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Re: Game Industry Layoffs - WTF?
"IMHO some vitriol in this thread comes in response to Nik - so even if Nik was a troll (who knows !), posts containing borderline insults could/should be flagged just as much"
But, weren't a string of previous disparate threads he derailed with his views of industry diversity....proof enough?
Otherwise I think there's actual enjoyment winding people up, quite evident
his 'trademark' text walls certainly advertise that's the sole intent also isn't vitriol - borderline insults merit being flagged as abuse hence potential ban?
Anyway I'm out, not willing to waste further heartbeats considering this.
On Topic - Result of recent layoffs dear friends of mine are currently struggling, rising cost of just basic living as elsewhere globally for many people are practically skyrocketing daily it would seem. Try on a regular basis send what I can financially although my temporary DVA allowance doesn't allow for much once converted, nonetheless they're entirely grateful all the same just wish I could send more, feeling absolutely rubbish atm.
sacboi
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Re: Soviet metro escalator scene for game
Neat! and once you've greyboxed out any potential glitches, I'd assume dependent of course on this projects scope (relatively "small") you'll use modular trims for the escalator?
sacboi
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Re: [WIP] Photogrammetry Bag Scene
I have tweaked a lot of the lighting and polishing touches for this piece and actually posted up to Artstation as I would like to drop this project and move on to more art for now 
Generally quite happy with this one and most importantly feel that I learned alot about scanning workflows and mixing scans with procedural work!
You can find the post over here:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/wrBX5g
Feedback is still welcomed of course!
(and the rest of the images you'll have to find on artstation hehe)
Generally quite happy with this one and most importantly feel that I learned alot about scanning workflows and mixing scans with procedural work!
You can find the post over here:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/wrBX5g
Feedback is still welcomed of course!
(and the rest of the images you'll have to find on artstation hehe)
stefanWilliams_C
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Re: Game Industry Layoffs - WTF?
I honestly don't think these flags are warranted. Sure, @NikhilR has a fixation on these topics, and assumptions being made on what a studio head or a company CEO should care about are weak at best and borderline nonsense ; but there is absolutely something to be said about activists pushing political topics through all available channels, even in our industry. At least it leads to some funny moments, like when the (american) person doing PR video chats with game devs for Epic has "pRoNoUnS" in her name card ... yet none of the (european) developpers being interviewed do. Or companies Alphabet-baiting every time that can, even though this trend is clearly over now and racist and sexist DEI hiring practices are getting cancelled everywhere. Did this weird state of affairs during the last 5 to 10 years cause layoffs and studio closures ? Probably not, but it is indeed a sign of an unhealthy industry lacking direction and focus.
Culture war stuff was definitely more fun back when it was just neckbeards and Madden fans fighting fake gamergirls running Kickstarter grifts though
Culture war stuff was definitely more fun back when it was just neckbeards and Madden fans fighting fake gamergirls running Kickstarter grifts though
Also, IMHO some vitriol in this thread comes in response to Nik - so even if Nik was a troll (who knows !), posts containing borderline insults could/should be flagged just as much ...
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Anyhow ! This thread is definitely derailling, no doubt about it. I quite agree with this take from @poopipe :
"There is an end in sight. The industry will shrink back to a point where it can sustain itself (roughly the same size it was before Fortnite started printing infinite money) and everything will stabilise."
I hope that one of the big actors (manufacturer+publisher) would pull a 4Dchess move by releasing an intentionally underpowered but sleek piece of hardware in the 250USD ballpark (like a Steam Deck lite, roughly equivalent to the original Switch spec-wise) and granting a seal of approval to new (and old) PC games running well on it. This could push gamedevs to go back to barebones visuals (PS2-era), slashing developpment costs tenfold and bringing back a necessary focus on gameplay and clever visuals.
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Anyhow ! This thread is definitely derailling, no doubt about it. I quite agree with this take from @poopipe :
"There is an end in sight. The industry will shrink back to a point where it can sustain itself (roughly the same size it was before Fortnite started printing infinite money) and everything will stabilise."
I hope that one of the big actors (manufacturer+publisher) would pull a 4Dchess move by releasing an intentionally underpowered but sleek piece of hardware in the 250USD ballpark (like a Steam Deck lite, roughly equivalent to the original Switch spec-wise) and granting a seal of approval to new (and old) PC games running well on it. This could push gamedevs to go back to barebones visuals (PS2-era), slashing developpment costs tenfold and bringing back a necessary focus on gameplay and clever visuals.
pior
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Re: Crystal Golem Chest
Hey this is a great start. The iron looks good so far, but the gold is not reading as metallic. It might help to examine other handpainted examples to see what tricks you could use to make it more like gold or brass. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/1nvobX
Also look around for examples of how to hand-paint crystal textures. For example https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Xr69y
Also look around for examples of how to hand-paint crystal textures. For example https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Xr69y
Eric Chadwick
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Re: Riggers having less of jobs
If we're talking about the most basic rig/animation, then maybe... But the second the model has more than just 2 arms and 2 legs, the auto rigger goes poof. And the auto weight painting goes poof too. Oh, you want two big scarves hanging behind the character ??? Need a custom rig for that. Oh, what, your biomech has 4 arms and 8 legs ? Custom rig. You want facial rig ? Custom rig. Want fingers to wrap around a sword and can cast a spell from either a fist or from your palm ?? custom rig. You want her butts to jiggle more and her assets swinging sideway as she runs ? Guess what.... Custom Rig.
PyrZern
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Re: Need guidance: As junior, where should I start to improve my skills ?
Scott Eaton:
+ PC wki - Character creation
should be enough to get a general idea of what's in front of you
sacboi
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Re: High-fidelity pixelated futuristic character models for a GoldSrc game in development
Thank you for this feedback, appreciate it. Yes, the backgrounds would be darkened, a bit later, fixing all the edges, in all models. As for the eyes, we would try to improve them, at least one other person complained about them as well. You gave good suggestions, good examples we could use for reference. We'll try different things, see what gives the best result. Btw, this face is just a placeholder, done rather quickly so not much effort went into the eyes. You can even see some bad skin pixels on the upper nose area, left and right. We'll do a proper face for the protagonist and all other humans in the game a bit later. For now these quickies would suffice.pior said:Absolutely.Now a few remarks on these two models :- While the raw unfiltered look is excellent, the in-engine footage reveals that the grey backgroud of the texture sheets is bleeding at the edges. I suppose that you are well aware of it, and It is actually somewhat of an interesting happy accident in the case of the robots as it looks a bit like worn edges ; but I feel like it needs to be adressed regardless, as it definitely cheapens the look especially on the human character.- Also about the human character : I think it would be worth exploring various options for the eyes. As it currently stands, the sclera and the pupil being represented by three pixels (white-black-white) is IMHO bit off-putting especially compared to the quality of everything else. Whereas texture artists from the PS1 era where able to suspend disbelief under similar constraints by either completely skipping the representation of the eyeball in favor of the bigger shape of the eye socket (MGS1), or by barely suggesting the values of the sclera and pupils, but keeping the sclera within the same value and color range as the flesh (Vagrant Story). The same can be seen in traditional paintings (Zorn).
I hope this helps !
(on a side note : would it be accurate to say that you are working at about 192pix/m ?)
RAWconcrete
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Re: LOW-POLY ART
Here are a few more low poly models I have recently been working on. Does anyone have any helpful tips or tricks when creating topology or rigging low poly models? Any feedback or advice would be appreciated!
isabella_knaack
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