Home› General Discussion

General Discussion

News, announcements, game discussions, etc. New members see the Information sticky.

Discussion List

Topic
Replies
Latest Post

Weta - WAR IS OVER, won an Oscar, made in the Unreal Engine

Weta - WAR IS OVER, won an Oscar, made in the Unreal Engine Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcvoi_s6jY8&t=26s  Oscar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x2j-HI-QQMBreak downhttp…
3 Last
okidoki

3dcoat seems superior to zbrush in every way?

Guys I am just testing out 3d coat and it seems like the program I always wish zbrush was. Compared to zbrush, 3d coat offers: actual viewport rendering so you can see what you are doing an…
28 Last
Neox

Greentooth generator & triangle counter for Blender

This is more of a Tech Talk thing, but given that it's Greentooth I figured I'd thrown it in here instead!I made a greentooth generator for Blender, as well as a polycounter that turns red if you go …
2 Last
Michael Knubben

Looking for an Admin

Hello,I'm hoping to contact an admin that can assist in changing my username. I haven't used this account in a while and would like to update my name for ongoing use.Thanks
7 Last
Eric Chadwick

Car games

i started learning how to make cars in blender and so far i've pretty much beat the uphill learning curve... i know good amount of the terminology, just starting to get familiar with UV editing. My r…
5 Last
sacboi

Your favorite segment from GDC 2024?

Mine has to be this,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1HCGLd_IAcReally groundbreaking and the developers seem very passionate.Its refreshing to see innovation stand out.
0 Last
NikhilR

Where would you suggest posting a job for a job in 3D Modelling?

HelloWhere would you suggest posting a job for a Lecturer in 3D Modelling other than Polycounts job board which is obviously the best place in the world, any suggestions would be very much apprecia…
2 Last
iam717

Weapons and Armour - The Wallace Collection, London, well worth a visit

The Wallace Collection.If you're in London and you like weapons and armour this place is worth a visit, its free (donations), very central - MAP and one of the biggest collections in the world a…
6 Last
Gmanx

World’s first museum for video game art in Japan

Japan breaks ground on world’s first museum for video game artConstruction on a state-of-the-art facility that includes the world’s first museum dedicated to video game art has officially b…
2 Last
littleclaude

I wanna find the creator of this

So, I found an image of a Lowpoly model on Pinterest, and I want to see more models made by that artist, the problem is that I can't find anything at all about him. With that I refer to a literal poi…
12 Last
John_Dow

will A.i take over everything

losing motivation to create my car art and car models which i've been trying to do for a minute now...just now started seeing progress with 3d. But if a machine can spit out 20 ideas in 2 secs that m…
10 Last
John_Dow

how do you do it? collaborating with dev/production team

you finished making the asset/character in maya/blender/3Ds etcthen what? how do you handle hand-off? where do you do review/feedback with production/dev/marketing teams? is this even an issue?&…
12 Last
Neox

Axiomgallery

Hello everyone,BEWARE OF SCAM!I just want to warn you to keep away from Axiomgallery.com and anything related to it. This is a big scamming platform, that shows itself as an NFT marketplace.https://a…
0 Last
zumwolt

first world problems : mini standing desk for laptop/chinese cintiq

I want to put a little standing desk somewhere that isn't my office and that i can plop a laptop and a 24" knockoff cintiq on so I can lie to myself about how much time I spend glued to my PC Th…
11 Last
poopipe

What do you make of this AI texturing tool?

As a working artist in the VFX/Game Industry; I was sharing with a friend a piece of work that had been produced by an AI from a Youtube video and he as a working modeler became concerned seeing huge…
13 Last
chien

UV Shell & UV Island the same?

Quick question, are the terms UV shell and UV island interchangeable?And if so, which term should one rather use.
15 Last
poopipe

Disney to own 10% of Epic for 1.5 Billion

Disney to own 10% of Epic for 1.5 Billion So this happened - https://venturebeat.com/games/disney-invests-1-5b-in-fortnite-maker-epic-games-to-build-a-persistent-game-universe/ Break down,…
3 Last
iam717

InstaMAT

InstaMAThttps://docs.instamat.io/en/Products/InstaMAT_StudioElemental tools for the design and automation of 3D materials, texturing and asset pipelines.Looks like a good tool, it looks like an AI su…
1 Last
Michael Knubben

NEW 3D Community Challenge | Eternal Ascent

Hold my pint, I'm going to give this a shot. Is anyone else on Polycount thinking about it?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHqINLAi-1kPRIZES:1st: • Rokoko Coil - https://www.rokoko.com/products/coil…
0 Last
littleclaude

Site Admin Contact?

Any site admins/mods around that can help me out? Can't find a way to reach out to anybody directly, and have an issue with a very old job posting that was listed here in 2016 that needs removed.
2 Last
sws_cwallace

Plasticity workflow? Is it better?

Hi. Recently, plasticity has been making a splash on the 3D modeling market. High Poly modeling has never been so easy and enjoyable despite some limitations of the software itself. However, the prob…
7 Last
myclay

I want to change my username

How do I change my username. (You don't have the permission to edit your username)
6 Last
Zerofirre

A little Polycount hiccup today

You might have seen something like this today. Oopsie!We had a little mistake from our domain registrar this morning, they didn't auto-renew LIKE WE ASKED THEM TO. Oh well, all solved now, with a lit…
3 Last
Ruz

Glaze - a tool for protecting your art from "AI" theft

[{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"statusID":"1636131323847868418","url":"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ravenben\/status\/1636131323847868418?t=oi6nt9VBv7e1ch_s09mLhQ&s=19","embedType":"twitter"},"loade…
18 Last
ModBlue

Hi

Just wanted to say hi. I'm an opensource programmer and 3d hobbiest. I wanted to ask for some help on 3d forums with map data parsing (C)
3 Last
poopipe

Help people with normal map baking methods?

