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Re: Former Firewalk/Concord dev talks Marathon
On the other hand, the opposite term for this is "brutal honesty", which for too many is just an excuse to be a nonconstructive jerk.pxgeek said:On the point about “toxic positivity”: I’ve always been wary of the term. I only first heard it when Concord became a thing, but I fear if it has been co-opted by media personalities; practically to the point becoming a meme and being lumped together with other rage-baiting terms like “woke” “snowflake” “chud” “incel” etc…which doesn’t really help anyone. But this is only from my point of view as an outsider looking in.
It doesn't help that so many points central to these discussions constructed around highly subjective or misguided "truths".
...Like, why we keep acting as if there is a "default" type of human (as pointed out above)? How come even your average women protagonists suddenly become "controversial" should they not appeal to some broken teen fantasy?
...Why gamers act like customers in a store? We're not consumers, art is not a service. Sure, return the game if it's broken on technical side, but demanding "cultural" changes?.. It just doesn't make any sense.
...Why is it okay to accept cancel culture as part of "risks of the industry"? This is messed up! It's for devs and publishers to analyze why some title didn't sold enough and who, if anyone, is responsible. A lynch mob should be treated as such, not as an "audience". Individual people may have opinions, but mobs just want to see the blood.
As a mere gamer, I think the whole Concord thing is a sad lost opportunity: the trailers and the episode in Secret Level looked so good, and fun, and with a dose of adventurous optimism to offset all those grimdark fantasies, social dramas and psychological horrors around.
I would've loved to see it as an adventure or heist game, with unhinged plans and daring escapes... Or maybe there could've been some other way to adapt it. It could've been great.
So it saddens me to see that it tripped at the start and is immediately treated as dead and undeserving of any chances. Ever. Like all of this work suddenly can't be salvaged. Throw it in a trash bin, pretend it never happened. The whole situation is insane and stupid beyond measure. IMHO, of course. And it would be equally horrible to let it affect any other games as well =(
stray
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Looking for a 3D Modeler – Let’s Create a Small Game Together!
Hey everyone! 😊
I’m a game programmer looking for a 3D modeler to team up with for a small game project. My main goal is to gain experience working with a team, and I’d love to create something horror-themed – but I’m open to brainstorming ideas together!
About Me & Past Work
I’ve been developing an MMORPG called Dawnbburst (you can check it out here: www.dawnburst.com). I also share game development content on my YouTube channel: Cloudneer. While Lemuria is a big project, this new game would be a smaller, focused experience to experiment and have fun while learning together.
What I’m Looking For
- A 3D modeler who wants to collaborate on an indie project.
- Experience with characters, creatures, or environment modeling is a plus!
- Someone who enjoys horror themes (but open to other genres too).
What’s in It for You?
- A chance to work on a complete project in a fun, friendly environment.
- We’ll share revenue evenly if the game makes money, but the goal is mainly to gain experience and build something cool.
- Potential for long-term collaboration if we enjoy working together!
Interested?
Let’s chat! DM me here or add me on Discord: .aralo
😃 Looking forward to creating something awesome together!
cloudneer
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Re: Sketchbook: Tim Smith
Thank you, that means a lot. ^_^iam717 said:neat updates, been away and had some pc issues last month, anywho interested in how the robotnik model will turn out if you continue/d it. like the reference images. congrats on the mentoring and exercises.
Regarding the Death Egg mech - I did finish that as part of a university assignment, however, apart from a few issues I wanted to go back and fix, the final result was a bit mixed, to be honest. And rushed. That happened often with university assignments - spent ages trying to perfect things and to have it worthwhile for the portfolio, and then ran out of time when it came to texturing. There's just no way you can take your time with university pieces and get them finished to a portfolio-ready standard. The original idea was to make it real-time, but considering how similar I was trying to get it to the references, it's still essentially a stylised mech. And the only texturing I got done was adding base colours. So I'm not sure if I'll ever go back and fix things and do a proper job. My mentor advised I stay away from finishing university projects and do new things, so if I do another mech, it'll be something different. I don't aim to make a mech though, but certainly a hard-surface character of some sort.
DustyShinigami
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Re: Sketchbook: Fabi_G
Oof, long time no see 
Unfortunately not much spare time, but managed to do something small for LD57 "Depths" Compo.
Used Unity, no real game & easy to break :P
The initial idea was to control an anchor/weight to which a figure is tied. The anchor goes down a tunnel with obstacles. When it lands, it's game over, the depth reached counts as the score.
