HP DV-7 Thats what I bought a year ago (the previous model obviously) and it runs maya/zbrush/muxbox fine. Its expandable up to 8gb a ram, though thats 2 4gb sticks and that runs around $384. (edit apparently it comes with a 7200rpm now, but hey 2 :) ) But you can upgrade to a 7200rpm hdd for $100 bucks AND it has a second…
Nearly done with the retopo, will start UV'ing tomorrow: I expect that with the gun and scabbard added, the final poly count will be around 13k. I can probably trim it down some, but I am dead tired of staring at this retopo. I think could always trim some off after the bake... This is my first real attempt at trying to…
I believe the download link is active indefinitely. I bought some tutorial downloads for Messiah a year ago through the lulu website that are still in my account when I login. I believe you can download as many times as you need to also. NO DRM Only when the project is retired and it is no longer for sale do you lose…
really you think the crate is too high? lol that's the one i figured for best use of polys since its only 132.... All textures in these are either 512x512 or 256x256. I admit quite freely that my poly usage isn't the best here hehe, but all of these models were done for school, and all but the character were props for…
And seeing people rejoice like that when you announce a new title of your franchise.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieB51rHpQ4Q&feature=youtu.be&t=101 or even this: [ame] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Xnv6LQGRw[/ame] How glorious do you f*cking feel seriously. I don't care about the salary, If I ever get close to…
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The reflections in the windows are trippy. Very "fish-eye lense" looking. Also I'm not sure windows are that reflective at these angles. Maybe some more fresnel effect would look nice? Anyway I really like the lighting so far. It looks pretty realistic. One thing that might be fun to add would be panning lights and…
I think it can depend on exactly what kind of 3D you do. This type of extreme "crunch" seems to only happen at AAA studios where your job is to create 138 different assets for a single level. You're a very specific cog in the machine at that point. On the other hand I know 3D modellers who work for large UI/UX design…
My mind is blown that a high school offers this kind of class. You know what I had in high school? Keyboarding 101. That's as high tech as it got. A black screen, and green text. Oh and MS Paint, which I am still pretty badass with when it comes to drawing stick figures. I can't imagine where I would be in my career had I…
I have a small HTML5 2D Game and thought about the level editor. The easiest way to do would be: use Inkscape to design the level (place some squares and circles and give them IDs like "enemy", "player" etc). The i would load up the image widht size 0,0 or 1,1 into the website were the game lies and extract the level data…