"People stop pirating when it becomes easier to spend money." This is probably the most important observation of all. It's plain to anyone that when it's easier to just spend money, people spend money. Those that want to use the diy method are the ones willing to endure a little inconvenience to get what they want for…
Today was a lot of texture work and a lot of creating rocks for a convincing cliff face. I took a lot of looks at Fortnite's Desert assets, as they provided me the strongest direction into how I should go about doing this process. At first I thought I should make one large, huge mesh to enclose the area. Horrible idea.…
Thank you for your clear, concise, and honest response. Do any resources exist where I can study poses? A quick google did not pull up much for me in the way of posing the way I want, but of course, I may be aiming for the wrong type of poses. The helmet has been a consistent point of irritation for me; I believe the US m9…
Today I brought everything into Unreal 4 to start working with the final lighting and textures. BradMyers82, thanks for the atmosphere advice. I tried some white beams instead of the yellow in the paintover, and they feel a lot more like natural sunlight coming through. That was a great suggestion! I tried toning the…
I've looked into how to plan out an effective way to create a map of what needs to be accomplished in each level and work out the gameplay progression. I found something called a Beat Chart, these charts are planned out in a way that explains the entire goal of a level. I'm going to test this method for the 3 week…
"The dark-veiled silhouette, that solitary form patrolling without visible strain or vainglory, a demented dreamland of fearful potential. Kathryn Hulme A sword for a samurai, or a tutu for a ballerina, are typical shapes with distinguishing features with no detail necessary. Such striking iconic shapes allow for a…
The guy diving into the swimming pool: Great start. I like how he gets ready and the realism is on point. When he dives and goes into the water I don't feel any impact. I like how you have him floating up after the dive but the swim upwards could use some polish. Maybe have him shake his head after he get his head above…