Recent content by Brandished

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    Blender 3D modelling walktrough

    Late reply here. There is no size difference as far as I know. 1 Blender unit = 1 Hammer unit I wouldn't advise modeling something in Blender using the same units you would in Hammer though (eg: model a truck 100 or so units in overall length). Blender can get a bit unwieldy when you get...
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    Some of the best Hammer Tut videos out there..

    D-Double Post! Anyways, I still think you're missing my point, I'm not trying to say he didn't make some glaringly bad mistakes, I know he did. My point is that in spite of these mistakes, a new mapper would still come out ahead by watching his videos because the skill gained from the amount...
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    Blender 3D modelling walktrough

    Hmm... Well, I just went back through my the tutorial and I did notice one thing when trying to compile the model for TF2: I had to manually create most (if not all) of the folders used in the compiling stage (materialsrc, modelsrc, models, materials, materials\models) before everything would...
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    Some of the best Hammer Tut videos out there..

    All right, find me 5 of his videos from here where a new mapper would have either gained nothing of value or be in worse shape (ie they gained only wrong information or they were told something so bad it overshadowed any valuable info they might have gathered from the video) after having watched...
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    Blender 3D modelling walktrough

    Do you have the right values assigned in the VMT (VertexLitGeneric, etc)? That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Now I see what you're getting at. To go into some details here, this is the third or fourth iteration of the tutorial I've gone through. The other Blender tutorial on...
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    Blender 3D modelling walktrough

    Um, not quite sure what you're saying is wrong here. Mind going into some more detail? What would you do differently?
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    Some of the best Hammer Tut videos out there..

    I think your kneejerking a bit here. I'm not completely disagreeing with you, some of the time he's completely off, but more often then not he's correct (or at least mostly correct). I'd say it's wasteful to discount all of his videos because he was wrong a few times. Everyone makes mistakes...
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    Blender 3D modelling walktrough

    Just a heads up, I put together a basic guide on the VDC for creating basic models with Blender. It covers a very basic introduction to modeling with Blender and the procidure for getting a Blender model into the Source Engine. It still needs some touching up, but should be a good starting...
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    Some of the best Hammer Tut videos out there..

    Heh, I already added most of those here quite some time ago: http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Level_Design_Video_Tutorials
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    Modeling: I can't get what I want. Tips?

    I forgot about that. I remember him mentioning the trip on l4dmaps, but I never heard anything else about it. Didn't he have pictures? I don't think most modelers make much stuff on their own. Most use real or hand drawn objects as a reference and just try to recreate them the best they...
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    Modeling: I can't get what I want. Tips?

    Wow, I was in disbelief reading this until I checked Autodesk's site, I was sure I had scene it still there not too long ago. This decision doesn't make much sense to me at all, it's like there shooting themselves in the foot. It's hard to say without knowing the specifics though, Autodesk did...
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    Mix the 2 worst things ever and...

    I blame YouTube...
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    I'm hating Apple even more

    Possible, I've never heard about a 28 day guarantee, a google search didn't giving me anything relevant either. For me the funny thing is I've never actually bought anything from Apple until getting an iPod Touch last month, but I've done support calls for other people (friends, relatives...
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    I'm hating Apple even more

    Honestly, if I wanted a laptop an Apple would be a real consideration for me considering repair costs and my experience with Apple's overall reliability and support. I've never had a problem with Apple's tech support for the several times I've called them over the years. For certain companies...
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    hammer background

    Truth. Actually, I'm a little surprised the last update didn't get more attention. Now all Valve customers who have access to the Source SDK also have access to the SketchUp plugins, not just Left 4 Dead owners. (Although SDK Content might need a refresh before it shows up in the "sourcesdk"...