Greetings! I am an aspiring modeller, with little to no background in the field. My experience is limited to 4 years of work using Milkshape3D and user-made tools for Warcraft III modelling and "geo-merging", aka model editing. This mostly involves low-poly modelling, simple linear animations and plenty of…
Alright, I have a legitimate question. I stumbled upon this forum after news of the Team Fortress 2 Polycount contest. Every once and a while I'd stop by and check out the creations people have made. I looked today and saw some of the models from Allods, and I was impressed. I did a bit more poking about and found all the…
The Blizzardfest challenge inspired me to tackle a project I've wanted to for a while now - grabbing a character or creature from World of Warcraft (which being 10+ years old and all has one or two models that are a leetle dated looking) and trying to make a zbrush sculpt and a later game-worthy model. I've been neglecting…
It shouldn't even be a crime, and it should never have warranted any more action from authorities than a warning unless there was any actual belief this would amount to anything - there's something very wrong with both the law and the justice system. That's it. That's apparently enough to warrant an arrest, imprisonment…
Unwrap one link,copy it several times and make a chain. You could then do one of two things: - use a small tiling texture. In which case you need to unwrap the link like a bent cylinder-> making a perfect rectangle in the UV. You could then offset the whole texture to move the details around to different places on the…
Well....its Bachelors in Software engineering (since now is the best time for me to return to college and complete what my initial goal is) How it is related to game dev? The Programming part and also since my college is a Microsoft NUT they do have an elective of game development which is so not related to the game…
If people can get anything for free, and get it easily, then they will. ...And that pretty much sums up the issue. If anything is accessible consequence-free, people will grab it. Though illegal or morally reprehensible, you just won't be able to convince them not to. Some companies attempt to get around this by making…
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Heh - I just think it's the kind of thing which sounds neat in concept but translates terribly onto film. Aircraft are interesting when they're zooming around the sky or weaving around obstacles. Flying in straight lines through dark tunnels to the inevitable fiery conclusion just isn't the same. The…
We’ve all been there. You find a "bargain" 3D studio or a freelancer with a killer ArtStation, but three weeks later, you’re the one staying up until 2 AM fixing non-manifold geometry and flipped normals. The truth? The hidden cost to make a video game isn't the initial invoice — it’s the "rework tax." If you’re a Lead…
Just thought I'd mention that VGL with be at the Paramount Theatre on Saturday Oct 29. This is a really cool show featuring a full orchestra and choir playing video game music. COPY&PASTE: The first major U.S. video game music concert tour is finally here! Think music concert, theatrical stage show, and interactive video…