The Renderfarm

GiantCowFilms

12:04 AM

@zeffii And my friends wonder why I'm worried about J.J. Abrams directing the next star wars...

NoviceInDisguise

lol

GiantCowFilms

BTW I think weighting the votes in this site election will be a good idea

Power users often do infact know best

^^ This is why chat active is one of the values I like in a moderator. We are considering weighting election votes. If our responsible leaders have no idea/influence over what happens here, how can they govern/maintain our site?

NoviceInDisguise

I don't if it is technically possible and can be implemented, but ti would be a good idea!

@GiantCowFilms I agree!

GiantCowFilms

I can run adds on the BE site

@NoviceInDisguise There are stages in an election where users can make statments

NoviceInDisguise

True, that could be good

GiantCowFilms

12:10 AM

And the questions we ask the moderators

some of those may put a couple of candidates at a fix

NoviceInDisguise

lol, I bet so

GiantCowFilms

I just hope they don't fudge them and blur them with general like on GD.SE, makes it to easy for candidates to skip over tricky topics

NoviceInDisguise

yeah :/

GiantCowFilms

Hang on guys! I know what we really need in a moderator: Someone who represents minorities! I think the BGE users section is under represented, we clearly need a BGE expert! I also think the youth of our site are under represented, I think this moderator should be about 13-14. The bounty givers are under represented, I think this user should give away a lot of bounties. Finally this user should be single, in order to dedicate as much time to the site as possible.

@NoviceInDisguise @David @X-27 @RadishoftheOpera ;D

NoviceInDisguise

XDD

GiantCowFilms

12:15 AM

that one should get a star, from black hole!

GiantCowFilms

1:08 AM

Just curious, @zeffii @iKlsR did either of you DV this

2

A: What do you look for in a moderator?

Role Model - Always Moderators set the tone and expectation for a community. A moderator who is rude, incomprehensible, unruly or unintelligent can lower expectations and confuse new users. This applies to all circumstances, chat, meta, main, comments and even other network sites. The moderator ...

David

@GiantCowFilms o boy. I do not think that would be a good idea.

however it is funny

GiantCowFilms

1:31 AM

@David It was a joke, duh!

you do remember blenderdev, right!

the self proclaimed BGE expert who was single and gave away a bagillion bounties

zeffii

4:35 AM

@GiantCowFilms I didn't dv

after-all it sparked a good response

Oh! the Answer?

no, that got an upvote from me

@GiantCowFilms regarding camera shake ?

zeffii

6:37 AM

I don't agree that chat participation has much sway @GiantCowFilms , clearing the issues Queues and answering questions is more important. The chat (in my opinion) is more like a watercooler conversation

GiantCowFilms

11:53 AM

@zeffii Okay thanks, I upovted yours as well, I liked your points and perspective

GiantCowFilms

12:05 PM

@zeffii Between my experencie here and the GD.SE chat, watercooler or not, meaningful decisions and choices are made here. Furthermore our the queues are not so full that moderators can't waste a moment. I still believe the candidates chat activity would be good. Having a diamond next to your name gives you a lot of power and respect. Some users around here could use that beneficially.

However I do think editing, tags, flags and review queue action is #1 in voting, followed closely by good behavior and communication (moderators do need to handle trouble users, there aren't any bad ones I've seen on this site, but I've seen some "bombs" that needed defusing on GD.SE)

zeffii

GD = Game Development?

hopefully comsos laundromat dvds will come with a supply of car-sickness tablets

just in case the camera shake gets a little much

<hides>

haha

GiantCowFilms

@zeffii Graphic Design

They are the real GD

:P

@zeffii lol

zeffii

lot's of snobbery in GD

GiantCowFilms

My JJ Abrams jokes was about the fact he always used far to many lens flairs... now if that translates into camera shake owch... star wars is going to feel like saving private ryan....

@zeffii lol

I fit right in ;D

zeffii

12:22 PM

don't think there are any mods around atm :/

but great to see @brecht still popping his head in :)

GiantCowFilms

Yes

the blender devs can sometimes write answers that litterally no one else can write...

zeffii

i sometimes write python answers hoping that @ideasman42 will pummel me and give a better answer

always happy to delete mine then

GiantCowFilms

Anyone know of the top of your head how to get the dimensions for serveral objects combined without joining them (There are a lot of objects with alot of modifiers)

@zeffii nice talking to you, I'll be back later

zeffii

take it ez GCF

NoviceInDisguise

1:28 PM

The mighty Gandalf like this addon; must download now . . .

blendernation.com/2015/05/29/…

(found him in the comments)

X-27

@GiantCowFilms NOOOO!!! He was swallowed by a black hole! people under such gravity should not be aloud to run for moderator!!!!

NoviceInDisguise

MeasureIt addon is a must

Visit the BN link I posted, it is really useful!

X-27

@GiantCowFilms But, I don't mind your idea of the minorities, I'm as much of a BGE maniac as anyone! (@RadishoftheOpera You might be tough competition if it comes to minorities) Anyway, I'm the perfect choice to fight spam being the SPAMKING-27, because I know the ins and outs of how spam works!

GiantCowFilms

Eyes begin to rotate

perfectly timed!

X-27

yah!

GiantCowFilms

1:36 PM

I hate it when you have 50 windows of chrome and lose one with youtube playing....

X-27

it looks better in a post

GiantCowFilms

@X-27 Don't even think about using that

X-27

Too late, already thought about it...

:-)

FOUND IT!!!!!

