Arm, Chair, Head, Mechlab

So, I've been getting a really bad pain in my right arm thanks to my awful posture. I broke the right armrest clean off the chair, and then finally broke the backrest around the time the pain creeped up my neck. So, I tossed the chair out and did some craigslist hunting. I found one for $10 that's so comfortable I think I could melt into it. I've seriously never had a chair this comfortable in my life. It needs one bolt where they lost the lock for the right armrest, but that's all of what, 30 cents?

Because of this, I've tried not to do too much hard core modeling. However, I did decide to work on an interactive mech lab for Mechwarrior Online. What exactly do I mean by "interactive"? Well, here is a quick tech demo:




Not too pretty, and lots of work to be done. Expect it to be multi-platform (Windows, Linux, MacOS) but not mobile.

Sadly, the elevator of all things is giving me problems. Poor Bill never saw it coming. You know, you show up for work thinking the maintenance guys have been doing their job, and you go through the same procedure that you've done a thousand times before. Then this happens:




The doctors said that the swelling will go down in a few weeks, but he'll have to pee sitting down for the rest of his life.

Seriously though, still putting everything together, despite the pain in my arm. I did order an ergonomic mouse and gel wrist pad, so hopefully that will help out for those marathon modeling sessions.

I'll post more when I have it. Until next time!

Mercpedia Beta

For those of you following our unofficial MWO app, Mercpedia, you can now download the beta on the Play Store. We have some fixes and updates in the pipe already, but keep in mind that it's currently in a beta state.

Though if you do enjoy using it, we're more than happy to accept your donations :).

Merry Christmas 2012!

Merry Christmas everyone! I'm planning on making a short video of the Mercpedia app, so I'll update with a video if/when I get that done today.

Leopard Class Dropship

I decided to make the app's "Home" button a leopard class dropship. Then I got a little carried away. Okay, maybe more than a little. This is based on Alex Iglesias' re-design, though obviously changed up a bit.

I think I'll continue working on it and see how much detail I can put in. It's definitely a candidate for 3d printing.