Weird Science. Nice choice Sprony!
Posts by Sigma
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Quote from TheOnlyDoubleF
30 minutes ago, TheOnlyDoubleF said: Be brave @blackdog. @Sprony should read a book of his story.
On my side, I made official today my departure from Eden Games (I finally stayed 3 months more after the december episode) which will be effective on March 31
So i'm back on the job market, which, honnestly, is a bit terrifying. But I have hope!You got this!
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So do something about it and create something to show off. Take a look in the 3D section, the 2D section, the WIP Map forums.... there are tons being created around here.
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Welcome to the Core @Nam Nguyen!
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Quote from grapen
21 minutes ago, grapen said: Oh I know just what you mean, juggling a day job, family and aspirations of becoming a developer can be so draining at times. I guess I'm just fueled by raw willpower at this point. Here's to us both making it sooner or later!
I too feel the pressure to either make or break it - I think the key is that so long as we are all committed to improving and understanding what we are getting into, and how that will affect our families, we will be OK. It is definitely a grind, and not a sprint. There are definitely days where I just want to put my head in my hands and give up, but it passes and will for you too.
http://gph.is/2cA8E2J <-- Can't figure out how to show GIF
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Still need to finish my UT level from last time
But oh well.... UT it is! As for other games/ideas, those sound good as well. Let's do this. -
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Making progress. I am understanding this process more and more again.
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Just sharing what I am currently working on. This is following Tim Bergholz's tutorial with exception to the final smooth operations for the high poly creation. This was just a screenshot of the successful test bake with a simple material slapped on there. I am hoping to finish this within the next week or two (handle, completely custom materials/textures). I am going to do a energy type slicing blade I think.
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Quote from (HP)
4 hours ago, (HP) said: What's the difference between this and fascism again?
I don't disagree with the sentiment - but there are still legal recourse left available to redress these grievances with this government. In that sense, we have not reached fascism (yet).
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@Sprony I did not think you wholly agreed with him. I admit, I am skimming a little as I live this s*** day-in and day-out due to its possible consequences on my job.
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@D3ads and @Sprony There is certainly some legal justifications that may be used to support the ban, but here's why it is unsupportable.
1. There was no input provided from the agencies that are now directly involved in dealing with this (law enforcement at both the federal and local levels).
2. There was no congressional input from either the Gang of 8 or a larger group.
3. The Governor's who would be most likely impacted (Washington, California, Georgia, New York, Texas, Illinois) were not given notice or input as to how to deal with this. It was just simply dropped on them.
4. This is the biggie - the ban includes persons with Permanent Legal Residence status (meaning they had immigrated LEGALLY and already had passed the US immigration vetting process, which oh by the way is one of the single toughest vetting processes in the world for legal immigration purposes).
5. There was no plan made for persons already en-route and how to address their needs (e.g., necessary medications, food, housing, sanitary needs, etc . . .).
On Bannon's permanent position to the National Security Council:
You're correct in that it has been precedent for the Chief of Staff to be promoted with clearance on an as needed basis to the NSC meetings. This in and of itself is not horribly concerning (although based on political viewpoints, it certainly is from my perspective). Rather, the concern stems from the removal of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Director of National Intelligence unless they have issues specific to their areas of expertise to address - whereas Bannon is now a constant member. Furthermore, the removal of the Ambassador to the UN is an additional impediment that must now be overcome. This move, regarded widely by experts as a mistake, demonstrates a lack of objectivity that will become a cornerstone of USA's international relations and military action if it is not addressed. Imagine military action being taken on the basis of politics from the strongest military in the world, as opposed to national (truly national, not one demographic) and international interests, and human rights interests. When the US suddenly expands military presences in the Middle East to steal oil (even though we have plenty of production within our own nation; but that is another topic altogether), further destabilizing those regions and countries that will negatively impact the world by increasing the sheer number of refugees - anyone in the vicinity of those areas (namely Russia, Western Asia, Africa, and Europe) will experience the effects of such unilateral (and unwise) actions.
The Bannon promotion and NSC actions is not the distraction, that is the meat of it - whereas the Muslim ban is the distraction.
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Quote from Vorontsov
37 minutes ago, Vorontsov said: Aren't democrats mostly anti-guns?
Nope... nope nope nope nope nope. Go to the midwest, throw a stone at a group of democrats and you'll have a group of democrats with guns pointing at you. Source: Am Midwest liberal. @(HP) hit it on the nose though. Hopefully we can fight this without use of force. Escalation is never good for anyone.
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Quote from D3ads
23 hours ago, D3ads said: Meanwhile at the DNC:
...still not getting it, look forward to Trump winning his second term in 2020 if you keep peddling this bullshit...External Content www.youtube.comContent embedded from external sources will not be displayed without your consent.Through the activation of external content, you agree that personal data may be transferred to third party platforms. We have provided more information on this in our privacy policy.It's an important point that she makes, but you're right in that she does not get why the Dem.'s continue losing. When you cede an entire demographic to your opponent and do not speak directly to them and their concerns, of course they will go to the person(s) who are speaking to them.
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Quote from Vorontsov
1 hour ago, Vorontsov said: Everywhere
Thanks for the explanation
As a matter of passing along information, apparently you can quickly edit vertex normals (for trees/foliage) by transferring another meshe's normals (say a very smooth cone) to the vertex normals of a tree mesh. This makes doing the foliage/trees normals work much easier (and faster).
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I understand what a vertex normal is (and how to edit it), but can you describe a use case where it is a better option than applying smoothing groups on a complex object? Foliage it works well for clearly as it smooths shading across the various planes making up the foliage... any other use cases where it would be advantageous though?
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Oh snap! This idea is back again? Awesome. Let's do this!
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Quote from Beck
4 hours ago, Beck said: I think I'll just get Zelda on the Wii-U. I doubt there will be much difference and then I can wait for the Switch's price to drop before getting the rest of the first party titles. Looks like a fun little console though!
This right here is how I feel. Pretty much the only draw for me to Nintendo products anymore is Zelda. Maybe if I quit being lazy and played Bayonetta I would feel differently - but alas, I have not. So Breath of the Wild on my Wii U it is. Mario looks like it has strong platforming as always, but the inconsistencies of art styles does not get me excited.
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Hey Glenn,
I caught the obelisk when you were working on it over at Polycount. The props are turning out great! I see that you are using sketchfab to upload your works for web based viewing. That is a fantastic step. My only comment right now would be, as you are targeting games specifically, to get these props (and others) into an engine. Take high resolution screenshots/renders from that engine, and post that as well. This way, you not only demonstrate expertise with the modeling/texturing aspects, but you also demonstrate technical proficiency with an engine. Can't wait to see more from you (and to hit your level of quality!).
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Quote from El_Exodus
3 hours ago, El_Exodus said: The movie awakened (
) my annual Star Wars fan weeks though, and i began to watch some fan theories on Youtube. There are two theories which really convinced me somehow and i rewatched EP VII yesterday with these in mind. Was pretty amusing. http://# Reveal hidden contents I'm fairly sure the Rey Kenobi one is true.
And the following is just interesting. Not 100% sure if it could be true.External Content www.youtube.comContent embedded from external sources will not be displayed without your consent.Through the activation of external content, you agree that personal data may be transferred to third party platforms. We have provided more information on this in our privacy policy.External Content www.youtube.comContent embedded from external sources will not be displayed without your consent.Through the activation of external content, you agree that personal data may be transferred to third party platforms. We have provided more information on this in our privacy policy.Dangit @El_Exodus!! Now you got me excited for episode XIII. Great. Thanks. Now I will suffer for almost a year waiting!
