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Re: Maya 2012 mental ray using 50% cpu.
hi ZacD. Thanks for your reply. I think i just fixed it. Its working fine now. 30 minutes ago mental ray was using only 8 cores. Other cores cpu usage was like 1 or 2%:P . I dont know why but its working fine now thank you :) updatebut maya output window says "initMPS with licenseOption 0 mental ray: got 8 satellite CPUs."… -
Re: Is the game industry bloated with developers?
Before having a defeatist attitude like that why not post your portfolio? Do you work a 9-5 job? Do you live at home? Do you have 3 hours a day after work and 8 hours a day on weekends (sat+sun) to work on your portfolio? As I said in a previous post, there are TONS of gumroad tutorials. @ZacD even made a awesome… -
Re: Art subject choices: fictional vs existing
That isn't Xoliul's question, though, is it? I read it as being the difference between, if you want to apply for that studio you mention, making a cartoony elephant or a cartoony pink-spotted Gzorbl from Mars. And I'd imagine that with either you've got a better chance than the guy who has a portfolio full of guns, even if… -
Re: 7306 Dorm [UE4]
Okay, so little update. Tried to add more scuffs along the floor to show more wear, added more grunge in general. Working on the crates in front of the beds now and then moving onto the lockers (the big black blocks along the walls). I haven't forgotten about the camera on the track that you suggested, ZacD, I'll… -
Re: Unwrap UVW problem
This mainly depends on how you want to texture it. You might want to keep parallel lines for an easier texturing with a straight pattern, so JMYoung's solution, or ZacD (i think there wud be a lot of stretching there), or might want less stretching, more constant pixel ratio, then Thunderent's solution. mmh take look at… -
Re: Advance Normal Mapping in XSI
cryrid - no cage system? so do we just use the distance to surface options?....lame. You have some cool tutorials on your site! ZacD - have learned to love max for that same reason. I wish xsi would have the same. I mean, i just dont get it. Doesnt capcom and konami use xsi for their next gen games? How did they bake all… -
Re: The Last of Us
Yes "Grounded" comes with the season pass. You should be able to DL it off the PSN. Some sick Single Player as well as Multiplayer DLC is available with the Season Pass. Buy the video to help support Area51 who made the vid, we will be taking down every youtube link we can as fast as we can as it dose not help support the… -
Re: Help with finding computer components
Thanks, for all the help! to Vig: So SLI is no good? What would be a good alternative? What would be good in terms of graphics card? Also, I am not sure what mo-bo is. I agree with using a less powerful sound card though. I actually had found a different one but posted the wrong one in my earlier message. To ZacD: I am not… -
Re: ASQ, Awesome Space Quest
wow, great accomplishment guys. Unfortunately, i agree 100% with ZacD.. and it's hard to even say what happened here.. but I think that what it LOOKS like you guys are missing is a high level art direction. the pieces themselves look fine, but they don't fit together. get your lead artist to study some composition theory… -
Re: Do you prefer Video or Text tutorials?
I really like having text with a sped-up video of what's happening. That way you can scrub through the video for illustrative purposes, while reading at your own pace, instead of the speaker's. I used to like video tutorials, but after the introduction of youtube's 2x playback feature, I just don't have the patience to sit…
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