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Here's a look at our prop texturing workflow for Project ORCS! 🎨 We used custom Substance Painter tools to speed up our workflow & push the art style. Final textures are baked into vertex colors using Houdini to fully utilize Unreal Engine 5's Nanite. The vertex color workflow was developed by Jarred Everson and the sculpt is by Micao Penaflor. Lighting and additional tech art is by Igor Titov. All the Substance Painter stuff of the workflow is by me :) WORKFLOW: 1. Use my Substance Painter smart materials to get a good base with automatic edge highlights 2. Use smart materials to add algae/ dirt 3. Finishing touches with my custom brushes -> export to Houdini 4. Use Houdini to bake base color & roughness into vertex color data (roughness is baked into Alpha channel) 5. Import in Unreal Engine as Nanite Asset - use vertex color data instead of textures ADVANTAGES: - you don't need texture maps in Unreal Engine anymore! (no normal map + AO as it's high poly, no basecolor & roughness as it's packed into vertex color, we still use a tiny packed mask for Metalness & Emissive tho) - get nice geometry detail and silhouette without paying for it - Substance Painter part allows for quicker texturing while still pushing the style - with our stylized art style for most assets there was no huge visual difference DISADVANTAGES: - for some assets you lose some visual fidelity, esp. apparent in finer detail roughness maps - only really suitable for stylized art styles - need to add extra surface variation to sculpts - heavily relies on sculpts - less flexible than other workflows (altho you can still alter the baked texture data with Unreal material editor) #madewithsubstance #unrealengine #gamedevelopment #3dartist made with: SideFX Software Houdini, Adobe Substance 3D Painter & Designer, and Epic Games's Unreal Engine 5

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Creating games is very difficult. And building games is challenging. The process of build requires to compile the code and all the data required in the game in a specific sequence involving many dependencies. As such monitoring the outcome is essential, but not sufficent. What if we were able to predict the outcome of a build ? What if we were able to decrease the required computing resources while increasing our iteration capability ? #Ubisoft #Ubisoftlaforge #innovation

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📔Anim Tip #4: Utilize VFX Trails💨 VFX trails allow you to translate your attack over farther distances each frame because the viewer will naturally use the trail as an indicator of where the attack has traveled. It's the same idea as smear frames, but more realistic and snappy!💪 I use my own VFX trail asset, but this one by Kiel Figgins is great 🤘 https://lnkd.in/eppad8Xm

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For my current scene, I had to choose between different types of wind, the Pivot Painter, Speedtree Game (.st9) or UE (.st). After several tests, the Speedtree UE (.st) seems the most interesting in terms of rendering/performance. There's still room for improvement, but the basis is there and already solid. I can't wait to work on the other planned biomes! 😀 #wip #unrealengine #speedtree #wind #vfx #ginkgo #forest #ghostoftsushima #inspired #scene #fanart

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More improvements in my Spectator Camera: - Spawns perpendicularly to the attack direction for consistent framing. - Focuses on the victim's head. - Collides with the environment and auto-adjusts the focal length for optimal shots. #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #indiegame

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Play the game in your head before you code a single line. You must imagine every detail: gameplay, flow, visual style, UI, etc. ↳ The clearer your vision, the smoother the development. ↳ If you can't picture it distinctly, development will be chaotic. Because every new game starts in your head, in your imagination. So push it to the limits before spending any resources on development.

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Do you want to level up your game dev team? Do you want to learn some of the magic that makes some of the greatest games? Alex's course is a great place to start. And if you have designers on staff you think would benefit, I highly recommend this bootcamp. #bootcap #gamedesign

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So we have unreal 5.4 release, very curious what is this lightweight emitters, my first thought we are going back to cascade, but actually it's completely different direction it's stateless particles with very convenient interface, I can see this being useful https://lnkd.in/gjPHYN4r

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Breaking down the AI for the enemy in Lobo, revealing how to fake smart and complex behaviors. 🎮🤖 #GameDev #UnrealEngine #AI

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I recorded this video while changing a simple material parameter. Tutorial: https://lnkd.in/dB9tmMct Nanite Tessellation + Height Lerp + Vertex Painting in Unreal Engine 5.4 #ue5 #unrealengine #material

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Stylized Dust Impact in UE5.4 Niagara | For Patreon https://lnkd.in/gHCD3azb @unrealengine #CGHOW #realtimevfx #ue4 #ue5 #ue5niagara #unrealengine #madewithunreal #unrealstudy #ue4niagara http://cghow.com

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Extra HUD Toolbox for Maya - Free Hotfix 8 Sergey requested that we should have the ability to show if the preserve UVs feature is turned on or off. I've added this to the Extra HUD Toolbox as requested. If you're not familiar with this tool, it allows you to toggle HUD elements on and off for a bunch of things Maya can't display by default: -Working Units -Up Axis -Number of Selected Items -Assigned Materials Names Per Face -Active UV Set Name -Preserve UVs On/Off -Project Location -Time Since Last Save -Time Since Last Auto Save -Tool Axis Transform Space -Camera Distance -Camera Based Selection On/Off See below for full release notes. NEW FEATURES IN THIS RELEASE: -Added extra HUD element for preserve UVs on/off status -Fix a bug where the Mega Pack was missing the Fast Close script -Updated the help file HOW TO GET THE UPDATE: If you already own the Mega Script Pack, the Modeling Pack, or the single script, this will be a free update. To get the update first delete the shelf in Maya, then use the original e-mail download link you received from Gumroad to download the same file again. Load the shelf from the file you just downloaded to get the update. FOLLOW ME: Youtube www.youtube.com/malcolm341 Gumroad www.gumroad.com/malcolm341 Artstation https://lnkd.in/gM8pJ8x LinkedIn https://lnkd.in/grfGBtPq #maya3d #autodeskmaya #plugins #workflows #malcolm341 #melscript #tutorialvideos #tutorials #3dmodeling #3dartist #3dmodelling