MUAHHAHAHAHA

Mar 6 at 18:53, by gandalf3

GiantCowFilms

Eyes continue to spin

NoviceInDisguise

Ahhahahahahah!! What a title!

0

Q: WHAT DID I DO? PLEASE HELP!

I brought my blender model into unity3D and when I did so... this happened, can someone at least explain it? I really need this fixed (Depending on how you look at it you'll see inside the certain part... I put it underground to make it more clear!) Clitch

GiantCowFilms

1:48 PM

@NoviceInDisguise Thankyou for posting that addon

1 hour ago, by GiantCowFilms

Anyone know of the top of your head how to get the dimensions for serveral objects combined without joining them (There are a lot of objects with alot of modifiers)

Solved my problem!

:D

NoviceInDisguise

lol

I thought you said the dimensions to the top of your head XD

My eyes trick me when I read really fast

GiantCowFilms

CV

@NoviceInDisguise XD that must have been a weird thought

NoviceInDisguise

Yah . . .

My progress on my Steampunk farm environment thingy

Need to make the shed more of a workshop

And I think I'll add a tree off to the right, the skyline is quite bare

GiantCowFilms

My brain just exploded... that is absolutely beautiful... I can already see the colors...

the composition is A+

NoviceInDisguise

Thanks :)

David

1:56 PM

first case of a spam bot linking to SE sites blender.stackexchange.com/q/31708/2217

please cast a delete vote

NoviceInDisguise

Done

GiantCowFilms

@David I wonder what that is about....

David

@NoviceInDisguise that looks great!

NoviceInDisguise

It is coming along nicely I think :)

David

how did you make the wheat?

NoviceInDisguise

1:59 PM

I modelled several versions of the grass, then used a hair particle system with random rotation and scale to help break up the symmetry.

David

one thing I would change, is the ground. It is too flat. That is something that I learned on my out door scenes, even little bumps make a big difference.

NoviceInDisguise

Good point! I see how that could make a huge difference

GiantCowFilms

@David I do think they should be very subtle though... to lumpy would ruin the prary feel hes got going

David

@GiantCowFilms true, but that is in front of a shed, where tractors and rockets drive all day long. All that traffic = not flat.

GiantCowFilms

True

David

2:06 PM

@GiantCowFilms of course, I remember.

GiantCowFilms

;D

Just the man for the job

knows the BGE back to front

and hes single to, so he can dedicate his entire life!

(that one still makes me laugh)

David

@GiantCowFilms only what we have taught him, in answers to his questions.

GiantCowFilms

Its a joke! duh! don't you remeber his profile used to say he was a BGE expert...

I'm deeply concerned you actually think I think its a good idea or believe this stuff

David

@GiantCowFilms for real? now you have me worried, that you actually thought I did not see that as a joke.

GiantCowFilms

XD

You answered so seriously

Please stand by while we fix @David's and @GiantCowFilms' communication skills

David

2:12 PM

ok next time I will have to use more NoviceInDisguise lingo DX LOL :) :D

GiantCowFilms

DX

XD

that too

2:28 PM

?

img for comment :)

why wont BSE let me just drag an image from a location, onto the file open field

NoviceInDisguise

2:44 PM

Drag and drop would be awesome!

GiantCowFilms

@zeffii Blend exchange lets you do that ;D

zeffii

3:28 PM

if only it copied that address to clipboard automatically, or via a button press :)

smame with code snippets on the site

would be neat to have folding functions and line numbers

and a copy button

NoviceInDisguise

4:50 PM

How do you get +1 rep? o.O

GiantCowFilms

@NoviceInDisguise When somebody deletes an answer you down voted

you get back the rep you lost

You could also get it with the right combinations of up and down votes, aka one up on a question and two down... but that is unlikely

NoviceInDisguise

@GiantCowFilms Oh! I didn't know that! That is probably what happened.

GiantCowFilms

yah

@NoviceInDisguise Ping!

NoviceInDisguise

Pingu

Very cool! Looks great!

GiantCowFilms

Thanks!

NoviceInDisguise

5:02 PM

Materials should look great on it with those hard edges and flat surfaces :D

GiantCowFilms

lol

NoviceInDisguise

Bevel mod should fix that and add some interest, lighting it will be a blast for sure!

GiantCowFilms

@NoviceInDisguise This guy is actually just to make the blue prints... not the final model

which is why I'm so worried about the accuracy

zeffii

8:23 PM

NoviceInDisguise

Ah coool!

NoviceInDisguise

8:41 PM

You entering the comp?

zeffii

9:21 PM

which comp? :)

modeling from this reference: the-rocketman.com/whatchamacallit/chevy-bike.jpg

GiantCowFilms

9:54 PM

@zeffii Bit hard to see the bike, I'd use a darker clay shader for either the bike or the background

And more contrast in the lighting

zeffii

10:10 PM

we have different eyes :)

that's exactly as contrasted as I want it while modeling and test rendering

i guess it could have more contrast,,,

but i've made quite a few renders of the progress using the existing light setup - it's just weird to change it midway

GiantCowFilms

10:27 PM

@zeffii I guess we are very different.... I was just making a suggestion, I can refrain if your always fully satisfied with your results, usually people appreciate advice (at least I do) as often different eyes can pick up issues you failed to notice :D

zeffii

it's early work in progress, not really worth your time pointing obvious things out

GiantCowFilms

Yes well I figured the render wasn't quite WIP, but never mind...

zeffii

: ) it's even rougher than what I'd normally show

not that I don't appreciate insights, it's just too early

GiantCowFilms

10:44 PM

okay

zeffii

just thought you might enjoy the general shape... i think the original design rocks