Sarge is Back... - Games - Facepunch Forum

Ladies, Gentlemen, Hermaphrodites, Eunuchs, Asexual's, Robots, and Sentient Moss with an Internet Connection. My name is Imasargent, and I welcome you all to this thread. Some of you may know me, some of you may not. To jog your memory, I am the "entitled prick" that lost his shit in the SFM Posters megathread about two months ago. If you now recognize me, good. If not, well, it doesn't really matter. Long story short, I posted some stuff on the megathread looking for constructive criticism, and asked that people not use the rating system, and instead either give me the courtesy to respond, or to just ignore me and move on. I got rated, and asked again not to be rated. I got rated some more, and got angrier. This cycle repeated until I was eventually banned, and told to calm down. So I did calm down. And then when the ban was lifted, I started writing apologies. Instead of any "Apology unaccepted's", or any written words at all, I got gifs saying "Didn't Read Lol", and "Go Away". This caused a spiral of depression leading to drugs. I then went to rehab, and promptly escaped from rehab. Then I went to prison, and promptly escaped from prison. Then I found Jesus and became a Catholic Priest. Then I was excommunicated for either screaming "Praise Allah" during one of my sermons, or trying to organize a "Holy-Water-Wet-Habit-Contest" with some of the nuns. The church didn't specify which. I then went backpacking through Europe, climbed the Himalayas, and meditated with the priests. And there I saw god. And he was beautiful. I asked him what I should do, asked for guidance and enlightenment. And he doth proclaimed "Haters gonna Hate, my son. Why should you care what they do? You don't know them, and don't really like them." And I was enlightened. I then went home and ended the most craziest weekend ever. In the month following, I continued working on SFM. I wanted to return here with a vengeance, with some flair. I wanted explosions, and to completely re-make AC/DC's performance of [I]Back in Black[/I] in SFM. But that's hard, and it didn't look very well, and my anger and passion soon subsided. I lost it, and I stopped caring. So I went back to work on SFM, not because of my vindictive behaviour, but because it was fun. As I had more and more fun with SFM, seeing it no longer as my last chance at surviving in this hellish economy, and more as a hobby that could result in a job, or independent wealth. My Mellontophobia (An unofficial term for fear of the future, which I really, really like.) subsided. My stress induced insomnia left, with it went the nausea that would make me vomit everything I ate. My skin returned to its usual healthy ghostly pale, my beautiful blond locks no longer fall out in clumps, and are starting to grow back, and I can now focus on learning and improving my craft, instead of worrying about the bad choices I've made in life coming back to bite me in the ass. I got back to work on my lighting and posing, and have created my own series. Every mercenary in TF2, one shot with a background, the other mere blackness, so that I could focus on lighting. I think that I've finally gotten Three Point lighting down, I've also improved face-flexing, but the eyes still need work. While still unable to actually make an animation that looks polished and professional (Or even simulate a sense of motion), I'm getting better. Improving. Now that that's out of the way, I give you: [HR][/HR] The Demoman: [t] http://i.imgur.com/4OUZps2.jpg [/t][t] http://i.imgur.com/Nkf2ehu.png [/t] [HR][/HR] The Engineer: [T] http://i.imgur.com/H2ZdUrc.jpg [/t][T] http://i.imgur.com/6mGhd64.png [/t] [HR][/HR] The Heavy: [t] http://i.imgur.com/3f6yVsC.jpg [/t][t] http://i.imgur.com/ZkSTYoc.jpg [/t] [HR][/HR] The Medic: [t] http://i.imgur.com/rION6Vd.jpg [/t][t] http://i.imgur.com/vuJUryZ.png [/t] [HR][/HR] The Pyro: [t] http://i.imgur.com/X3dTqpy.jpg [/t][t] http://i.imgur.com/GVn2lMh.jpg[/t] [HR][/HR] The Scout: [t] http://i.imgur.com/PgFceiD.jpg [/t][t] http://i.imgur.com/SjcOZ5b.png [/t] [HR][/HR] The Sniper: [t] http://i.imgur.com/WvLcVek.jpg [/t][t] http://i.imgur.com/sdnJ8kZ.png [/t] [HR][/HR] The Soldier: [t] http://i.imgur.com/MTmRX7z.jpg [/t][t] http://i.imgur.com/PPP4723.png [/t] [HR][/HR] The Spy: [t] http://i.imgur.com/pd7QV01.jpg [/t][t] http://i.imgur.com/Ma2PqyX.png [/t] [HR][/HR] As a bonus, the only time I have ventured from the TF2 universe in an SFM project. It's safe to say that, while TF2's animation style makes it damn near impossible to do the dramatic/serious/scary projects, SFM was pretty much built for TF2 vids, and until more models are released that are designed specifically for SFM, I'll have to work with TF2 if I want to make quality projects. So here it is: [t] http://i.imgur.com/aicOckX.jpg [/t] [HR][/HR] And now this thread is over. A week of working is out there in the world wide web in an instant (After about an hour of uploading, posting, and writing). But, this thread has served its purpose. This thread is here to say that, like it or not, I'm [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAgnJDJN4VA]Back[/url] [B]And I'm stayin' for good.[/B] [HR][/HR] (Also, made a new version of my profile picture:) [t] http://i.imgur.com/lFxjapi.png [/t]

