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Mahtopia Intro *updated 1-27-03* Color added!

Hey Michael,
I tried to view your site but all I got was a white screen with a black border… I have DSL and I’m running IE6.0
Also, I was asked to download a program called Xupiter? I won’t download anything unless I am quite sure what it is. Sorry bro, that is all the feedback I can give you so far! I’ll keep trying though!
Best regards,
Michael

the only thing that is going on that I can think of is that you might need to update your flash plugin…

Its looking good MTB. Are you going to convert your hole site to flash?

David

yes…one of these days…it eventually will be.

Thanks!

All new intro…check it out.

Thanks!

Woah! Ya really spiced it up with the interface elements and rotating logo at the end

did you use a 3d program for that bandwidth select element at the beginning?

rock on!

wow i REALLY like it. nice job.
im trying to learn flash and ur site is very inspirational.
:+1: :+1: :smiley:

there is only one problem i have (not even a big one) and it is the text links. they are kinda hard to click on (hit area too small?)(maybe its just me :wink: )
other than that, awesome work.
how long have you been using flash?

:+1:

Did you use something like Swift3d or Vecta3d or did you use the trace in flash?

Thank you all for the lovely comments.

A double thanks for giving me feedback here.
I need all the opinions I can get on my SIP!

Once again, still nowhere near finished
3D flash made possibile by swift3d! :wink:
I love that program! Not as much as Z though…going to try and incorporate some ZB elements later…

I have touched flash for a few weeks about a year ago…this includes playing around with swish…and even then…swish is more what I used than flash. Only about a week ago did I start again. So about one month of prog doodles are all I have under belt. I really havent any prefessional training nor have I read the manuals/tutorials yet. Right now I am just playing. Swift and Swish are extremely user friendly…they are right up there with ZB as my top 10 favorite progs.

Thanks again eveyone…I will keep you all updated.

Newer, faster, smaller sizes that are now dialup friendly too!
Testing a new animation by making a ZBrush Gallery splash page…very early stuff but you have to find it in the intro if you want to see it. :wink: :wink: :wink:

Hi Mahlikus,

Have you tried optimizing the graphics a little bit, I’ve launched the window for a while and it still hasn’t loaded! I’m on a 56k connection.

You should get one of those programs that can batch a whole series of jpgs, they’re quite common.
Okay, it still hasn’t loaded.
EDIT–Okay, I think my connection was broken-I didn’t use cookies, I noticed that after I posted on here and refreshed it loaded quite quickly. I liked it. :slight_smile:
Nice job.

Awesome mahl!

You’ve come a damn long way from sonique alpha skinning. Hint hint :).

LOL…thanks buddy!

I have now chained together all the movies so all you guys have to deal with is one pop-up…other then that…everything should open in the same window…also…at the end of the intro…after the logo fades out…look for the only twinkling star. This is a temp button that opens to a test gallery…let me know what you all think…

Thanks.

Took me 5 minutes to find that damned star…

I have one comment about the overall design of the thing… what about using a more antialiased and smoother color than bright red? (the antialias thing is something i thought of in hindsight while posting, it could just be a figment of my imagination)

The animations are set to medium quality right now for speed and stuff. I will change the flash quality to high when all is final. I have also been thinking of changing the color too. I actually never liked the red outlines…I was making a logo for a friend and it kinda just stayed there. Same goes for outlines only…its just easier right now…I am actually outting everything on hold for about a week or two just so I may storyboard the intro with music and 3d elements…plus I have to model some spacecraft in ZB and other things. This is really blowing up into a big time thing but I love it…and I cant wait to stick some ZB elements in there too (considering I can export ZBrush models for use as 3D flash.

My mind just about explodes with ideas…I just need the education first.

Thanks for the comments buddy!

Added elements. Changed movies to high quality. Still the same color scheme.

Let me know what you all think of the changes to the CP.

Thanks

Changed the Choose page to a full toon color animation with reflection and highlight colors also. Altered the Intro control panel to add some buttons plus there is now a scrolling space background image.

There is also a new full toon color test craft on this page!

Comments and suggestions are welcome always.
Thanks for the help yall!

When you choose your bandwidth, is the choice movieclip supposed to continue looping? In one of your earlier versions, once the mouse was over the choice it would stop. Personally, I’d like it to stay put.

The full toon color test page is very nice especially with the rotating “spaceship”.

Yeah I had it looping but I guess it would be better to stop…Thanks Keith!

Hey Michael,
I finally checked it out! I just had to accept fortunecity’s cookies… It looks and sounds great though… the mood you’ve set is almost MYST-like. Very mysterious and intrigueing! Keep up the great work!
BTW… a download screen for Gator tried to sneak in there on me!
Take care dude,
Michael