General Discussion

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Whats wrong with EPIC/Unreal Engine? Guys, I am following all the developments of Unreal Engine, CRYENGINE and Unity for a couple of months now. Let me say something first - CRYENGINE already had REAL-TIME DYNAMIC GLOBAL ILLUMINATION si…	70 Last	TAN Oct 2014
Armed Dolphins ?! WHAT ? :D Oh my God ! These are real ?! LOL ! :D [URL]https://news.vice.com/article/ukraine-really-wants-its-militarized-dolphins-back-from-russia[/URL] " [B][I]A product of Cold War paranoia, the Soviet-e…	5 Last	TAN Oct 2014
Rock modeling tips I am currently trying to model a cavern style environment. Does anyone have any tips for rock modeling in maya?	4 Last	GarageBay9 Oct 2014
Death threats for talks about sexism in video games [url]http://wehuntedthemammoth.com/2014/10/14/anita-sarkeesian-cancels-talk-at-utah-state-after-receiving-threat-of-another-montreal-massacre/[/url] What throws me off is that the majority of harass…	154 Last	Kurt Russell Fan Club Oct 2014
Blurry diffue texture... Been following a tutorial on digital tutors on how to use 3dsmax. Im only on the first course and I've encountered a problem I've no idea how to fix. When I apply my texture I made in PS onto my mo…	5 Last	Moltar Oct 2014
Zbrush grease pencil? I saw Rafael Grassetti use a grease pencil on his anatomy video, I was wondering if anyone knew of one i could use in ZBrush?	1 Last	Jean-Pascal Oct 2014
Polycount Gaming Sessions Hello all, I'm not sure if this has been already done before (tried searching, failed, hence topic), so I was wondering if there's ever been any hosted events or groups or what-have-yous in the poly…	11 Last	ghaztehschmexeh Oct 2014
New wacom, computer won't shut down I got myself a new Wacom Intuos Pen Small, and I love it, however I got a really annoying issue with it. After I have connected it to my computer (Windows 7), whenever I want to shut my computer down…	2 Last	McGreed Oct 2014
Three Harry Potter spin-offs announced Three Harry Potter spin-offs announced [url]http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/10/16/three-harry-potter-spin-offs-announced-0[/url] I wonder if Electronic Arts have the rights for the games? …	3 Last	Deathstick Oct 2014
Turbine Layoffs Boosting the signal on this. Trying to help everyone find something quick! [url]http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/227842/More_layoffs_strike_Lord_of_the_Rings_Online_studio_Turbine.php[/url]	11 Last	heboltz3 Oct 2014
Is anyone using Ornatrix to make hair? Should I use Ornatrix or other such software for hair? What are you using to make realistic hair? Are you using GMH2? What is your process for next-gen hair?	21 Last	devingeesr Oct 2014
New 2D game art course on Udemy Hello Everyone. I have created a course on Udemy.com, for learning to create your own 2D game art. This course is specifically tailored around using a vector application to create art for your own g…	0 Last	method72 Oct 2014
computer acts weird hey guys,whats up? So recently i've borrowed my computer and since then it acts really weird or my mouse does idk. However when i klick on something it often doesnt react anymore or i have to hold m…	3 Last	kaptainkernals Oct 2014
Closed Zbrush scale/offset issues during export and decimation	0 Last	Nosslak Oct 2014
Dissertation help/your opinions Hey guys, Im conducting a research project (my dissertation) at University on the topic of current-gen character modelling. This is understandably stale and not exactly creative so I want to ensure …	4 Last	crowdome Oct 2014
Twelve a Dozen [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYWmf0-4wcc"]Twelve a Dozen (Official Trailer) - YouTube[/ame] I worked on this game just a bit over a year ago with the amazing people of [url=http://www.bossas…	22 Last	Lamont Oct 2014
Made in creative UK Made in creative UK, Website - [url]http://madeincreativeuk.com/[/url] UK creative industries are behind some of the best-selling and highest grossing products and franchises in the world, but this …	4 Last	Joost Oct 2014