Well I'm glad to see you've gotten better at SFM, hopefully I was able to help you out before. Once you get to know the program better and just use it for a long time (756 hours on my end) things start to fall in place. You've definitely improved from some of your [URL="http://i.imgur.com/PBpYSD8.jpg"]last things[/URL] :)

It's just a damn shame that there aren't more HL2 models designed for SFM, other than DP's stuff.

[QUOTE=Imasargent;40748472]It's just a damn shame that there aren't more HL2 models designed for SFM, other than DP's stuff.[/QUOTE] Bloocobalt has some HD HL2 citizens that look great in SFM. I don't have a link for em but you can probably check on garrysmod.org for em.

Yeah, I know. I got 'em, too. But they're just not as HQ as the HWM TF2 models.

Well HL2 did come out in 2004, so they can only look so good.

Never met you before but that sounds like a weird weekend. Mine mostly involves going through time and rewriting history (you thought Abe Lincoln was president? Check again, it's a raptor) but anyway I'm glad to see that you overcame whatever was troubling you stranger! I like your work and hope to see more from you in the future, perhaps we can even work together on something as I also am working on SFM and trying to get better (news flash: terrible). Keep up the good work!

@Kralyx Yeah. I thought about that. That's probably why I'M looking forward to HL3, I'll probably play the game for about a week, but those models can give me years of entertainment. @Nookyava Feel free to PM me with your work, I'll see if I can pass on the small amount of knowledge I have. That goes for anyone and everyone.

dont use white lights; they look unnatural

Dude, okay, no offense but this isn't your personal fucking blog. It's a BBCode Board with the worst possible formatting for a formal essay. I can't barely even stand to read that man, Holy Shit. There's a reason why you're mocked, and fucking hell, this is why. You make a ton of jokes layered over "trying-too-hard" statements. It's like you were hyped up on sugar when you wrote that. And beyond the paragraphs (or lack thereof), these posters aren't even that great. Sure the posing's fine in some but bland as rye in others. The camera angles are atrocious, the have no sense of framing and are usually very zoomed out. The only decent camera I could find was the Soldier #1. You use tonemapping way too much giving it a washed out look, and the colorless lights don't help. Speaking of lighting, you should also focus on shading. There are no shadows, which make the piece look very unlit. Play with your filtersize! Also, you have post processing, use it to your advantage! Bloom, DOF, hell, motion blur just something! Not even a lick of SSAO. It just looks like a glorified GMOD screenshot otherwise. I know I'm kinda going against my own word here but man, this was just a little to much to handle. You act so fucking egotistical about it all, like "HEY GUYS LOOK AT ME IM BACK LALALALALALA YOU ALL HATE ME LALALALALA" and act like making a bunch of crap (and i use the term literally here) will help your case even better. You spat out too much in too little time. I swear, you spent more time writing that than you did actually making the posters. Lose the ego kid, that's step 1.

Which lights? The key light, the fill light, the back light, the rim-light? Most of the lights I use are simply to make certain things brighter. If not white, what color would you suggest?

[QUOTE=Imasargent;40749130]Which lights? The key light, the fill light, the back light, the rim-light? Most of the lights I use are simply to make certain things brighter. If not white, what color would you suggest?[/QUOTE] Do not just light the scene for a sake of lighting a scene. The light is a storytelling element. Use them to portray emotions, or hell, you can even get artsy with em like Zachariah. ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy9Wuhl-6ns[/url]) Warm Colors (reds, oranges, yellows) = Anger, Action, Lust, Love, Blood, Dusk/Dawn; Cool Colors (Blues, Purples, Greens) = Calmness (literally cool), Heartfelt, Nature, Serinity, Corporate More info: [url]http://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/the-psychology-of-color_502910d4ea7bd.png[/url]

[QUOTE=Imasargent;40749130]Which lights? The key light, the fill light, the back light, the rim-light? Most of the lights I use are simply to make certain things brighter. If not white, what color would you suggest?[/QUOTE] Base it off your environment and map, and it can also reflect the emotion of the picture. That's what the color should be based off, it should pretty much be all the lights changed to that color, but things like the fill light can be different to change the look. What Gamerman said, he explained it better

