[ QUOTE ] the NFL actually approached EA, not the other way around. [/ QUOTE ] I never claimed otherwise... it doesn't really matter who approached who, the fact remains that for the past three years, EA has had the only NFL videogame on the market. That doesn't leave much choice when it comes to an NFL fan wanting to play…
So I'm trying to develop my first game. When I first got into indie game making, I wanted to make some sort of epic MMORPG that would easily rival WoW, and that combined the best of all that I've experienced in PC gaming. The idea turned into a isometric d3 scifi multiplayer rpg... That turned into a single player, Half…
Yes I agree with you. It doesn't matter who gives you feedback. For example, people who aren't animators can tell you if something in your animation feels off, or if something doesn't come across as intended etc. It's really all about whether it's constructive or not. But I also believe that crits should be neutral,…
90% of tutorials are absolute garbage and I detest them! I lump tutorials into 1 of 3 categories. 1) Make it up as you go A.K.A "The Youtube" Usually created by a really intelligent guy who knows unfathomable amounts about a program. However the tutorials have zero structure and are unedited. Resulting in 20% useful…
I mostly use 3dsmax and speed tree to assemble my foliage. In max I do a high quality render from a specific camera set up in the scene to render geo-to-opacity. I try not to use opacity in the high poly because it never works in any of the rendering engines I've used. Opacity to Opacity rendering is one of the more…
pogonip: Evironment jobs don't pay well. Building environment stuff = building props or level pieces, you don't build whole levels. basically what you do is you still model and texture the same way u'd do anything else only you're making level props. demoncage: I mean look, the way I described getting into the industry…
https://www.rankandfile.ca/video-game-working-conditions/?fbclid=IwAR1oXZ7hVCJVQXzhX4p1tvN7MI7YgF9ZnHwgb1_lyKTAb22x-dXByk063aQ This article details how many 3rd party contract and on call workers (QA/art/localisation and art) are having to risk their lives to meet 1st party deadlines because they are considered a liability…
Perhaps so, but the fucking old animated movie with Unicron is motherfucking awesome and always will be. Gotta say, though, anybody that chooses college over a transforming robot is a sucker.