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by Floyd
Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:42 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: would you eat algae?
Replies: 5
Views: 709

by Floyd
Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:52 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Descent 3: Ultra Pyro-GL
Replies: 43
Views: 9094

you should even consider to replace radiuses with chamfers to reduce poly count, should this become a playable model.
otherwise, well done so far :)
by Floyd
Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:14 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Have fun........
Replies: 9
Views: 749

Re:

Dakatsu wrote:Where the hell is Luxembourgblehwtf?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benelux
click "german version" for a bigger schematic map. :)
by Floyd
Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:07 am
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Descent 3 Able To Support 4 Sided Polygons?
Replies: 24
Views: 7615

bubba you don't want to argue with me over fly dirt, are you? the question discussed here is if the modeling actually supports n-sided polys, not how gfx cards or lowest level code handles it. have you ever worked with d3edit? if so, remember how to fix t-joints? that's where my example is aimed. al...
by Floyd
Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:31 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Descent 3 Able To Support 4 Sided Polygons?
Replies: 24
Views: 7615

though i already said that, does this answer your question? ;)

Image
by Floyd
Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:52 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: FREE WiFi Internet!
Replies: 5
Views: 608

i wonder what the setup with the toilet in the background is about :?
is that a wlan cable that's running into it?

Edit: ok, found the answer :D
by Floyd
Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:26 am
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Descent 3 Able To Support 4 Sided Polygons?
Replies: 24
Views: 7615

Re:

polygons are 3 sided.... what are you talking about? hiding faces? 1 faced polygon = 3 vertex 2 faced polygon = 4 vertex polygons have "many" sides, as the name indicates ("poly": greek for "many", "gon": greek for "angle"). a 3-vertex or 3-sided po...
by Floyd
Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:40 am
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Descent 3 Able To Support 4 Sided Polygons?
Replies: 24
Views: 7615

in fact it handles n-sided polygons. i don't know what the maximum of n is though.
by Floyd
Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:59 am
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Texture Baking for D3.
Replies: 9
Views: 2376

limited number of (custom) textures.
by Floyd
Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:11 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Switching Object Models in a MOD
Replies: 8
Views: 2183

woohoo, it works! :D turns out that my search routine was majorly flawed besides the above mentioned, which was not too obvious :oops: but the nomenclature is inconsistent and thus misleading :/ (once it's .model_num, then it's .id) anyway, my guess is, that D3 loads the table completely, as a list ...
by Floyd
Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:44 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Switching Object Models in a MOD
Replies: 8
Views: 2183

Re:

... You could try looking at the functions that manipulate tablefiles and see if you can find otherwise. thanks, i'll look into that. Maybe you could instantiate an object on demand, copy its polymodel to the player's ship object, then delete the temporary object. That's how the OG3 ship selection ...
by Floyd
Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:25 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Switching Object Models in a MOD
Replies: 8
Views: 2183

ok. i can switch polymodels for objects. but i can't find out the polymodel number of an (custom) object with no currently active instance in the level. there is an ugly workaround: to just put one instance of the object in the level outside, so that it's just there for reference, and/or destroy it ...
by Floyd
Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:26 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Switching Object Models in a MOD
Replies: 8
Views: 2183

after a while of looking how to change light values, i eventually found out how to switch models too. :D

thanks anyway.
by Floyd
Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:08 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: A convenient lie
Replies: 91
Views: 6886

the car was just an example to reflect the whole energy wasting in general in reply to your \"consensus\"-construct of regulating oil usage.
by Floyd
Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:33 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: A convenient lie
Replies: 91
Views: 6886

how much petrol does an average car use? how big is its cylinder capacity and how much performance does it offer VS. how fast can/are you allowed to drive with it? OR, how fast do you have to drive with it? also, does it necessarily have to be \"a ton\" of weight? it's not the vendor that ...
by Floyd
Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:56 am
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Switching Object Models in a MOD
Replies: 8
Views: 2183

Re:

DCrazy wrote:In the process of a game you want to swap out one polymodel for another?
this one. an alternative was to change he light emissions (color). it will be used to distiguish to which team it belongs.
by Floyd
Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:44 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Switching Object Models in a MOD
Replies: 8
Views: 2183

Switching Object Models in a MOD

is it possible to switch from one OOF to another for an existing object in a running game?
if yes, how do i do that with a mod?

help would be much appreciated, thanks.
by Floyd
Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:37 pm
Forum: Descent Development
Topic: Compiling a working .dll (for mod use)
Replies: 5
Views: 2491

