In order to improve my concept skills and in order to get some ideas going I propose meself with a challenge. Sketch a concept for every hero of the requirements page starting with A as in Alchemist and ending with Z like Witchdoctor. Set time to complete: dont know yet, but i wanna go fast on this as I try to get as much…
I was 7 years younger. I was just starting my final exams, but I hand't been studying because I had been modding Quake 2. I was getting ready to make the jump into the real world, and 5 monthd later I got my first job, running databses and Unix systems for the NHS, after blagging it (my databses exam was a resounding…
I usually lurk on forums and have decided the only way to get better or get a community presence is to start posting, so if I have bad forum ettiquette, please forgive. That being said this is my first post. I recently got a license of dDo at GDC, and wanted to do a mini-project to learn the tools so I can effectively put…
Here is a pretty good diagram of why you wouldn't put AO in your specular map. http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=972306&postcount=41 You asked "Why would the shadows be shiny?" well if an area is lit then there's not going to be any ambient occlusion there, just direct light. The spec map controls how much how…
Lonewolf, you absolutely need to look into Vray proxies if you have access to Vray. Check out this video presentation from 34:40 - 41:00 in order to see what they are and a very basic demonstration of how to set them up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iskkHKT5IY8#! And then just check the Vray…
@mLichy Is it possible that Turbotools is somehow able to screw up your whole Windows? I installed it, closed Max and wanted to reopen it. However I got a license error 41. Our admin made some more investigation and found out that the whole Windows is screwed up. Like the search functions does not work properly anymore and…
The wood seems very saturated for an old cannon. And the edges could use some wear&tear. I'd add some dirt to the texture as well. Also consider the age of your cannon. The one you saw is probably very old and has spent many years exposed to the elements. A newer cannon will have shinier, smoother metal. If you're going…
agree with lxenonl, this item is briefly touched on in Eat 3d's Introduction to Cryengine Vol. 3 video tutorial, chapter 41 (I just watched it today). Put your gloss map is in your specular map's alpha channel Enable PerPixel Specular Shinines tickbox* in the Shader Generation Params of your material. * It is really…
The problem is that its not meaningless. 1000+ hours no matter what programming level would be 41 straight 24 hour days. Or 125 8-hour days. Its not meaningless as a measure of committment. As it turns out, it was done by our lead coder who has 15+ years of commercial application development experience. Im used to all this…
casey, you need to edit some parameters if you plan on running a server on the same PC you're playing. This is for Beta 2, but it covers the procedure to specify a different folder for the server configuration: http://www.burial-grounds.com/quakewars/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.41 And yeah, my thoughts on the…