Too Many Ideas - Archive for the ‘My Stuff’ Category
My first Vue 7 Render
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008A quick (around 12 minute) render using Vue 7 Infinite. One of the new infinite procedural terrains with the desert preset and a slightly tweaked god ray atmosphere (I made the sky a bit more red and a little less blue). User defined render settings.
Leaning on a (Virtual) Lamppost
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008For anyone waiting for Vue 7. To be performed in the style of George Formby or for those of us who take our ukulele seriously The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. I’m leaning on a lamp, maybe you think, I look a tramp, Or you may think I’m hanging ’round to steal a modo-car. But […]
Making a Searchlight in Vue
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008Vue doesn’t have a parallel light source that creates a fixed width beam so making search lights and other lights with parallel edges requires a little work. Here is one way I’ve used, it may not work for all situations but it works for some. All the values I give here are those I used […]
Searchlight in Vue
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Jonj1611 asked on Renderosity how to create a searchlight like effect in Vue – if this is what he’s looking for I’ll post an explanation here soon. Edit: Its now up as: Making a Searchlight in Vue
Item 3 on the Agenda
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Not really up to the standards of Oh, God! but an attempt at something with a similar sentiment inspired by the current round of CERN inspired madness… Item 3 on the Agenda "Item 3 on the agenda. Do you want to kick off?" "How about next Tuesday?" "Sorry can’t do next Tuesday." "Why not?" "Little […]
A few Words Here and a few Words There
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008Since I seem to be back to more regular blogging a quick post for tonight… Put the finishing touches to the second in a series of article for Ragnarok earlier tonight. One of those times when looking over some old stuff you get a fresh look at it and realise what it was lacking. In […]
A Very Wordy Bank Holiday
Monday, August 25th, 2008Sometimes the words don’t come easy. Its a stuggle to get 50 words out of my characters in a day. Then there are days when they just won’t shut up. Over the last two days I’ve knocked out 6,500 words primarily from three miscreants I’ve had sitting waiting for an idea.
Watch out for Floating Key frames in Vue
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008I was tinkering with an animation script for Vue when I discovered something I thought I’d share to save others scratching their heads… I was using SetCurrentFrame() to set the key frame for the animation. I was later returning to an earlier key frame to apply a tweak to the same objects animation. The current […]
Sugary Pulp Research Goodness
Monday, July 14th, 2008I love it when research material falls into my lap. I came across a book about the espionage and shady goings on in Shanghai in the 1920s-40s era for the massive sum of £1.99 in my local remaindered book shop on Saturday. Handy since some of NitS is set there around then and involves shady […]
Trying to Lose My Muse
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008I’ve been asked to write an article. That shouldn’t be a problem I’ve done it before and written far longer ones in a few evenings. Except I keep getting ideas for stories. I even know where my stalled alternate history, action, highwaymen novel ought to be going finally. All I need is a box I […]