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Re: Partition question - Half my HDD not showing up...
Hmm...I had my computer built custom from NCIX so I usually don't encounter issues like these... But aside from its said, maybe you wanna update the driver in device management or use the partition disc that came with it if you do. There's also a free multi use app called "Switchblade" that helps partition your drive… -
Re: Zbrush and seamless geometry
One thing you could do, which I've done before and it works quite well, is to unwrap the highpoly piece into a 100% square space. Then sculpt on it as usual, and when you're happy with it bake a displacement map. Take that map into Photoshop, and do the usual Offset modifier. Then bring that back into zBrush, and bake the… -
Re: Starcraft II
I usually do that to the people i meet aswell. Send in a shitload of zerglings and let them wreck havoc on their builders. If it works, i´ve won the game. If it doesn´t i know I´m usually very very fucked. Sometimes I also hit them with a small force from the front and kite them around for awhile.... MEANWHILE back in… -
Re: [P&P] - What Are You Working On? 2009 Edition!
Ruz - Car is looking sweet, but the nose is definitely still too flat. arlrex - Usually alpha issues like that can be fixed by making the alpha'd part of the model separate and giving it it's own material. I know that's what I usually have to do to get things to show up right in Maya's viewport. More work on the Warhammer… -
Re: the one 3ds max bug to rule them all.
applying a UVunwrap to the entire model is how I usually do this. There is a sub-object mode within UVunwrap that lets you select individual elements or faces and unwrap those. I don't use the UVmap modifier at all now. if you have a series of regular objects - for example a pile of bricks - you can very quickly unwrap… -
Re: Older work and its impact on the hiring process.
Isn't there a saying that your portfolio is only as strong as your weakest piece? Some old art still holds up today, like I still nerd out about Slipgate's Dominance War IV winning entry NOX and that was made about 13-14 years ago yet it holds up to work being done today. You don't have to completely "trash" and "nuke" old… -
Re: artistic anxiety
I think it's extremely important to not waste time while still remembering that it takes time to learn. If you are practicing the wrong things and not pushing yourself outside your comfort zone you will spin in circles forever. I know people who have done this, and it usually starts when you withdraw and don't show your… -
Re: Most efficient way to add a stripe to a building?
if your objects already come with per vertex shading then the hit comes at the seams/hard edge as that requires another set of verts at the seam in the engine (which would also occur with a mapping seam btw) so the overall hit is usually quite small but it's worthy of consideration. -
Re: Are business cards that go against the norm a good idea?
Just make it look professional, I would prefer someone used a template that was created by a pro then try to be creative and fail which is usually the case. Here in Japan most people have their business cards holders etc, if they got something that wasn't a regular sized card they would be annoyed, but not sure how it is… -
Re: Sharing textures for isometric environments?
Draw calls usually number in the thousands before you have a problem. Awkward Material switching order is usually more of a problem and without direct contact with the render programmers nobody can really tell you what's the best option for your given view. If you want stuff to run on consoles/old hardware I'd suggest…
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