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Geek Culture / TGC Newsletter - Issue 50 (March 2007)

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Richard Davey
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Posted: 1st Mar 2007 20:12
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Hi all,



Issue 50 of the TGC Newsletter was just released. Wow, 50 issues! damn that's good We've got the Great Giveaway where 50 random subscribers are rewarded, DBPro at 50% off, massive FPSC X10, the superb Enhanced Animations DLL released, DBPro Fundamentals Part 2 and loads more. It's a big bursting issue of goodness and for those of you not from the UK, that isn't the new TGC 'logo' on the cover, it's all just part of the Red Nose Day activities this weekend.

You can thank Steve (Batvink) for this monster issue. I just tidied it up and prepped it for release, he did all the hard work

Grab it from the usual place:

http://www.thegamecreators.com/?gf=newsletter

Cheers,

Rich

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John Y
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Posted: 1st Mar 2007 20:16 Edited at: 1st Mar 2007 20:19
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Sweet! Good read as usual. If you are interested in profiling, don't forget to check the Digital Zenith forum

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Big Man
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Posted: 1st Mar 2007 20:19
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great and very full issue lol

I'm not meaning to be overly picky but I didn't see the monthly winner section to win dark basic pro?? Bit odd

BM

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Jeku
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Posted: 1st Mar 2007 20:43
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Good read--- but something familiar seems to be missing

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Richard Davey
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Posted: 1st Mar 2007 20:48 Edited at: 1st Mar 2007 20:48
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Quote: "I'm not meaning to be overly picky but I didn't see the monthly winner section to win dark basic pro?? Bit odd"


It's amazing - whenever that is removed, someone always posts about it - yet not one person who has actually won a copy of DBPro in the past 12 months has bothered to email us for it! Quite frankly I don't think it is worth bringing back again.

Quote: "but something familiar seems to be missing"


What? Steve moved a couple of articles to Issue 51 is 50 was getting quite lengthy already.

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Jeku
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Posted: 1st Mar 2007 20:52
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Quote: "What? Steve moved a couple of articles to Issue 51 is 50 was getting quite lengthy already."


Ahh no prob, it's not a big deal

I like the news about Google SketchUp--- now I need to try it myself! Also, congrats on being the first publisher to release a DX10 demo!

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Silvester
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Posted: 1st Mar 2007 20:59
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Good newsletter as always,too bad i didnt win a copy of DBpro for my little brother,oh well.Ill just buy it then as 50% off sounds great!

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Agent Dink
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Posted: 1st Mar 2007 21:12
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Hey, nice newsletter. Awesome content and in great quantity as well! I didn't win anything, but I did recognize Cash Curtis and I think Spooky, so congrats to those 2

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KeithC
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Posted: 1st Mar 2007 21:16
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I was wondering why the Alias3D guy never came back to the showcase board in the FPSC section. Looks like those Model Packs are no longer under consideration for sale.



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Ron Erickson
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Posted: 1st Mar 2007 21:19
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Wow! That newsletter is PACKED with good stuff. Good job Steve and Rich

EZrotate! TextureMax! Enhanced Animations! 3D Character Maker! (coming soon....)
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Big Man
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Quote: "It's amazing - whenever that is removed, someone always posts about it - yet not one person who has actually won a copy of DBPro in the past 12 months has bothered to email us for it! Quite frankly I don't think it is worth bringing back again."


oh really...you would think nearly everyone would jump on the chance to get a free copy of dbp lol i would have at least but I never got picked lol

BM

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BatVink
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Thanks for all the kind words chaps...seriously. It has been a daunting month, but extremely enjoyable and I am glad it has been well received. I know it's traditional to give a speech as you leave, but I have to thank Rick, Rich and the rest of the team for making my first lone issue pain-free and good fun. You don't realise just how busy everyone is behind the scenes until you've experienced it first-hand.



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Scraggle
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Posted: 1st Mar 2007 22:22 Edited at: 1st Mar 2007 22:23
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Quote: "not one person who has actually won a copy of DBPro in the past 12 months has bothered to email us for it!"


