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by **snufflez** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 1:28 am

well ladies and gentlemen, im hanging up my coat once again. maybe ill be back when the community gets its act together, maybe i wont. this is just too out of control. im headed back to d2

have fun, and make me want to come back

by **9f1062f623f9** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 1:28 am

Shift + del.

by **BaRRaKID** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 1:34 am

format c: now that you are at it

by **Spartan** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 1:36 am

That sucks man. I gave up mapping a about 3 weeks ago. I'm going into modeling and drawing. I noticed that you want to do some modeling but can't afford any programs such as Maya, 3Ds Max, XSI, Z Brush, etc. Well there is a free modeling program you can get and it does just about everything Maya does. Its called Blender 3D and I'm using it right now. I'm quite sastisfied with it. You can download it directly off of Blender's site.

http://www.blender3d.com/

by **snufflez** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 5:54 am

wow blender is confusing, but yea thx spart (didnt think id ever say that) i really did wanna do some 3d modelling.

by **wiggle987** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 9:20 am

but now is the best time for experienced mappers because all these half assed maps dont stand a chance

by **Signy** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 10:49 am

Blender is a god send.

I found out about it when i went to a uni open day, its the program i will be using when i go to uni. The maker of it went to the same uni as the one i applied to :wink:

But yeah at first the user inteface is a bit confusing, but once you got to know it its amazing you guys will really enjoy it.

Sigs

by **wiggle987** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 10:52 am

ah but can you export blender models to us on source or not?

by **Signy** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 1:39 pm

Sure there are plugins about.

Sigs

by **Spartan** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 5:10 pm

Also if your working on something and you want to save it DO NOT quit Blender. It won't ask you if you want to save your work before you leave it just shuts down the program.

by **Athlete{UK}** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 6:58 pm

A couple of free programs i use are Blender and Gmax. Also i have heard a lot of good things about xsi exp. Stear clear of maya ple though. imo its horrible. Giant water mark o doom getting in the way all the time.

Also cinema 4d is a worthwhile investment. It's not free but its far cheaper then maya, 3dsm or xsi and far more powerful then any of the free ones i have mentioned.

by **wiggle987** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 7:08 pm

tell me, any of you know where i can get these blender plugins?

by **Athlete{UK}** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 8:36 pm

http://www.3dbuzz.com http://www.3total.com http://www.cgtalk.com http://www.3dmmc.com http://www.3dkingdom.com these are probably you best bet. 3dbuzz has a very nice search feature so thats your best bet

by **Spartan** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 9:46 pm

So far the best modeling programs I've seen are XSI, Blender, 3DS Max, and Z Brush. I haven't hear anything bad about maya so what are you complaining about? The Final Fantasy movie was made using Maya.

by **wiggle987** on Sat Dec 18, 2004 10:14 pm

ive heard alot of bad stuff about maya

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