okay, what am I doing wrong here....


Scootertwo

 

Posted

okay, I'm coding this demo. Short of the long the majority of the demo is a long camera move that ends with the camera facing a group of custom characters. After a delay of 1.2 seconds, the group of characters draws their swords.
So: Camera movement works fine.
The Custom toons are where they need to be
The toons perform the right MOV to draw swords
but wait.... there's no swords!

so, what am I doing wrong? Here's the demo code:

1 0 Version 2
0 0 Map maps/City_Zones/City_03_04/City_03_04.txt
0 0 Time 10.675131
0 1 Player
0 1 NEW CAMERA
0 1 NPC PUDDLE
1 100 NEW "Romulus Augustus"
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0 100 PARTSNAME V_MALE_PANTS.GEO/GEO_Hips_Skirt tights none 00000000 0063c063
0 100 PARTSNAME Tight !X_Valkyrie_Chest none 00000000 0063c063
0 100 PARTSNAME V_MALE_HEAD.GEO/GEO_Head_V_Asym_Standard skin_v_head_40 none 00d290f2 0063c063
0 100 PARTSNAME V_MALE_GLOVE.GEO/GEO_Larm*_Roman_01 !Glove_V_Roman_01 !Glove_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000a9ff
0 100 PARTSNAME V_MALE_BOOT.GEO/GEO_Lleg*_Roman_01 !Boot_V_Roman_01 !Boot_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000a9ff
0 100 PARTSNAME Retro_01 Retro_01a Retro_01b 00000000 0000a9ff
0 100 PARTSNAME V_Male_Hair.GEO/GEO_Hair_V_Fabo_01 !Hair_V_Crown_01 !Hair_V_Fabo_01_Mask 0000547f 00001f1f
0 100 PARTSNAME none none none 00d290f2 0063c063
0 100 PARTSNAME none none none 00d290f2 0063c063
0 100 PARTSNAME V_MALE_EMBLEM.GEO/GEO_Emblem_Roman_02 !Emblem_V_Roman_02 !Emblem_V_Roman_02_Mask 00000000 0000a9ff
0 100 PARTSNAME Gladiator Gladiator_01a Gladiator_01b 00000000 0000a9ff
0 100 PARTSNAME none none none 00d290f2 0063c063
0 100 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 0000a9ff 00d290f2 0063c063 WEAPONS/Custom_Broadsword/Male_Broadsword_Romulus01.fx
0 100 PARTSNAME Beard_Soul_Patch Beard_01a Beard_01b 0000547f 0000111a
0 100 PARTSNAME none none none 00d290f2 0063c063
0 100 PARTSNAME Asym Cape_Top_01 none 000000aa 0063c063
0 100 PARTSNAME none none none 00d290f2 0063c063
0 100 PARTSNAME none Cape_01 none 000000aa 0063c063 000000aa 0063c063 capes/CapeLongMale.fx
0 100 PARTSNAME none none none 00d290f2 0063c063
0 100 PARTSNAME V_MALE_SKIRT.GEO/GEO_Skirt_Roman_01 !Skirt_V_Roman_01 !Skirt_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000a9ff
0 100 PARTSNAME none none none 00d290f2 0063c063
0 100 PARTSNAME none none none 00d290f2 0063c063
0 100 PARTSNAME none none none 00d290f2 0063c063
0 100 PARTSNAME none none none 00d290f2 0063c063
0 100 PARTSNAME none none none 0000a9ff 00000000 00d290f2 0063c063 WEAPONS/CustomShields/Round/Male_Shields_Round1_Romulus01.fx
0 100 PARTSNAME none none none 0000a9ff 0063c063 00d290f2 0063c063 WEAPONS/CustomShields/None.fx
0 100 PARTSNAME none none none 00d290f2 0063c063
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0 100 PYR -0 -0.027548 0
0 100 FX Maintained 389 WEAPONS/CUSTOMWEAPON_BROADWORD.FX 0
0 100 FXSCALE 10.000000 10
0 100 ORIGIN ENT 0 0
0 100 TARGET ENT 100 0
0 101 NEW "Praefectus Rogarius"
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0 101 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_PANTS.GEO/GEO_Hips_Skirt tights none 000000aa 00ff894c
0 101 PARTSNAME Tight skin_tshirt_01a skin_tshirt_01b 0000007f 00ff894c
0 101 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_HEAD.GEO/GEO_Head_V_Asym_Standard skin_v_head_20 none 001f1f1f 00e3e3e3
0 101 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_GLOVE.GEO/GEO_Larm*_Roman_01 !Glove_V_Roman_01 !Glove_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000cacc
0 101 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_BOOT.GEO/GEO_Lleg*_Roman_01 !Boot_V_Roman_01 !Boot_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000cacc
0 101 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00e3e3e3
0 101 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_HAIR.GEO/GEO_Hair_V_Roman_01 !Hair_V_Roman_01 !Hair_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000cacc
0 101 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 101 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_EYES.GEO/GEO_Eyes_V_Roman_01 !eyes_V_Roman_01 !eyes_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 00000000
0 101 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_EMBLEM.GEO/GEO_Emblem_Roman_02 !Emblem_V_Roman_02 !Emblem_V_Roman_02_Mask 00000000 00009998
