First Attempt at Blender

Jeramy79 — 2008-04-07T04:58:33+00:00

This is my first attempt at using Blender. Actually my first attempt at using any 3D Graphic Editing program at all. I do have to say Blender seems to be very easy to use for beginners. I know this isn't great, but it's a start. Couldn't get the bottom lip right though so it's all jacked up.

To see the all my steps Click Here.

Getting Started

Jeramy79 — 2008-03-19T23:07:41+00:00

Well, it's been about a week since I've purchased TGEA, and i'm wondering wth I got myself into. I'm a novice level programmer and an even crappier artist. I have very good ideas in my head, but getting them into a game is going to be rough.

A little about myself:

I'm 28 years old with a little C programming background. I began by programming MUDs (Multi-User Dungeons), text based rpg games. I actually started one about 9 or 10 years ago named Mystical Gates, and it did (in my opinion) very well.

As far as 3D art goes I used to play around with Bryce, and that about covers it.

First Impressions of TGEA:

I was very unimpressed with TGEA as soon as I unpackaged it. Its rough to get started, but evidently with the update to 1.7.0 that's changed.

What I was looking for to begin with:

I was hoping TGEA would be along the lines of the Heroengine (found at www.heroengine.com), but in reality I knew it wouldn't be on par with Heroengine. I was hoping the features would be close to the same. Boy was I wrong. I knew I was going to have to put alot of work into it, but I didn't know that the engine wasn't capable of doing what I wanted.

Coming to terms:

So I've now come to terms with the fact that TGEA is going to take a heck of alot more work than I was prepared for. I've gone out and bought several books:

1) Beginner's C++ Through Game Programming
2) 3D Game Programming All-in-One
3) Torque for Teens
4) The Essential Blender

My Computer system:

Dell XPS 410
2.4 Dual Core Intel CPU
7900GS Nvidia GPU
2gb Ram
500gb HD in Raid configuration (2 x 250gb hds)
SB XFI exreme sound card
Dell WPF 20" Widescreen Monitor

Software:

Windows XP
TGEA 1.7.0B SDK
Blender 3D Program
Poser 7 3D Character Modeler
Bryce 6.1 3D Program
Daz Stuido 2.0 3D Character Modeler
Carrara 5 Pro
Adobe Photoshop 7.0
Codeweaver
Ultraedit 10.10
Visual Stuido EE 2005

Focus:

My current focus is trying to create an RPG. I've got so many good ideas in my head, but learning how to actually implement them is going to prove a challenge.

Blog for Jeramy79 at GarageGames.com

First Attempt at Blender

Getting Started