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Baldo by Naps Team Baldo by Naps TeamThis game looks amazing. http://www.napsteam.com/#https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1C4sX8hhVs	6 Last	Lord McMutton Jun 2019
Epic acquires 'Shave and a Haircut' Interesting move from Epic to acquire Shave.I hope this will lead into some progress on xGen.https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/programs/shave-and-a-haircut/shave-and-a-haircut-v9-6-for-maya[mod…	5 Last	melviso Jun 2019
Looking for Old artist work/game work Hey PC, long time.I'm looking for a post or set of posts that a polycounter had put up, probably a long time ago (years). Basically, it was one person who was making an RPG-type game and most of the …	6 Last	Lord McMutton Jun 2019
Looking for video: students showing AI project to Nintendo Hi!I am looking for this video I think I saw on this forum a while ago.It's about students showing off their project to some Nintendo employees (Maybe even the CEO?), which is about an artificial int…	5 Last	another caveman Jun 2019
What Low Polygon Art Styles do you Enjoy? Hi What low polygon games or artists work do you enjoy? Basically anything with stylistic choices or that use very small polygon counts but still have a lot of panache in the final artefact.Exam…	18 Last	lefix Jun 2019
Yamaha R1 2008 I don't suppose anyone has access to a sub'd Yamaha R1 2008 motorbike model? I have seen some good ones for sale, however I just want it to test some colour schemes out so can't justify paying around…	6 Last	sacboi May 2019
Calling all TAs! Thirsty for more interaction with other tech people? Or maybe just thirsty for some beer? Come join us for a Tech Art Round table in London on May 30th, including open bar, courtesy of Big Pixel Stud…	0 Last	MaVCArt May 2019
Single Greatest 3D asset youve seen in a game? for me its the god of war cabin	18 Last	BlueberryHigh May 2019
Is "PBR" a useful art style direction term? I've heard my AD and other artists use 'Physically Based Rendering' as feedback term, or style term.Is it just me or does it not at all denote a precise art style direction in the same way …	41 Last	Ruz May 2019
GOD OF WAR (Art, Impressions, Thoughts) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR7IX5RTPPA&t=48sMust be a good time for this guy. He's the director of the game and here is he, reacting to the critical acclaim the game is currently receiving.L…	34 Last	littleclaude May 2019
Are you a developer/artist in Northern Nevada? this isn't a call for work, just saying hi!	0 Last	jinglesjosh May 2019
Any games like Titan Quest around? Remember that game? I had a blast playing that.. might try and reinstall it... on my Surface pro.. wish there were more games like that around..	26 Last	Spag_Eddy May 2019
Posting issues Can't seem to add images to posts... maybe it's my old browser... maybe notimage upload check:	12 Last	CurtisRb May 2019
Congrats to valuemeal, meat fellow Morris! Just found out until recently that Mr. @valuemeal himself is now a 3D Character Artist at Reforged Studios in Laguna Beach, CA! http://www.reforgedstudios.com/Yeeaaaaah!Say congrats to him when …	24 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi May 2019
Selling : Wacom Cintiq 13" HD Touch Selling my old 13" Cintiqreally good condition, no scratches. some additional nibs and a screen protector includedi taped some velcro on the back to mount it on an arm, but it should come offi would …	0 Last	SnowInChina May 2019
EA Origin Servers Down Looks like a widespread issue.	3 Last	Obscura May 2019
Media molecule's Dreams - cheapest alternate to zbrush ? No it is not , but those sculpting skills are really impressivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PNUVFYgI8wThe actual game is the evolution of their LBP formula , which is game-maker of sorts.what do …	12 Last	zachagreg May 2019
About Mortal Kombat gore system Hey Polycount,So with the release of MK11 I started looking at the fatalities for some of the characters and was really intrigued by the gore system the people at NetherRealm have been using for thei…	12 Last	Ruflse May 2019
Subverse (Kickstarter game crosses a million pounds) Check out this kickstarter for a AAA quality erotic game with RPG elements that crossed 1 million pounds and interestingly has had little to no initial press coverage.I believe they weren't allowed t…	29 Last	NikhilR Apr 2019
The amazing Polycount award Finally, after a long wait and some customs issues, my Polycount award have arrived. Wanna say thanks to all the staff team here on Polycount. You managed to build an amazing community here in t…	5 Last	Spag_Eddy Apr 2019
Spam from Polycount? Hi Guys, I just received funny message. Does Anyone have some like this?Its creely a spam, but why she/he/it mentions polycount?	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2019
[Service/Volunteer] Gamers For Good: L.A./OC Area Events (For those in Los Angeles and Orange County)Gamers For Good's gonna be at Griffith Park this Saturday (August 19) to learn how to better serve the local homeless communities in LA, and help solv…	23 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Apr 2019
CRYENGINE 5 Real-Time Ray Traced reflections without RTX Pointless to buy RTX for the ray tracing feature i guess?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nqhkDm2_Tw	10 Last	CrazyButcher Apr 2019
What about bringing back the Brawl Contest? One of my favourite contest on Polycount that i did not participate in (did not know how to modell or texture) Was the Brawl Contest. Is there a possibility any time soon that we will see this coming…	44 Last	another caveman Apr 2019
Your Aprils fools shit is dumb. Cut this crap out so I can learn things.	29 Last	EarthQuake Apr 2019
