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Chocolate sauce Well, I've just discovered some rather disturbing information regarding chocolate sauce. While many people may believe it goes very well with ice cream or other desserts, I believe that mocha sauce,…	88 Last	Justin Meisse Apr 2005
Anyone going to the QuakeCon this year? > I have made it a habbit to go to the QuakeCon every other year including this one. I'll be in the BYOC, the case mod contest, and hopefully the Quake2 1v1 tourney which I need to practice for m…	11 Last	Dukester Apr 2005
WoW connection tests? Is there a way to test whether WoW could connect? I'm not going to shell out 45 Euros for a game when I don't know whether it will even work and I have no idea how restrictive this proxy actually is …	12 Last	Toomas Apr 2005
Prison for piracy - better than walking the plank? I just came across this link originally via Slashdot: [url="http://news.com.com/Prison+terms+on+tap+for+prerelease+pirates/2100-1028_3-5677232.html?tag=st.prev"]http://news.com.com/Prison+terms+on+t…	15 Last	KDR_11k Apr 2005
there's a new pope! and damn does he look evil! ID had it all figgured out. [img]http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Video/050419/n_pope_ratzinger_050419.vsmall.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.gamecaptain.de/scree…	74 Last	Moz Apr 2005
Resident evil outbreak file #2 just saw the previews for this game and it looks pretty damn sweet, you can play online, and you can move while shooting now, taser looks line a fun weapon to play with as well, anyone else picking t…	3 Last	gauss Apr 2005
Getting out of a creative black hole Any suggestions? Recently i think ive worked myself into a rut, my brains wiped on ideas, i know what direction i wanna go to advance my career but i seem to be drained in terms of motivation and cr…	12 Last	Sage Apr 2005
Max 7 and Quake 2, 3 I know there are previous versions of Quake 2 and 3 exporters but im not sure if any of them work with 3DS Max 7. Most of them seem to be for Max 4, but has anyone had any luck using them with Max 7?…	9 Last	ewooz Apr 2005
Interview with Lorne Lanning (Oddworld creator) very good read about why he shut down the Oddworld Studio. [url="http://www.thehollywoodreporter.com/thr/columns/video_games_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000884458"]http://www.thehollywoodreporter.co…	9 Last	oXYnary Apr 2005
Computer upgrade Hey guys and gals. My computer at home has been running pretty sluggishly as of late. I've gone through the gamut of virus scans, spywayre scans, defrags, etc in effort to clean it up and it's gott…	27 Last	frosty Apr 2005
faster than a speeding bullet!!!!!! holy crap!! they are shooting the superman movie right in front of my hotel room in sydney(on York st.)... i will try and get some pictures.. the roads are blocked off and all the trailers are parked…	8 Last	JO420 Apr 2005
Pariah MP Demo is out, opinions? If you dont have it yet go on over to [url="http://www.filefront.com/"]http://www.filefront.com/[/url] and grab it. So after playing a half hour or so of it im pretty disapointed, with all the hype i…	29 Last	gauss Apr 2005
Post your blogs Thought I'd share my LiveJournal with everyone here: [url="http://www.livejournal.com/users/kirinriotcrash/"]http://www.livejournal.com/users/kirinriotcrash/[/url] . I talk mostly about my art-relate…	16 Last	KDR_11k Apr 2005
lol... [img]http://cheston.com/pbf/PBF035ADMimes.jpg[/img] [img]http://cheston.com/pbf/PBF041ADOrbitoid.jpg[/img] [img]http://cheston.com/pbf/PBF042ADRefridgeron.jpg[/img] [img]http://cheston.com/p…	8 Last	swampbug Apr 2005
i'm going down under mates i started my vacation this weeking and i am in LA about to head out to sydnee on monday... any polycounters ever been? or live in the area? looking for some cool stuff to do.. my girlfriend is a chem…	10 Last	DavidCoen Apr 2005
Streetfighter Turbo Revival edition Should almost be illegal because it is so addictive!	14 Last	nitzmoff Apr 2005
Happy birthday Gauss! Happy b-day ya old bastard!	40 Last	Kirin Apr 2005
Legue of Gentlemen movie I've only seen the first season they played on Comedy Central over here in the US, but I thought it was pretty funny. I don't know how good the movie will be it seems to me they are using the tired …	0 Last	Justin Meisse Apr 2005
Google Maps is the coolest thing in the universe I thought you all should know that. [url="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1060+w.+addison,chicago,+IL&ll=41.948140,-87.655009&spn=0.007499,0.008626&t=k&hl=en"]1060 W. Addison? That's …	59 Last	joolz8000 Apr 2005
Lithtech Jupiter Engine? Anyone worked with it ? I am looking to use an engine for a quick demo for a customer of my consulting firm. Has anyone had any experience with the Lithtech Jupiter engine. It seems to be far more reasonably priced than the…	7 Last	Kraythe Apr 2005
google talk [url="http://douweosinga.com/projects/googletalk"]http://douweosinga.com/projects/googletalk[/url] basically just type in a word or a few words and it completes sentences and things for you. i put …	23 Last	Jes Apr 2005
Happy Birthday Mr Ruggles! To one of the vets around these parts and a damn fine human being (well, from what I know of him... [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] ), a very happy birthday to Scott Ruggles. BTW Scott, I ha…	30 Last	PaK Apr 2005
I went fishing today...ahhhhhhhhh I've been itching to get outside and do stuff this spring, so I went fishing today. I guess most people associate the Patapsco River as being that big filthy river that Baltimore sits on...but, abou…	4 Last	sal_manilla Apr 2005