[QUOTE=Gamerman12;40749129]ranting[/QUOTE] The weekend stuff was a joke, yes, but the rest was actually serious. While I released my first screens, I was medically exhaused, malnourished, and dehydrated. The stress that plagued me has caused permanent damage to my body and organs. My hair actually was falling out, and is only now starting to grow back. I asked for constructive criticism, and I got [I]fucking ratings.[/I] And when I apologized, when I tried to make amends, I got GIFS. No one took the time to even write "No." And I know god damn well that my shit is terrible. But it's better than what I did before. You call me egotistical, but I just want the respect that every fellow human being deserves. And have you ever considered that you may be interpreting my actions incorrectly? Just because someone tries too hard doesn't mean that what comes from it will be perfect. You think I didn't spend time on this, but I spend [I]days[/I] working on it. It just doesn't look good. And I did use shadows, I used bloom too, and SSAO. But I used it in subtle enough ways to be [I]barely[/I] noticable because I didn't know how. Maybe instead of thinking I'm some kid that's too arrogant and has a Napoleon complex, maybe you should think that I have no fucking clue what I'm doing. And when I don't use DOF, or bloom, or whatever, maybe it's because I just don't fucking know how. And about the lack of paragraphs, I've gotten insults because I've had too fucking many, so I tried to tone it down. Tried to keep it short. I wasn't angry about my stuff being put down, but I think you misunderstand my motives. I was angry about getting those ratings because they were too vague to help, because, instead of actually offering constructive criticism, or even just ignoring my work, people came up to my shit, said "It's bad", and walked away without any specification. But you know what...? I'm tired. I'm going to get up and go to sleep. Goodnight, dear friend.

[QUOTE=Imasargent;40749274]The weekend stuff was a joke, yes, but the rest was actually serious. While I released my first screens, I was medically exhaused, malnourished, and dehydrated. The stress that plagued me has caused permanent damage to my body and organs. My hair actually was falling out, and is only now starting to grow back. I asked for constructive criticism, and I got [I]fucking ratings.[/I] And when I apologized, when I tried to make amends, I got GIFS. No one took the time to even write "No." And I know god damn well that my shit is terrible. But it's better than what I did before. You call me egotistical, but I just want the respect that every fellow human being deserves. And have you ever considered that you may be interpreting my actions incorrectly? Just because someone tries too hard doesn't mean that what comes from it will be perfect. You think I didn't spend time on this, but I spend [I]days[/I] working on it. It just doesn't look good. And I did use shadows, I used bloom too, and SSAO. But I used it in subtle enough ways to be [I]barely[/I] noticable because I didn't know how. Maybe instead of thinking I'm some kid that's too arrogant and has a Napoleon complex, maybe you should think that I have no fucking clue what I'm doing. And when I don't use DOF, or bloom, or whatever, maybe it's because I just don't fucking know how. And about the lack of paragraphs, I've gotten insults because I've had too fucking many, so I tried to tone it down. Tried to keep it short. I wasn't angry about my stuff being put down, but I think you misunderstand my motives. I was angry about getting those ratings because they were too vague to help, because, instead of actually offering constructive criticism, or even just ignoring my work, people came up to my shit, said "It's bad", and walked away without any specification. But you know what...? I'm tired. I'm going to get up and go to sleep. Goodnight, dear friend.[/QUOTE] The reason I call you egotistical is because you made such a big deal about you coming back and ammasing a bunch of quick posters like it's the second coming. If you want respect, don't act like you already have it or that you ARE the second coming, because let me tell you, you left us with a bad taste in our mouths (and it tasted like angry ink, eugh) If you know it doesn't look good, why release it? Especially under the veil that it's great. Be a bit more modest, man. Now how on earth am I supposed to understand your intentions? You talk with sarcasm half the time and seriousness on the other, and both refer to serious matters. How the FUCK am I supposed to interpret that? I can't read your mind, man. And your arguments against trying too hard don't even make sense. You're interpretations to me are about as thinly veiled as mine are to you. On to your defense of the posters, they still are pretty shit. I'm sorry, but the lighting does not have any shadows that you are talking about. When I see [t]http://puu.sh/2ZiGt.jpg[/t][t]http://puu.sh/2ZiGE.jpg[/t][t]http://puu.sh/2ZiH0.jpg[/t] I don't see shadows, I see default lines created by the Source Engine's shading system. Those are not shadows, those are bumpmaps only doing the work. See, the lights are at a very leveled angle, like this: [t]http://puu.sh/2ZiF4.jpg[/t] So your output is this: [t]http://puu.sh/2ZiFs.jpg[/t] But if you change the angle, like: [t]http://puu.sh/2ZiFj.jpg[/t] Play around with the settings and you've got: [t]http://puu.sh/2ZiFF.jpg[/t] Bam, you've just made your character more interesting and imposed in the scene. Add a rimlight and you're gold. Now I highly doubt that you've sunk your teeth into sfm this far and yet you don't know how to use the post processing right. Did you even watch the VALVe tutorials? [url]http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2B46DEB4157E67C4[/url] I also doubt that you don't have any idea what you're doing because damnit, you've put enough effort into these paragraphs to atleast give me some small hope that you can improve. I know I may sound harsh and all, but there's still words here that mean a thing or two. I mean, look at Danny Antonuchi, who would write shit like [t]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7v852RgsT1r00g3do1_500.jpg[/t] to his animators. Then look at what they created with that critique: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PdV2UtsNes[/media] As a final note, when I said lack of paragraphs, I was refering to the lack of formatting in your 600 word run-on essay. Also, sorry to any bystanders who's browsers are exploding at this point with all the pictures and media on this page.

