Comments on: Me and My Airship http://www.blendernation.com/me-and-my-airship/ Fresh Blender News, Every Day Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:06:38 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: lachlan http://www.blendernation.com/me-and-my-airship/comment-page-1/#comment-270373 lachlan Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:44:59 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/10/08/me-and-my-airship/#comment-270373 okay so where can i find your so called demo!!!!! okay so where can i find your so called demo!!!!!

]]> By: Roger http://www.blendernation.com/me-and-my-airship/comment-page-1/#comment-20054 Roger Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:10:25 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/10/08/me-and-my-airship/#comment-20054 No one has commented on this yet, so let me add: I really like the little touches and details. For example, notice he blinks his eyes when he starts running? And the flock of birds every now and then. Nice touches that add eye candy and professionalism. Good job guys. You are an inspiration, especially to those of us who run into problems getting the basic stuff to work; it is good to know that it is US who are the problem and not Blender, so we can keep trying to learn and understand and use effectively. Except, of course, the game engine by Richard. Everyone else, feel free to use all features. No one has commented on this yet, so let me add: I really like the little touches and details. For example, notice he blinks his eyes when he starts running? And the flock of birds every now and then. Nice touches that add eye candy and professionalism. Good job guys.

You are an inspiration, especially to those of us who run into problems getting the basic stuff to work; it is good to know that it is US who are the problem and not Blender, so we can keep trying to learn and understand and use effectively. Except, of course, the game engine by Richard. Everyone else, feel free to use all features.

]]> By: ROUBAL http://www.blendernation.com/me-and-my-airship/comment-page-1/#comment-13005 ROUBAL Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:55:57 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/10/08/me-and-my-airship/#comment-13005 For my own, I'm not good at all in making games, but I like a lot the Game Engine included in Blender, because it allows to use Physics in animation, and the ability of Baking simulations into Ipo Curves is a very usefull feature ! These past days, I was working on a sequence that I would like to include in the next version of my Police Chase movie. I' am trying to animate a realistic car crash and the robber's car hitting trash cans and pushing them away. I have created simplified objects for the cars and trash cans (The detailed meshes are parented to them), and after running the simulation, I can use the Ipos to animate the detailed models, adding deformations when necessary. Even if the Physical engine is not very accurate, the Game engine is a really helpfull tool for animation, and removing it from Blender would be really a waste a huge loss for the animators, I think! Philippe. For my own, I'm not good at all in making games, but I like a lot the Game Engine included in Blender, because it allows to use Physics in animation, and the ability of Baking simulations into Ipo Curves is a very usefull feature !

These past days, I was working on a sequence that I would like to include in the next version of my Police Chase movie.

I' am trying to animate a realistic car crash and the robber's car hitting trash cans and pushing them away.

I have created simplified objects for the cars and trash cans (The detailed meshes are parented to them), and after running the simulation, I can use the Ipos to animate the detailed models, adding deformations when necessary.

Even if the Physical engine is not very accurate, the Game engine is a really helpfull tool for animation, and removing it from Blender would be really a waste a huge loss for the animators, I think!

Philippe.

]]> By: Richard http://www.blendernation.com/me-and-my-airship/comment-page-1/#comment-12912 Richard Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:01:41 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/10/08/me-and-my-airship/#comment-12912 Well, as I said, sorry for being an ass :) Bet that shows some of my remorse in feeling as I do, but I can't really change it. It bothers me less now than before, but still some, to have the game engine buttons etc in there. But even more it bothers me to feel that blender may come off as something of a "phone, calculator, chainsaw and milk-pouring-device"-thingie, and therefor focus may be taken off of the awsomeness of it all. I would just like to see the engine being made into a seperate project, so that both may grow independantly and unhindred by eachother. But then again, you are right. But I can't really help my feelings about this matter, now can I? :) Well, as I said, sorry for being an ass :)
Bet that shows some of my remorse in feeling as I do, but I can't really change it. It bothers me less now than before, but still some, to have the game engine buttons etc in there. But even more it bothers me to feel that blender may come off as something of a "phone, calculator, chainsaw and milk-pouring-device"-thingie, and therefor focus may be taken off of the awsomeness of it all. I would just like to see the engine being made into a seperate project, so that both may grow independantly and unhindred by eachother.