0 101 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_SPADR.GEO/GEO_SpadR_Roman_01 !spadr_v_Roman_01 !spadr_v_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000cacc
0 101 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 101 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 0000cacc 00001f1f 00ffffff WEAPONS/Custom_Axe/Huge_Axe_Roman02.fx
0 101 PARTSNAME Beard_Goatee_01 Beard_01a Beard_01b 001f1f1f 00e3e3e3
0 101 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 101 PARTSNAME Full Cape_Top_01 none 00000000 0000cacc
0 101 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 101 PARTSNAME none Cape_01 none 00000000 0000cacc 00000000 0000cacc capes/CapeLongHuge.fx
0 101 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 101 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_SKIRT.GEO/GEO_Skirt_Roman_01 !Skirt_V_Roman_01 !Skirt_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000cacc
0 101 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 101 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
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0 101 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_JAW.GEO/GEO_Jaw_V_Roman_02 !eyes_V_Roman_01 !eyes_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000cacc
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0 101 PARTSNAME none none none 00009998 00996400 00fdff4c 00996400 WEAPONS/CustomShields/Huge_Shields_Roman4_Detail_02.fx
0 101 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
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0 102 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_HEAD.GEO/GEO_Head_V_Asym_Standard Skin_V_Head_05 none 00ff5700 00e3e3e3
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0 102 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_BOOT.GEO/GEO_Lleg*_Roman_01 !Boot_V_Roman_01 !Boot_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000cacc
0 102 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00e3e3e3
0 102 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_HAIR.GEO/GEO_Hair_V_Roman_01 !Hair_V_Roman_01 !Hair_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000cacc
0 102 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 102 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_EYES.GEO/GEO_Eyes_V_Roman_01 !eyes_V_Roman_01 !eyes_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 00000000
0 102 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_EMBLEM.GEO/GEO_Emblem_Roman_02 !Emblem_V_Roman_02 !Emblem_V_Roman_02_Mask 00000000 00009998
0 102 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_SPADR.GEO/GEO_SpadR_Roman_01 !spadr_v_Roman_01 !spadr_v_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000cacc
0 102 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 102 PARTSNAME none none none 008f8f8f 0000cacc 00664400 00c0c063 WEAPONS/Custom_Broadsword/Huge_Broadsword_Roman02.fx
0 102 PARTSNAME Beard_Van_**** Beard_01a Beard_01b 001f1f1f 001f1f1f
0 102 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 102 PARTSNAME Full Cape_Top_01 none 00000000 0000cacc
0 102 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 102 PARTSNAME none Cape_01 Cape_Peak 00000000 0000cacc 00000000 0000cacc capes/CapeLongHuge.fx
0 102 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 102 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_SKIRT.GEO/GEO_Skirt_Roman_01 !Skirt_V_Roman_01 !Skirt_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000cacc
0 102 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 102 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
0 102 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_CRANIUM.GEO/GEO_Cranium_V_Roman_02 !Cranium_Roman_01 !Cranium_Roman_01_Mask 000000d4 00000000
0 102 PARTSNAME V_HUGE_JAW.GEO/GEO_Jaw_V_Roman_02 !eyes_V_Roman_01 !eyes_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000cacc
0 102 PARTSNAME none none none 00009998 00000000 00664400 00c0c063 WEAPONS/CustomShields/Huge_Shields_Roman4_03.fx
0 102 PARTSNAME none none none 0000cacc 00000000 00664400 00c0c063 WEAPONS/CustomShields/Huge_Shields_Roman4_Detail_02.fx
0 102 PARTSNAME none none none 00000000 00000000
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0 102 PYR -0 -0.027548 0
0 103 NEW "Marcus Guiltan"
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0 103 PARTSNAME Tight tights none 0000007f 00575757
0 103 PARTSNAME V_MALE_HEAD.GEO/GEO_Head_V_Asym_Standard Skin_V_Head_06 none 0000547f 00575757
