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Re: Character Modeling for the DS
There aren't too many really specialist techniques you'll need to know for the DS that differentiate it from other low poly assets. Mostly its just a matter of working out how to make the most of the 200 or so polys you'll usually have to play with for a character - making every polygon and ever pixel count, using alphas… -
Re: Multiple positions open at Epic
Thanks for the information. I am definatly interested in working on environment resources. I will take your advice and focus on high poly environment assets for my resume. I would also like to mention that I do have experience working with pixel/vertex shaders. I have coded some shaders by hand as well as with ATI's… -
Re: fancy new domain and site
Please, bigger thumbs. No one keeps their browser that small. Thumbs function as navigational elements for the viewer, if they don't show what is in the full image, they're useless other than to speed up the site by not loading all large images at once. 75x75 pixels minimum, and only crop moderately so that the thumb shows… -
Re: Trim Sheet question: mouldings and cornices
Since you're using a grab doc you're only capturing the normal detail on a single axis and those edges are only a few pixels wide: You would need to flare those faces out in order for the grab doc you capture the info: This may cause undesired lighting results on those faces if your game mesh is using 90 degree angles,… -
Re: How to modify shape_splatter to scale up beyond 5?
Yeah, those ones. There doesn't seem to be a limit and it seemed to react in a sensible way when you consider height blending etc. I only had a quick look inside but since it's pixel processor based I can see how there would be a limit - they're generating a UV space for each pattern rather than placing. And scaling it as… -
Re: EMD SD40-2 Florida Megascans environment
I think in terms of getting a photo-like quality to the shots, a little more blur would go along way to reducing the game engine feel. Mostly because foliage is just never that pixel crisp between slight wind, depth of field, and the natural color and shadow variations that would be turn up in real life. I agree the… -
Re: Mari new "materials" ?
Thanks melviso Wonder how calculation expensive it could really be for modern video-cards considering amount of per-pixel calculation in a typical game scene, I mean vector noise and Ceiling function. Or it would be just a tiny fraction among total PBR calculations? I think I found a kind of simpler approach with same… -
Re: Advice on compiling my textures for use in-game?
Yep. I'd also pay attention to the texel density for the entire set while doing each asset. Either making it uniform or dependent on which mesh needs more pixels on the texture sheet. Yes, UVing-wise it wouldn't matter, but, to make it easier on yourself, you could autokey them in a separate location (other than 0,0,0) so… -
Re: So UV's Don't Need To Be In 0 to 1 Space?
I moved this into Tech Talk I've never experienced that issue, is this something that comes up at crazy scales? Laying out your UVs passed 0-1 is very important for environment art, that's how you tile textures. At one point I was making complete zones inside of 3d studio max, I would select all the terrain that was grass,… -
Re: [Question] List of Cameras for Photo-sourcing Textures
Nikon coolpix P900 83x optical zoom? http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Product/Compact-Digital-Cameras/COOLPIX-P900.html or Sony X100 IV? http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/sony-rx100-iv/sony-rx100-ivA.HTM I'm not sure after watching this video: (The zoom quality is impressive)…
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