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The hackjob that broke the camel's back...
11 years ago
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Have you had your daily dose of brick to the face, today?
'Tis a sad day in adult Gmod/SFM history. DigitalEro, a site that I was only recently privileged to know about, was forced to shut down today. The reasons are many, but to sum up: one of the administrators on there was being a whiny little bitch about things, pissing all over SFM (Source Filmmaker) renderers in favor for the Gmod "master race", claiming responsibility for his fellow administrators' actions, and even complaining non-stop about the layout of the background of the site itself. In short, he was extremely petty, incredibly selfish, and not at all professional. Things got worse when, fed up with his shit, his fellow administrators demoted him to normal member status; just a demotion, not even banning him or giving him a suspension, just revoking his rights as an administrator for being unprofessional and unbecoming of an actual admin. This set him off royally, and started threatening with all sorts of shit, including legal action to take back "his" site, claiming that it was stolen from him by the other admins (it wasn't, from what I understand; he signed over rights to the domain to them long ago), which eventually forced him to be banned from the site entirely. By this time, things were already strained, but then came the final straw: a party or parties unknown, just today, somehow hacked into the site and started deleting everything, forcing the remaining admins to restore the site from a backup. The banned admin claimed he wasn't involved, as he still wanted the site and claimed hacking it would be "a coward's way" of getting it back, but right now it's impossible to really tell who it was that hacked the site, or - if it wasn't the fallen admin - if they were doing it on his behalf, either with or without his attention and approval.
This is ultimately what caused DigitalEro to go under. A cowardly attack by someone who may or may not be the fallen admin himself, an associate, or someone wanting to avenge him out of deluded camaraderie.
As a Poser user, I was always interested in various ways of doing 3D modeling and rendering, and when I learned about SFM, I jumped at the chance. I made a few good acquaintances on that site, and am currently involved in getting some of my own and some commissioned models I bought converted to it. For those of you who aren't familiar with the program, SFM, like Gmod, is a Steam-based game animation and posing program (Gmod isn't free, but SFM is), that allows you to take compatible models and props - usually game-based ones - and make your own animations. Stuff like "This is Aperture"? Made in SFM/Gmod. DigitalEro, as the name suggests, was about adult and nude resources and outlets for this program, and others like XNALara, a similar game-based modeling program that I tried out before finding out about SFM. But it allowed for more than just these programs; Poser, Daz Studio, and even independent 3D renders like from Blender or 3D Studio Max were welcome, and I was given some interesting pointers on how to improve my own work; it was there that I first learned about the "rule of thirds" with camera-angling, and the "rule of three" when it comes to lighting. I got encouragement from a few people to continue my work, regardless of the stigma or criticism I get from it, and despite a few setbacks, I took those words to heart.
It's frustrating to know that this had to happen to such a great site. Sure, it had its problems' there were a few trolls on there that slung racist and un-PC slurs around, but for the most part the people on there were nice and helpful. It's sad to know that it's gone, but I can understand the reasons. I don't like it, though, and neither should you. Hopefully, the site will rise from its ashes and start anew, but for now, I bid it a sad, heartfelt farewell...
This is ultimately what caused DigitalEro to go under. A cowardly attack by someone who may or may not be the fallen admin himself, an associate, or someone wanting to avenge him out of deluded camaraderie.
As a Poser user, I was always interested in various ways of doing 3D modeling and rendering, and when I learned about SFM, I jumped at the chance. I made a few good acquaintances on that site, and am currently involved in getting some of my own and some commissioned models I bought converted to it. For those of you who aren't familiar with the program, SFM, like Gmod, is a Steam-based game animation and posing program (Gmod isn't free, but SFM is), that allows you to take compatible models and props - usually game-based ones - and make your own animations. Stuff like "This is Aperture"? Made in SFM/Gmod. DigitalEro, as the name suggests, was about adult and nude resources and outlets for this program, and others like XNALara, a similar game-based modeling program that I tried out before finding out about SFM. But it allowed for more than just these programs; Poser, Daz Studio, and even independent 3D renders like from Blender or 3D Studio Max were welcome, and I was given some interesting pointers on how to improve my own work; it was there that I first learned about the "rule of thirds" with camera-angling, and the "rule of three" when it comes to lighting. I got encouragement from a few people to continue my work, regardless of the stigma or criticism I get from it, and despite a few setbacks, I took those words to heart.
It's frustrating to know that this had to happen to such a great site. Sure, it had its problems' there were a few trolls on there that slung racist and un-PC slurs around, but for the most part the people on there were nice and helpful. It's sad to know that it's gone, but I can understand the reasons. I don't like it, though, and neither should you. Hopefully, the site will rise from its ashes and start anew, but for now, I bid it a sad, heartfelt farewell...
