porftolio stuff, but I might end up making an actual mod at some point. I'd like to use an engin…	6 Last	Kevin Albers Nov 2009
Warhammer 40k: Space Marine Ok first off IM a huge 40k fan, I used to have a space marine army Moved to tau and I always wanted a titan. SO I saw this leaked video a while back and now theres an actual website spacemarine.com. …	3 Last	TheWinterLord Nov 2009
Games Guest Lecturing.... Hi folks, I work at Staffordshire University in the UK, I'm posting a shout out to anyone who'd like to get involved in guest lecturing, judging student competitions or just general interest. W…	4 Last	Emperors Teeth Nov 2009
Cup of Tears Do you like awesome? If so, click: [URL="http://www.vimeo.com/5957763"][IMG]http://www.windmilllane.com/images/project_stills_large/The_Cup_of_Tears_image_6_624x350.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [it's a movie]	20 Last	Dippndots Nov 2009
Tattoos and piercings affect being hired? Hey guys, I know a while back there was a thread about whether or not long hair and a beard would affect potentially being hired in the industry, but I don't think it mentioned anything about tattoos…	76 Last	t4paN Nov 2009
And on the subject of cool games about space... Some of you may have seen this on RPS today: [url]http://www.shatteredhorizon.com/[/url] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cCeCwcF8eo[/ame] eurogamer preview: [url]http://www.eurogamer.net/art…	34 Last	Japhir Nov 2009
Return of Alice [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46PfegxX1ls[/ame] I'm not sure what to make of of the teaser... I liked the first one but that was before creepy fairy tales really took off. It had great puzzle…	27 Last	Fearkage Nov 2009
'Splosion Man I couldn't find a thread on this already, so this just to say that 'Splosion Man is AWESOME!!! I've been hoping for a game like this for many years. 2D retro gameplay in a 3D world, that's fun. [a…	10 Last	Malikoy Nov 2009
ISP International Copyright Treaty. We get screwed. [url]http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/03/secret-copyright-tre.html[/url] [quote]The internet chapter of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a secret copyright treaty whose text Obama's adminis…	15 Last	pior Nov 2009
New DVD Release! Unreal Cascade - An Introduction and Application Hi Everyone! After tons of crazy hard work we finally got this one done, its a long one too and has everything you could want for cascade, from absolute beginners to making cool particles. The full i…	6 Last	bounchfx Nov 2009
Eat3d - Unreal Cascade DVD [url]http://eat3d.com/cascade[/url] If you want to make effects in UT3 this dvd is great! I watched most of the DVD last night and picked up a few things I didn't know :)	2 Last	Lee3dee Nov 2009
Prince of Persia trailer [url]http://prince-of-persia-trailer.blogspot.com/[/url] [url]http://kotaku.com/5395480/the-prince-of-persia-movie-trailer-covers-all-the-bases[/url] It looks like it doesn't suck!	20 Last	ScudzAlmighty Nov 2009
wanna buy terminator? rights to the terminator franchise is being auctioned off. [url]http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=26186[/url]	5 Last	danshewan Nov 2009
Looking forward to Doom 4? ID tech 5! After years of playing Doom I am eagerly looking forward to this new release of technology, id tech 5 [URL]http://www.doom4news.com/[/URL] it will be a bonanza! Recently I heard the release date wa…	41 Last	pthomas1172 Nov 2009
Should I upgrade to Windows 7. Main use is 3D art. Just wondering how people are finding Windows 7. I use XP at the moment and am thinking of upgrading. I'm a 3D artist and use the PC mainly for Photoshop and 3D programs like Maya. I also use the Unr…	26 Last	Kylen Nov 2009
Pumpkins! I carved some last weekend with some friends Just figured to share with the community :D [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v61/seforin/IMG_2752.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/album…	15 Last	notman Nov 2009
PC performance Hey guys, I was wondering what type of configuration you guys use whenever rendering normal maps or Ambient Occlusion at the company or at home for the contractors. Thanks in advance	7 Last	Disco Stu Nov 2009
Question for Character Artists in the Field Hey all. My name is Leng, and Im currently studying to become a 3D artist, character art in particular. Ive been lurking around here and other forums for quite some time gathering useful tips n …	3 Last	rawkstar Nov 2009
Out of Hell - UT2004 mod 7 years in the making, looks awesome! [url]http://www.outofhell.net/[/url]	1 Last	ScudzAlmighty Nov 2009
First Natural Selection 2 Screens! [url]http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/61082[/url] Anyone else looking forward to this as much as i am? Got the CE on pre-order. You get access to the editor and such which looks like a great e…	17 Last	ebagg Nov 2009
Animation Tournament To the Game Animators of Polycount Wanting to let the few animators, that lurk around this corner of polycount, know that we have an Anonymous 8 man Animation Tournament being hosted at GamerReel.co…	2 Last	StephenVyas Nov 2009
Team Fortress 2 - $2.50 for the next 2 hours Or whatever other arbitrary time Valve has. Anyway, if you don't own it yet, which seems weird to me, it's for sale for $2.50, so come on! [url]http://store.steampowered.com/app/440/[/url]	23 Last	danshewan Nov 2009
tablet pc question hey, anybody rocking a tablet pc? im looking to get one so i dont have to lug my old 20lb beast around with me anymore, and they are cheaper than a cintiq + portable has anyone used the hp tablets…	8 Last	kendo Nov 2009
new cool casual game Hi everybody, i found a cool Game, as i was searching for bomberman. For everyone who like classic games or casual games, just want to relax or have a break , he will like this Game. A re-polished n…	0 Last	slatch Nov 2009
Assassin's Creed Channel Anybody else watch this noise? Thoughts? [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqGk33RAZA8[/ame]	25 Last	Disco Stu Oct 2009
Going to Thailand Hey guys, I will be going to Thailand for a month and a week, anybody got some recommendations? I will be staying in Bangkok for a few days and then move on to Chiang Mai. After that I will go on a …	1 Last	Target_Renegade Oct 2009
Call of Duty MW2 Surprised someone hasn't brought this up yet. Warning Spoilers [URL]http://news.spong.com/article/19606/Activision-Confirms-Civilian-Slaughter-Scene-in-Modern-Warfare-2[/URL] Anyone got opinions…	72 Last	t4paN Oct 2009
Seattle Polycounters and 3D Training Seminar Hey Polycount - I'm a big lurker but I rarely post :x . I have a question for my fellow Seattle area Polycounters - is anyone attending the 3D Training Academy "night of inspiration" ([URL="http://w…	1 Last	oXYnary Oct 2009
Good (and possibly free) iPhone apps/games ? Ok, so I just got my fancy iPhone from my provider (3G, not 3GS, but almost for free) and I was trying to find cool games/apps but their appstore is such a mess that if you don't know what you're loo…	13 Last	snemmy Oct 2009
Tekken 6 comes out tomorrow Anyone getting it? Mine's reserved and paid for already. I've always been partial to the Tekken series anyways, but this one looks really fantastic; great graphics, lots of modes, plus a giant roster…	16 Last	sama.van Oct 2009