Starting over again (again)

Marko Polo · 10-30-2012, 07:28 PM

So a few weeks ago I got this virus on my laptop which basically stopped me doing ANYTHING. (Google police virus - I strongly recommend learning about how to remove it if you're unaware of it - just in case it happens to you).
Long story short i had to wipe my C drive. So every movie and expansion I had ever made is gone.

I've pretty much remade every main expansion now - Was about to restart my movies. I had three large ones in the works: one star wars themed (the only surviving gif on this page), one based on the game half-life, and one that was going to be the start of an original series.

Is anyone still interested to see these? I know they'll take a lot of time to make so I'd like to know which ones I could leave for now or cancel entirely

Trooper · 10-30-2012, 07:39 PM

Star Wars one looks awesome.

Phil Williamson · 10-30-2012, 07:40 PM

pro tip for the future: it's almost never necessary to wipe your C drive if you have a virus. and it's NEVER necessary to do so before saving important stuff from it!

Roadkill Dave · 10-30-2012, 07:57 PM

I got something similar to that, restart in safe mode and run system restore, works like a charm and you lose nothing

Phil Williamson · 10-30-2012, 08:09 PM

yeah, failing that run Malwarebytes in safe mode, and if that doesn't work, look the virus up online in safe mode and delete the relevant files and registry entries. for literally about 95% of viruses, that will do it. for the other 5%, start in safe mode, move your important files onto a USB drive, and THEN format C:

(yes I know it's too late for this to help in your case, but there may be a next time!)

Marko Polo · 10-30-2012, 11:14 PM

It was really an end-of-my-tether last resort. I did look up about restarting in safe mode with command prompt and deleting files from the registry, but the option to start up in safe mode was literally gone.

Omnirom · 11-03-2012, 05:20 AM

You're pretty much asking "Who wants to see this movie I might make, 4 years from now?"

Look at your movie release profile. My answer is no.

Jesterfoot · 11-03-2012, 06:07 AM

"no" doesn't make sense to that question

Marko Polo · 11-03-2012, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omnirom

You're pretty much asking "Who wants to see this movie I might make, 4 years from now?"

Look at your movie release profile. My answer is no.

Or, who wants to see this movie I WILL make if the interest is there.

Yes its been ages since I released a movie but I've been working on these movies on and off since that time (wanted them to be decent after all). Now since I lost them all (see original post) I wanted to see if there was still anyone who wanted to see them so I know whether or not to put in the same effort replicating them.

Is that ok?

Bjorny · 11-03-2012, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesterfoot

"no" doesn't make sense to that question

hahaha

Eukos · 11-04-2012, 11:50 PM

I would want to see these movies

Marko Polo · 11-22-2012, 07:18 AM

Update

The Cast

Trooper · 11-22-2012, 10:56 AM

Zack looks amazing and what the hell, is that Willie? Awesome.

Marko Polo · 11-22-2012, 12:10 PM

I can't take the credit for the willy model, the skins I did myself but the head and hair BMDLs are from Aaron Haynes' Zachary Gelst model

Phil Williamson · 11-22-2012, 01:01 PM

is gordon freeman never gonna speak?

Omnirom · 11-22-2012, 05:21 PM

Those models look amazing! I would want to see this movie now.

Marko Polo · 02-08-2013, 07:05 PM

bump

Aaron Haynes · 02-08-2013, 07:12 PM

Is that Grand Admiral Thrawn in a bathrobe?

Marko Polo · 02-08-2013, 07:21 PM

Aaron Haynes · 02-08-2013, 07:23 PM

Fantastic.

These look great, btw

Marko Polo · 02-08-2013, 08:41 PM

Thanks!

By the way, do you actually mind me using your Gelst head BMDLs? I should have asked before really...

Aaron Haynes · 02-08-2013, 08:58 PM

Not at all, feel free to use any of the Vlarion models you think would look good.

I don't know if it's too late to make changes, but the face of the Kim model's character is a little squished and low on the head. For the most part the faces look really good, though.

Marko Polo · 02-08-2013, 09:21 PM

That was the best I could get the face to look after a lot of trial and error.
I decided to leave it there as it lined up the best with the nose, eye and mouth positions.

Aaron Haynes · 02-08-2013, 09:34 PM

It looks better up close. Just depends what angles you use, I guess. I had that problem with the Dask face model (it's a huge mess, and so was the hair, lol).

