how does it look ingame with the shader applied? its good that you pay so much attention to the diffuse, but in the end this will be somewhat wasted energy if it doesn't come ove in the game. Not for a personal item for sure, but just in regards to Dota.
Hey everyone, hopefully gonna finish my first dota set this weekend! Still have to do some ingame testing as well as do the different masks, but I already have this little render to show you! Feedback is greatly appreciated!
Hey uh guys, I think I accidentally messed up my normals. They look like this, can anyone maybe suggest what I did wrong? (This is the handplane output, after using a low-poly object file with the global map render thingy)
Hey uh guys, I think I accidentally messed up my normals. They look like this, can anyone maybe suggest what I did wrong? (This is the handplane output, after using a low-poly object file with the global map render thingy)
I haven't used Handplane, but global maps are like normal maps, but from a 'global' or 'object' perspective if that makes sense.
You should be rendering 'Tangent Space' normal maps, although I will sometimes render Globals and overlay the green or blue channel to give a hint of top down lighting. Hope that helps.
Hey guys, im curious. I'm working on a PA set at the moment, and im just wondering, If im allowed to use valve's current meshes? I want to retain PA's nice ponytail, ebcause it works perfect with the headgear I made. Thanks in advance.
I was working on my masks for my set today, and when I uploaded them to see how they looked, I noticed they caused weird shadows on my model. Does anyone know what would have caused this or how to fix it? The model on the left just has a 50% gray plane (with a spot of white and black in it) as the masks, and the one on the right has my custom masks.
betablizk : I think so, or at least you can use as a base , and modify it here and there .
I-ninja : You gotta work on your folds , they dont have to be perfect ,but they have to make some sense
Try to make a sketch before making any items ; It saves u allot of hassle and headache. You allso need some distinctive details/shapes to make your set stand out.
Good luck:)
Hey guys, I'm sure this has been answered a million times before but google is failing me. Are the items placed into chests able to be bought on their own, or is the only way to get them through opening chests?
Edit: Also, do the contributers get a share of all key sales, or only keys that unlock our items?
Hey guys, I'm sure this has been answered a million times before but google is failing me. Are the items placed into chests able to be bought on their own, or is the only way to get them through opening chests?
Edit: Also, do the contributers get a share of all key sales, or only keys that unlock our items?
as far as i remember right, items in a chest usually are in the store aswell, and contributors get a share of the totally sold keys. i think helenek had some posts on this topic in the dota2 - workshop thread somewhere.
chest items aint in store? not even later? well on the other hand makes perfect sense since valve wants to sell keys. if i can get the same item as in the box for under 2$ why buy a crate key.
Some questions:
- New chest has all rares and mythical items. How do Valve list common and uncommon?
- Do you sometimes make items with some strange anomaly that can only be seen from impossible angles in the game and let it be? Can it be accepted?
- If an item looks horrible up close but good ingame, does it fly by Valve? Or does it have to look good always?
Great to hear an iitem got ingame after a holiday
Finially an item ingame again and it looks awesome..
Congratz Andrew for the good colaberation, we finially managed to get an non hero based ward ingame! And congratz offcourse to anyone that got something ingame!
I hope to finially get some more work done on my Chaos Knight set this week.
@Kraken, it looks really great, like where u are going, but watch out it doesn't get to dark with the stones..
I was working on my masks for my set today, and when I uploaded them to see how they looked, I noticed they caused weird shadows on my model. Does anyone know what would have caused this or how to fix it? The model on the left just has a 50% gray plane (with a spot of white and black in it) as the masks, and the one on the right has my custom masks.
Is it really a shadow (moving on the model surface) or a static color alteration?
The metalness mask darkens the diffuse color (among other things)
So it could be a good candidate for investigation
The key sales are split amongst the contributors of the chest and people who have more than one item in the chest obviously get a larger cut.
