I'm sure some of you have seen this, but I wanted to point it out to those who may not browse around much. Softimage XSI HL2 version has been released to the public....so go to fileplanet, get a ticket, and wait it out. With the way this industry is going, learning multiple high-end 3d packages is a must...may as well get a head start.
http://www.softimage.com/products/exp/hl2/download/exp_hl2/default2.asp
meh. It's not like you guys couldn't have been learning XSI all this time. I doubt the "HL2 version" is much more than XSI + a few exporter functions and info on making models HL2 compatible. this is a 'HL2 mod tool' that's basically been out for years...?
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meh. It's not like you guys couldn't have been learning XSI all this time. I doubt the "HL2 version" is much more than XSI + a few exporter functions and info on making models HL2 compatible. this is a 'HL2 mod tool' that's basically been out for years...? |
Only problem is that there's no free/learning edition and that the standard version is over $7,000 right now because it's on sale, normally it goes for $11,000. Due to the few people that actually have it for their own personal use, even getting it through less than legitimate means is a pain.
I just realized something, now my only reason to get HL2 has been removed!!! I just wanted to experiment with XSI! When AUT comes out, I'll be washing my hands of Valve completely 
well, you can only save as one format, and the export only goes to a file format that HL2 can read.
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Well I take it back, this thing's a buggy ass piece of s**t that can't even remember its own f**king default layout, and won't even allow you to save your own layout. Guess I'm going back to Maya and 3DSMax. On top of that it requires that you run at at least 1280x1024, and my comp won't go that high!!! It worked once when I first started it up, but now it doesn't work at all. Well, this was certainly a waste of time and HD space. They had better clean it up soon.
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well, you can only save as one format, and the export only goes to a file format that HL2 can read. .................. Well I take it back, this thing's a buggy ass piece of s**t that can't even remember its own f**king default layout, and won't even allow you to save your own layout. Guess I'm going back to Maya and 3DSMax. On top of that it requires that you run at at least 1280x1024, and my comp won't go that high!!! It worked once when I first started it up, but now it doesn't work at all. Well, this was certainly a waste of time and HD space. They had better clean it up soon. |
Don't blame XSI when you're using a computer that doesn't even go to that resolution.
As for learning how to use the thing, well, I'm getting there.
[addsig]yeah, I would have expected Edge to have at least a decent 19" monitor considering the amount of time he spends doing game stuff. it really helps having the extra space, when I went from 17" to 19" while using WorldCraft it was like heaven.
though that IS a pretty demanding resolution. a lot of people still have 17" monitors and I'm not sure all of them go that high, at least not with a decent refresh rate & clarity.
my hopes for HL2, someone takes the time to make the stuff, largely to have gone un-noticed up to now..
many cities have been made, but no fire hydrants, no post boxes, no news paper vending machines... nothing one would overlook in a real city has been made for maps.
i wanna see a piece of paper, blowing in the wind, down a city street..
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lot of people still have 17" monitors and I'm not sure all of them go that high, at least not with a decent refresh rate & clarity. |
:0 I dunno who these people are, but ive only ever had a 15"
[addsig]you gotta be f**king kidding me 
why on earth do you have such a tiny one
Stuck with this crappy 15in. And I just don't have the moolah to upgrade. What a waste of a GF4 eh?
