Content tool chain poll
Community Forums/Developer Stations/Content tool chain poll
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| "It's a minefield" ~MasterBeaker, quoted from this thread: http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=35717 I'd like to take this a bit further. There seems to be a number of questions in the forums about the most suitable tools for content creation. There *are* a LOT of content creation tools out there for Blitz and I'd like to get a sampling from Blitz users on who uses what. When this poll concludes, I'll tally and normalize the results and post them in another thread for all to examine. To participate in this poll there are three rules: 1. You may only list the tools that you ACTUALLY use. No "I'm gonna buy it" entries. Or, "this really looks cool" entries. You must actually have the tool and use it for your content creation. 2. No flaming, bitching or slamming. Please be civil and professional. 3. One entry per user please. No duplication. Here's my entry to start things off: (Remember, this is what I actually use) Wings3d - 3D modeler MilkShape3d - rigging and animation UU3D - UV mapping and .b3d export Paint Shop Pro - texturing and 2D graphics |
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| Truespace 3 - (grimace) 3d modeler UU3D - UV mapping and .b3d export Gimp - texturing and 2D graphics [Edit] Now I've found the joys of Wing3d so I'll probably use it instead of UU3D |
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| big money: Maya ($2000) - modeling, texture mapping, animation, etc. Photoshop ($650) - 2D image creation dirt cheap: Wings3D (free) - modeling Ultimate Unwrap ($35) - texture mapping, file format conversion CharacterFX ($15) - animation GIMP (free) - 2D image creation other tools: Terragen (free/$80) - skybox rendering Encounter 2000 (free) - sound editing Audacity (free) - sound editing gile[s] ($50) - lightmapping FONText ($20) - bitmap fonts |
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| Milkshape3d - modeling characters/props/levels, animating Lithunwrap - texture mapping (free) Gile[s] - lightmapping Ultimate Paint - free paint utility - texturing (free) IrfanView - image conversion, modification (free) Tree[d] - tree generation for use with Gile[s] Terragen - skyboxes (free - non commercial use) notepad - simple data files |
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| MilkShape Poser 5 UltimateUnwrap3D A.L.E. Adobe Photoshop Programmers File Editor (PFE32) Protean |
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| GameSpace Wings3d TerraEd PaintShop Pro |
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| Milkshape Wally Adobe Photoshop Painter Clasic Maplet home made terrain editer decorator |
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| Silo - modeling characters/props/levels Ultimate Unwrap - UVMapping, conversion Milkshape - conversion CharacterFX - animating (soon to be obsolete) PhotoShop - image work Paint Shop Pro - conversion, small modifications Dreamweaver - website CityDesk - content management website Giles[s] - lightmapping Protean - code editing Subversion - source control Textpad - simple text editing Inno Setup - setup creation DailyBuild - build utility |
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| Milkshape - Modelling, animation, rigging. Paint Shop Pro - 2D art/textures LithUnwrap - Skinning Soundforge 4 - Sound editing Acid 2 pro - Mixing Cubase - Music creation |
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| Photoshop 7.0 3d Studio Max R3.1 Wings 3D FONText (Free version) Fruityloops (I have absolutely no idea what version I'm using anymore) Since you say tools, does this include hardware/computer peripherals? If so, I'd like to add my Intuos 2 9x12" tablet to the list. |
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| Wings3D - Modelling Blender - Animation, rigging, UV mapping & rendering Art Of Illusion - Modelling Gimp - 2D graphics |
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| 3DSmax + b3dpipeline gile[s] + tree[d] Photoshop FONText Unwrap3D GUIde |
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| 3D - 3DSMax, Pipeline, gile[s] 2D/Textures - Photoshop, Promotion. |
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| Truespace 6.6 Milkshape CFX Photoshop 6.0 gile[s] |
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| Big Money: Only Deep Paint3d(main tool). (when at a company, what ever they have. Have usde Max, a bit Maya, Adobe PS a lot.) medium money: Zbrush 1.55b (not the latest 2.x) Amorphium 1 Little money Milkshape Ultimate Unwrap (main tool) Character Fx (main tool) Free Modelling: Wings3d(main tool) .Metasequoia. Animation: character animation in Blender(soon,main tool for this) Quick renders: Art of Illussion, Anim8or, Blender. 2d: Gimp, Ultimate paint 1.9f free.(adobe in companies) Sometimes even Deep3d and Zbrush. |
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| I forgot to mention B3D Tweak. Very useful for doing multitexturing and setting up brush FX in b3d files. I just started using DeleD and Slim Shady. I don't expect these tools will replace any of my current workflow, but these are very good free options for level editing and lightmapping (respectively.) |
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| can u post some screen of your results with slimshady... ? i think with some tweaking it can be used for good :) |
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| I suppose I could. Don't hold your breath waiting though; like I said, that tool is just something I'm playing with, not planning to use seriously. I already have gile[s] and that's the best lightmapper around. But jfk deserves major props for creating a really good free lightmapping tool. No offense to Skitchy (not that he cares much, what with the splash he's making with his new tool ALE) but I really can't imagine anyone would buy Lightbulb now that a free tool is available which uses the same lightmapping engine AND has a better interface. Come to think of it, if you'd like to see what kind of results people can get with Slim Shady, look for screenshots created with Lightbulb. It's the same lightmapping engine. |
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| "i think with some tweaking it can be used for good :)" Yeah, I hate it when they're used for evil... ;) (Sorry, I couldn't resist) |
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| @CodeMeister arrrghhh...me speeaaaaks baaad english... ;) hehe Well, actually I am purchasing now Giles. I want to have that quality. |
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| lightwave 8 terrabits converter deeppaint 3d (no plug in for lw 8 as yet only 7.5) paintshop pro |
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| Quill3d Poser 4 Paintshop Pro 6 Character FX |
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| Quill Truspace 3 Milkshape AC3D DeLeD CShop Maplet Paint shop pro 8 Texture maker Blitz3D DarkBasicPro IBasic Std & Pro 3D rad Jamagic Multimedia fusion 1.5 Games factory pro Game maker |
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| Gamespace Gimp/Paintshop Pro (could never personally justify buying photoshop) Cartography Shop Giles/Treed Blitz3D Purebasic This be my toolbox |
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