Definitely stick to Unity3D if doing 2D, and if you're not doing 2D then I'd consider switching to 2D. 3D is a way bigger undertaking than you'd imagine as a first-time indie dev.
Tool as in hardware for digital drawing or software? If the former, can't go wrong with a Wacom Intuos, they plug into any PC and sell for $50-$80. They're pretty awesome for the price.
For digital, probably GIMP I would say. I believe it handles pressure sensitivity like PS does, but you can't...
I'd be very interested to see a survey asking how much of the community is in game design and game programming. It seems to be the main focus of the programming forum, and World Edit is obviously the center of the community. I wonder how many of us went from using WE as a kid to working in the...
Dude, props for the UT reference in your name. It's been my account name for bank accounts/other important things for a very long time.
Long live the champion!
SimCity is currently the lowest rated product on Amazon. It hasn't gone unpunished - hopefully EA buckles up and figures out how to deal with their pirating problem effectively. It worked for Blizzard though launch day was a bit of a problem, so hopefully they figure out how to do it right.
I'm guessing you mean set permutations and combinatorial analysis. Combinatorics goes far deeper than just statistics and basic math - it's use is seen in differential calculus, linear algebra, typed lambda calculus, and set theory (Obviously). Number of combinations can be infinite given 2...
Okay, so I've got a custom built rig, top of the line that I built about two months ago. In the last month I've been having a BSOD problem crop up, and it's rather irritating. Last week it BSOD'd then Windows tried to repair on startup, and failed. I ended up having to install Windows again on...