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Geek Culture / What programs do you use for making games?

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Joe Cooning
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Title is self explanitory. I just want to see what kind of programs people use. As for me:

-modelling: combo of milkshape and anim8or and lithunwrap for model uv mapping
-textures and art: Corel Photo Paint 8
-music: Cakewalk Pro Audio
-Language: DBPro
-sound: find on internet

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BearCDPOLD
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Posted: 15th Aug 2005 08:29 Edited at: 15th Aug 2005 08:30
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3d- gameSpace/Quick3d/trueSpace3.2/milkshape (free w/GS) + DarkMatter 1/2 + Turbosquid + LithUnwrap (rarely)
2d- mspaint/Paint Shop Pro 8/Gimp
Music- Sibelius 4 midi up w/Clavinova CVP209 + FL Studio 5 demo
Language- DBC/C++/TorqueScript
Sound- Audacity


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Phaelax
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Posted: 15th Aug 2005 09:58
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3D: 3DSMax
2D: photoshop
SFX: instruments and Live drive, internet
Language: DBP, Java, C++

Though I don't write in c++ (aside from an occational dll), im proficient enough to understand other games' code and sometimes use that to understand material I put into DBP.

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Drew Cameron
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Posted: 15th Aug 2005 13:05
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3D - Amapi for meshes, 3D Canvas for rigging
2D - ROXIO photo edit, Paint
SFX - Ejay 1,4, Sound Essentials 2, Sound recorder, WAV to MP3, Internet
Language - Dark Basic Classic, Dark Basic Pro
Films - FRAPS, Studio 7, Studio 9


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David R
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3D: 3DSMax 7, MED (Model EDitor) , DeleD
2D: PaintShop Pro 9, Photoshop 6
SFX: ProDj (Fruity loops spin-off), internet, sound collection CD
Language: C++ (very little), DBP,DBC,DIV(Games studio)


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Undercover Steve
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Posted: 15th Aug 2005 18:28
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3d: Max6+Cartographyshop
2d: paint+Photoshop 7
SFX: None( I never get sounds)
Language: C#+VB.net+DBP
Films: Fraps
Design: Paper+Word+ Pencil+Adobe Acrobat Professional (Work Licensed it for me)
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Sol462
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Posted: 15th Aug 2005 18:52
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3D: True/GameSpace (about to get 3DSMax)
2D: Photoshop, Paint, Gimp
Language: C++ mostly, Lua scripting, DarkBasic for prototyping
IDE: Code::Blocks, used to use Dev C++ 4.9.9.2
Compilers: GCC for current project, Visual Studio Toolkit 2003 for future
Engines: sometimes Irrilict, working on the Spazuh Engine

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Jeku
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Posted: 15th Aug 2005 18:59 Edited at: 15th Aug 2005 18:59
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3D - Hahaha I have a hard enough time texturing a cube, but if you insist, Milkshape 3D.
2D - Paint .NET
Language - C++ using VS.NET 2005 Team Edition (ooooh, aaahhhhh) / C# / DBP (but of course)
Platform - PC / Xbox 360 / PS3
Music - Reason 3.0
Graphics & Physics Engine - ______________ (sorry, under strict NDA )


My "everyone else has one so why can't I?" blog: http://www.jeku.com/blog/
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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 15th Aug 2005 19:00 Edited at: 17th Aug 2005 00:41
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3D: Cinema 4D 6, UVmapper
2D: Photoshop 6
Language : DBP
[EDIT]
Music: Anvil Studio (woot finally I found a free one that I know how to use!!!!)

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IanG
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3d: max
2d: photoshop
language: DBPro or c++
music: sonar and reason sometimes fl studio


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JoelJ
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Posted: 15th Aug 2005 19:28
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I must say, I was reading this post and thinking "these are usually useless threads" but i read them all, and Jeku, i must say, that Paint.net, is freaking awesome, i'm so glad i read your post! I'm going to be doing all my work in that now!

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Jeku
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Posted: 15th Aug 2005 22:34
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Quote: "i must say, that Paint.net, is freaking awesome, i'm so glad i read your post! I'm going to be doing all my work in that now!"


I agree--- it's a great example of a valuable free tool that almost nobody uses.


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Hawkeye
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Posted: 15th Aug 2005 23:08
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modeling/3d: heh, I suck at modeling, but if you must... blender3d
2d: GIMP 2.0, and maybe this Paint.net thing *downloads*
music: Modplug tracker, Reason 3.0
sfx: free stuff off the net, then I run it through a bunch of effects and totaly trash it so you can't recconize it
language: DBP, of course...
film: fraps 1.9d
design: pencil + paper


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David R
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Posted: 15th Aug 2005 23:11
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This screeny should be just enought to lure anybody to paint.net




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JoelJ
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Posted: 15th Aug 2005 23:51 Edited at: 15th Aug 2005 23:54
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that's a discusting picture
paint.net opens so fast!
anyway

i use
3D: MS3D
LINGO: C#, DBP
2D: used to be fireworks, but i've been converted to PAINT.NET
Sound: I use Audacity to record from MIC

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OSX Using Happy Dude
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I used DarkSDK and Paint. I do have gameSpace just in case...

