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- mmmdelishus, on 07/02/2008, -1/+26This looks like fun. Cant wait for more
- danmat06, on 07/03/2008, -0/+22Blender is a great program, this game looks great and i can't wait to see what they can pull off in the final version.
Open Source FTW. - shamnvik, on 07/04/2008, -0/+19Have everyone seen the movie this is based of?
http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/ - Ex3poo, on 07/04/2008, -1/+16Dugg For Flying Squirrel thing!
- antdude, on 07/04/2008, -0/+13Blender, not Bender!
- havokdu, on 07/04/2008, -2/+13Bite my shiny metal ass !!!
- minorgods, on 07/04/2008, -0/+11Spyro?
Don't get me wrong, I loved me some Spyro... - Atomic1fire, on 07/04/2008, -0/+10its more like a 3d short but it was entertaining anyways
- sockpuppets, on 07/04/2008, -2/+11For a moment I thought it said "Bender." I was unsure if I would buy three hundred $1 hookerbots or just one $300 hookerbot.
- bonlebon, on 07/04/2008, -0/+9Go Blender!!!
- Tayloristehsux, on 07/04/2008, -1/+9Reminds me of the good old N64/PS1 days.
- Atomic1fire, on 07/04/2008, -1/+8except that can be improved
its like the ultimate modding game due to it being open source - ZephyrNinety, on 07/04/2008, -0/+6A video of the demo but no demo?
- inactive, on 07/04/2008, -0/+6Digg users prefer better jokes.
- Acglaphotis, on 07/04/2008, -0/+6I thought that being funny was a necessity for a joke.
- limezor2, on 07/04/2008, -0/+6Looks like you don't feel very welcomed in here, b3astie, but hey, I hear there is a nice community for people like you. Ebaumsworld.com
- MavRevMatt, on 07/04/2008, -1/+7Who cares?
- loves2spooge, on 07/04/2008, -0/+5Download blender apricot branch from http://www.graphicall.org/ and the packed blendfile from http://apricot.blender.org/wp-content/uploads/apri ... Open the blend file with blender.
- MavRevMatt, on 07/04/2008, -1/+6Yes and it's amazing.
- dullnation, on 07/04/2008, -0/+5Looks dull but dugg for blender.
- inactive, on 07/04/2008, -0/+5Sort of, but it's better than that if you look back once more.
- zwaldowski, on 07/04/2008, -0/+5I wish I could upmod you a million times. That was the video game of my childhood.
- Atomic1fire, on 07/04/2008, -0/+5No
its a demo of an open game...
Networking theoretically could be added due to it being open source
and Im not sure what kind of game trophies a flying squrrial would need
but just take it as it is... A free to play, free to pirate or buy (both legally) (and open source) game. - inactive, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4Ironic.
- Cogboy, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4It didn't have to be original, it was good.
- CrushThemTorg, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4Hello moderate spender
- raynevandunem, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4Actually, I just saw the movie this week. For a movie without dialogue, I found it to be a good short. Nothing earth-shattering about the feature's flow, and hopefully won't be milked as a "franchise" (third parties should be able to expand it into new territory if they have the time and talent), but it was good for a non-big-budget animation.
Also, I don't think they were going for Pixar; instead, this would be something that you'd see on an all-animation cable/satellite network's gallery of indy shorts (specifically Nicktoons or Boomerang). Or at least Aardman Animations ("Wallace and Gromit", "Flushed Away"), since the Blender Foundation is based in Amsterdam rather than in Hollywood. - almondfilter3, on 07/04/2008, -0/+4Its not about copying Pixar or automatically equalling proprietary stuff, which is impossible at this point anyway. These major projects are really promoting open source for a variety of reasons (efficient alternatives to $10,000 software, students, ect). The Bunny project in particular showcased the robust fur system in the newest Blender, which is no small feat. A fur system from a company yielding those results is impressive, even more so being open sourced. Lots of promising stuff here.
- mossblaser, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3Short length, Movie quality
- SquigglyP, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3Congratulations! You have failed basic reading comprehension!
- renumeratedfrog, on 07/04/2008, -2/+5The graphics is rather underwhelming for this day and age. The grass looks like just a single surface, without any plants sticking out of it.
- tpfaff, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3spyro the dragon anyone?
- Atomic1fire, on 07/04/2008, -0/+3the files are provided in a link
you need to download the apricot version of blender and the blend file
Open the blend file in blender then play the demo - scarecrow2k6, on 07/04/2008, -3/+5To all the people who are not excited about this game...well lemme tell ya...open source is the fewcha!!! This might not look shiny but this is the start. A time will come when you or your kids won't have to spend $60 for some fun.
Open source FTW !!! - kirado4, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2You just don't get the point of the project do you?
- CGorman68, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2Douche.
- AdmiralAcbar, on 07/04/2008, -0/+25. Bite
4. My
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2. Daffodil
1. Ass - Walkboss, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2There's another guy a couple comments down that mentions Spyro if you want to start living the dream.
- Acglaphotis, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2Download blender apricot branch from http://www.graphicall.org/ and the packed blendfile from http://apricot.blender.org/wp-content/uploads/apri ... Open the blend file with blender.
*sigh* - kirado4, on 07/04/2008, -0/+2Why doesn't it look like crysis..[sarcasm] has some bugs but looks fun and cartoony.. can't wait to see it fininshed! Go order those DVD's digg fiends!
- enterneo, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1the movie was good
- havokdu, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1Why yes of course.
The similarity of both words for non English speakers made the above phrase famous whenever there is an article discussing the 3d creation tool. - shrewduser, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1spyro wasn't the most original game, it borrowed heavily from other titles in the platformer genre. as does this game
- kirado4, on 07/04/2008, -0/+1epic reading fail..
- chaos386, on 07/04/2008, -1/+1*whoosh*
- Atomic1fire, on 07/04/2008, -1/+1Blender was the program used to create the game
the actual game is about a squirrel I think - kirado4, on 07/04/2008, -2/+2no.. um it's Opensource dude.. of course..
- ninja0, on 07/05/2008, -1/+1No. Its windows, because windows is open source and blender is open source they decided to stick with the windows open source platform.
- Kosher1947, on 07/08/2008, -0/+0Well...3ds Max is pretty simple, and Cinema 4D is incredibly simple to use. The problem is they are expensive to get, Cinema 4D not so much.
Blender suffers from a poor interface design, and a community of people that refuse to take an honest look at it. This makes for a hella learning curve and the need to CONSTANTLY search tutorials. I use Blender/3ds Max/Maya. Blender is good for fast and simple animations, while 3ds Max is what you use for super realistic renders. Maya is best creating CG that will be merged later into video. -
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