I want to make a small game so I modeled a gun first...how do I go about even UVing and texturing it with so many parts?!

I want to make a small game so I modeled a gun first...how do I go about even UVing and texturing it with so many parts?!

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u/Congroy — 3 days ago

Once a chat or group is deleted, is it gone for good no matter what?

Or is there some kind of secret or relatively unknown work around?

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u/Congroy — 3 days ago

Car just randomly didn't start...I had to call tow to jump start it then i drove to autozone to charge the battery but it happened again this morning! What is the issue and what should I do?

After work, I tried to go home but when I turned my car to start it, it just refused to start. It didn't even make any sound. I had to call a tow guy to come and jump start it for me then I drove directly to autozone.

They charged the battery for me and they checked alternator and all systems as seen here and everything was fine...I was able to drive home. However this morning I came back to start my car and it was dead again!


Does anybody have any idea what could cause this? If everything they checked, such as alternator, starter, and battery is fine why is this occurring for me? This same thing happened to me like 9 or 10 months ago. One day my car just wouldn't start so I took it to autozone and they said I need a new battery so I just ended up just getting a new battery entirely.

u/Congroy — 5 days ago

Has anybody actually confirmed that Tinder keeps face scan data and uses it to re-ban you?

People keep saying this, yet I've not seen any proof. I did a test with burner phones where I used the standard hard reset guide info (new pics, new number, new phone, new gmail account, new card info, sign up from new wi-fi, etc.) but then also scanned my face and I've not been banned on any of them.

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u/Congroy — 17 days ago

I can't submit an appeal to Tinder...my appeals center is empty and doesn't look like anybody else's. Does anybody else have that problem?

Sorry this is a bit long


I'm trying to research my issue and I'm surprised almost nobody has encountered it. I wonder if this is some kind of extreme ban that most people don't have?

Admittedly I was banned like three years ago. I made a new account with a google voice number on the same phone, and that lasted all the way until 3 months ago until I got banned again. I also used various methods to get back on Tinder, using different numbers, emails, my PC instead, etc. - until they implemented measures over time that made it very difficult to get back on. I've also been shadow banned several times. When I login to the app it obviously tells me I'm banned.

When I login it says:


"Your account has been banned for violations of our Terms of Use or Community Guidelines

You may no longer use Tinder or create new accounts. If you subscribed using your iPhone or Android device, you'll need to cancel your subscription yourself.

If you believe you're receiving this by mistake and would like more information or to appeal this decision, please visit the

Appeal Center"

Ok so I click the button to go to appeals center but there's nowhere to appeal in the appeals center...the only button I can click is "Return to Tinder". Other than that above the button my appeals center says:

"The Appeals Center - how it works

Once an active violation appears in the Appeals Center, you'll be notified by email and in the app to review the action taken on your account. You'll also have the opportunity to submit an appeal.

For more information, you can check out the Tinder Community Resources or Community Guidelines."


It's like an endless loop when I click the button, so is there no way for me to appeal? Back in the day you could send an email directly to appeal but now it's just an automated response that they do not use that email anymore.

Is there any work around or do you think they implemented extra measure to prevent me from getting back on? I don't think most people that have been banned, have been banned as much as me.

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u/Congroy — 27 days ago

So at this point is it a waste of time to try to go freelance?

I have a job at a studio but I was thinking of also going freelance for a bit of extra income.

I was thinking going the route of doing renders of stills interior scenes to make a bit of extra income. But AI is getting better and better and I'm wondering if that is even a smart move at this point? Even at my studio we use AI to generate reference and ideas before building concept in 3D...

I've been thinking if this is not lucrative any longer due to AI then perhaps I can more so focus on animations? Or if arch viz is in trouble in general maybe I need to start looking at other 3D spaces that are currently less threatened by AI.

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u/Congroy — 1 month ago

I can't submit an appeal to Tinder...does anybody else have that problem?

Sorry this is a bit long


I'm trying to research my issue and I'm surprised almost nobody has encountered it. I wonder if this is some kind of extreme ban that most people don't have?

Admittedly I was banned like three years ago. I made a new account with a google voice number on the same phone, and that lasted all the way until 3 months ago until I got banned again. I also used various methods to get back on Tinder, using different numbers, emails, my PC instead, etc. - until they implemented measures over time that made it very difficult to get back on. I've also been shadow banned several times. When I login to the app it obviously tells me I'm banned.

When I login it says:


"Your account has been banned for violations of our Terms of Use or Community Guidelines

You may no longer use Tinder or create new accounts. If you subscribed using your iPhone or Android device, you'll need to cancel your subscription yourself.

If you believe you're receiving this by mistake and would like more information or to appeal this decision, please visit the

Appeal Center"

Ok so I click the button to go to appeals center but there's nowhere to appeal in the appeals center...the only button I can click is "Return to Tinder". Other than that above the button my appeals center says:

"The Appeals Center - how it works

Once an active violation appears in the Appeals Center, you'll be notified by email and in the app to review the action taken on your account. You'll also have the opportunity to submit an appeal.

For more information, you can check out the Tinder Community Resources or Community Guidelines."


It's like an endless loop when I click the button, so is there no way for me to appeal? Back in the day you could send an email directly to appeal but now it's just an automated response that they do not use that email anymore.

Is there any work around or do you think they implemented extra measure to prevent me from getting back on? I don't think most people that have been banned, have been banned as much as me.

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u/Congroy — 1 month ago

Is it possible to perfectly match this image? For my job we build scenes from AI image and i'm struggling to get it to match...

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u/Congroy — 1 month ago

what do i need to work on for my renders, and also what is the method to get more crisp renders?

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u/Congroy — 2 months ago

Can my idea work for a beginner, or does it need to be even simpler?

Other than having a decade of 3D experience (I can handle creating characters and assets on my own) I'd be learning everything from scratch.


My idea is: you play as an astronaut crashed landed on a distant jungle planet. Your ship is damaged but don't worry your robot partner is taking time to repair it! But your not alone on this planet. Hostile aliens find you and come to attack.

Your goal is to survive until time runs out. The aliens chase you and you must evade them in a small map. As the time goes lower more aliens appear to chase you. If you are caught 3 times it's a game over and a cutscene appears of them carrying you back to their lair. If you survive, you get to go back to your spaceship and escape.

Now of course this sounds simple to me, but I don't know how simple in reality. My goal is at the end of my work week to download unreal engine and start learning tutorials to try to make this game.


Probably not the most fun, but this idea is inspired by a game me and my brother use to play a lot as kids, with mine of course being a much more simple version. I think it would be a good start to getting into game dev? what do you all think?

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u/Congroy — 2 months ago

I think I need help from somebody in USA with a second number that they don't need/don't use to do the verify. Please let me know if you can assist. I really need help to do it. I can pay on your ko-fi, paypal, or cashapp.

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u/Congroy — 2 months ago

Was watching viz academy UK to learn from to practice my lighting and materials skills. I didn't know AI enhancement could make such a difference so now I'm looking into nano banana and vizmaker to make a choice between them.

If there is something better please let me know... alternatively do you think this is ethical? I'm not an AI guy but it would just be enhancing something I already made instead of stealing and generating from scratch?

How do you all feel about it?

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u/Congroy — 2 months ago