Help a fallen soldier. (Honor former gaming artist who has passed away from cancer). My friend and former co-worker Paul passed away last month. He was an amazing person, and contributed to the gaming industry in many ways. He worked on great franchises such as M.A.G., Socom, and Wor…	6 Last	Macrow Apr 2019
Happy Birthday Polycount, you're 21! Hope you love the new site as much as we do.Buy yourself a beer, and drink a toast to Spring!	62 Last	wirrexx Apr 2019
love death & robots Thoughts? I loved every episode tbh	14 Last	ZacD Mar 2019
[Private messages] ~ How much should I trust people messaging me and asking for e-mail exchanges? I've received a message from an unknown person here on PolyCount, nobody I know.This person asked me to contact them on their personal e-mail address.I've encountered this kind of events on other for…	6 Last	sacboi Mar 2019
Is theFoundry sold again? Is this real?http://www.ropertech.com/roper-technologies-acquire-foundry-leading-provider-complex-visualization-software-solutions	6 Last	musashidan Mar 2019
What's the phrase for when you can't see the errors in your own animation? Hello everyone! Me and a friend come from Sweden and we're writing an University paper where we investigate how repeatedly seeing the same animation within games will affect how it's perceived. Like …	4 Last	sacboi Mar 2019
Zbrush 2019 New Features Dunno if there's a thread about this so I decided to create one.So, what do you guys think of Zbrush 2019 new features?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rmrq2xt7P8http://pixologic.com/features/Basical…	51 Last	pior Mar 2019
GDC 2019 Highlights GDC 2019 HighlightsIts been a good one, Unreal 4 were smashing it out of the park. The Google Stadia was good but I would have liked the cost and publishing details.Enjoy :)https://www.youtube.com/wa…	0 Last	littleclaude Mar 2019
Polycount Meetup GDC 2019 Marmoset is hosting the Polycount GDC Meetup for the 5th year running! Join us for donuts, drinks, awesome artwork, free swag, and great conversation with some of the industry’s best artists.Venue: H…	13 Last	Barbarian Mar 2019
Troll This is really impressive! https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/troll-showcases-unreal-engine-4-22-ray-tracing-with-unprecedented-cinematic-quality-lighting	1 Last	sacboi Mar 2019
🏆 The 2018 Greentooth Awards Winners! 🏆 The Greentooth Awards: Winners! The votes have been counted and we’re absolutely thrilled to announce the winners of the 2018 Greentooth awards. The Greentooth awards seek to honor the best of…	17 Last	Jonas Ronnegard Mar 2019
Battle Angel Alita movie Been waiting for this movie for quite a few years now, was starting to think it would never come out.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj8mN_7ApcwNot really a fan of what they've shown so far. The orig…	36 Last	Ryusaki Mar 2019
London Blender Day, June 22, 2019 https://blenderlondon.org/	7 Last	Torch Mar 2019
3dmotive news and updates! [SIZE="3"][COLOR="White"]Hi everyone! We've got sweet stuff cooking over at 3dmotive, and wanted to spread the good word. We'll post up our latest news and going-ons here, and to kick things off we …	84 Last	Ott Mar 2019
3ds Max User Group Night @ GDC 2019 "3ds Max User Group Night during GDC 2019!Come by ThirstyBear Organic Brewery to share a glass with 3ds Max users who build incredible games from all around the world and connect with product manager…	2 Last	laurentgib Mar 2019
Looking for a GDC roommate to split costs hey everyone,I’m a student trying to not break the bank with going to GDC expo and career seminar. As most probably know the most expensive part of the whole thing is lodging by far. I’m planning on …	1 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Mar 2019
Video game History timeline hay!today as I was looking for a good timeline creation tool, I discovered this :smile: Thought of sharing with pc.https://time.graphics/updates/new/886And about the timeline creation itself, it's no…	3 Last	another caveman Feb 2019
DreamHack Dallas Jam is March 29th - April 6th! Check out the prizes! Prizes:First place winner will win $1,000 USD, 3-day event passes and a showcasing spot for the winning game!5 chosen games will have a showcasing spot at DreamHack Dallas with 3-day event passes!Dre…	0 Last	GameJolt Feb 2019
Editing Posts ? What happened to editing your Posts ?	30 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2019
Any of you use HUION brand Screen Tablet instead of Wacom CINTIQ? Thoughts? Hey guys, I'm about to do some big purchase here. I've been saving months for this and have a budget ranging from 1000$ to 2000$.I'm buying a Screen Tablet...And thank god, Wacom doesn't hold complet…	19 Last	Sage Feb 2019
Looking for a post or blog about game environment construction notes by a studio Google is letting me down, and I don't have this in my bookmarks, so I hope I can ask the community for help.Some racing game studio (Forza??) had a write-up on their production workflow, and they di…	0 Last	gonzo_3d Feb 2019
Is Yobi3d closed? Who knows what happened to Yobi3d? Is it closed? Now there are only two normal 3d search engines yeggi.com and _____ as I know	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2019
Cascadeur, physics based animation This could be interesting...Teaser:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl1-J45vOJwSome of the workflow:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj_Dtj7c0LcThe Site: https://cascadeur.com/	2 Last	Blond Feb 2019
New game project needs efficient and interesting art style Hi allAs I start a new game project as a solo developer the choice of art style is particularly important. I'm experienced enough to pull off a realistic model with decent character animation, but I'…	11 Last	diegzumillo Feb 2019
New site for Handpainted Gameart Resources! https://handpaintersguild.com/The Handpainter's Guild presents a hub site where you can find:A collection of tutorials that is focused around handpainted textures & gameart.A collection of articl…	0 Last	Azaraen Feb 2019