there are so many variables to that question, its going to be hard to get a rock solid answer. If this was for a first person game then maybe the paralax would be ok, but in reality the asset would be so small on screen 99% of the time it would not be worth it. You have to think about the contex and useage of the asset. AC…
Have you read Robert E Howard's Conan or the comic books of Conan from the 80's or the new run by Kurt Busiek & Cary Nord? I'm getting more of a hedonistic Greek god with antlers feeling from this piece rather than a dour warlike half Celt god such as Crom. Theres a lot written about Crom, he teaches his people to deal…
Hi Phil, There's a few things to consider when choosing an engine beyond it's inherent capabilities. Making a game, and actually releasing a game are quite a divergent adventure. While it may be possible to make a game with SIO2, launching it and supporting it will cause you some issues. Some engines like unity/UDK have…
I'm not really sure what you mean that it can't be a "trendy place," like can you not go to Europe at all? If you're just talking about the major cities, I would definitely recommend doing a round-trip tour of Europe, although I'm biased because I love castles :P Scandinavia is great, but it is pretty dang expensive for…
I agree with the idea that planning is important. If you plan something out and don't start something without first understanding it then your anxiety will be reduced because you will simply be following a plan. This takes some of the huge burden off of your artistic abilities and places it on your ability organize and…
My superior internet stalking skills have led me to this page. http://www.phantomefx.com/headline.asp?obj_id=978 Darkest of Days ANNOUNCED Hello Folks! We are happy to announce 'Darkest of Days', an adventure that will allow you to take part in some of Man's most trying times in history. History is not as it seems, people…
Good read Adam. Did you ever research live events? On the NWN/NWN2 mod I am involved with we have done live world changing events where players were responsible for doing quests that would change the course of the server. One example is an event where I built a series of levels for a war we wanted to cut loose on the…
[ QUOTE ] I'd be watching some action movie with the family and my father would say "hey, you know if you bash James Bond over the head with a chair like that, he's gonna die for sure or be paralysed for life. It's just a movie". And even as a little kid I'd understand perfectly well what he meant. [/ QUOTE ] My brother on…
Hello again! Time to push this portfolio thing forward! Character: Baby Some sketches of Baby - a shapeshifting guardian dragon that's still, well, a baby. He's the reason why our heroes decided to embark to this adventure and is also a key member of the group. In the original game he's the only other character that joins…
Hopefully, this communicates as an intention to really get a solid design running before I head off into the technical hell that is ZBrush (at least to me). I feel like I've already answered some of those internal questions 3 days ago, like this Blood Elf having adventured in Pandaria for some time, profession and what he…