I've come around on them, after they changed how and where they pop up. Now they stay and pop up where you last placed them so that's nice. They still have some issues if you place them too close to the right side of the screen. As you mouse over the buttons at the bottom the label causes the whole caddy to shift which…
One of earthquakes contest threads gives a nice example of an exploded mesh. Just break out the elements and set a key frame for the starting position. Move the pieces out away from each other and set another keyframe. http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53731
Have you tried the Bare Metal textures on cgtextures? Two good ones that I use a lot: http://www.cgtextures.com/login.php?&texid=19457&destination=texview.php?id=19457&PHPSESSID=reipv5imeoknbp8iftg69late6 http://www.cgtextures.com/login.php?&texid=5361&destination=texview.php?id=5361&PHPSESSID=reipv5imeoknbp8iftg69late6
Texture flying off, like "random geometry spikes" is usually a sign of graphics hardware overheating or dying. Not to freak you out, since this doesn't look too bad (this does: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/230/53910883bx1.jpg/sr=1), so I don't really think it's that. I'm sorry I don't know too much about this stuff…
Hey everyone! We got some more reviews underway! But for now I am posting to get some user feedback! We are hosting a little contest right now trying to find the characters perfect little companion for our next game! We would love some input from everyone! You can reply on the twitter or our FB Or even here if you prefer!…