Attached Link: MOD TOOL

When a 3D mesh becomes a righteously defended personification of your personal desires It has become an IDOL and YOU have become its worshipper,slave and servant
-Tain-

Thanks for the heads up on this mod tool

Just a note..... **it's a FREE 3D modeling and animation package, for non-commercial use, that plugs right into Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express and Valve Half- Life 2.

**In other words fun to look at an play with, but if you do commercial stuff or don't own HL2 or don't know how to work with XNA it's pretty much worthless.

Quote - Just a note..... **it's a FREE 3D modeling and animation package, for non-commercial use, that plugs right into Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express and Valve Half- Life 2.

**In other words fun to look at an play with, but if you do commercial stuff or don't own HL2 or don't know how to work with XNA it's pretty much worthless.

Hmm........ I  wouldnt  call it "worthless" Any more than one would consider the MAYA PLE Worthless

Is DAZ studio "Worthless" for those who dont already own ubiquitous "V4"chick and  Already know how to pose and render??

Have we become So cynical that now even a  Completely free program is dismissed
as some sort of Rip off??

its a free LEARNING TOOL  for aspiring game dev types
Game Dev is highly Competitive Field  where MANY Fail

What so wrong with a free option to find out if its something you really
want pursue  or have the talent to make it worth your  while before you spend any **money ** only to later find out its too hard, boring or just not for you .

When a 3D mesh becomes a righteously defended personification of your personal desires It has become an IDOL and YOU have become its worshipper,slave and servant
-Tain-

Well said wolf!!!!!!

Thanks for the heads up!!  May just give it AND the MS XNA a go!!!

Both are free so why not!!??!!  Never know, I might be good at it or may even enjoy using the programs!!

Gerard

I didn't say it's worthless.... it's only worthless in certain situations which I clearly specified, you're completely blowing what I said out of perspective and turning what I said in to something else.

Awesome! Thanks for the heads-up wolf!

Holy @#$%...you didn't mention it's over 400 meg!...;) well, free is free...;)

pakled: ...except for the bandwidth and time. ;)

all: People, remember that it is hard to get a gist of a person's inflection from typed-in words.  Everyone's entitled to an opinion - and it doesn't have to agree with yours.  Some find a thing useful where others find no such thing.  It'd be nice to see a thread that doesn't digress into the gutter. :P

Let's stay civil.  Boy, I know that it's easy to get all flustered and defensive.  Even the most cursive remarks can be taken extremely out of content or appear to be more offensive than intended.  I've been in the howling flame wars in the distant past and it is not worth the indigestion, heartburn, and damaged ego.

not to worry. Honestly, I'm not complaing. If it's 400 meg, that means, it's not a tinkertoy, but a real tool for real designers. 

emiticon...usually when I (and most other folks) end with ';)', it means I'm kidding around, or being ironic, or making a point in an amused way.

  I don't start confrontations, and while I may look like a troll, I'm not actually a troll. The Hitchhiker's Guide classifies me as 'mostly harmless'..;)

you've done us a service, for which we thank you.

See.  My reply to 'all' was geared towards the slowly erupting feud between wolf359 and aeilkema, not you, pakled, in any way. :D (big smile to indicate embarrassment).  And these seem to be happening in many threads - the Poser Pro thread is a prime example.

Expressing one's point of view or providing rectifying or clarifying information is worthwhile.  We should not suppress alternative views or information.  But it would be nice if it were expressed and taken in less embattling ways. :)

Wow, I've been confused.  I thought  ;)   was sarcasm and  :-P  was "boy, that was a silly thing to say, wasn't it?"  Have I been mixed up?  

One might also look into Game Maker, which is a smaller download and free, although not compatible with the professional tools.  GM supports 3D games as well as 2D....

I see that in order for me to use this little game dev item to play the resulting game on my windows machine, I need:
Visual Studio 2005 Express
Service Pack 1 for Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Express Editions
XNA Game Studio Express 1.0 Refresh
XNA Framework Redistributable 1.0 Refresh
Uh... doh.. seeing stars... backs away

sorry..it was the quote from my post that threw me..;)
;) is sarcasm?  uh oh...6 years of postings here...I mean it more as
'I'm having fun, are y'all in on the joke?..;), or :), or x|, or whatever...

*"'I'm having fun, are y'all in on the joke?..;)"

*Wow, I think I need a lexicon for emoticons.  I've always thought the ;)  was kind of a sly wink, just sarcasm, like I said.  I thought 

;) = Duh!
:-P = D'Oh!

Or some such.  Hmm.  I'm probably completely wrong. 

Sorry to have butted in with the OT, but thank you for the clarification.  

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 Sorry, just a little cut'n'paste to save time...