Hello Polycount, Thanks again for your great feedback! We've been working our butts off lately. Sorry for not responding sooner, but we are back with a huge update. * in-engine recording and video capturing We started simple by just recording the screen with the usual software. This not only was very limited in terms of…
Alright, hopefully Jesse won't mind me mentioning this was a test for my company, Cryptic Studios. I took a look at the submission tonight and what I've noticed is pretty much what's already been mentioned: - Overall very bland & boring. - I can't tell if this is supposed to be indoors or out, lighting is boring. With all…
I run LifeIsStranfeFans.com, a fan site for the narrative-driven choice-based videogame Life Is Strange, developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Square Enix and we're currently running an Environmental Art Contest which I figured might interest some artists here. The top prize is signed art by members of the…
Intro It been a while since I become active on polycount forum and my overall impression is that even experience artist have some problem with " basics" or foundation as they are called Because of that I decide to share some of my note piled during the years . I always love to draw mostly random stuff too fill time [school…
Wrote this up a good while back, but most of it is still relivant. For those of you in the know, then never mind this thread. For those of you who arent too familiar with Adware/Spyware/Malware in general or are familiar with them but dont necessarily know how to deal with them, continue on and look into what I have to…
Mot Only did I play Battlefield 2 at E#, I won a Prize at the Nvidia Booth doing it: Here's the post from my E3 Report: [ QUOTE ] We then left Console land, and headed to the main hall (West Hall). We heard yesterday that there would be a contest at the Nvidia booth, featuring EA's soon to be released, Battlefield 2. I had…
So, I thought that I would describe some of my thought process for making this. First off, I decided that I really wanted to update Sona's lore. I was really angry when all the other Demacian champions got lore updates but Sona didn't. So I started really thinking about what I would want in a Sona lore and was reminded of…
It really seems like this was a cunning plan all along to bag these 2 companies. Despite how far fetched that may or may not sound, it prolly went something like this... The Scenario: So after a tough CEO company golf meeting, a victorious Larry Prostate says to a beleaguered Jon Ficuscello Gosh, I love sinking my balls…
Hey Guys thanks for the nice words, glad its inspiring and helpful! It's definitely encouraging! Dustin: Haha man, glad your finding some useful bits and pieces here, despiting hating the style! El Scorcho: Haha I didnt make any of them man, I picked them all up either through buying them or via friends :) nyx702: What is…
If your lights cast shadows setting them up correctly will speed up your render times. 1. Try not to cast shadows using omni lights; they are equivalent to placing 6 spotlights with a 90 degree field of view. 2. If youre rendering a scene with a lot of lights dont try and set them up all at once. Use Tools>Light Lister…