[QUOTE=Imasargent;40747921] ~Great Word Wall of China~ [/QUOTE] [img]http://imgfox.se/photos/20130523136928719205862.gif[/img] I hope you take everything that Gamerman said listen like a freak.

[QUOTE=Imasargent;40749274]The weekend stuff was a joke, yes, but the rest was actually serious. While I released my first screens, I was medically exhaused, malnourished, and dehydrated. The stress that plagued me has caused permanent damage to my body and organs. My hair actually was falling out, and is only now starting to grow back. I asked for constructive criticism, and I got [I]fucking ratings.[/I] And when I apologized, when I tried to make amends, I got GIFS. No one took the time to even write "No." And I know god damn well that my shit is terrible. But it's better than what I did before. You call me egotistical, but I just want the respect that every fellow human being deserves. And have you ever considered that you may be interpreting my actions incorrectly? Just because someone tries too hard doesn't mean that what comes from it will be perfect. You think I didn't spend time on this, but I spend [I]days[/I] working on it. It just doesn't look good. And I did use shadows, I used bloom too, and SSAO. But I used it in subtle enough ways to be [I]barely[/I] noticable because I didn't know how. Maybe instead of thinking I'm some kid that's too arrogant and has a Napoleon complex, maybe you should think that I have no fucking clue what I'm doing. And when I don't use DOF, or bloom, or whatever, maybe it's because I just don't fucking know how. And about the lack of paragraphs, I've gotten insults because I've had too fucking many, so I tried to tone it down. Tried to keep it short. I wasn't angry about my stuff being put down, but I think you misunderstand my motives. I was angry about getting those ratings because they were too vague to help, because, instead of actually offering constructive criticism, or even just ignoring my work, people came up to my shit, said "It's bad", and walked away without any specification. But you know what...? I'm tired. I'm going to get up and go to sleep. Goodnight, dear friend.[/QUOTE] You know what would encourage people to read your posts? If you actually spaced out your paragraphs. Like this. It's that simple, and your walls of text will be far less daunting for people to read.

Please, spare us your self-important diatribes. Save it for English class man.

i thought you took your work too seriously, but now i understand that you take all yourself too seriously, i mean, you could've titled this thread like "i'm sorry" or "i'm back" or along those lines, why "sarge is back..."? That sounds a bit pretentious. And then you throw walls of text like you usually do, now, i understand that you think you give good impressions by thought out speeches, but this wasn't even presented nicely, you talked mostly about yourself and made some stupid jokes(appreciatable, but a bit too much maybe), why couldn't you just go straight to the point,"i got banned, i got it, i feel sorry, i climbed the himalaya, and now i present you my recent works: x, y, 3 and banana.", you're talking about your own ban after all. Plus, sincerely, i don't think that's quite worthy of its own thread, you take everything a bit too seriously man. And about the posters, the lights don't blend well with each other, engineer and spy posters prove that, you leave dark spaces, that should be admissable only on purpose or on non-visible body parts.

[QUOTE=Imasargent;40749274]The weekend stuff was a joke, yes, but the rest was actually serious. While I released my first screens, I was medically exhaused, malnourished, and dehydrated. The stress that plagued me has caused permanent damage to my body and organs. My hair actually was falling out, and is only now starting to grow back. I asked for constructive criticism, and I got [I]fucking ratings.[/I] And when I apologized, when I tried to make amends, I got GIFS. No one took the time to even write "No." And I know god damn well that my shit is terrible. But it's better than what I did before. You call me egotistical, but I just want the respect that every fellow human being deserves. And have you ever considered that you may be interpreting my actions incorrectly? Just because someone tries too hard doesn't mean that what comes from it will be perfect. You think I didn't spend time on this, but I spend [I]days[/I] working on it. It just doesn't look good. And I did use shadows, I used bloom too, and SSAO. But I used it in subtle enough ways to be [I]barely[/I] noticable because I didn't know how. Maybe instead of thinking I'm some kid that's too arrogant and has a Napoleon complex, maybe you should think that I have no fucking clue what I'm doing. And when I don't use DOF, or bloom, or whatever, maybe it's because I just don't fucking know how. And about the lack of paragraphs, I've gotten insults because I've had too fucking many, so I tried to tone it down. Tried to keep it short. I wasn't angry about my stuff being put down, but I think you misunderstand my motives. I was angry about getting those ratings because they were too vague to help, because, instead of actually offering constructive criticism, or even just ignoring my work, people came up to my shit, said "It's bad", and walked away without any specification. But you know what...? I'm tired. I'm going to get up and go to sleep. Goodnight, dear friend.[/QUOTE] holy fuck ratings are serious buisiness

