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microsoft flight sim in VR

so yeah, being playing this in VR, really awesome. You have no controls really, but if you just program in your flightthen let the AI fly its just so much fun. really hope they put some controls in s…
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Ruz

Do you think this is too much like stealing?

So, there is this fun little addition that Camelot made to the Shining series. When the game starts up, at about the point where you are selecting a save slot, they present the story of the game as b…
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poopipe

Is there a website or blog that keeps track of all Challenge/Competitions going on in digital art?

I've been wondering for a while now if there was some sort of resource that compilates all kinds of contests that are going on.I often only get wind of contests once the artists are done and post it …
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DavidCruz

Google Search 3D models

Hello everyone. As you know, Google has started adding 3D models to the search engine. Several dozen models are already available. How many search queries are there? So Google will create tens of tho…
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sacboi

The Ascent - Damn, it's pretty

Congrats to Tor Frick and the rest of team. I'm about an hour in and loving it - so much to look at. Static screenshots don't do it justice.
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sprunghunt

DAM soft for 3d files?

IS there one?   like Lightroom  where you could set keywords , tags   and then quickly find /sort things?      With thumbnails  and  savabl…
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myclay

Games Industry Charity Livestream

FYI there's a games industry charity livestream this evening featuring speakers like Unity/EA/Xbox exec Peter Moore, ustwo games CEO Maria Sayans, UKIE CEO Jo Twist etc, so should be some interesting…
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scottishcolin

Closed Cgpeers Invitation

Hi everyone!I don't know if this is the correct place to ask, but ¿does anyone have a invitation to cgpeers?.I've tried to get the invitation a lot of times, but it seems to be impossible.I have stuf…
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Eric Chadwick

VBS4

Large scale environment generation from satellite data tool from Bohemia Interactive Sim (Arma)https://vbs4.com/Just attended a presentation, toolset looks really good and available for export to UE/…
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another caveman

Another thread about organisation and file-management

Let's say you use Blender, Photoshop and Premiere Pro/Davinci and you are making a music video with a little dinosaur.Where is what kind of file located?Are the references in the Project Folder insid…
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gnoop

what's the point of learning different suites?

besides a job standpoint when some companies might prefer one over another one, what's the point of it? most suites can do anyway what another suites do
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gnoop

WetaM - Weta Digital and Autodesk launch a new product - WetaM

WetaMWeta Digital and Autodesk are excited to announce the launch of WetaM - a new software offering that combines Weta's award-winning software with Autodesk Maya.https://weta-m.com/ https://ww…
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oglu

There is not sense of community on ArtStation despite functionality for it... Should it be like it?

As many, i was a hobbyist who grew up with DeviantArt since ~2007. I remember getting into dA not because "sonic fanart" or something like that, but - if i remember correctly - because several famous…
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DavidCruz

Game Ripoff illegal?

Two scenarios:1.Is it illegal to make a ripoff of a game which is 23 years old? When the name is a different, all character are called differen also the sound is different? but you could clearly…
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welbot

So, what's DAZ3D actually used for?

From time to time I try to check out other 3D software to see how the market is going. This morning I stumbled on DAZ3D, and because of Google's magic tracking cookies...now my Facebook feeds are fe…
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sacboi

Epic buys Sketchfab

Hot off the heels of their Artstation purchase, Epic has now acquired Sketchfab: https://www.engadget.com/epic-games-3d-asset-platform-sketchfab-unreal-engine-153014312.html
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poopipe

Free arnold matrials library?

Hi,is there any free material library of arnold  shaders/materials for 3dsmax 2022 ?something like this:https://www.vray-materials.de/
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Eric Chadwick

Dumb Shit You've Done Then FacePalmed...

We all cock up I'm sure, sometimes in the most insane of ways... Like for example, I spent the morning importing/exporting my models into MudBox over and over because for some reason, they wouldn't …
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Larry

concepting 3d hard surface vs modeling by other artists concepts?

hey guys,when it comes to 3d hard surface modeling, is  it  valuable if  3d artist can execute really good 3d by some others artists concepts or it's more valuable if artist concepts o…
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oglu

Is getting a used Cintiq 21ux now a bad idea?

I've found what seems like a good deal; a used Cintiq 21UX DTK-2100 for $500.If it arrives defective I can return it, but longer term the 21ux is not covered for repairs by Wacom. That said, the repa…
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thomasp

O3DE - Amazon shifts Lumberyard to open source 3D game engine

Amazon shifts Lumberyard to open source 3D game engine supported by 20 companieshttps://venturebeat.com/2021/07/06/amazons-lumberyard-becomes-an-open-source-3d-game-engine-with-support-from-20-compan…
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Axi5

Can anyone tell me what is the hair animation workflow in Films like The lion king and Jungle Books?

I always wonder how do people animate hair, I am not much into animation in 3D so i have not much knowledge about the hair system, but I do know that in games they use hair cards and stuff like that …
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Bellsey

⛔ You need to reset your password. This is most likely because...

