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The BRAWL² Tournament Challenge has been announced!

It starts May 12, and ends Sept 12. Let's see what you got!

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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

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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!

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poopipe

2021 Super Blood Moon over Australia

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SnowInChina

Apple Removes Fortnite From The App Store

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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?

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Alex_J

Newbie fancying trying some scenic modelling

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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

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

So have all seen the new Ratchet and Clank trailer? The artists and programmers over at Insomniac are really knocking it out of the park this time around. The soft fur shader on the characters especi…
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poopipe

Fractal Lab - Interactive WebGL Fractal Explorer

https://hirnsohle.de/test/fractalLab/This app makes it super fun to examine 3D fractals. I've been interested in Tom Beddard's work for a few years, ever since seeing his 3D fractals on Vimeo.
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Obscura

Arm and chest pain, way I'm using left hand to work.

Hello guysI'm having a weird pain in my left arm and chest, I haven't go to the doctor because I don't have health insurance right now.  I'm not sure if this is because the way I'm usi…
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gnoop

Toys For Bob - layoffs

So apparently Toys For Bob (creators of the recently released Crash Bandicoot 4, as well as the Spyro Remakes), has had a good chunk of its staff let go, and the remaining staff and studio have switc…
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sacboi

What are the technical specs of the ships of Sea of Thieves?

Hi! I would like to know what the polycount and texture size is of the ships of Sea of Thieves. Can anyone help me with that? Thanks! 
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Ruz

Unreal MetaHuman

https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/a-sneak-peek-at-metahuman-creator-high-fidelity-digital-humans-made-easyHmmm... I stick to styliced Humans then. 
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oglu

Texture size: Why use 1024x1024, 2048x2048.... and not a 1000x1000, 2000x2000... ?

Hi everyone, i'm new in polycount, and this is my first topic.First of all, I'm sorry for my english, is not that good  :#, anyway, I was wandering why the standard texture sizes are 512, 1024, …
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Denny94

Why there's so many tutorials about making slot inventory?

I'm learning BP in UE4 through doing stuff that I'm interested in (because i dunno other fun/interesting ways to learn it /: ). And i want to learn how to make inventory like in Fallout or tes games …
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PolyHertz

Getting into traditional painting

I was hoping you guys could make me some recommendations about getting into traditional painting. I've never done any painting other than digital. But I've been to the art store today and saw some s…
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How is terrain made in games?

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Help for Beginner :P

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Eric Chadwick

Verge article: Immigrants / visa and game industry

I think this is a really good read. As this topic pops up here from time to time in some form or another.https://www.theverge.com/22382473/game-industry-layoffs-immigrant-developers-visa-deporta…
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Eric Chadwick

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Great new blog for Freelancers!

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Is metahuman creator changing the industry?

Hi,do you think this software will actually take some 3d character jobs in the future?
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pior

1000 scanned models from museums ready to download and commercial use, for free!

Enjoy!https://sketchfab.com/search?features=downloadable&q=Malopolska%60s+Virtual+Museums&sort_by=-relevance&type=models
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Eric Chadwick

Happy Birthday, Polycount

Happy 23rd birthday, Polycount.
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rollin

Am i bothering myself with not so important things ?

Hi,This topic is related to presenting a character on a portfolio. is it ok if a character is presented in A pose rather then some heroic pose? would that be something a hiring companies don't like t…
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Most useless professions?

Was flipping around cable last night and i accidently stayed on E long enough to notice it was a show about super models, ans they were talking about how these models pull over 6 figures and my jaw …
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focus_method

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Hello!I’m a new member and this is my first post and account on a forums page! I’m currently a student at and my degree is computer animation. I’m 20 years old and I’m an aspiring animator. I’m glad …
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Eric Chadwick

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