[QUOTE=OneFourth;40754657]holy fuck ratings are serious buisiness[/QUOTE] Ok, let me tell you my opinion. Ratings are not serious business, but maybe he just didn't want to be judged with a stupid button and have actual criticism, i mean, how hard is it to not rate something, come on. It's just about respect in my opinion. Talking about respect in the internet seems a lot like a joke, but is it really a reason to be rude or rating something when someone politely asked you not to?

[QUOTE=Imasargent;40749274]I just want the respect that every fellow human being deserves[/QUOTE] On the Internet, respect is earned, not given.

Okay, everyone. Earlier, I stated that some of you may have misunderstood me. In my folly, however, I did not elaborate. I want to use an example. A vagrant. His face scratched and ugly, his clothes merely tatters and scraps. You know nothing of him, but as you pass, he asks you for change (Constructive Criticism, in this case.). A normal human being will do one or more of three things. This person will A: Just keep walking and ignore the vagrant (Nothing.) B: Smile, wave, but say that they don't have any change, even if they are lying (A positive rating, or vague but positive message like "Cool.") C: Drop some change into the mans hand (Offer constructive criticism.) Option A does nothing. It does neither harm, nor good. It would be neutral inaction, in this case. The lowly tramp does not care, he is ignored all the time. Option B may not leave the vagabond with change in his pocket, but happiness and friendliness spreads. It gives the poor bum a good feeling, makes him a little happier when his outlook is most bleak. Option C allows the vagrant to improve himself. He can buy a meal instead of searching for scraps in the garbage. B and C are positive examples of both empathy and sympathy (Two sides of the same coin.). Neither are possible without respect. When you see a rock, you will toss it into a lake, or kick it along the curb. It's a rock. You do not care about the rock, you don't respect the rock. And that doesn't matter, because the rock does not care. The rock needs no respect, and is unable to give it. The rock doesn't care what you think about it. But the vagrant... You respect the vagrant. You probably don't see him below you, as someone inferior to you. But you don't see him as someone above you, someone to idolize and worship. You see him as an equal, a fellow human being, not a rock. But there is another thing you could do to the vagrant. Something most people would not even consider. You could kneel down, so that your face is equal to his face. As his gaze moves toward you, you look him in the eye and say "Why should I do anything for you? You are scum. You have no friends, no family that cares. You are a burden to society. You should freeze to death out here and die (This would be giving someone a negative, making them feel bad about themselves, without offering any suggestions for improvement.). Then you just stand up, and walk away. This action has no sympathy or pity, no empathy or understanding. You do not see the vagrant as a person, merely a burden. A problem. A waste of space, like a rock. This is not respect. While everyone here may think that I consider myself above everyone else, demanding respect, demanding obedience, I think of myself more as the vagrant in this situation, at the mercy of others. So when one too many person gives me the fourth answer to my request of change, it gets to you. So I save up and buy a Grateful Dead Tee shirt, and some worn jeans from Goodwill. It's not an Armani suit (Jaw-dropping, quality work that makes men weep, and makes women swoon.), but it's better than scraps (What I had before.) I wear that shirt with pride (Mostly because I'm a huge deadite, but this has something to do with our current situation... I think.), because It's already at a quality that exceeds my expectations. And, of course, I show it off. It may not be an Armani, but it's still better than I ever thought I would wear(Make.) And yeah, when the guy that gave me the fourth reply passes and glares at me with contempt, like he would a pest that should be crushed under his boot, I grin, and I smirk. Because if I exceeded MY expectations, I must have blown his out of the water. So no, I'm not Jesus(If I am, I've been doing a terrible job. No miracles or nothin'.), it's not the second coming(If it were, you'd probably hear about it on Twitter.) I'm just a man sitting on the curb and humming [I]Box of Rain[/I] to himself. And I merely ask that you respect me as such. Not as an artist, perhaps, but as a person. As a fellow human being with emotions, asking for a little help. So you can walk by, you can smile, you can wave, you can drop some change into my hand, but don't be that fourth guy. The one that makes the guy (Trust me, I've met people that have threatened the homeless. If you think I'm an asshole, you have no idea... I actually quoted that shit when it was burned into my traumatic mind.) Now, some of you would be a mix, some of the fourth, some of the other stuff. You'd be the guy that drops change into my hand and says "Don't spend it on crack." You may give me ratings, insult me, mock me, but I don't care because money's money, and it's helpful. Now, I've actually spent some time meditating on this. To the point where I've developed a new way of thinking. Believe it or not, this respect and way of thinking already exists. I've seen it. I like to call it the rules of the Noble and the Peasant. There are rules on both sides, giving and asking. The noble chooses whether or not to give, because he has something to give, and such is his choice. But a good noble respects the peasant. And the peasant gives the noble his respect. Because at any point, the relationship can switch. The film-maker can ask the modeller for a model, and the modeller can give him the model, or choose not to. But then if the modeller asks the film-maker for something, and the modeller was disrespectful, the film-maker will remember that. Look upon him with scorn. And word passes quickly on the internet. You can respect people as artists, as heroes, as someone you look up to, but when that person's a person, you should respect him as such, as well. It doesn't matter if you meet someone you like a lot or don't like, you should respect them as people first, and then respect their noteworthy actions. Now, I've had this theory and adapted and changed some parts of it for years, but I suppose I've ever met anyone [B]great[/B]. If I met Sir Patrick Stewart, or Nathan Fillion, I may very well throw my way of thinking out the window and worship them as gods. But I know that when I see a man on the street, his clothes tatters, his eyes tired, his feet bleeding because he has no shoes, I respect him as another human being, one who's just fallen on hard times. Mutual respect and kindness keeps the world going. Now, as for why I called it Sarge is Back, that was just a joke. As was the idea of spraying nuns with holy water to make their breasts show through their habits. It was an attempt at lightening the situation, but apparently that's backfired and only caused hostility. For what it's worth, for any anger or misunderstandings, I apologize.