Re: Compiling a working .dll (for mod use)

just in case i missed anything: To test my dll I opened the Anarchy.d3m and replaced the original Anarchy.dll with my Anarchy.dll and saved it. When I tried to run an Anarchy game in D3 I got the error “ERROR INITIALIZING GAME MODULE”. i got the same, and fixed it by providing the "anarchy.str&...
by Floyd
Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:27 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: A convenient lie
Replies: 91
Views: 6886

i have seen the last winter (speak: from november to march) maybe 15 years ago. now it's just an occasional white cover for maybe 2 weeks or less. on the other hand, some regions are getting colder than they used to be. to me it seems the climate is becoming more extreme. in which direction it tends...
by Floyd
Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:36 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Anyone who knows [NuB]CatDawg/[RIP]Phenomena please read.
Replies: 18
Views: 2495

my condolences to all involved.
by Floyd
Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:37 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Capturing your desktop
Replies: 27
Views: 1995

either delete all your icons (hahahahaha) and then take a snapshot, or just post the image you've set as background.
that was too easy huh? 8)
by Floyd
Sat Jan 27, 2007 3:27 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Need pictures of rocket/missile/jet thruster ineteriors
Replies: 14
Views: 1037

air intake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbojet
no air intake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_engine

oh, and your two image links don't open.
by Floyd
Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:57 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: What would you prefer to lose?
Replies: 17
Views: 1723

is that chicken with sauce or mayonnaise?
by Floyd
Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:16 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: A car that runs off water.... Am i missing something?
Replies: 56
Views: 2731

if this is still about free energy, besides these flames:
http://hytechapps.com/aquygen/generator wrote:The H2O 1500 Aquygen™ Gas Generator runs on water and electricity only!
no magic to me. :roll:
by Floyd
Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:58 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: What would you prefer to lose?
Replies: 17
Views: 1723

i would [quote]perfer[/quote] to lose neither.
and LOL G!
by Floyd
Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:18 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Full body armor suit - the future is here
Replies: 27
Views: 1749

Reminds me of X-Com and Robocop.
by Floyd
Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:45 pm
Forum: Other 6DoF Game Efforts
Topic: New Core Decision website
Replies: 442
Views: 94478

Re: New Core Decision website

De Rigueur wrote:The new one is empty.
it's no blank page though :)
by Floyd
Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:30 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Mindshare
Replies: 22
Views: 1411

Re: Mindshare

I don't know of a solution ... i know one: people should perform the actual sport instead of simulating it ;) chances are that people hurt themselves less likely, because they wear proper gear AND would do it at the proper site, although i anticipate wii developers to have thought that virtual boxi...
by Floyd
Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:24 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: i want a phone with good battery life.
Replies: 18
Views: 1300

if a call exceeds 3 hours, you should probably take the bus. so, in a way, i second FCs advice :lol:
15 hours? nice. for call centers without a power grid connection.
by Floyd
Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:16 am
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Need free recording software for win98SE
Replies: 7
Views: 852

you can also play the midis in winamp and set the output plugin \"nullsoft diskwriter\" active. you can configure it to write any format you like.
by Floyd
Mon Nov 27, 2006 1:39 pm
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: CG Bust : OverHeater
Replies: 13
Views: 1852

the unimatrix has you... resistance is futile.

:D
by Floyd
Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:32 pm
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: New 3d Character
Replies: 164
Views: 25796

way to go DT, congratulations :D
by Floyd
Mon Oct 09, 2006 1:20 pm
Forum: PTMC Gallery
Topic: My Burning Indika 3 Music Video
Replies: 5
Views: 1124

Mobius wrote:Then, you aren't really seeing people too well - turn on FULL HUD NAMES to make it easier to see.
newbie. :lol:
by Floyd
Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:03 pm
Forum: The DBB Marketplace
Topic: BFG Physx card is $195.99 at Newegg and there's a $40 rebate
Replies: 13
Views: 5403

Lemme make a bet with anyone here: There'll be no such things as a physics card in anyone's PCs in 5 years from now. by this time, enough money will have been made from selling seperate physics cards to people who just have to have them and they will already have started to implement physics in GPU...
by Floyd
Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:38 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Ever see this thing?
Replies: 9
Views: 727

butt ugly, but looks like fun 8)
by Floyd
Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:52 am
Forum: Descent Multiplayer
Topic: Moscow LAN Party - 30 September 2006
Replies: 4
Views: 1220

five days, but still, moscow is a long trip from here :)
by Floyd
Sun Sep 24, 2006 7:38 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: What's inside Nike Shox?
Replies: 9
Views: 1689

the more complicated technology gets, the more often you run to the garage.
it's all ok if they perform what nike promises. easy, yet effective solutions are always the best.
by Floyd
Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:35 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: The face of jihad.
Replies: 19
Views: 1952

Kilarin wrote:The pope accuses Muslims of being violent.
he quoted Manuel II. Palaiologos, a christian emporer from the middle ages, in a discussion about religions, specifically christianity and islam.
by Floyd
Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:57 am
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: Question: Why don't you play D3?
Replies: 38
Views: 7534

Only prob I had was Floyd's post. you obviously took my serious question as an attack, which it wasn't intended as such. sorry if you misunderstood. as for D3 looks: check Diedels level "Speed!", picture 4 on his homepage. and for the record: i have seen novacrons work, which is impressive.
by Floyd
Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:59 am
Forum: D2X-XL
Topic: Question: Why don't you play D3?
Replies: 38
Views: 7534

Diedel wrote:D2 players have style, something you don't even know about. :roll:
looks to me as if you were the one swinging the matches :roll: