pandoramail

Update / maintenance

Added 2016-10-13 16:45:27 +0000 UTC

Guys, guys.... GUYS. Great news.

Lately I was tinkering, dissatisfied with the ways work on my end. I wanted to make more, better and faster. I've already tweaked my workflow as best as I could, making scripts, plugins, assets - but I suppose you're not fully aware that I have been working on a VERY obsolete software and hardware. My PC (and most of my render slaves) are from around 2007, and I've been working on 3ds Max 2009 since... well, since 2009. That's full 7+ years behind in both hardware and software department.

So, I decided to tinker around and see if I can update things. I was so afraid and cautions not to break anything, bearing in mind that I need to obtain certain plugins for this particular version of software, etc. And it seems it's finally working! This is what I observed on today's tests:

render speed improved by 3.5 times (holy friggin' cows!!)
greatly optimized resource management (= larger and more detailed scenes!)
improved stability
improved viewport / creation / modeling / posing speed
compatibility with new and tasty plugins

All of that makes me feel so great and eager to jump in and make stuff! More, more, more! :D I'm so hyped, you can probably tell this much. What's left is to upgrade my whole renderfarm, which I'll try to do this night.

Wish me luck, pdr out!