http://www.gamedevmap.com/index.php?tool=location&query=The%20North Checkout Wilmslow, Cheshire as well, not far from Manchester. There's a few there like TT Games and Cloud Imperium.
There are a LOT of studios in and around London. Probably in the region of 40-50, and at least 10 AAAs. Edit: http://gamedevmap.com/index.php?tool=location&query=South%20East heh.
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Hello. Just a quick query to ask if there are any standalone alternatives to Quixel's NDO where you can draw, paint, path, paste and text your way to a normal map?
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Regarding your second query on hours spent finishing, I asked a similar question and recieved some helpful answers here: http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75691
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By and large, I'd agree but also dependant upon how a particular query was framed as well. So being civil from the outset will also mitigate a potentially tossed GTFO...in your face.
Checkout Polygon Academy: https://polycount.com/discussion/211965/gamedev-q-a-video-series-polygon-academy https://www.polygon-academy.com/ A ton of industry advice, relevant too your queries.
Another thing. Have you tried the error message as a Google/Bing search query? Often that points me to someone who had the same problem, and someone else had posted a solution.