[QUOTE=Imasargent;40757613]Okay, everyone. Earlier, I stated that some of you may have misunderstood me. In my folly, however, I did not elaborate. I want to use an example. A vagrant. His face scratched and ugly, his clothes merely tatters and scraps. You know nothing of him, but as you pass, he asks you for change (Constructive Criticism, in this case.). A normal human being will do one or more of three things. This person will A: Just keep walking and ignore the vagrant (Nothing.) B: Smile, wave, but say that they don't have any change, even if they are lying (A positive rating, or vague but positive message like "Cool.") C: Drop some change into the mans hand (Offer constructive criticism.) Option A does nothing. It does neither harm, nor good. It would be neutral inaction, in this case. The lowly tramp does not care, he is ignored all the time. Option B may not leave the vagabond with change in his pocket, but happiness and friendliness spreads. It gives the poor bum a good feeling, makes him a little happier when his outlook is most bleak. Option C allows the vagrant to improve himself. He can buy a meal instead of searching for scraps in the garbage. B and C are positive examples of both empathy and sympathy (Two sides of the same coin.). Neither are possible without respect. When you see a rock, you will toss it into a lake, or kick it along the curb. It's a rock. You do not care about the rock, you don't respect the rock. And that doesn't matter, because the rock does not care. The rock needs no respect, and is unable to give it. The rock doesn't care what you think about it. But the vagrant... You respect the vagrant. You probably don't see him below you, as someone inferior to you. But you don't see him as someone above you, someone to idolize and worship. You see him as an equal, a fellow human being, not a rock. But there is another thing you could do to the vagrant. Something most people would not even consider. You could kneel down, so that your face is equal to his face. As his gaze moves toward you, you look him in the eye and say "Why should I do anything for you? You are scum. You have no friends, no family that cares. You are a burden to society. You should freeze to death out here and die (This would be giving someone a negative, making them feel bad about themselves, without offering any suggestions for improvement.). Then you just stand up, and walk away. This action has no sympathy or pity, no empathy or understanding. You do not see the vagrant as a person, merely a burden. A problem. A waste of space, like a rock. This is not respect. While everyone here may think that I consider myself above everyone else, demanding respect, demanding obedience, I think of myself more as the vagrant in this situation, at the mercy of others. So when one too many person gives me the fourth answer to my request of change, it gets to you. So I save up and buy a Grateful Dead Tee shirt, and some worn jeans from Goodwill. It's not an Armani suit (Jaw-dropping, quality work that makes men weep, and makes women swoon.), but it's better than scraps (What I had before.) I wear that shirt with pride (Mostly because I'm a huge deadite, but this has something to do with our current situation... I think.), because It's already at a quality that exceeds my expectations. And, of course, I show it off. It may not be an Armani, but it's still better than I ever thought I would wear(Make.) And yeah, when the guy that gave me the fourth reply passes and glares at me with contempt, like he would a pest that should be crushed under his boot, I grin, and I smirk. Because if I exceeded MY expectations, I must have blown his out of the water. So no, I'm not Jesus(If I am, I've been doing a terrible job. No miracles or nothin'.), it's not the second coming(If it were, you'd probably hear about it on Twitter.) I'm just a man sitting on the curb and humming [I]Box of Rain[/I] to himself. And I merely ask that you respect me as such. Not as an artist, perhaps, but as a person. As a fellow human being with emotions, asking for a little help. So you can walk by, you can smile, you can wave, you can drop some change into my hand, but don't be that fourth guy. The one that makes the guy (Trust me, I've met people that have threatened the homeless. If you think I'm an asshole, you have no idea... I actually quoted that shit when it was burned into my traumatic mind.) Now, some of you would be a mix, some of the fourth, some of the other stuff. You'd be the guy that drops change into my hand and says "Don't spend it on crack." You may give me ratings, insult me, mock me, but I don't care because money's money, and it's helpful. Now, I've actually spent some time meditating on this. To the point where I've developed a new way of thinking. Believe it or not, this respect and way of thinking already exists. I've seen it. I like to call it the rules of the Noble and the Peasant. There are rules on both sides, giving and asking. The noble chooses whether or not to give, because he has something to give, and such is his choice. But a good noble respects the peasant. And the peasant gives the noble his respect. Because at any point, the relationship can switch. The film-maker can ask the modeller for a model, and the modeller can give him the model, or choose not to. But then if the modeller asks the film-maker for something, and the modeller was disrespectful, the film-maker will remember that. Look upon him with scorn. And word passes quickly on the internet. You can respect people as artists, as heroes, as someone you look up to, but when that person's a person, you should respect him as such, as well. It doesn't matter if you meet someone you like a lot or don't like, you should respect them as people first, and then respect their noteworthy actions. Now, I've had this theory and adapted and changed some parts of it for years, but I suppose I've ever met anyone [B]great[/B]. If I met Sir Patrick Stewart, or Nathan Fillion, I may very well throw my way of thinking out the window and worship them as gods. But I know that when I see a man on the street, his clothes tatters, his eyes tired, his feet bleeding because he has no shoes, I respect him as another human being, one who's just fallen on hard times. Mutual respect and kindness keeps the world going. Now, as for why I called it Sarge is Back, that was just a joke. As was the idea of spraying nuns with holy water to make their breasts show through their habits. It was an attempt at lightening the situation, but apparently that's backfired and only caused hostility. For what it's worth, for any anger or misunderstandings, I apologize.[/QUOTE] Well, you're obviously not listening to me or anyone else because you're defending the critiques, which may be angry yes but still critique none the less, and constructive too. It's not like I'm telling you "Kill yourself fag lol," there's still actual words under my anger. But whatever, if you won't listen to anyone then... [h2]ABANDON THREAD[/h2]