Human motion video reference? Does anyone know of a DVD collection of human motion intended for use as animation reference? I'm not talkin' 'bout 99% of every movie every made, but something more focused, created by and for anim…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2005
Best games for PPMs using Max 7? Hi, i'm going to be teaching a class involving game character creation using 3D studio Max 7 at a local college. I have been working with Maya and XSI in recent years so i'm not quite up to speed wit…	7 Last	KDR_11k Apr 2005
my brother + porn = .... my PC plagued by spyware! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] ! Can someone please recomend me some good anti spyware apps? I tried AdAware but i still get a spyware pop-up.	14 Last	Dukester Apr 2005
Help me find an old game.... Ok, i figured the polycounters are easily the best people to ask for this information. I remember playing a game when i was teeny, waaay back in the day. However my memories of it are very very vagu…	4 Last	Mister Sentient Apr 2005
jules from pulp fiction: hockey coach sorry if you've seen this before but had to share.. I rofled all the way through: [url="http://www.plsthx.com/disp.php?type=m&id=275"]http://www.plsthx.com/disp.php?type=m&id=275[/url]	4 Last	RageUnleashed Apr 2005
Nintendo classic themes a cappella This is sweet! Funny too. [url="http://gprime.net/video.php/nintendothemesacappella"]http://gprime.net/video.php/nintendothemesacappella[/url] I love the Zelda theme and skit they put on.	14 Last	KDR_11k Apr 2005
Office Space Well since I'm working at a new studio I thought I'd start up another Work Space thread. Post your work area! This is my cube at Iron Lore Entertainment: [url="http://www.bobotheseal.com/photos/BoBo…	47 Last	sonic Apr 2005
Guildhall at SMU offers Masters Degree now [img]http://guildhall.ecsrv.smu.edu/guild_gfx/mastersbanner.jpg[/img] Just officially announced today: [url="http://guildhall.smu.edu"]Guildhall at SMU[/url] now offers both a Masters Degree in Inte…	15 Last	Paul Jaquays Apr 2005
Softmodding a PS2-70k? Since SCEE is pissing me off quite badly (no Katamari, no Xenosaga, no God of War...) right now I'd like to mod that PS2-70k (slim) so it plays import games. Is there a way to do that without adding …	5 Last	seantree Apr 2005
OH NOEs! dammit, it was my 13th b-day on the 7th. i forgot to make a topic sooo....happy b-day to me!	4 Last	HonkyPunch Apr 2005
Why the Re-Posting? First let me state I love Polycount, Ive learned much from its resources and as such am indebted. That said, why are old reviews of old models being reposted without any acknowledgement that it is a…	2 Last	sundance Apr 2005
It's Brome's birthday can't let the cake go unnoticed, happy birthday, brome.	29 Last	Kirin Apr 2005
What are you playing? You know, I've seen a lot of threads about what music people currently had playing, or what books people are reading, but I don't really recall any that were about what games people were playing. I …	50 Last	cholden Apr 2005
Russian e3 (KRI) booth babes... NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [url="http://www.dtf.ru/articles/image.php?id=8716"]http://www.dtf.ru/articles/image.php?id=8716[/url] [url="http://www.dtf.ru/articles/image.php?id=8714"]…	39 Last	moose Apr 2005
arg. Arg. ARGH! Stupid me! I just noticed the D3PPM support DOES support skins, I was just too stupid to put the .skin files into the proper directories! Argh... At least that explains why I couldn't find any issues with the c…	6 Last	JKMakowka Apr 2005
i fall way too easily DELETED Post deleted by Mishra	31 Last	JKMakowka Apr 2005
Quake 3 player selection I've downloaded and installed a bunch of new Quake 3 custom models, but not all of them are showing up. It's like the menu is full, and all the new ones I add just aren't selectable. Do I need to e…	3 Last	KDR_11k Apr 2005
Oh man, I'm reading "The Masters of Doom"......... You have got to be kidding me? Read "Masters of Doom". Hey, I'm sorry. But I don't act like that even on my worst days.	18 Last	lkraan Apr 2005
Introducing the NEW Lara Croft A page from my little brother's Xbox magazine caught my attention, so I stole it. I own a couple of the tomb raider games, even the most recent. But I haven't installed it. I'm not too impressed w…	38 Last	moose Apr 2005
Sin City. anyone else check it out? Just got back from the 7pm viewing here and it rocked!!! Keep in mind that I've never read the GN's but have always been a fan of Miller after DKR, mainly for the artwork. Sure the movie had some che…	54 Last	Ryno Apr 2005
a new modeler im new to this modeling thing but its very exiting and i would love to get into it in another post i mentioned milkshape but i dont like that program what program dothe ut99 modelers usualy use and c…	9 Last	ElysiumGX Apr 2005
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Tiny teen takes on the giant one-eyed monster! [img]http://spamusement.com/gfx/21.gif[/img] [url="http://spamusement.com/"]http://spamusement.com/[/url] hurr	13 Last	MoP Apr 2005
"The excellent game Psychonauts" Just thought I'd give a heads up since nobody else seems to have mentioned it. Double Fine now has a [url="http://www.3dgamers.com/dlselect/games/psychonauts/psychonautsdemoinstaller.exe.html"] demo[…	4 Last	Mister Sentient Apr 2005
I am legend movie rumors I just finished reading "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson and it was a good read. The reason I picked it up is because I heard that they are making a movie out of it starring...... wait for it it..…	6 Last	sundance Apr 2005
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ut99 modeling can any 1 give me a name of a good modeling program that has tutorials for making ut99 characters i tried milkshape and no 1 uses it for ut99 any help would be greatly apritiated thanx alot	1 Last	CheapAlert Apr 2005