Posts by blackdog

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poor cow

Thanks Sentura, really appreciate it!

I have a job but it's just a temporary and modest one, non gaming or even computer related... but i can't stand to be at home or Italy anymore, and here the gaming industry is practically non-existent anyway; being close to London should give so many more opportunities. Fingers crossed.

I completely agree with you on the laptops, but in this situation I'll maybe have to bounce around for a while so it's pretty much the only solution, the other would be to get an all-in-one, but that would still be problematic (and not better hardware afterall).

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Any mobile GPU to recommend and to look for?

On the Dell outlet there are some nice workstations (17") at a nice price, but that's what those are... they mount ATIs FirePro M with 2gb of GDDR5(!), which is definitely a "pro" GPU, but I'm afraid not good for gaming(?)

Can I ask you both the models you got?

As per the SSD matter, one idea i didn't jot down would be to find a computer offering a second bay, so that I could invest some money in such a disk, since prices are more accessible now.

Awesome tip with the DELL Outlet Thrik, thanks very much!

I've quickly dabbled with the filters and right now it doesn't seem to be something to commit to (only one 15" with archaic CPU) but prices are definitely interesting, must keep an eye on it.

I've checked several times in the past for the Apple refurbished products, but they still cost A LOT... it's funny, and tempting, that a MB Pro with Retina costs less than the standard MB Pro there. I wonder if one would have to worry about performances with that display though, or if there are issues with a Windows boot.

I didn't pay attention to those Macs because my long-term plan was always to end up getting a desktop-PC and pairing an Air for travelling or lightweight work.

I'm relocating to UK in a week or so!

I'm going to be in a temporary situation for some time for sure; that pushes back the possibility/convenience to get a serious desktop like i wanted.

So to finally do some proper tinkering with some tools in my spare time (my main computer is a 2008 Macbook :-/ and i can barely run Hammer on an even older laptop), the best choice would be a new laptop, but to spend a lot on a gaming one doesn't seem the best idea to me (read: i hope in ~6 months to be settled and be able to afford a desktop).

The question: do you guys have any recommendation? For the aformentioned reasons I'd be looking for machines at 600€/500£ top.

I've browsed a little recently and it seems there are a few models, but haven't had time yet to study benchmarks; since i'm not updated with latest hardware I'm not sure what to look for.

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Aside: do you use a pen+tablet to work? I borrowed one a year ago to try working on the 2D stuff i made for mobile games, but it's collecting dust. I wonder if it's better to return it or propose the girl to buy it. (It's a Graphire 4 Silver -- CTE-640.)

I had the Wacom entry model myself years ago, it was nice for the photo-retouching i was used to do, so maybe it's useful to make textures or with tools like the Sandbox.

Oh, that's why the title didn't sound new to me when i posted it yesterday, I read the Adam Foster entry months ago.

You are not alone Thrik

Level With Me is a series of interviews with game developers about their games, work process, and design philosophy. At the end of each interview, they design part of a small first person game. You can play this game at the very end of the series.

First on, the mapcorean Andrew Weldon

The mugshots from Sly's youth are hilarious.

even if probably just for a few scenes

Dafuq the armor came from? :-/

Bullet to the head

straightforward crime-action movie, with a more elaborated plot it could have been something.

Nice rock-blues soundtrack.

Quote from Vilham

Cutting the ability to climb up to the top of this might help reduce the number of things to cover

What about building something like an enclosed control room, with just one window so players entering the area know where to look, or would it be even more of advantage because of the cover?My problem with that whole area is that it feels cramped although its size.

Agree with the corridor/tunnel, it definitely didn't feel useful. I went there and hanged a bit in it trying to understand what was going on in A, but I didn't encounter one player or bot there tuesday.

Anyone playing this? Finally a colored map

Not sure if you are looking only in Unreal Engine powered games or also others.

Every Valve game is moddable and has an SDK tied to the game.

Skyrim has a huge mod support.

Red Orchestra.

Arma.

Rage has an SDK.

Far Cry 3 has a map editor.

Splinter Cell used to come with the map editor until Chaos Theory, I dunno about subsequent versions because i played those on the X360.

You can download the CryEngine SDK and make full games like UDK.

You can probably find even more browsing through Moddb.

Even the design of a supermarket could be compared to level design, since flow is so important(?)

Agreed Thrik, as I said before, the problem with this will be the interruption for the Desmond narrative.

But with such a project and talented teams to deliver, it could have been considered to make this it's own franchise. But I don't think it's possible to blame Ubisoft very much this time, they are full on with new stuff, all very big.

And who knows if we'll see anything from the game by the mind behind the original Assassin's Creeds, 1666.

I'm just reading that's on hold and Desilets is suing Ubisoft because he was fired after they acquired the THQ studio. Given the setting i wouldn't be surprised if they took that concept and blend it in a new AC chapter.

Website is cool, i find odd the writing style "Nick has... contact me", i suggest to choose first or third person.

Projects have just one or two screens, so they are not very descriptive.

Would Tiger Woods call this pussyfication of golf courses?

Sea and foliage looks fantastic. The sea just needs the foam crests but it must be fun to sail.

Quote from Chimeray

The Divide (2011)

I remember I have it in my list. Gotta bump it up.As you can see from my new avatar, the latest thing I watched was The Collection, nice palliative since they didn't make any new good SAW. Also much less torture-porn than the first chapter.

What else.

World War Z: because all of the bad reviews I actually quite enjoyed it, these movies must be approached when braindead.

The Colony: forgettable, matte paintings are apparent and the story is silly, although a nice inception. The colony base is nice btw, makes for a good set to replicate for an artist portfolio