More Downloads Than Ever``xmic``xThe last time I had this site working smoothly was over a year ago. Now that I've gotten everything going again I've added *new* content to the <A href="http://www.celshading.com/downloads/">downloads</A>. Next on the list is to finish uploading the images I have for the gallery... which is quite a few.``xEEZEuupulkLvXaiBYo``x1171440482``x(default)``x52``x
New Videos for Download``xmic``xI spent today adding 14 new video clips into the download section. They are all related to toon shading in some form or another.<br> <br>NOTE: Some of the files are quite large so be aware.``xEEZEEAuukunplCukmK``x1171194424``x(default)``x51``x
Fixed, I Think``xmic``xI spent an hour in the database switching all references to my old user ID to the new and correct one. Looks like all the threads in the forum are now showing up :) Let's start adding some new stuff! ``xEEZEEuuAAktOObjOBc``x1171144992``x(default)``x50``x
Oops, I Did it Again...``xmic``xOkay, I just finished posting the last message when I noticed like 3 more things that were broken and need fixing. *Sigh* it seems my work is never done. I fixed the easy one, the logo was failing to show up on some pages so that was easy.<br><br>The second problem I discovered is that several threads are failing to display in the forum. I think this is because I kept messing with the database entry for my admin account under which I created those threads. I'm really tired of just fixing stuff, but I'll try to fix this soon.``xEEZEEplEAFaJMySUbC``x1171108193``x(default)``x47``x
New Improvements``xmic``xI just finished working on some of the scripts that run CelShading.com like the downloader script (now written in PHP) and the link index.<br><br>So I think that's it as far as functionality goes. If there is a feature you'd like to see integrated with the site (like a calendar maybe?) then let me know. Otherwise it's time to start adding more content.<br><br>Speaking of adding content, I finished re-adding the downloads I used to have so now we are ready to move forward. I plan on adding many more videos to the downloads. In addition I have a slew of character sheets to add to the gallery, not to mention cel-shaded inspiration... stay tuned!``xEEZEEpZVVFBJppDvFR``x1171107553``x(default)``x46``x
Thanks Eric``xmic``xI was feeling beaten down, no one was visiting the site except spammers and hackers, the site was broken and getting out of date... Then I received an e-mail from Eric.<br><br>At first Eric was just letting me know that yet another section of the site was broken. "Just great," I thought to myself "I don't have time to work on something that no one will ever use." I replied to Eric and said as much, to which he responded "I hope you can find the time...I can see Celshading.com has a lot of potential." You know what? He's right, Celshading.com does have potential! So I found the time and have been busily making the fixes to the site, all it took was a little encouragement. Thanks Eric.``xEEZplElFVFZarUUASS``x1170818353``x(default)``x44``x
Hacked!``xmic``xWell our brand new server that I was so excited about was hacked. It became so dirty and infiltrated with scum that we had to shutdown the entire thing and closedown our hosting :(<br><br>It's taken a while, but now I've got everything back and hosted on a shared server that should prove to be more secure. I can finnaly get back to adding some fresh content to the site.``xEEZplEZyEZdqphvNef``x1170817617``x(default)``x43``x
New Server``xmic``xSorry for all the down-time, but we just got a new server and I've been moving the site over. Everything is just about up and running again. I will no longer be offerring free hosting and e-mail at this site. If you would still like this feature please visit my brother's site: http://www.liquidpurple.com or http://www.clanvillage.com Thanks for the support!``xEEVVVplVEllZGadjuv``x1155508518``x(default)``x41``xforum
Back 2 School``xmic``xHooray! It's back to school time and not a minute too soon. I was starting to get pretty bored. Here is a look at my schedule this semester:<br>     Wed. Games Texturing and Lighting<br>     Thurs. Advanced Modeling and Puppet Making<br>     Fri. Hard Surface Modeling<br>Looks to be loads of fun! I will keep this site current with as much new content as I can, so stay tuned.``xEEFAElkAAAmzeyZfFS``x1139184799``x(default)``x29``x
New About Page``xmic``xDid you notice the new "Start Here" graphic? The graphic above links to the new <a href="http://www.CelShading.com/about.html" target="_self">about page</A> I added to help everybody figure out what to do here at Cyber Coalition a little faster. I also created a sitemap page so that all of the web pages will get spidered by google more easily. Hopefully this will attract more visitors :)``xEEFlFyEplVLaggLGxz``x1138362885``x(default)``x25``x
