Studios use Maya because (practically speaking) it's the best DCC to build an asset pipeline around. Max is basically a dead end despite being objectively superior to both as a modelling tool (fight me :p ) - it's unpleasant to build tools for, the animation toolset has barely progressed in 20 years and they resolutely…
Hey Polycount, Releasing Quadify Ultra today, and wanted to share it here since this community has always been where serious topology conversation happens. https://youtu.be/1_7xRSyeLUc What it is Quadify Ultra is a retopology addon for Blender 5.0 with an ML routing engine. You select a mesh, hit Ctrl+Shift+Q, and it…
I was overjoyed at this release. The great thing about this release is that it's geared specifically at the game artist, with a heaping of additional features that any game artist would love. Here are some examples of it's capability, both with game content and pre-rendered scenes.…
20 dollars a month, 240 dollars a year. That compared to UE3 being 60 dollars when you bought Unreal Tournament. Or UDK and all its updates being 100% free. 20 dollars a month sure isnt an AMAZING deal, UDK for free with updates was an AMAZING deal :) I'm glad you can still use the engine once you cancel your sub. Thats…
Made a small material-management tool for Maya and put it on GitHub (free, MIT). It's the set of helpers I reach for when a scene's shading is a mess: * search & filter all materials; assign to selection; select objects by material * create + assign a material from a dropdown * duplicate a shading network with clean names…
PROJECT: STEINVAR Adventure RPG on Unreal Engine 5Cold Cup Games is expanding the team for the indie project Steinvar. ABOUT THE PROJECT Steinvar is an adventure RPG set in a northern fantasy world.Players explore an island, interact with the environment, engage in combat encounters, and gradually uncover the secrets of an…
Thanks to everyone who applied—really appreciated the portfolios. The role is now filled. Project Indie mobile game (solo developer), fixed-price contract; modeling +
texturing only (no rig). I’m developing a mobile puzzle game in Unity 2022.3 LTS (URP). I need a stylized-but-believable
marmot character (red with blue…
Hi Polycount, 7CGI is hosting a free global 3D Visualization Challenge based on a real client-style hospitality brief. The challenge is to transform an existing deli into a refined Italian deli and café concept suitable for a luxury hotel in Downtown Napa, California. Everyone works from the same brief, but artists are…