@ vig: You have no idea how much help you have been.seriously. thank you very much :) Oh and you edited the post later? :D Sweeet. Ill be sure to read it once i up this post and my throbbing err.headache subsides:) UPDATES THANKS TO VIG Btw,some of the things addressed would/should definitely be similar to what you posted.…
[ QUOTE ] i wonder - do you work in CG at all? [/ QUOTE ] Yes, as well as all other forms of graphic design and programming. I've worked on several rigs at several different jobs and I've never needed a resolution higher than 1280x720. I do however, work in 1440x900 at home on my 19" LCD. EQ: A lot of TVs are stubborn when…
Just live up the road in Mckinney like 10 to 15mins away, I bought my 2 story 1997 model house in 2007 for $140,000 its a 2,600sq ft house, Even allen,tx next to plano and mckinney have good prices, Overall the cost of living in tx is way cheaper,:)
[ QUOTE ] I would suggest yu go pci express, and I would suggest you don't buy the 64-bit windows until there is a 64-bit adobe photoshop and a 64-bit 3d app that u want (if there are, and I'm unaware, then i guess now is the time) [/ QUOTE ] good advice, 64 bit windows has basically no advantages as of now, but it's…
Pior's right, you need to spend some time just figuring out your overall approach, otherwise this will turn out like all too much 3d work turns out these days: beautifully invested in details, but a disparate unfocused mess overall. "Though the main goal of this thread is to create something unique so alot of the stuff…
Seeing as M3G is an api you could likely make your game use whatever texture format you wanted. However seeing as it is targeted at a mobile java platform, ala phones etc, you're going to want to keep the texture memory footprint down, so going with a limited palette format would be good. one's I know of are PCX, GIF, PNG.…
I did some more reading tonight, and I am wondering if the HP dv5t might be a better buy. Apparently the CPU chipset is newer, and the 9600 GT outclasses the 8600 GT in the Dell. Pricing seems comparable. Then again, I'm worried that the 512 MB video card might put greater strain on the battery. Maybe I should look at a…