PREPRODUCTION I started off by gathering as much reference as I could, trying to recognize patterns on the temple pieces that could make modularity easier, even if there are going to be destroyed versions of these assets. Decided how I would break the different pieces for an efficient workflow that allowed me to have…
Carpathian Crosses is a community add-on for Red Orchestra - Ostfront '41-'45. We are developing a new playable nation (the Romanians, the third largest Axis nation and Germany's biggest ally in World War Two) and new battles for players to be deployed to. Naturally, with the addition of such an army to the battlefield…
Hi, my name's Sebastien Charron, so everybody there can call me Lil'Chu. I'm the founder of a little multimedia company named; "Brainless Corp". Description of "Brainless Corp" The "Brainless Corp" was create 11 years ago. His first role was a Music Studio, where I create most of my Song since. "Brainless Corp" was a full…
Background Information I've been programming as long as I can remember (I know I started before I was 10) and I've always wanted to program a mmorpg. I've had some free time last couple weeks and decided I might actually give it a shot and so I bought a couple books and read them (if your curious about what books, I'll…
Just to make this a little clearer, I am not looking to replace my aiptec with a wacom. I am looking to repace my no-screen tablet for one with screen, if the price tag is allright that is. I can't say wether my aiptek I got here is worse than a wacom, but the preasure sensety feels a bit strange and the whole hotkey…
Maybe I'm growing old, but I've started to become more picky/sensitive about workstations, particularly comfort. Things that didn't matter much to me before are now very noticeable and make a big difference (e.g. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Back Pains, Butt Pains etc.). I thought it would be nice if we could discuss (agree or…
Hi, My name is Valentin Nadolu and I'm a 3d artist with 12 years of experience in AAA games and other real-time type projects. I've worked for 10 years at AMC pixel factory in Bucharest starting as a 3d Vehicle Artist, then Lead 3d Vehicle Artist and even as Project Manager for a while. After that I've worked for INDG in…
We have been seeing a lot of requests lately on a texturing workflow for high-resolution models with DDO, so I put together this little guide on how I have created the base maps for my high resolution projects. The pictures shown below are examples that have no lower or higher resolution version then the one shown in the…
You do it in phases and try to figure it out while you're pretty early on in the block-out/greyboxing/modeling phase. You do it with simple objects and simple unwraps with simple textures and get a general feel for how it will look when you take it to the next step. If you're working with brick, try to get a simple bond…
i know Dungeon Siege II is an old game by game industry standards, but i just got this game cuz my brother got the first one for his birthday(i beat it already). Plus i thought it looked cool. well i am at level 50 now with a combat mage and i have a halfgiant, an archer, and a naturemage...anyways, i have been…