Vanilla Forums Status:On Friday, November 15th at 5pm our devs were made aware that full user records in BCRYPT Hash Format were being outputted to browsers when users were quoted. Our team immediate…
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Eric Chadwick

craminated jiffy bread

one rule. must relate to gaming or art. or cats. jiff on!
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FourtyNights

Events, Guest Speakers, Q&A coming up this summer

HelloI have made a list of events coming up over the next month and I thought you might like the dates for your diary. Please post any you know about.-------------------------------------------------…
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littleclaude

Dream's Reach - Village of the Gods

Wow, haven't been on Polycount in a while. You guys still active???Welll... I left Eidos a couple of years ago to work on this project with a buddy.We're releasing a free Demo on Steam next week…
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poopipe

UV Checker Map Maker

I thought this was coolhttp://uvchecker.byvalle.com/
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FourtyNights

Keeping previous project files

Hi all,It might sound like a stupid question, but do you keep all the previous project files from a to z?I usually create files from Photoshop, 3ds max, maya, substance painter and ue4.It seems exces…
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DavidCruz

The new Substance Designer has Parametric Modelling

At the risk of reading like an undercover adobe employee running damage control, I think beyond the rebrand, this set of updates are good, actually.For the uninitiated (and it is very easy to be unin…
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oglu

Nvidia create with marbles contest.

I wish i had time to play with this one. https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/omniverse/create-with-marbles/?ncid=so-twit-636657#cid=ov01_so-twit_en-us
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oglu

Frontiers of Pandora

This looks nice. Hope the gameplay is also good.https://youtu.be/Axmg1E4HrVE
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Ruz

logitech G402 mouse issue

so my last 3 mice have been logitech , which have been great( though they don't last that long)but this one seems a bit off to me in that it seeems to be not pointing exactly to where I am aiming ie …
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sacboi

Link redirects... sorry, people

You may see a new page when you click a link in a thread, asking if you really want to do that.For fucks sake. Vanilla Forums, whose platform we use, has forced this new feature on us, in their lates…
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AlexandrKryuchek

Press and hold input in AAA games. Anything to do with performance?

It seems like every modern AAA game I've played in last few years is obsessed with press and hold input. Even for normal stuff like open a door, it's press and hold.Is there a trick to this? Some sor…
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Eric Chadwick

overcoming laziness

is that even a thing.? having got to the age that i can't be arsed anymore( 52) started at age aroiund 27, but still actively producing work, i am finding ti hard to actually do the final work that m…
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Ruz

Houdini Engine for Indies now FREE!

SideFX is pleased to announce that Houdini Engine Indie is now available for free (previously $99). Independent game devs and CG artists can now freely load Houdini Digital Assets built using Houdini…
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poopipe

2021 Super Blood Moon over Australia

21:10pm Wednesday, 26 May 2021 (AEST) Melbourne VICSnapped this at max zoom via a "Galaxy Note 8" knock off, bought for $600AUS from the interweb :pAfter recording the lead up too full lunar ec…
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SnowInChina

Apple Removes Fortnite From The App Store

Apple has removed Epic Games’ battle royale game Fortnite from the App Store after the developer on Thursday implemented its own in-app payment system that bypassed Apple’s standard 30 percent fee...…
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sacboi

Horizon Forbidden West

Im not sure about the Dino Mechs but i like the environment. https://youtu.be/wQATS4HOxdo
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Obscura

I need a new PC for game dev (3d art with UE4/UE5), suggestions?

I have a 5-year-old desktop pc. I just got a full-time job and looking to save up money for a new desktop pc by next year with the intention of using it for game dev (indie games using UE4 or UE5) an…
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Alex_J

Newbie fancying trying some scenic modelling

Hi,I would like to try my hand at creating some scenic modelling. Some landscapes with maybe the smallest amount of motion.For example, maybe a Jurassic Park type landscape with some trees moving/rus…
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oo19s

magica CSG is a thing...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgwNsNCpbhgill download it when I've stopped rubbing my hands together in glee
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Udjani

Kentaro Miura, creator of Berserk, has passed away

I can't believe it. One of the greatest artists of our time, gone.https://twitter.com/berserk_project/status/1395212918040391680
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Blaizer

Maya 2022

Could be interesting. https://t.co/px6jjTSoqo?amp=1
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oglu

RTX, dlss2 and Ampere right now

Just watched through this. As an early adopter of rtx and an owner of 2080ti this sounds like a great leap and we finally arrived to a state at where this all becomes actually relevant. Some people m…
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thomasp

What's the matter with videocards currently?

I  don't follow the hardware  market  usually and just decided it's time to update my  videocard. Much to my surprise I couldn't find any  in stocks and available beyond 3060…
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poopipe

3D modeling (noob question) should I cap unseeable areas?

I am an architect and I am modeling arch-viz things, but I want to sell them on the Internet and make them usable for any kind of projectI am learning many things over the Internet but I couldn't fig…
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Alex_J

Own Design vs Concept Art

Hi everyone!,I was wondering what your opinion is on this topic -The question is if you prefer to work with your own design or use a Concept Art. On one side working of a Concept Art just feels like …
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Alex_J

Do you feel like 'solid geometry' for games has reached its limit?

Obviously graphics are getting better, especially in the lighting and VFX department. But there is one category that kind of reached its limit I think - solid geometry (from lack of a better word). R…
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Alex_J

Similar countrys like Iceland

Hi,I would love to know if there are other similar countrys like Iceland with these Landscapes
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thomaskin

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