Gallery is Rocking!``xmic``xToday I borrowed a friends scanner and started digitizing some artwork and yes the gallery works. It's actually a lot of fun to add pictures so why don't you guys try it? Be sure to click the "Login to Gallery" button on the subnavbar before you try to upload. I still need to format the gallery pages somewhat so they look nicer, but that won't stop me from adding more pics. Speaking of formatting content pages... I finished the links section.``xEEFZZulylpbbpjTzpT``x1137750480``x(default)``x24``x
Updated Links and Downloads``xmic``xI spent some time modifying the layout of the Downloads section, it looks a little prettier now. Tonight I added quite a few links into the link index. While doing so I noticed several formatting errors with how the links were being displayed and am currently working on fixing them.``xEEFZyypVFuNZZCkuxz``x1137662334``x(default)``x23``x
Technical Papers``xmic``xI have found several papers written for various conferences on the subject of "Non-Photorealistic Rendering". They are rather dry to read, but do contain bits of useful information. You can check them out in the <a href="http://www.CelShading.com/cgi-bin/downloads/cfiles.cgi">Download</A> section.``xEEFZVZZyVyIJMZVlKH``x1137579456``x(default)``x21``x
Tutorial Archiving``xmic``xI want to thank those of you who have contributed so far to Cyber Coalition, let's keep it going! I'm going to start archiving the Tutorials that we accumulate here into the download section. So as I get the time I want to convert the tutorials to .pdf files so we will always have a hard copy. Linking to offsite tutorials is a good start, but we will still face the same problem of missing resources if that site goes down. ``xEEFZVuZuVuhqOggPQR``x1137549254``x(default)``x20``x
Forum Avatars``xmic``xI decided to upload a few avatars to the forum. So far I have added: Blame!, Chobbits, Cowboy Bebop, Fooly Cooly, Full Metal Alchemist, and Trigun. If you would like me to add a set of avatars let me know what they are. I want to stick with a theme of avatars all from animated or comic series'.``xEEFZVuyyyyDOJxoQth``x1137548466``x(default)``x19``x
Cost of membership to Cyber Coaltion``xmic``xDue to the nature of the system I'm using to run Cyber Coalition, I must associate a cost for membership. What this means is that all users will get a FREE one(1) day trial after which you will be promted to subscribe. Memberships are currently set at $12 per year... that's just $1 a month! If you still can't afford to pay you can fill out a request form and politely ask for FREE activation.``xEEFZuZpypVvcSqTkzd``x1137472405``x(default)``x17``x
We have new HowTo's``xmic``xI added a few new HowTo's into the forum you can find them <A href="http://www.celshading.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=3<br>">HERE</A>. They focus on modifying your user webpages. In case you didn't realize when you sign up you get a website (you.CelShading.com) with email (you@CelShading.com). These HowTo's will get you started on customizing them.``xEEFZuyAVZArrXjoNZI``x1137471379``x(default)``x16``x
Need to add some links``xmic``xWell guys I've spent the last few days tightening up the site and security :) There's a new look to the admin section also, you can see it by logging into your email account. Please let me know if you encounter any problems with the site so I can fix them. On to what I need help with... I'm needing to add some links, but I'm not sure what will be the most helpful or easiest to navigate. Post some of your ideas for "Categories" by replying to this news item (click the comments link).``xEEFZFAZyVlbDNTFlFo``x1137399458``x(default)``x7``x
Site is finnaly finished``xmic``xLet's celebrate! After two weeks the new and improved Cyber Coalition is up and running. Please poke around the site and give me some feed back. On an interesting note, I'm thinking about incorporating Cyber Coalition as a nonprofit organization to try and get free stuff.``xEEFZkFFFZAbaPOAwKM``x1137235179``x(default)``x4``x
Added "Comments"``xmic``xI installed a plugin to directly link the news to the forum so that visitors can add comments and discuss my news.``xEEFyAVkpuFlTfjWKfI``x1136953843``x(default)``x3``x
New site up and running``xmic``xAfter working on it for the last 10 days straight, I have most of the site up... content will be coming soon.``xEEFyAVpEVVxDwPfTuk``x1136951955``x(default)