Portfolio quality, game/showcase What's better to have in your portfolio between: -low polies optimized for games cutting details (less geo) in areas that are not visible for the player (e.g. a relatively complex grip for a gun) t…	5 Last	JordanN Oct 2014
Unity reportedly up for sale? Unity reportedly up for sale? [url]http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-09-rumour-unity-up-for-sale[/url]	6 Last	kaptainkernals Oct 2014
A dark room Oh man... here we go again. For some reason I like these kinds of games... [url]http://adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com/[/url]	2 Last	unit187 Oct 2014
Homemade mocap? Hi guys, I was wondering if I could capture mocap data from my video camera itself? :D I know this sounds funny but I still wanted to ask! If it is possible It would be great if you could help me out…	14 Last	Add3r Oct 2014
The Flame in the Flood Hi Polycount! Some of my good friends and ex-Irrational Games co-workers have formed a new studio and are seeking funding for their new game - The Flame in the Flood. I have to say I'm super excited…	22 Last	Add3r Oct 2014
3D Artist T-Shirt I came across a really funny and cool shirt. I picked one up. Figured I would post on here to my fellow nerds that may get a kick out of it. If this is in the wrong section I am sorry but just move i…	80 Last	Neox Oct 2014
So this just happened.. Was working on a personal project of mine, nothing amazing, more or less just practicing with substance textures etc... WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, windows update restarts my PC. I lost my current project …	27 Last	deohboeh Oct 2014
Automatic Rigging/skinning softwares? Hello, is there any software, in the year 2014 that finally allows a useable and quite nice automatic rigging and skinning of human characters, thus greatly reducing the time needed for character …	5 Last	SanderDL Oct 2014
This comp good enough for photoshop? Topic. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-ATC-605-UR2A-Desktop-Black/dp/B00K0K9PEM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1412408756&sr=8-3&keywords=i5%20desktop#productDetails"]http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspi…	6 Last	Ispheria Oct 2014
Really f*cking big new contest?! [QUOTE]2014 has been a huge year for Polycount and the Polycount Community but that doesn't mean we're finished just yet. We're days away from launching the biggest contest we've ever done. And we d…	101 Last	Mrandk Oct 2014
A rant on Mudbox (or my ineptitude, you decide) Hi all, Recently I have decided to finally stop being scared and start sculpting until I produce something worthwhile (that's after about 3 months of nothing but polygon modelling). The packages I h…	12 Last	nonfatmatt Oct 2014
Github Student Developer Pack (Revamped) Hey guys! I recently saw UE4 forum that it was free for students in a new way! REVAMPED :D Github Student Developer Pack! WOOW! Just fill out the "request a discount" form, get reviewed and DONE! I f…	7 Last	sbiswas Oct 2014
Looking for Last Guardians fans Hello ,everyone! Is there anybody know Last Guardians, a action game? I really enjoy the pleasure that this game brings me. If you havent heard of it, you can check it out! DEMO at: [url]https://ww…	13 Last	throttlekitty Oct 2014
Pimping and Previews renamed to 3D Art Showcase Pimping and Previews now renamed to 3D/2D Art Showcase. Caught me off guard this morning! I guess it sounds a bit more professional though.	84 Last	Kwramm Oct 2014
Women in Game Art With the bad press the games industry seems to be getting over misogyny and sexism, I think we should do what Polycount is best known for: Shutting up and posting art. So lets to start a thread to…	119 Last	jam-i-am Oct 2014
Anatomy of the skull (bones and muscles) - Video Hey guys, take a look at this video showing the skull broken up in the most important parts, it also places the muscles and everything on ZBrush! Pretty usefull if you are studying anatomy: [URL="ht…	2 Last	Finalhart Oct 2014
Portfolio Website Please Help! Hey Ive got a portfolio website up and running and im planning on redoing it soon, I would love if you guys could give me some feed back on what I should keep or change? xD Portfolio: [url]http://k…	6 Last	NinjaDragonKick Oct 2014
