TA's model has so much wrong with it, I don't even know where to start.. Her model is skinned and triangulated quite badly.She was never triangulated properly so any new instance of her model has different triangles, that means her model from the website, the LOD1 and the LOD0 all have different triangles.. oh and LOD1 and…
Looking good man! Here's a few thoughts I have: 1. From all the Glocks I've seen with worn metal, Your have the "fading" down pretty well. Glocks don't tend have nice sharp crisp scratches and edge wear, But for the sake of interest and variety it might be worth putting in a few more..."dedicated"(for lack of a better…
From what you describe, the "helmet" method is what you might want to try for hair. It's probably not much different from what you've already surmised: You make a shape that matches the hairstyle and use alpha on the ends, and use additional alpha planes for a more layered look. Whether or not all this is welded together…
Are you using UDK? It's hard to give you tips on water when I don't know what system your using? http://www.hourences.com/ue3-water-outdoors/ <-A good UDK water tutorial. Its a bit complex but you can simplify it to your needs. The shadowing on the grass is pretty harsh, grass is fairly translucent and lets a lot of light…
I went indie two and a half years ago, and these days you don't specifically have to be making games to carve out some success, as apps now cover a wide range of interactivity and entertainment. My business model is bootstrapped by freelance work. My titles are built using my graphics / design / marketing skills then I…
You shouldn't be modifying the topology of your model after baking your normal map. It disrupts the math involved in calculating the direction light will reflect off your surface in accordance with the vertex normals. This is evident in your last image where you have black seams along your cube's edges. If you want your…
Thanks everyone!!! Really appreciate all the feedback! :D @SteVAI - As far as how many hours it took?? ... Well most of them. haha... really tho, I had a week off for vacation in late Nov. Besides that, I've been working on both of these pieces almost every single night after work, and lots of mornings before work...…
Wow the responce for this new court is substantially better than when I showed the other 3 before. Poop, I'm glad you like the shadows this was our big next gen feature and is ultimately what made our game look different than everything else that had shipped before us. Skate is using the same lighting tech so you will see…
I was involved in a car accident when I was 6 along with my Dad and Granfather- A taxi driver fell asleep behind the wheel after doing a 24 hour shift and swerved into oncoming traffic... .. my Dad thought he was overtaking the car that was in front of the taxi so he held back, but the taxi ended up hitting us head on. My…
Get rid of the front page. And if you insist on HAVING that god-awful front page, get something with some decent texture / pixel density on it. What you have right now is crap. Your resume - NO to a .jpg. Offer a Word format at the very LEAST. I've said this before, and you still don't wanna change it, and now more people…