I was listening/watching some leaked videos on Unreal Tourny 2007 and I heard a term that made me do a double take: grungification. It seems to make their alien/sci fi landscapes more realistic the implimented grungification to make the world seem more dirty and realistic. First off this is a major downer for me, because I was hoping in the future they'd get those darn robotic vacuums to work a lot better so it'd be a clean future... but I guess they disagree. Regardless of this heart wrenching moment, I also realized... why not take grungification to PC modifications as well? After all - it's a fun word to say, so lets add it to the modder's dictionary.

Here are some of my ideas:
Hammer It FTW! Never use bondo again! Infact, buy a ball peen hammer, and go to town! Thought dremel work was cool? Wait til you see what I can do to a side panel of a Lian Li, that aluminum side panel will never look more grungified!

X-Grungification! Hey, some of us like taking our modding to the Xtreme. So instead of shooting HPs, Dells, and others and posting it, lets use our marksman skills for modding! Instead of cutting a window the shape of a circle - shoot a circle for a fancy outter rim and that uber-grungified look and feel. Don't forget to use warning sign paint to paint "Warning, sharp edges!" N00bies will be at high risk of getting injuried admiring our l33t grungified cases at LANs.

Die Grinder Havok! Cry havok and let loose the die grinders of hell! It doesn't matter how, just hit that case up and give it that really strong industrial work place accident look. Grind the corners randomly, maybe even go through the metal, it's all good.

Paint with Brushes & Leave the Runs! Folks - nothing seems more gritty and industrial to me than painting something up with warning yellow and letting some brush hairs stay in that paint. You want to show the world your case, show them your every brush stroke too! Wet sanding.. pfft!

I think you all see where I'm taking this vision. Yes folks - lets get ahead of the curve here, and go grungy! Grungification will become mainstream I'm sure after UT2k7 is released, so I figured I'd try to give you a heads up before the fad goes full swing.

Iateronmly

PS - I'm filling in for Flounder, and I feel like I'm doing someone else's homework for them... kinda like in HS.

thanks for fillin in for me. Ill give ya some rep or a cookie or something. But you forgot one ....the reversial mod filling in windows, holes and other things done in the past

Quote: Originally Posted by flounder405 thanks for fillin in for me. Ill give ya some rep or a cookie or something. But you forgot one ....the reversial mod filling in windows, holes and other things done in the past

Fill in the windows? Smash those pre-mod windows yo! Holes? Make em bigger, not remove them! Also don't be tidy about it, take the claw side of your hammer and shread those holes wider. Ohh yah

What, no dragging PC cases behind the car? No drops out windows into the parking lot? OK, maybe that goes into destructification territory, but it takes a master's hand to make it LOOK like that's what happened to a case...and still have it work.

I have seen some great examples of this sort of modding, and it is a style I much admire. I have done a bit in the carpentry world, but it has the much less exciting moniker of "distressing", though it takes as much skill, planning and Zen as the similar modding technique. That word sounds like a situation Penelope Pitstop might find herself in...nothing like "Grungification".

Nice writeup as always Iater. Keep it up and make sure Floundage gets his staff locker back without any surprises left inside...

Quote: Originally Posted by Wordbiker That word sounds like a situation Penelope Pitstop might find herself in...nothing like "Grungification".

Wow, haven't thought of that cartoon in a while.

Quote: Originally Posted by godfoot Wow, haven't thought of that cartoon in a while.

Was I showing my age?

Quote: Originally Posted by Wordbiker Was I showing my age?

OLD FART LOL