0 103 PARTSNAME V_MALE_GLOVE.GEO/GEO_Larm*_Roman_01 !Glove_V_Roman_01 !Glove_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 00009998
0 103 PARTSNAME V_MALE_BOOT.GEO/GEO_Lleg*_Roman_01 !Boot_V_Roman_01 !Boot_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 00009998
0 103 PARTSNAME none none none 0000547f 00575757
0 103 PARTSNAME Ponytail Long_01a Long_01b 00000000 00001133
0 103 PARTSNAME none none none 0000547f 00575757
0 103 PARTSNAME none none none 0000547f 00575757
0 103 PARTSNAME V_MALE_EMBLEM.GEO/GEO_Emblem_Roman_02 !Emblem_V_Roman_02 !Emblem_V_Roman_02_Mask 00000000 0000cacc
0 103 PARTSNAME V_MALE_SPADR.GEO/GEO_SpadR_Roman_01 !spadr_v_Roman_01 !spadr_v_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000cacc
0 103 PARTSNAME none none none 0000547f 00575757
0 103 PARTSNAME none none none 00575757 001f1f1f 0000547f 00575757 WEAPONS/Custom_Broadsword/Male_Broadsword_Roman02.fx
0 103 PARTSNAME Beard_Clean Beard_01a Beard_01b 00000000 0000547f
0 103 PARTSNAME none none none 0000547f 00575757
0 103 PARTSNAME Half Cape_Top_01 none 000000aa 000000aa
0 103 PARTSNAME Half_49 Star_01 none 0000547f 00575757
0 103 PARTSNAME none Cape_01 none 000000aa 000000aa 000000aa 000000aa capes/CapeLongMale.fx
0 103 PARTSNAME none none none 0000547f 00575757
0 103 PARTSNAME V_MALE_SKIRT.GEO/GEO_Skirt_Roman_01 !Skirt_V_Roman_01 !Skirt_V_Roman_01_Mask 00000000 0000cacc
0 103 PARTSNAME none none none 0000547f 00575757
0 103 PARTSNAME none none none 0000547f 00575757
0 103 PARTSNAME none none none 0000547f 00575757
0 103 PARTSNAME none none none 0000547f 00575757
0 103 PARTSNAME none none none 0000cacc 001f1f1f 0000547f 00575757 WEAPONS/CustomShields/Male_Shields_Roman4_03.fx
0 103 PARTSNAME none none none 0000cacc 00575757 0000547f 00575757 WEAPONS/CustomShields/Male_Shields_Roman4_Detail_02.fx
0 103 PARTSNAME none none none 0000547f 00575757
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0 103 PYR -0 -0.027548 0
0 104 NEW "Centurian Krazerius"
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0 104 PARTSNAME Tight leather_01 none 000000aa 0000cacc
0 104 PARTSNAME V_MALE_HEAD.GEO/GEO_Head_V_Asym_Standard !v_face_skin_head_05 none 00ffffff 0000cacc
0 104 PARTSNAME V_MALE_GLOVE.GEO/GEO_Larm*_Roman_01 !Glove_V_Roman_01 !Glove_V_Roman_01_Mask 00575757 000070aa
0 104 PARTSNAME V_MALE_BOOT.GEO/GEO_Lleg*_Roman_01 !Boot_V_Roman_01 !Boot_V_Roman_01_Mask 00575757 0000a9ff
0 104 PARTSNAME none none none 00ffffff 0000cacc
0 104 PARTSNAME V_MALE_HAIR.GEO/GEO_Hair_V_Roman_01 !Hair_V_Roman_01 !Hair_V_Roman_01_Mask 001f1f1f 00008cd4
0 104 PARTSNAME none none none 00ffffff 0000cacc
0 104 PARTSNAME V_MALE_EYES.GEO/GEO_Eyes_V_Roman_01 !eyes_V_Roman_01 !eyes_V_Roman_01_Mask 00ffffff 008f8f8f
0 104 PARTSNAME V_MALE_EMBLEM.GEO/GEO_Emblem_Roman_02 !Emblem_V_Roman_02 !Emblem_V_Roman_02_Mask 00575757 00008cd4
0 104 PARTSNAME V_MALE_SPADR.GEO/GEO_SpadR_Roman_01 !spadr_v_Roman_01 !spadr_v_Roman_01_Mask 00575757 0000a9ff
0 104 PARTSNAME none none none 00ffffff 0000cacc
0 104 PARTSNAME none none none 00ffffff 0000cacc 00ffffff 0000cacc WEAPONS/Custom_Broadsword/Male_Broadsword_Roman02.fx
0 104 PARTSNAME none none none 00ffffff 0000cacc
0 104 PARTSNAME none none none 00ffffff 0000cacc
0 104 PARTSNAME none none none 00ffffff 0000cacc
0 104 PARTSNAME none none none 00ffffff 0000cacc
0 104 PARTSNAME none none none 00ffffff 0000cacc
0 104 PARTSNAME none none none 00ffffff 0000cacc
0 104 PARTSNAME V_MALE_SKIRT.GEO/GEO_Skirt_Roman_01 !Skirt_V_Roman_01 !Skirt_V_Roman_01_Mask 003b3b3b 00008cd4
0 104 PARTSNAME none none none 00ffffff 0000cacc
0 104 PARTSNAME none none none 00ffffff 0000cacc
0 104 PARTSNAME V_MALE_CRANIUM.GEO/GEO_Cranium_V_Roman_02 !Cranium_Roman_01 !Cranium_Roman_01_Mask 000000d4 00008cd4
0 104 PARTSNAME V_MALE_JAW.GEO/GEO_Jaw_V_Roman_02 !eyes_V_Roman_01 !eyes_V_Roman_01_Mask 00575757 0000a9ff
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0 104 PARTSNAME none none none 00ffffff 0000cacc 00ffffff 0000cacc WEAPONS/CustomShields/Male_Shields_Roman1_Emblem.fx
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0 104 PYR -0 -0.027548 0
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0 129 NPC Roman_Spartan_Minion_Male_03
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0 146 NEW Centurian
0 146 NPC Roman_Spartan_Minion_Male_01
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for reasons of space I'm not going to post the looooong section of demo code dealing with the camera movement.

