"Shoot'em up" is a genre that includes titles like R-Type and Ikaruga. You probably mean "shooter" which includes pretty much any game that involves shooting . I'd add "Do you feel that the ESRB's system is confusing? The letter 'M' isn't associated with the age of 17 in the public mind, would you think that a numeric…
:/ hmmmm. LA has a lot of very well documented vices. Montreal does not. That doesn't make Montreal a better place to live than LA, it just makes it more suitable for different people. However: Ethnic diversity in food is not even remotely comparable Montreal = Korean Restaurant LA = Korean BBQ Restaurant, Chains of 24…
hey ill try not to stray too far from this thread, but i too am a huge ff8 fan and whiled away many hours playing it. and seeing things like this always gives me a great feeling. after reading comments form some people wishing to be able to virtually walk through the halls of balamb garden, secondlife (of all things) has a…
Hey Penrod! I don't have a solution for you, but wanted to throw in on this. I'm experiencing the same issues. Photoshop work is fine, but ZBrush for some reason has a lot of choppiness to the frame rate. I uninstalled, reinstalled drivers. Restarted the machine multiple times. I'm working on an iMac 27" with a 22HD…
Hey Shadow. The best way to find reference still is Google images. In terms of how things work and the terminology involved in your search (using the correct term is very important) i usually go to wikipedia. But to help you out, i gathered some sites/videos that i usually go when i need to find inspiration and stuff…
Thanks for the input Ikaan, Stoofoo, and KDR_11k. I appreciate the help. The 'sticker' background pattern was per accident as I painted in purples, dark blues and greens to make it. And I used a selection surface kit to strip the paper away. I'm hoping the yellow and the change of pattern around the sticker will help…
A true testament to man's love for his penis. :P But in all honesty I really like #1. That has the potential to look really incredible in real life, and unlike most buildings which use large forms to define them it uses small details like balconies working together to give a boring shape a unique flow. #3 also has a very…
It is hard to think modular, if you have ever had to make tiling textures or worked on old 8bit games, than I think it might come a bit more naturally for those people. I've been doing it for a while with mostly organic tunnels and organic outdoor enviroments. Its nice to work this way in max and use XRefs. You can then…
Casey, Kolby, Archa - yeah I was very surprised when I tried it. I knew that the stick and buttons wouldn't be 100% true to an arcade feel (they have a somehow springy behaviour but I'm sure it fades with time), but the lag thing is definitely noticeable on my unit. Maybe I got a bad one (old stock?) but many users report…