#wipwednesday, as a practice, last week I started this Roman Shrine, and with the power of modular props, I optimized. I started sculpting key props with general damage so they wouldn't look so repetitive, only one specific stones I wanted to add specifically damaged to give a more unique look. I did the retopology of…
Project Overview We are building an indie mobile game featuring a stylized, retro-console "segmented puppet" aesthetic. Our character pipeline utilizes a modular customization system where clothing, heads, and gear are modeled as separate, interchangeable assets. We are currently sourcing the master assets for a character…
It really depends on what you do. With apps that are multi-thread well, many cores (as long as the sum performance of the cores is better) tend to be faster. Apps like xnormal or offline renderers like Modo and some others that can properly thread will tend to work better with more cores (assuming similar efficacy).…
Kind of a modern day Voynich Manuscript, the Codex Seraphinianus is getting a reprint on Oct. 29th. I only found out about this book in the last few months but I love weird stuff, maybe it's a mutation from too much Escher & Dali exposure as a child. The price isn't too shabby either:…
I wanted to share something I came across while looking at models and textures from Borderlands 2. There is a 3D model called WreckedVan that is used all over the game. It comes with a 2048 diffuse map and a second packed mask texture. The size might seem large for 2012 but given that it was standard practice to give…
I (naively) assumed they'd done it properly Hacks like that explain why it breaks down under some circumstances edit: ok so I've had a look . Hopefully this helps with some of the weird bits The only variable they seem to be using is the builtin $sizelog2 -which is log2(pixel size of the input) == log2(512, 512) == (9, 9)…
Hey there, There's a game design job I'm applying for (I have 4 years experience) and it'll be transitioning from a salaried job to freelance / hourly. In the first stage call with HR I was asked what my hourly rate would be. On the application, I put £18 which was £35,000 salaried but on the call I found out it would be…
I was wondering if anyone here who uses Blender has ever come across a custom material node probably made by someone that allows you to blend up to 10 materials and mix them using masks. Like Vray Blend materials? Because currently Blender mix shader only allows you to mix 2. This is very useful for very complex shaders…
MRV is an open-source multi-platform python development environment to ease rapid development of maintainable, reliable and high-performance code to be used in and around Autodesk Maya. MRV adds a lightweight convenience layer on top of the Maya API exposed to python, correcting inconveniences and sources for common…
Apple also adds a few mb after you submit the app. Our game Santas Delivery was around 45-50mb before we gave it to apple. It is now a 60mb file from the appstore. This doesn't always work so well. We did this for our first released game and our WIP game Espionage. LOTS of work needed to "port". I can only comment on Unity…