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500 100 mov SHIELD_WEAPONDRAW_BACK
20 101 mov SHIELD_WEAPONDRAW_BACK
0 101 FX Maintained 275 WEAPONS/CUSTOMWEAPON_BROADWORD.FX 0
0 101 FXSCALE 10.000000 10
0 101 ORIGIN ENT 0 0
0 101 TARGET ENT 101 0
66 102 mov SHIELD_WEAPONDRAW_BACK
0 102 FX Maintained 275 WEAPONS/CUSTOMWEAPON_BROADWORD.FX 0
0 102 FXSCALE 10.000000 10
0 102 ORIGIN ENT 0 0
0 102 TARGET ENT 102 0
204 104 mov SHIELD_WEAPONDRAW_BACK
0 104 FX Maintained 275 WEAPONS/CUSTOMWEAPON_BROADWORD.FX 0
0 104 FXSCALE 10.000000 10
0 104 ORIGIN ENT 0 0
0 104 TARGET ENT 104 0
22 103 mov SHIELD_WEAPONDRAW_BACK
0 103 FX Maintained 275 WEAPONS/CUSTOMWEAPON_BROADWORD.FX 0
0 103 FXSCALE 10.000000 10
0 103 ORIGIN ENT 0 0
0 103 TARGET ENT 103 0
345 105 mov SHIELD_WEAPONDRAW_BACK
0 105 FX Maintained 275 WEAPONS/CUSTOMWEAPON_BROADWORD.FX 0
0 105 FXSCALE 10.000000 10
0 105 ORIGIN ENT 0 0
0 105 TARGET ENT 105 0
57 106 mov SHIELD_WEAPONDRAW_BACK
0 106 FX Maintained 275 WEAPONS/CUSTOMWEAPON_BROADWORD.FX 0
0 106 FXSCALE 10.000000 10
0 106 ORIGIN ENT 0 0
0 106 TARGET ENT 106 0
5000 1 mov ready the 5 second delay of a npc puddle is so I can see beyond where I actually need the demo to stop.