Okay, what have you been doing so far? Yes, you have been giving information as well as harshness. Notice that I talked about the MIX? That's where it is. What I don't like is the people who give insults without information. So yeah, you can drop a quarter into this poor hobos hand and say "Don't spend it on crack", he won't give a shit. money is money. I like your critiques, they offer helpful information, I don't give a shit how they're phrased. At the end of the day, it's useful. It's information. That's all I need. Do you understand, now? What I am saying is that what you are doing is [I]GOOD.[/I] You are giving information, constructive criticism, feedback, whatever you want to call it, you are not part of the problem! I am not attacking you, or anyone else here, because they bothered to actually comment, to give information, they respect me enough to listen to my words and actually respond.

This is the way of the internet, if you really want to some good feedback I recommend going and finding a group like OSFM (Open Source Filmmaker). They're all part of it because they want to share information and help everyone else get better at SFM in general. They've got tons of tutorials made by users (I've even made some myself for the group) that can help you and there are plenty of people there that are more than willing to give you feedback.

[QUOTE=Imasargent;40757613]Okay, everyone. Earlier, I stated that some of you may have misunderstood me. In my folly, however, I did not elaborate. I want to use an example. A vagrant. His face scratched and ugly, his clothes merely tatters and scraps. You know nothing of him, but as you pass, he asks you for change (Constructive Criticism, in this case.). A normal human being will do one or more of three things. This person will A: Just keep walking and ignore the vagrant (Nothing.) B: Smile, wave, but say that they don't have any change, even if they are lying (A positive rating, or vague but positive message like "Cool.") C: Drop some change into the mans hand (Offer constructive criticism.) Option A does nothing. It does neither harm, nor good. It would be neutral inaction, in this case. The lowly tramp does not care, he is ignored all the time. Option B may not leave the vagabond with change in his pocket, but happiness and friendliness spreads. It gives the poor bum a good feeling, makes him a little happier when his outlook is most bleak. Option C allows the vagrant to improve himself. He can buy a meal instead of searching for scraps in the garbage. B and C are positive examples of both empathy and sympathy (Two sides of the same coin.). Neither are possible without respect. When you see a rock, you will toss it into a lake, or kick it along the curb. It's a rock. You do not care about the rock, you don't respect the rock. And that doesn't matter, because the rock does not care. The rock needs no respect, and is unable to give it. The rock doesn't care what you think about it. But the vagrant... You respect the vagrant. You probably don't see him below you, as someone inferior to you. But you don't see him as someone above you, someone to idolize and worship. You see him as an equal, a fellow human being, not a rock. But there is another thing you could do to the vagrant. Something most people would not even consider. You could kneel down, so that your face is equal to his face. As his gaze moves toward you, you look him in the eye and say "Why should I do anything for you? You are scum. You have no friends, no family that cares. You are a burden to society. You should freeze to death out here and die (This would be giving someone a negative, making them feel bad about themselves, without offering any suggestions for improvement.). Then you just stand up, and walk away. This action has no sympathy or pity, no empathy or understanding. You do not see the vagrant as a person, merely a burden. A problem. A waste of space, like a rock. This is not respect. While everyone here may think that I consider myself above everyone else, demanding respect, demanding obedience, I think of myself more as the vagrant in this situation, at the mercy of others. So when one too many person gives me the fourth answer to my request of change, it gets to you. So I save up and buy a Grateful Dead Tee shirt, and some worn jeans from Goodwill. It's not an Armani suit (Jaw-dropping, quality work that makes men weep, and makes women swoon.), but it's better than scraps (What I had before.) I wear that shirt with pride (Mostly because I'm a huge deadite, but this has something to do with our