kraftwerk, and its only the beginning really, it's the way they made the ui more flexible now, notice that the tooltip points the the script segment that is run when you click it, and I saw a console that feedsback the pythoncommand for everything you do, so simple macro scripts should be simple now I guess.
Yes, a simple particle system for the game engine would be far more useful than a softbody system. Better to cover the basics first than more esoteric features. One of the things Blender could really use are some game "templates." Essentially, python scripts that are designed to create "starter" games within Blender. That…
Blender itself runs fine without additional Python scripts. I recall the included scripts running without a full install, but your correct that it has been a long time since I checked. From a practical standpoint, the size of Blender could balloon quite a bit and still be very manageable. A 1 gig USB drive is going to set…
Well as he already said, you can wait for someone to do it or take some initiative yourself. The key/mouse customization has begun and it's already better than what max, maya or xsi have even in its alpha state. You could get bindable keys for that stuff in blender if you do a little python scripting yourself if you REALLY…
Hmmmmm...custom UI panels through simple python scripting. It's not exactly a "fix" for Blender's traditional interface. (since it doesn't change the fundamental structure of how the program is organized" But it does significantly open Blender up for extensive customized UI modifacation. The real benefit here is that it…
I guess that's where I see it differently. It is becoming more accessible, not just for programmers, but for everyone. I'm certainly no programmer either, nor do I want to be. But I like where blender is going - even in its alpha state. They are opening it up to the user in a way that is not possible in autodesk apps yet.…
well MightyPea is from Amsterdam anyway so it should be rather easy for him attending to the local conferences. Will have a look at the scripting videos