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Raven
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Posted: 16th Aug 2005 00:11
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3D: Softimage|XSI, Maya, Melody
Shader: FX Composer
2D: Photoshop, Shake, DirectX Texture Tool
Language: Visual C++, Visual C#, NvSG, NvPerf
Music: Kevin Manthei (not a program, person )
Sound: None (if anyone knows anyone who's actually good with Sound Effects that would help)

I didn't include DB/P on that list because I just don't take it seriously right now. Get too bored to stick with it.

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Preston C
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Posted: 16th Aug 2005 02:05
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3D: Wings3D.
Shaders: FX Composer, then to Effect Edit.
2D: Gimp 2.0, will see how Paint.net is after hearing about it above.
Language: Visual C++
Music: I suck at making music, period. I can play the b flat clarinet and alto clarinet too, though, if that counts.
Sound: Ditto with the sounds, suck in this department too.

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MSVC++ .Net 2003 | Wings3D | CharacterFX | Gimp v2.0
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BearCDPOLD
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Hey Preston, it's marching season again.


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MiR
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Posted: 16th Aug 2005 12:11
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Codez. VS 2003, DGSDK
2d: Paint. I`m having a look at this Paint.net thing. It looks a bit slow though.
3d: Maya 4.
Wel that`s what my brother uses. I use Milkshape for my 3d but since I doubt any of my work would be put in any of our games I wo`t put it in the list.


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Foxy
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3D: Gamespace light and lithunwrap
Textures: Photoimpact 4 (getting Photoshop 7 soon), digital camera
2D: Flash MX, Photoimpact 4 (getting Photoshop, but you knew that ) and trusty old paint.
Language: DBP
Music: Haven't found/got any money to get any software
Sound: Sound recorder and any conveniently placed objects nearby.

And I still haven't finished anything.

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jrowe
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3D: Milkshape and Lithunwrap
2D: The Gimp
Language: DBP
Sound: Audacity and a microphone.
Music: Don't really do much game music (I never get that far), just use the DBP/DBC music samples or record some of my own compositions with Audacity.

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David R
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Quote: " It looks a bit slow though"


How can a program look a bit slow?


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Darkbasic MADPSP
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does anyone know where i can get free music creating software but heres what i use so far

Graphic: gamespace light, anim8or
sound: can't find software
music: can't find anysoftware
programming: dbpro, visu8albasic, html

Love games go to http://www.freewebs.com/halorc
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http://www.freewebs.com/gamersmad
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Peter H
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Posted: 16th Aug 2005 16:24
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-modelling: combo of milkshape and anim8or and lithunwrap for model uv mapping
-textures and art: the gimp
-music: other people
-Language: DBPro
-sound: find on internet, or DBPro files. (or other people)

"We make the worst games in the universe."

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Darkbasic MADPSP
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good one but that's copyright! o well who cares

Love games go to http://www.freewebs.com/halorc
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http://www.freewebs.com/gamersmad
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MiR
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Quote: "How can a program look a bit slow?"

From it`s minimum requierments. It runs fine though. Infact it loads and unloads very fast. It also has a line tool that works properly. Never before has the line tool worked well in a program that has layers.


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Raven
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Quote: "From it`s minimum requierments. It runs fine though. Infact it loads and unloads very fast. It also has a line tool that works properly. Never before has the line tool worked well in a program that has layers."


Ignore the minimum specs. Those are just the lowest specifications they have in the lab, and they're also for v1.0 which is S-L-O-W

v2.1 they really improved the speed, which might have something to do with the new source that some people from the C# community uploaded to help. So they took some time to improve the speed.

I'd say they're not done yet either. v2.2 is getting quicker and quicker each nightly build.. Something I hope they impliment soon is the multi-document interface.

Right now opening a new instance for each document is irritating.
I'd also like to see the ability to work on Mask/Channels for adding physical alpha and selections.

Perhaps v2.3 Vector/Splines would be good.

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Posted: 17th Aug 2005 00:21 Edited at: 17th Aug 2005 00:30
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-modelling: Truespace 6.6 - with ray,de,fx,anti, and game pack, Cartography shop 4
-textures and art: Texture Maker, Photoshop 7.0, Pixel Toolbox, Paint
-music: Music Maker 2003, Reason
-Language: dbp
-sound: Mine using audio cleaning 3.0
(programs i find myself using quite a bit)
-misc: Digital 3d Photos for converting textures/sprites to red/blue 3d images for viewing with glasses, Tileset Maker for tilesets, Plantlife, Treemagik 2, geoscape, mihov image resizer for batch resizing and converting,

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Zotoaster
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3D: Wings 3D
2D: Paint, Flash MX, Microsoft photo editor (great for making textures out of images), and perhaps this paint.NET, ill check it out
Music: Guitar (yeah, when my mic starts working)
Sounds: Internet
Language: DBC


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Dot Merix
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Posted: 17th Aug 2005 01:52 Edited at: 17th Aug 2005 01:53
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3D models: 3D Canvas PRO, Cartography Shop, Darkmatter, Internet and such
2D textures and such: Paint.NET, Texture Maker
Music: Dont make music/Internet and such
Sounds: Internet and such
Language: Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic.NET, DarkBasic Pro.



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