If I was to continue, I would add a more obstacle modules and a clear end. Then it would be crucial to get the physics under control.
Unfortunately not much spare time, but managed to do something small for LD57 "Depths" Compo.
Used Unity, no real game & easy to break :P
The initial idea was to control an anchor/weight to which a figure is tied. The anchor goes down a tunnel with obstacles. When it lands, it's game over, the depth reached counts as the score.
If I was to continue, I would add a more obstacle modules and a clear end. Then it would be crucial to get the physics under control.
Fabi_G
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Re: [Showcase] Updated older artwork and curated Portfolio for 2025
Many times artists are recommended to abandon older work.
For me, the main argument for abandoning older work, is not spending more time polishing something that's fundamentally flawed (no amount of paint can cover it up) and instead apply learnings to an all new project.Honestly, I think this applies to you're portfolio too. Re-lighting won't fix issues that were introduced at the high poly stage. Some shapes are too blobby/ undefined (hair), some likenesses are not hitting the mark for me, some older works feature wild topology. If you wanted keep those characters, I think you would have to thoroughly asses where they fell short and then probably start at the base, basically reworking the whole thing. At that point you could as well start something new and fresh.
When creating a stylized work, an option would be to adapt an existing games' art-style, to show that you're able to identify and apply it.
I don't think removing old work entirely is neccessary, but I would certainly put the best works into focus. Old stuff could be in a separate section. I believe the work one selects to show, can give an idea of someone's decision-making and the self-assessment of their work.
Good luck!
Fabi_G
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Re: [Substance Designer] Help me achive peeling effects?
Alright, i will try to showcase in marmoset toolbag so that i can have a look at the details properlygnoop said:rafiii Be aware Designer's openGL render is outdated as hell with very dim highlights vs typical modern game . Iray is better representing what will you see in a game probably . And you should look at such material with sharp light to surface angle to be able evaluate it right . Just my extra 2 c. Front illumination usually hides all the actual issues.
rafiii
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Re: Fan Art Striker Zero by Hyung Woo Kim - Finished
More progress on the legs
Adding floaters
Adding floaters
np1094
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Re: Copying/Pasting UV sets(Maya)
Copy UVs still works even if the meshes don't have identical polygon counts... so I'm not sure how you've come across Transfer UVs not working 
1. Select your mesh with the correct UVs, and then the mesh with the bad UVs.
2. Now go to Mesh -> Transfer Attributes, then set Vertex Position, Vertex Normal and Color Sets all to "Off", and leave "UV Sets" as "All" (or Current if you only want the current selected one).
3. Then make sure Sample Space is set to "World", and click Transfer.
Works fine for me here on any arbitrary mesh. I suspect you have the Sample Space set to "Component"?
1. Select your mesh with the correct UVs, and then the mesh with the bad UVs.
2. Now go to Mesh -> Transfer Attributes, then set Vertex Position, Vertex Normal and Color Sets all to "Off", and leave "UV Sets" as "All" (or Current if you only want the current selected one).
3. Then make sure Sample Space is set to "World", and click Transfer.
Works fine for me here on any arbitrary mesh. I suspect you have the Sample Space set to "Component"?
MoP
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[PAID-CONTRACTOR-REV SHARE]Looking for an artist who likes the PS1 graphical style
Hi guys, I'm looking for an artist to help me flesh out my isometric shooter with PS1 style graphics.
Ideally I'm looking for someone who is:
- Versed in UE4, understands how to optimise models and materials to be as efficient as possible
- Can model low poly environments, and light them using baked lighting in UE4
- Can create 2D textures / material shaders that are stylised and can be used for environments, VFX (cascade) and UI
- Has an artistic eye, not just someone who can use modelling tools, this means stylised art as well as real world
- Loves the PS1 era graphics and enjoys modelling in that style
- You like the dystopian future of 80's films like the "Running Man"
- Passionate and driven, you love what you do, like talking about ideas, but don't need chasing to do the work!
- A bonus skill if you can model, rig and animate characters!
I'm
happy to have a contractor or if you find yourself passionate about the
project and we work well together, rev share and contract pay.
A
little bit about us, we are a tiny indie team, personally I've worked
in commercial games for 25+ years, on games like, Goldeneye remake
(Eurocom), Sniper Elite (Rebellion), Team Sonic Racing (Sumo) and a
whole host of others, Our tiny studio also won an epic megagrant for
another game we are developing.
If you are interested please drop me a msg, one thing i would certainly ask is please have a portfolio to show!
SmokersCough
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