Breed · 02-09-2013, 02:27 AM

Sweet man. Yeah I'd say that definitely looks better up close. But I wouldn't worry about it too much, nobody will mind, this is 3dmm after all. It's not like we haven't seen Bongo in a dramatic role before and taken it seriously :P

10-30-2012, 07:28 PM	#1
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721	Starting over again (again) So a few weeks ago I got this virus on my laptop which basically stopped me doing ANYTHING. (Google police virus - I strongly recommend learning about how to remove it if you're unaware of it - just in case it happens to you). Long story short i had to wipe my C drive. So every movie and expansion I had ever made is gone. I've pretty much remade every main expansion now - Was about to restart my movies. I had three large ones in the works: one star wars themed (the only surviving gif on this page), one based on the game half-life, and one that was going to be the start of an original series. Is anyone still interested to see these? I know they'll take a lot of time to make so I'd like to know which ones I could leave for now or cancel entirely
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721

10-30-2012, 07:39 PM	#2
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441	Star Wars one looks awesome.
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441

10-30-2012, 11:14 PM	#6
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721	It was really an end-of-my-tether last resort. I did look up about restarting in safe mode with command prompt and deleting files from the registry, but the option to start up in safe mode was literally gone.
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721

11-03-2012, 05:20 AM	#7
Omnirom Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 569	You're pretty much asking "Who wants to see this movie I might make, 4 years from now?" Look at your movie release profile. My answer is no.
Omnirom Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 569

11-04-2012, 11:50 PM	#11
Eukos Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 3,133	I would want to see these movies
Eukos Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 3,133

10-30-2012, 07:40 PM	#3
Phil Williamson Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 16,900	pro tip for the future: it's almost never necessary to wipe your C drive if you have a virus. and it's NEVER necessary to do so before saving important stuff from it!

10-30-2012, 07:57 PM	#4
Roadkill Dave Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,458	I got something similar to that, restart in safe mode and run system restore, works like a charm and you lose nothing

10-30-2012, 08:09 PM	#5
Phil Williamson Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 16,900	yeah, failing that run Malwarebytes in safe mode, and if that doesn't work, look the virus up online in safe mode and delete the relevant files and registry entries. for literally about 95% of viruses, that will do it. for the other 5%, start in safe mode, move your important files onto a USB drive, and THEN format C: (yes I know it's too late for this to help in your case, but there may be a next time!)

11-03-2012, 06:07 AM	#8
Jesterfoot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,470	"no" doesn't make sense to that question

11-22-2012, 07:18 AM	#12
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721	Update The Cast
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721

11-22-2012, 10:56 AM	#13
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441	Zack looks amazing and what the hell, is that Willie? Awesome.
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441

11-22-2012, 12:10 PM	#14
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721	I can't take the credit for the willy model, the skins I did myself but the head and hair BMDLs are from Aaron Haynes' Zachary Gelst model
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721

11-22-2012, 01:01 PM	#15
Phil Williamson Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 16,900	is gordon freeman never gonna speak?

11-22-2012, 05:21 PM	#16
Omnirom Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 569	Those models look amazing! I would want to see this movie now.
Omnirom Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 569

02-08-2013, 07:05 PM	#17
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721	bump
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721

02-08-2013, 07:12 PM	#18
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	Is that Grand Admiral Thrawn in a bathrobe?

02-08-2013, 07:21 PM	#19
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721	Yes
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721

02-08-2013, 07:23 PM	#20
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	Fantastic. These look great, btw

02-08-2013, 08:41 PM	#21
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721	Thanks! By the way, do you actually mind me using your Gelst head BMDLs? I should have asked before really...
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721

02-08-2013, 08:58 PM	#22
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	Not at all, feel free to use any of the Vlarion models you think would look good. I don't know if it's too late to make changes, but the face of the Kim model's character is a little squished and low on the head. For the most part the faces look really good, though.

02-08-2013, 09:21 PM	#23
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721	That was the best I could get the face to look after a lot of trial and error. I decided to leave it there as it lined up the best with the nose, eye and mouth positions.
Marko Polo Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 721

02-08-2013, 09:34 PM	#24
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	It looks better up close. Just depends what angles you use, I guess. I had that problem with the Dask face model (it's a huge mess, and so was the hair, lol).

02-09-2013, 02:27 AM	#25
Breed Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,768	Sweet man. Yeah I'd say that definitely looks better up close. But I wouldn't worry about it too much, nobody will mind, this is 3dmm after all. It's not like we haven't seen Bongo in a dramatic role before and taken it seriously :P
Breed Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,768