Next gen model question Hey guys, I'm looking to do a university dissertation which will essentially be a tutorial for a "next-gen" asset. I'm wondering what you guys think defines a "next-gen" (or could be now called curre…	5 Last	Damian Nachman Oct 2014
Degree? I know that degrees are not needed for 3D modeling but say I wanted to study it as a degree. Under what context would that course fall under? I have checked several Universities and colleges and ca…	9 Last	Deathstick Oct 2014
GDC Talk: Am I able to get a lecture in? Hey Polycount: After being to GDC a couple times, I feel compelled to give back to you (and everyone), the game development community. [B]I want to give a short, for students, talk about specific s…	5 Last	marks Oct 2014
Lost Treasure, an amazing strategy war game! Hello, everyone! Nice to meet you all and I am new here. This is our game Lost Treasure and it is a strategy war game. In this northern Europe pirates world, you will act as a island owner. To build …	0 Last	Cody5992 Oct 2014
Selling Wacom Cintiq Companion, Win8, not the hybrid. Hey guys, I unfortunately got medical bills that appeared. It's life, and I'm gonna have to lose my "precious", but plan to get another one in the future. I'm asking $1700,00 for it. If anyone want's…	1 Last	bugo Oct 2014
Maya UV distortion display shader Hello, my problem with Maya this time is about UV mapping. When I resize things(keeping aspect ratio) and turn on the show distortion the map shows red, now I know that red/blue is bad, but I don't …	2 Last	marcosfd Oct 2014
How do I create this? [URL="http://imgur.com/oqXtkhQ"]CLICK ME[/URL] [B]P.S. This picture and everything associated with it belongs to Crytek.[/B] Okay, so how do I go about creating this? A step by step guide, pdf or …	4 Last	sbiswas Oct 2014
ChronoSculpt: time based cached sculpting Hey, it's SIGGRAPH week :) It's a standalone (Modo will accept lwo and alembic files, yes!). Benefit for a non-sculptor like me that I can think of right away: tweaking muscle detailing for armpit …	4 Last	vargatom Oct 2014
Looking to join real life clubs So I'm having trouble searching online for clubs and groups and stuff. Specifically I want to meet similarly-minded people interested in art, graphic design, computer art, that sort of thing. I googl…	7 Last	CDeniz Oct 2014
Middle Earth: Shadows of Mordor pretty impressive, way to go Monolith! [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl9J_ewx3Rg"]Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor Pre-Alpha Walkthrough - YouTube[/ame]	139 Last	Ark Oct 2014
The features PC gamers wantan open letter to developers and gamers Hey guys. Since there are many developers here, I thought it'd be cool to have a thread about this article. It's from a great guy Durante who made fixes for bad pc ports like Dark Souls and Deadly Pr…	31 Last	Torch Oct 2014
State of Art Computer Graphics in Real-Time Hello! I'de like to know what is the state of art of current game engines in terms of computer graphics in real-time ( or even interactive rates ). I'd like to know which are the best looking proj…	10 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2014
Thinking of starting an small animation studio - Advice? So as sad as it may seem to some of you, what I really want to do is Intro/Outros for Tv shows/movies or idents, small animation projects. I'm struggling to find work, and the work I want to really …	8 Last	Blaizer Oct 2014
Sony zombie rig just came across this today and thought id share it incase its new to my fellow polycounters as well! Sony Pictures is sharing a zombie rig for ppl to animate with for their youtube channel, but may…	4 Last	slipsius Oct 2014
freebie zbrush head I decided to release this head I did for bruce willis. Do whatever with it, except not to be used in any commercial venture. I hope its of use to someone - try and improve it if you like [URL="ww…	3 Last	Ruz Oct 2014
Wacom Bamboo Fun pen sticky As many users here have a Wacom Tablet of any kind anyone else having the problem the soft grey plastic on their pens dissolving and getting sticky ? And maybe a good idea how to get this removed ? M…	5 Last	Kraftwerk Oct 2014