current situation... I think.), because It's already at a quality that exceeds my expectations. And, of course, I show it off. It may not be an Armani, but it's still better than I ever thought I would wear(Make.) And yeah, when the guy that gave me the fourth reply passes and glares at me with contempt, like he would a pest that should be crushed under his boot, I grin, and I smirk. Because if I exceeded MY expectations, I must have blown his out of the water. So no, I'm not Jesus(If I am, I've been doing a terrible job. No miracles or nothin'.), it's not the second coming(If it were, you'd probably hear about it on Twitter.) I'm just a man sitting on the curb and humming [I]Box of Rain[/I] to himself. And I merely ask that you respect me as such. Not as an artist, perhaps, but as a person. As a fellow human being with emotions, asking for a little help. So you can walk by, you can smile, you can wave, you can drop some change into my hand, but don't be that fourth guy. The one that makes the guy (Trust me, I've met people that have threatened the homeless. If you think I'm an asshole, you have no idea... I actually quoted that shit when it was burned into my traumatic mind.) Now, some of you would be a mix, some of the fourth, some of the other stuff. You'd be the guy that drops change into my hand and says "Don't spend it on crack." You may give me ratings, insult me, mock me, but I don't care because money's money, and it's helpful. Now, I've actually spent some time meditating on this. To the point where I've developed a new way of thinking. Believe it or not, this respect and way of thinking already exists. I've seen it. I like to call it the rules of the Noble and the Peasant. There are rules on both sides, giving and asking. The noble chooses whether or not to give, because he has something to give, and such is his choice. But a good noble respects the peasant. And the peasant gives the noble his respect. Because at any point, the relationship can switch. The film-maker can ask the modeller for a model, and the modeller can give him the model, or choose not to. But then if the modeller asks the film-maker for something, and the modeller was disrespectful, the film-maker will remember that. Look upon him with scorn. And word passes quickly on the internet. You can respect people as artists, as heroes, as someone you look up to, but when that person's a person, you should respect him as such, as well. It doesn't matter if you meet someone you like a lot or don't like, you should respect them as people first, and then respect their noteworthy actions. Now, I've had this theory and adapted and changed some parts of it for years, but I suppose I've ever met anyone [B]great[/B]. If I met Sir Patrick Stewart, or Nathan Fillion, I may very well throw my way of thinking out the window and worship them as gods. But I know that when I see a man on the street, his clothes tatters, his eyes tired, his feet bleeding because he has no shoes, I respect him as another human being, one who's just fallen on hard times. Mutual respect and kindness keeps the world going. Now, as for why I called it Sarge is Back, that was just a joke. As was the idea of spraying nuns with holy water to make their breasts show through their habits. It was an attempt at lightening the situation, but apparently that's backfired and only caused hostility. For what it's worth, for any anger or misunderstandings, I apologize.[/QUOTE] [B]TLDR[/B] You know there are other more appropriate places on the net to post your short stories right? If you put as much time into writing speeches as you did into learning SFM you'd be amazing by now.

Let's settle down. Nice job for a beginner, my stuff looks like baked shit. Also [QUOTE=Imasargent;40749274]SFM was pretty much built for TF2 [/QUOTE] no it wasn't [img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/rainbow.png[/img]

[QUOTE=YourBreakfsat;40759853] no it wasn't [img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/rainbow.png[/img][/QUOTE] Which is what makes it so great is the variety of things you can make/use in it. They did create the beta with TF2 being the primary game being used, given that all the models, maps, sounds were already part of the program, but they obviously wanted users to go out and use different models and maps with it.

This doesn't really need its own thread. You could've posted everything in the SFM Posters one... If you keep making a big deal out of people who already hate you, (especially on FacePunch) You'll gain even more hate. So yeah... Please don't do it.