so, what am I doing wrong? I copied the FX code right from a demo of the custome character.




 

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Have you watched the demo they came from? Do the swords work there?

There's an option in the game called 'remove close fx' or something like that. It makes it so special effects vanish if the camera is real close to them. (Very handy if you play in 1st person.) However, in demo playback, the game thinks the camera is always close for some weird reason.

I would suggest going into the game and making sure that option is off. I think you can also turn it off with my demo launcher in the advanced section.


 

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Have you watched the demo they came from? Do the swords work there?

[/ QUOTE ] yep checked, double checked, re-checked and double checked the recheck. swords work just fine in the original demo.
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There's an option in the game called 'remove close fx' or something like that. It makes it so special effects vanish if the camera is real close to them. (Very handy if you play in 1st person.) However, in demo playback, the game thinks the camera is always close for some weird reason.

I would suggest going into the game and making sure that option is off. I think you can also turn it off with my demo launcher in the advanced section.

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Went in, checked it. It's off.

Now, I am truely confussed. I went back to the original demo where I pulled the custom character code from and removed everything that wasn't the custome character, the player, the cam, or the map. Then I went through a process of eliminatation to see what made the toons sword disapper.

There are 0 (ZERO!!!) FX outside of the custom toon costume code, and the sword still shows up in the demo. I've pasted the now stripped demo code below in case someone else can find something else that I missed.

I would pull my hair out but I'm out of hair....

Demo file (The Swords work here)




 

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Wait a sec - something is wrong with the MOV commands. There's supposed to be a number after them. Most of the time it's 0 but, for custom weapons, it becomes a positive number that tells what weapon is in hand. From the file you linked:

<font class="small">Code:[/color]<hr /><pre>0 14 MOV SHIELD_WEAPONDRAW_BACK 1</pre><hr />


 

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Wait a sec - something is wrong with the MOV commands. There's supposed to be a number after them. Most of the time it's 0 but, for custom weapons, it becomes a positive number that tells what weapon is in hand. From the file you linked:

<font class="small">Code:[/color]<hr /><pre>0 14 MOV SHIELD_WEAPONDRAW_BACK 1</pre><hr />

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I'd say I love ya Zloth, but I think that would come across wrong.

That did it though. Thanks. It's never anything complicated with me... it's always gotta be a single letter or number or something like that. It's never anything major....




 

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/em preen


 

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Last post before I get cut off at midnight...

That was effing great, but three suggestions

1 - Unless there will be titles or something else on top of it, spend less time on the over-water establishing shot. I love it, but audiences bore easily.

2 - The transition from the zooming-panning establishing shot to the first group is kinda jarring. There needs to be some frames showing the group from above by tilting the camera down as it descends. As it is, they just sort of magically appear.

3 - Lower the CAM's Z co-ord by a couple or ticks to do away with that wasted headroom. NEVER have your subject's head in the vertical center of the frame.

Overall, you've got some great technique here. Study how movies are framed and use that to build on what you've got. Learn about the Rule Of Thirds!

I'll be lurking and watching for how you grow as a director.


 

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WOW! Star dancers last post all for me?!

/e preen*mega!!!!!

With the entire zoom across the water I'm debating weather to do titles or a voice over. Voice over would be more effective and less likely to stress out the viewer, but well you can figure out the rest.

I'm in the procress of stripping out the entire camera movement and remapping the entire thing. The version you see in the video was a first test run. The second version should A) address all the points you raised B) fix several other little... snags and C) Be a lot smoother.




 

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This is looking good!

P.S. Oh man, I've been out-preened!


 

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Looks awesome T... can't wait for a final cut. or maybe some seek previews