That is most probably because most people that receive the newsletter have already got a copy of DBP. Maybe you could change the offer to have a similar thing to what you are giving away in this issue ... a £20 discount on TGC products would be a more welcome gift to most people than a copy of a product they already own.



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Posted: 1st Mar 2007 23:55
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*Still Reading Newsletter*

Good so far - FPSC X10 news is very good and thanks for releasing us when its coming out April 27,2007 i think which is very nearby. Do you need vista to try out the FPSC X10 demo?
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Posted: 2nd Mar 2007 01:48 Edited at: 2nd Mar 2007 01:51
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OMG OMG OMG. That CLOWN is SO FUNNY LOOKING!!!!!!!! Great Cover, best one yet.

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You're so lucky Cash Curtis...
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Cash Curtis II
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Excellent newsletter! I went over it briefly before bed last night, and I'm going to study it today. Great job!

@Agent Dink -
Thanks! Somehow I knew I was going to win.

That seems crazy that nobody has won a copy of DBP. If I'd ever won, I'd have tried to swindle TGC out of a gift certificate.


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Ron Erickson
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Posted: 2nd Mar 2007 02:33
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Oddly, I didn't get a copy of the newsletter in my e-mail inbox. I read it by seeing the link posted here. Has this happened to anyone else?

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Quote: "Oddly, I didn't get a copy of the newsletter in my e-mail inbox. I read it by seeing the link posted here. Has this happened to anyone else?"


Same here 0_o

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dab
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Posted: 2nd Mar 2007 04:51
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I find I get it like a week after it's posted here.

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Posted: 2nd Mar 2007 05:39
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Hey, is the prize £20 or $20? I am much more fond of the British pound than the lame old American dollar. £££££££££££!!!


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Agent Dink
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Posted: 2nd Mar 2007 06:46
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Yeah, actually I haven't gotten it in my inbox yet. I usually get it within the hour too..

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dab
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Posted: 2nd Mar 2007 07:33
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Ok, I lied, I did get it.

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Well i didn't.

Good job Vink, nice to hear about the changes in the FPSC model packs.

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KeithC
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I went to look at the site of one of the companies featured in the FPSC section of the Newsletter: Nano Games

None of the games they list are available from that site. Why were they featured in the Newsletter, when nothing's available; or am I missing something?

-Keith



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Posted: 2nd Mar 2007 20:28
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Why don't you only pick emails from people who have been active in the forums since the last newsletter? I am sure people would claim it then. There's probably loads of people who left ages ago, but forgot to unsubscribe


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Jeku
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There's no way for them to know which email addresses are active on the forums. And besides, forum activity has no value with whether you're a decent coder and/or could use a free copy of DBP.

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Yeh, but it does mean ur still alive


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Philip
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Posted: 3rd Mar 2007 23:59
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Oddly enough I didn't receive this newsletter by email. I think that is the first one that hasn't gotten through. I'll have to check my spam filter levels again.

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Miguel Melo
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My copy is _always_ killed by the spam filter as it arrives with "*** SPAM ***" in the subject.

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Ron Erickson
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It also didn't make it into my spam box and I get all kinds of crap in there. It is odd that so many people are having a problem all of a sudden. I always received the newsletter in my inbox about the same time that I would notice a post on these forums about it.

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Jeku
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Ditto on not receiving this month's newsletter in the ol' email box. I always have, until now. Was there a change in the submission process?

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Richard Davey
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There was no change, used the exact same system as always (Microsofts bCentral mailing service). We really need to consider moving to something else, but I'm just a little concerned the same thing will happen regardless of mailing list provider, just because the contents of some issues are more 'spam' worthy. Or maybe bCentral had a spam issue recently, and they're blacklisted.

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Lost in Thought
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Yeah it didn't make it into any of my mail boxes either. ALmost like I was black listed

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Philip
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Posted: 6th Mar 2007 00:13 Edited at: 6th Mar 2007 00:14
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I've checked both my email spam boxes and the newsletter isn't in either. I don't seem to have received it at all. :-(

On the other hand, I have received an email offering me larger breasts in a fortnight. I can't understand why anyone would think I'd be remotely interested in that.

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