Thanks a lot Brunto, that's what I had figured but wanted to be sure. It's a pretty interesting system since we're all sharing each other's popularity. Keys seem to remain the top sellers, so I feel like this is better in the long run for everyone.
Guys, I'm just wondering where I put in my info for them to begin paying me? I got an email with a link but it just goes to my workshop. Am I just being blind?
Guys, I'm just wondering where I put in my info for them to begin paying me? I got an email with a link but it just goes to my workshop. Am I just being blind?
I got the same thing. I'm pretty sure its referring to the % you put for the revenue distribution, which you probably already finalized when you uploaded the item. If thats not it, then im not sure because I also can't find anything else >.<
I got the same thing. I'm pretty sure its referring to the % you put for the revenue distribution, which you probably already finalized when you uploaded the item. If thats not it, then im not sure because I also can't find anything else >.<
nope thats not it, you'll have to file in a few papers for taxes and stuff, but it seems their link is borked
If you have a US tax number or a Social Security Number, it goes pretty 'fast' with only about a month or so of waiting. But getting the tax numbers is the harder part, getting all that stuff took way longer
betablizk : I think so, or at least you can use as a base , and modify it here and there .
I-ninja : You gotta work on your folds , they don't have to be perfect ,but they have to make some sense
Try to make a sketch before making any items ; It saves you a lot of hassle and headache. You also need some distinctive details/shapes to make your set stand out.
Good luck:)
If you have a US tax number or a Social Security Number, it goes pretty 'fast' with only about a month or so of waiting. But getting the tax numbers is the harder part, getting all that stuff took way longer
That link just leads to an error page for me. I put in Vextrakt and tried my account name. Neither worked >.< is the steam ID something else? I tried the number in my profile URL as well.
Edit: Figured it out. For anyone having trouble, go to your steam profile, edit profile, and create a custom URL with your username. Not sure what the default ID would be, but here's a workaround.
Curious- I remember someone making a thread that had pictures of most of the dota 2 characters you could customize as just renders of the base. I can't seem to find that again- can anyone direct me? Seems like that kind of thing could benefit from being stickied
hmmm so i have a new weapon ready to test ingame, but i only can chose from a very limited selection since the last test. Only in store, not if i test with bots, but there i can't have my new weapon, so how do I test this stuff ingame now?
If you have a US tax number or a Social Security Number, it goes pretty 'fast' with only about a month or so of waiting. But getting the tax numbers is the harder part, getting all that stuff took way longer
hmmm so i have a new weapon ready to test ingame, but i only can chose from a very limited selection since the last test. Only in store, not if i test with bots, but there i can't have my new weapon, so how do I test this stuff ingame now?
Unfortunately I live in the UK so I have none of these, I guess I'll try to get an EIN on Monday when their offices are open again.
Is anyone else here from the UK and gone through this process?
I think coming from the EU you'll only have to fill out the W 8BEN form, i mailed my tax consultant she should be around tomorrow, i'm pretty sure the US tax numbers do not apply to foreigners
I think coming from the EU you'll only have to fill out the W 8BEN form, i mailed my tax consultant she should be around tomorrow, i'm pretty sure the US tax numbers do not apply to foreigners
They do. You have to check if your country supports the tax returns.
In completing the W-8BEN, you must provide a U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in order to claim benefits under an income tax treaty. If you are an individual and don't have a social security number (SSN) and are not eligible to get one, you must get an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN). To apply for an ITIN, file Form W-7 with the IRS. It usually takes 4-6 weeks to get an ITIN. If you are not an individual who is an employer, you must enter an employer idenfication number (EIN). If you do not have an EIN, you should apply for one on Form SS-4. See the FAQ for further details on how to apply for an ITIN.
@Neox There was an option to receive money from workshop without ITIN/EIN however you would only get 70% of revenue because Valve would have to pay TAX in US before transferring founds.
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edit: already noticed the typo...
C&C welcome!
i felt like the breaker just needed something massive like this, so i made a set.
