Sent my map in a couple of days ago, just to be sure. I was fairly certain I had a good chance to win, but now with all the guru's from this place joining in, I don't know...
Ah well, my map will entertain a lot of folks anyway.
So YOU'RE the person behind Probert, everything makes sense now. [/sarcasm]
I only animate formats that I currently have available to import from. Sadly, I will not touch any .mdl file as I know full well that any source model in SC2 will get me in trouble. This goes for all GMod models too.
2 "known" data points are not necessarily related.
3 "known" data points are a pattern.
If you generate even Score = 1, 2, and 3 respectively, you can break the algorithm. Period. No if, ands, or buts. Without a random seed, you only have weak encryption, based on the hope that no one DOES generate any three known values. So please, save yourself time and stop trying to encrypt it.
Then even trying to encrypt it is a tremendous waste of time. You will NEVER beat out the dedicated white/black hat who decides they want to be at the top of your list, especially when it's handled client side. Of course, you COULD always set a standard and encrypt based off the rotation/position of a quantum particle. [/sarcasm]
RSA works SOMEHOW with random numbers.... just saying.
Basically, go look up private/public key encryption w/ a random seed tacked in. Right now all someone has to do is see how your bank file changes PER SCORE CHANGE to see how you encrypt. More effort than I would like to see people wasting... but meh...
A majority of the SM_Models are not properly animated for use outside of very particular instances. Take Nova for instance: Yes she's rigged and TECHNICALLY has animations in her portrait, but she doesn't have a stand, walk, etc animation.
Steps in order:
1. Generate weaponless unit model w/ attachments
2. Generate weapon-only models w/ attachments
3. Use host/site operations to attach weapon to unit
4. Swap the weapons when needed
5. ???
6. Profit.
That exact "tutorial" everyone is spamming on the Blizz forums originated here. I've seen it but I can't find it anymore. Perhaps one of the mods deleted it, as it used to be in the tutorial section
I would like to agree for all things except where art is concerned. If I spend 40 hours animating/rigging/etc a model, there's no way I'm going to just give it out or explain how I did it. We have both a Saturday learning event and my own request thread for such things, but I still get pms about getting the rigged Nova even though I haven't shown ANY screens of it yet.
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So YOU'RE the person behind Probert, everything makes sense now. [/sarcasm]
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@IskatuMesk: Go
The siege tank has all necessary animations to duplicate the existing low poly one. So what if the treads don't move?
Not going to do the viking, as it would require transforming him too.
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@GhostTwoSix: Go
I only animate formats that I currently have available to import from. Sadly, I will not touch any .mdl file as I know full well that any source model in SC2 will get me in trouble. This goes for all GMod models too.
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@RodrigoAlves: Go
2 "known" data points are not necessarily related. 3 "known" data points are a pattern.
If you generate even Score = 1, 2, and 3 respectively, you can break the algorithm. Period. No if, ands, or buts. Without a random seed, you only have weak encryption, based on the hope that no one DOES generate any three known values. So please, save yourself time and stop trying to encrypt it.
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@Molsterr: Go
Then even trying to encrypt it is a tremendous waste of time. You will NEVER beat out the dedicated white/black hat who decides they want to be at the top of your list, especially when it's handled client side. Of course, you COULD always set a standard and encrypt based off the rotation/position of a quantum particle. [/sarcasm]
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@WhiskeeGX: Go
RSA works SOMEHOW with random numbers.... just saying.
Basically, go look up private/public key encryption w/ a random seed tacked in. Right now all someone has to do is see how your bank file changes PER SCORE CHANGE to see how you encrypt. More effort than I would like to see people wasting... but meh...
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...Add a random seed to your encryption.
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A majority of the SM_Models are not properly animated for use outside of very particular instances. Take Nova for instance: Yes she's rigged and TECHNICALLY has animations in her portrait, but she doesn't have a stand, walk, etc animation.
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@Triceron: Go
Actuallllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyy........
Just scale the root node and rekey it at time 1. Done
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@Redfox777: Go
Steps in order:
1. Generate weaponless unit model w/ attachments
2. Generate weapon-only models w/ attachments
3. Use host/site operations to attach weapon to unit
4. Swap the weapons when needed
5. ???
6. Profit.
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@Wakeman: Go
You can use w/ credit. Basically I don't want anyone taking models I generate and posting them on another site until after the contest.
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@Molsterr: Go
That exact "tutorial" everyone is spamming on the Blizz forums originated here. I've seen it but I can't find it anymore. Perhaps one of the mods deleted it, as it used to be in the tutorial section
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As much as I enjoy seeing some public discontent on the popularity system, copy/pasting a SC2 Mapster thread VERBATUM is going to make us look bad.
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@progammer: Go
You mean not that one. I specifically state I will NOT make custom models from scratch. WTB moderator status for my own thread.
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I would like to agree for all things except where art is concerned. If I spend 40 hours animating/rigging/etc a model, there's no way I'm going to just give it out or explain how I did it. We have both a Saturday learning event and my own request thread for such things, but I still get pms about getting the rigged Nova even though I haven't shown ANY screens of it yet.