But then again, you are right. But I can't really help my feelings about this matter, now can I? :)

]]> By: epat http://www.blendernation.com/me-and-my-airship/comment-page-1/#comment-12814 epat Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:46:19 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/10/08/me-and-my-airship/#comment-12814 actually, the game engine is one of the main reasons why quite a lot of people use blender at all - and certainly, if it hadn't been for the game engine, I would have never even heard of blender; true, I don't use it much either; but I do give a shot at games on occaisions and it would be sad to see it go. originally, blender was used primarily for game creation; it's only since all the render features and the cool modelling tools were added, that it's switched its main focus to stills and animated shorts - some people still make use of it as a game creation tool though, as is evident by this post! ~epat. :) actually, the game engine is one of the main reasons why quite a lot of people use blender at all – and certainly, if it hadn't been for the game engine, I would have never even heard of blender; true, I don't use it much either; but I do give a shot at games on occaisions and it would be sad to see it go. originally, blender was used primarily for game creation; it's only since all the render features and the cool modelling tools were added, that it's switched its main focus to stills and animated shorts – some people still make use of it as a game creation tool though, as is evident by this post! ~epat. :)

]]> By: Mal http://www.blendernation.com/me-and-my-airship/comment-page-1/#comment-12709 Mal Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:46:39 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/10/08/me-and-my-airship/#comment-12709 The game looks excellent! Richard, as Bart mentioned, lots of software contains features that you never use daily. I never use the spell checker in this browser software, but I wouldn't want it to be remvoed just becuase i dotn use it freqeuntly. The game looks excellent!

Richard, as Bart mentioned, lots of software contains features that you never use daily.

I never use the spell checker in this browser software, but I wouldn't want it to be remvoed just becuase i dotn use it freqeuntly.

]]> By: Bart http://www.blendernation.com/me-and-my-airship/comment-page-1/#comment-12613 Bart Mon, 09 Oct 2006 13:20:55 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/10/08/me-and-my-airship/#comment-12613 @Richard: I wonder why, if you don't use the function anyway, it bothers you that it's in there? I'm sure you use all kinds of software that have many more features than what you actually use. @Richard: I wonder why, if you don't use the function anyway, it bothers you that it's in there? I'm sure you use all kinds of software that have many more features than what you actually use.

]]> By: Richard Olsson http://www.blendernation.com/me-and-my-airship/comment-page-1/#comment-12610 Richard Olsson Mon, 09 Oct 2006 13:16:41 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/10/08/me-and-my-airship/#comment-12610 I'm sorry to be an ass, but this is my opinion: I want the game engine out of blender. Why? Well, let me try to explain (and I should probably leave this rant to some other place, like a blog of my own.) I don't do game stuff. And on those projects where I have been doing game content, it has been for an external game engine. Therefore I don't want a "game engine" in my modeling/animation application. I don't have anything against the engine but make it a seperate plugin or whatever. Or even better yet, have the BGE developers join OGRE instead and make something worth competing with. This project though, looks great! But it would probably look even greater in OGRE. :) I'm sorry to be an ass, but this is my opinion: I want the game engine out of blender.

Why? Well, let me try to explain (and I should probably leave this rant to some other place, like a blog of my own.) I don't do game stuff. And on those projects where I have been doing game content, it has been for an external game engine. Therefore I don't want a "game engine" in my modeling/animation application. I don't have anything against the engine but make it a seperate plugin or whatever. Or even better yet, have the BGE developers join OGRE instead and make something worth competing with.

This project though, looks great! But it would probably look even greater in OGRE. :)

]]> By: Durden http://www.blendernation.com/me-and-my-airship/comment-page-1/#comment-12582 Durden Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:51:34 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/10/08/me-and-my-airship/#comment-12582 I was playing around with Blender GE, but could do nothing... physics whorks some unpredictable way... and there was a lot of other thingth i couldn't handle... But that guys really rocks... Very good job! I was playing around with Blender GE, but could do nothing… physics whorks some unpredictable way… and there was a lot of other thingth i couldn't handle…

But that guys really rocks…
Very good job!

]]> By: ROUBAL http://www.blendernation.com/me-and-my-airship/comment-page-1/#comment-12502 ROUBAL Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:49:31 +0000 http://www.blendernation.com/2006/10/08/me-and-my-airship/#comment-12502 Hi! Very good Job! I like the atmosphere a lot. There are amazing details (Birds...) I am very impressed by these videos, because they show what is possible with Blender GE with some skill. I wish I could make a game (I have started to make a small one), but I'don't master some important parts of the game Engine. I have no problems with the main character moved by the player, but creating artificial intelligence for the secondary characters is a nightmare (I'm not a programmer at all). after having read a lot on Blenderartists, I can't find if there are too many lacks or bugs in the sensors, or if I'm really hopeless at making games !o( Philippe. Hi! Very good Job!

I like the atmosphere a lot. There are amazing details (Birds…)

I am very impressed by these videos, because they show what is possible with Blender GE with some skill.

I wish I could make a game (I have started to make a small one), but I'don't master some important parts of the game Engine. I have no problems with the main character moved by the player, but creating artificial intelligence for the secondary characters is a nightmare (I'm not a programmer at all).

after having read a lot on Blenderartists, I can't find if there are too many lacks or bugs in the sensors, or if I'm really hopeless at making games !o(

Philippe.

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