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=152902322
I googled to find some exlanations between the two and the first entry was from this very site: http://wiki.polycount.com/NormalMap/#Tangent-Space_vs._Object-Space
You should be rendering 'Tangent Space' normal maps, although I will sometimes render Globals and overlay the green or blue channel to give a hint of top down lighting. Hope that helps.
So i finally finished one of these Ursa sets, heres the collection link below. Throw me a vote if you like it, thanks!
The Bear Necessities
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=152990578
Feedback would be most welcome
I-ninja : You gotta work on your folds , they dont have to be perfect ,but they have to make some sense
Try to make a sketch before making any items ; It saves u allot of hassle and headache. You allso need some distinctive details/shapes to make your set stand out.
Good luck:)
Edit: Also, do the contributers get a share of all key sales, or only keys that unlock our items?
good question!
The key sales are split amongst the contributors of the chest and people who have more than one item in the chest obviously get a larger cut.
- New chest has all rares and mythical items. How do Valve list common and uncommon?
- Do you sometimes make items with some strange anomaly that can only be seen from impossible angles in the game and let it be? Can it be accepted?
- If an item looks horrible up close but good ingame, does it fly by Valve? Or does it have to look good always?
Finially an item ingame again
Congratz Andrew for the good colaberation, we finially managed to get an non hero based ward ingame! And congratz offcourse to anyone that got something ingame!
I hope to finially get some more work done on my Chaos Knight set this week.
@Kraken, it looks really great, like where u are going, but watch out it doesn't get to dark with the stones..
Is it really a shadow (moving on the model surface) or a static color alteration?
The metalness mask darkens the diffuse color (among other things)
So it could be a good candidate for investigation
Thanks a lot Brunto, that's what I had figured but wanted to be sure. It's a pretty interesting system since we're all sharing each other's popularity. Keys seem to remain the top sellers, so I feel like this is better in the long run for everyone.
Whelp, gratz everyone who got approved yesterday!
I've been working on something sort of similar for Dragon Knight =X
I got the same thing. I'm pretty sure its referring to the % you put for the revenue distribution, which you probably already finalized when you uploaded the item. If thats not it, then im not sure because I also can't find anything else >.<
nope thats not it, you'll have to file in a few papers for taxes and stuff, but it seems their link is borked
i guess ww'll have to contact the support.
https://steamcommunity.com/id/ >>your name here<< /workshoppaymentinfo
ITIN or an EIN.
If you're eligible get an EIN, apparently they're a lot easier/quicker to obtain.
If not... hope you like waiting.
And seems to work for me
thank you i will learn how to do folds at once
That link just leads to an error page for me. I put in Vextrakt and tried my account name. Neither worked >.< is the steam ID something else? I tried the number in my profile URL as well.
Edit: Figured it out. For anyone having trouble, go to your steam profile, edit profile, and create a custom URL with your username. Not sure what the default ID would be, but here's a workaround.
I'm in the same boat right now. It'll be interested to see how long it actually takes. :poly117:
And decided to change the illustration to go with our Luna set =p
http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=153130073
hmmm so i have a new weapon ready to test ingame, but i only can chose from a very limited selection since the last test. Only in store, not if i test with bots, but there i can't have my new weapon, so how do I test this stuff ingame now?
Unfortunately I live in the UK so I have none of these, I guess I'll try to get an EIN on Monday when their offices are open again.
Is anyone else here from the UK and gone through this process?
i've checked on two computers and i'm okay so far. no idea what the cause might be
I'm having the same problem since the last update
Same here. I can't test my set because Medusa isn't available in the test game.
That'll be me :shifty:
I think coming from the EU you'll only have to fill out the W 8BEN form, i mailed my tax consultant she should be around tomorrow, i'm pretty sure the US tax numbers do not apply to foreigners
That is so cartoony i can actually feel art direction digging it's grave.