I'd like some help from the community, if you have a minute!Could you bake normal maps from these models in the software you're familiar with? 3ds Max [done]MayaBlenderSubstance [done]…
27 Last
Shrike

Uncoventional porfolio criticism

I thought I'd start a thread where we can share the more unconventional portfolio criticism we've all received in our quest to become toptier rockstars. Unconventional = mostly unhelpful and ton…
53 Last
NikhilR

In a model for a demo reel, should I go for very high quality or optimize the amount of data?

I am thinking of making a model of a gun for a game for my job search demo reel.　When I look at some of the highly rated works on ArtStation, it looks like they use several 4k textures on one gun, o…
2 Last
NikhilR

test

testedit: seems i cannot manually delete my topic. I just wanted to check if it disappears. Because my first post disappeared,  where can i find it? will it be published later?
1 Last
Eric Chadwick

Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1

Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1Looking forward to exploring the vibrant intersections of storytelling, technology, and diverse perspectives that redefine the gaming landscape that comes with GTA! I won…
22 Last
jermaineb

Since this is a Gaming Forum (Video Game Endings)

I accidentally found the mother load of all ending playlists and decided to share them with everyone, i could probably never sit and watch every game but i can sit and watch at least every ending of …
1 Last
zetheros

Happy New Year

Hope everyone has a great 2024, been here since maybe 1998, so its been a while, but yeahgood luck to everyone , work hard and prosper. I did not see another New year thread, but if there is , my bad…
7 Last
Neox

Unreal Engine Hyperwallet alternative

Hello fellow gamers,I've been facing an issue on the Epic Games Marketplace as Hyperwallet and PayPal are not currently active in Lebanon, making it challenging to participate fully. I was wondering …
2 Last
salimmatta

Maya Indie License Question

Hi Polycount, I had a quick question about Maya's indie license 100,000 USD annual revenue limit.Apologies if this question has been asked before, I am having a very hard time finding the answer to m…
2 Last
Leinad

Merry Christmas Polycount

Happy holidays to you and we hope y’all have some delightful foods today!
5 Last
zetheros

anyone tried armor paint? any good?

I was wondering if this was worth getting in to?
10 Last
myclay

Social media networking for game artists and other creatives...

Hi, my name is Will and I thought I would start a thread where polycounters, game artists and other creatives can swap their portfolio websites, social media contacts and grow their networks.  I…
1 Last
Eric Chadwick

THE GAME AWARDS 2023: Official 4K Livestream (Monster Hunter, Blade, Baldur's Gate GOTY)

THE GAME AWARDS 2023: Official 4K Livestream (Monster Hunter, Blade, Baldur's Gate GOTY)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu2z5M4gmnoWinners0:00 - Best Family Game 0:21 - Innovation in Accessibility …
4 Last
zetheros

Death of Softimage founder

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/softimage-founder-daniel-langlois-1235715129/sad to hear, seems he had an ongoing dispute with a neighbour over access. I was never a huge user of …
4 Last
ZacD

No Artrstation forum so

Should we discuss this at all? let me know.Discussion: has anyone looked at the Blogs section at all, ever? it has been for a while now here and there FLOODED with what looks like bot spam posts as "…
5 Last
Ruz

Metahuman - Games pipeline - What is your experience?

Is anyone using Metahuman as a basis for creating characters?We have been playing around with Metahuman for a month, but we don't want to use the out of box characters that you can create with t…
3 Last
AdrienTriangles

Unity to charge developers $0.20 each time a user installs (not buys) their game

So apparently now if you make a game that sells over a certain amount, every time a user installs (not purchases) your game you will be charged $0.20.Some articles:    gamedeveloper.co…
43 Last
thomasp

3D modelers replaced by A.I.

Hey there guys... Is it true that soon 3d modelers will be replaced by A.I.??Peace
72 Last
unknown

blocking level to concept art AI paint over

Hi all!I'm looking to generate concept-arts from a level design block out capture.. using that text to pic AI we see everywhere. is that possible? how so? thanks
4 Last
AdrienTriangles

Do you agree or disagree with hot takes from gaming communities?

Hello fellow artists!If you frequent social media or reddit, you know there will always be some graphical comparison between latest releases, console wars, IP wars, old fans calling new games of a se…
5 Last
iam717

Assassin's Creed II - Narrative Analysis - Writing

Fans of the game may enjoy taking a read. Assignment for school, feedback appreciated.  Ready to revise. 
4 Last
cBucsa

CG TRADER - Payments problem

So I finally sold my first model pack on CG Trader and that was back in july.( I don't really check it too much) They still haven't paid meSince I am based in the Uk and am a sole trader, i can't pro…
8 Last
Ruz

3D artist with chronic illness (new community proposition)

Hey! I know people generally don't want to listen about subjects like illness and all the things that go along with it. Being healthy is almost synonymous with energetic and potent, and everyone know…
5 Last
JustOrdinaryUser

Tim Sweeney says Unreal might move to a "seat based software model" in 2024

Unreal looks like its going to move to a "seat based software model" like Maya/Photoshop in 2024If you skip to around six minutes Tim Sweeney explains the role out.https://twitter.com/i/status/170921…
8 Last
marks

Why Ambient Occlusion vs Baking Into Diffuse?

Hello, apologies for the potentially "google-able" question.I'm struggling to understand why AO needs to be it's own map in modern renderers. Is it only relevant for baked lighting in Unity/UE? I kno…
27 Last
poopipe

Popular Tags