Sorry for the lack of updates!
It’s been a super busy month @ work. The game I’m working on is reaaally close to being done.
Since we haven’t officially announced it, I can’t tell you what it is. I can tell you it’s a PSN game and it’s looking gorgeous. And it’s a lot of fun :P
Other than that… I haven’t had time for much.
The only thing I was able to do was an illustration for the DarkStalkers Tribute Book. I started it the day before the deadline and it really showed me how f*cking slow the computer I’m using is : 1 gig of ram and a 1.2ghz processor is HELL for anything above 3000 px in Painter.
It took about 6 seconds for my brush to change to another brush… from a simple pencil to an eraser… and vice-versa. Painting was ok as long as I didn’t pan the canvas.. which I had to do 99% of the time… *siiiigh*
Yeah… it’s definitely time for a new system. (Suggestions anyone? Stick with Dual Core or take the i7 leap?)
I’ve got lots of games that are still in their plastic wraps (Killzone 2) and it doesn’t look like I’ll be able to try them out until April!
Anyway… I’m still at work so all I could do a small sketch of Inko-Chan!
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OH GOD WHAT IS THAT IT IS TRYING TO LICK ME.
I don’t know about hardware though. I’m running a 2.4ghz quad with a couple gigs of ram and a good gpu, which I managed to get pretty cheap, but I generally don’t get top of the line because it always gets replaced so fast that the price isn’t worth it. It works quite well for me, but considering that these days the extent of my artwork on computer is just 500×500 images in paint I might not be the best reference for the types of stuff you do.
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Haha, I know what I’m gonna get now. My previous computer was a more powerfull but the motherboard decided to take everything along with it. It’s a good thing I regularly back up stuff.
Anyway, it was old but I had a good run with it. This year, I get to change rigs! I’ve been saving up for this and a Cintiq.
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Mar 04, 2009 @ 6:42 pm
Tobin
DUUUUUUDDEE????? you’ve only got 1gig of RAM!??!?!
You need at least 4 gig of RAM to be cool. I have myself a DELL XPS laptop…15.4″ monitor…4gig ram etc…and ya want at least a 2.4 dual core processor.
dell has just come out with some sexy looking studio xps laptops actually. but yeah…i just prefer the fexibility a laptop offers. you might wanna go for a desktop for a lower price.
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Lol yeah. I’m totally uncool :(
My old computer had 2 gigs of ram but it still had a crappy 1.8 ghz processor.
It was enough…
The one I’m using right now is a laptop on loan.
I’m planning on putting it together this time instead of getting it from a dealer.
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Mar 05, 2009 @ 7:06 pm
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Every time I go to build one I manage to be just around the time that there’s a super deal from the dealers that ends up making them cheaper. Make sure you check around.
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Mar 07, 2009 @ 4:51 pm