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In unreal engine, when using world position to control the UVs, if we place multiple meshes next to each other, they share the same tiling. No matter how we move or rotate them, they align perfectly. Even if we scale them, they always line up with each other. Full tutorial: https://lnkd.in/dfYEr8Fq #unrealengine #ue5 #materials

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Hey folks! Happy Monday Here are a weekend's working results in JangaFX EmberGen and Unreal Engine 5.4 Preview. EmberGen sim is 16.52M voxels and uses the loop simulation mode to create a loop look and exported 128 frames in VDB format with attributes density and flame with approximately 700MB disk size. I used a custom geometry to create a realistic fireplace simulation as an emitter source with 3 mask controls in vertex colors (RGB). Rendered using path tracer and 1024 sub-sampling frames for denoising purposes with RTX 4090. The Intel OpenImageDenoise type is the default denoiser type in these renderings. I will do some tests in the future on the NFOR denoise plugin that was added recently on the ue5-main branch. The environment is the combination of assets from Quixel, Poly Haven, and Sketchfab with custom-made shaders to alter the look that suits the environment including the vegetation animation (house plant) is driven by an animated shader. Check the link in the comment to see more videos, images, and details in the high quality. #UE5 #unrealengine #unrealengine5 #EmberGen #VFX #Realtime #GameArt #gamevfx #realtimevfx #Cinematic #archviz #EnvironmentArt #TechArt #VDB

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Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios Group acquired Monster Closet Games (founded by Ubisoft veterans) in October last year and integrated its developers to launch a new studio in Montreal. Yesterday, this studio was shut down 8 months after launch, along with Avalanche’s New York studio, cutting 50 jobs. In an “exceptionally difficult decision” taken by Avalanche, the shutdown was “necessary to ensure a stable and sustainable future for the company”. Avalanche even expressed regret for losing 9% of its workforce but gave no updates on how it plans to help them after this. For big studios, posting on social media is easier and a one-time thing. But what about the 50 devs who are left with tougher days to come? When AAA giant (Avalanche) entered their lives last year, they promised the devs big game projects. For eight months, they worked hard on a title with Xbox, getting excited about how they would thrill gamers from different corners of the planet. But instead of receiving due credit, they are informed that they are no longer needed on the project and that the company has to lay them off to sustain themselves. If this is sad to learn, consider the sudden mental toll on these developers and the possibility of many falling prey to self-doubt. I also tried finding the impacted folks to give them a shoutout, but I can’t see any #opentowork banners except one or two. If you know of anyone who was impacted, please mention them below, and we will do everything in our power to give them maximum visibility. If you were impacted and saw this, I am listing three resources and various other ways for you to get back into the games industry ASAP. First💎 Layoff Support Kit 2.0 - https://lnkd.in/gCCXW_Wp My team and I have dedicated countless hours to curating hundreds of online game development resources so you don't have to. This comprehensive collection includes top programming boot camps, renowned game dev educators, free game assets to help you build great games, insightful podcasts, and much more. Second💎 A 100% scholarship on our $11,000 Full Stack game dev program - https://lnkd.in/gZKqNBFh If you were impacted by the recent bloodshed of layoffs, here’s a chance to Re-skill and revise your game dev knowledge with our advanced C++, OOPs, Unity, and Data Structure modules. Additionally, you will receive exclusive one-on-one mentorship from top game programmers who will help you strengthen your already solid foundations. Third💎 Our Discord Community of over 10K game devs - https://lnkd.in/gH-wZe2G Here, we listen to everyone’s take on game development, support aspiring game developers in building stronger portfolios, and solve each other's doubts. Also requesting Kelly Bender, Alexander Rehm, Caitlin Cooke, Jordan Mazer, Ruty Rutenberg, Hailey Rojas, Kevin F., Kat Craig, Ali Farha, Matt Barney, and Ash C. to help this reach all the folks who can benefit from this. #layoffsupport

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You can watch my progress as I work on this model on this YouTube Channel. ValiantDan's 3D Sculpting a Creature. https://lnkd.in/gSqdQDnz Dan3DArtist.com #freelance #freelanceartist  #3dartist #3dgraphics #digitaljobs #gamedevjobs #3d #3dmodeling #3dart #cgi #3dgraphics #gameart #art

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🚀 After 5 years as a Professional Material Artist I have more than 19K Views on Artstation. 🔥 It is not the first time I talk about this. But there is something I want to highlight. To be successful there are many things to do, it is not only about good material. If you make the best material in the world but nobody knows, no one will discuss it. First focus on doing a Great Material, then focus on sharing, and in the middle of these two things, make friends and connect meaningfully with people. 🤗 PD: If you need a place where to do all of those things I have the right place. There is a Discord community for Material Artists with more than 380 people and growing! If you want to learn from professionals and make connections this is the right place. Future Material Artist Discord Community HERE: https://lnkd.in/d9bKMM-f #3d #vfx #texturing #TextureArtist #3dtexturing #digitalartist #substance3ddesigner #3dartist #gameartist #gameart #adobe

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In Lobo, enemies share core behaviors, but each class has its own unique traits and tactics. 🐺⚔️ This video showcases some of the fundamental shared behaviors. #GameDev #IndieDev #LoboGame

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