Posts by Radu

Finally went to see Dune at the cinema. I might go see it a second time.

Happy holidays, everyone!

You forgot to add the obligatory goals music theme:

That is very shiny indeed

All aboard the NFT train

https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/15/228…tahuman-dmarket

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10 hours ago, will2k said: Any chance you were inspired here by the water pump quest from Dying Light 2 E3 2019 gameplay trailer?

Nope, it was directly inspired by the valve in Valve's offices. The level's name is Gordon and the Steam Machine. You can make of that what you will

Did a small level for HL2 over the past 5 days. Just a quick exercise where I played with some stealth mechanics. Not inspired by Dishonored at all.

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4 hours ago, Buddy said: He's morphing into john wick

John Wick meets Constantine

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6 hours ago, -HP- said: It's a survival horror game too, damn!

"We have now announced Alan Wake 2. This is a monumental moment for us at Remedy. For me personally. Leading up to the announcement, our internal codename for the sequel has been Project Big Fish. David Lynch has said: “Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper.” Alan Wake 2 is our big fish. We are diving deeper than ever, into an ocean of darkness.

Whereas the first Alan Wake had horror elements in it, it was an action game. Alan Wake 2 is Remedy’s first survival horror game. Our take on the genre. Our opportunity to truly connect the gameplay and the story. It is a deep, layered mystery. So, Alan Wake 2 confirmed and coming in 2023 presented by Epic Games Publishing. Thank you, our long-standing fans, this is what you have been waiting for, and welcome to those who are just discovering Alan Wake’s story."

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On 12/3/2021 at 1:28 PM, Pyrokart_PT said: First question, being 30 years old, with around 7/8 years in interior design, isn't it too late to enter the industry?

We've had a few people from this forum enter the industry in their 30s, so don't let that stop you.

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On 12/3/2021 at 1:28 PM, Pyrokart_PT said: Second question: From what I have read here on the forum, I have a full time work, more research for the thesis, so the time is reduced. Should I start with: Sketching, level's moodboards and then go to gray boxing? Force me on what tools? Unity probuilder?

As HP suggested, you should make something and learn as you go. I would recommend CS:GO SDK and Far Cry 5 Arcade Editor, because those tools have actual games that you can design levels for. The downside to making something in Unity or UE4 is that there isn't anything to work with. You can find asset packs, sure, but it's just hard to demonstrate how the levels function without a proper game to go with it. You'd have to team up with a few other people in order to create something presentable.

One important note to make on this, don't make something overly complicated. Pick projects that you can finish in 2-3 weeks or a month at best. For example, if you're thinking about creating a 5v5 map or a 2v2 one, pick the latter. This way you can focus on quality over quantity and, most importantly, actually ship the thing.

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On 12/3/2021 at 1:28 PM, Pyrokart_PT said: Third question: In fact, what appeals to me the most are multiplayer games and creating levels for such. Multiplayer can range from FPS like CS, OW, Valorant and/or sandboxes like Dayz, Conan Exiles etc. What suggestions can you tell me about the topic.

You don't have many choices, so just pick what's available. See the previous answer

Check out Steve Lee's videos on the topic:

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Forgot to mention, aim for 2-3 pieces for your portfolio. You don't need THAT many, just a few quality levels to demonstrate some things. The rest comes down to persistence, applying for jobs and very importantly - talking to people.

Every now and then I'm reminded that a half-life game came out last year. Cool story.

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5 minutes ago, Buddy said: When it's not clear what the game is, it doesn't sell.

Looks like they didn't learn from Beyond Good & Evil or, hmm, Prey lol.

I didn't pick it up for that reason actually, even with all the extra videos I seen I still had no idea if this game is for me.

Looking at the number of reviews and steam spy stats, the game sold almost 500k units on Steam alone. No idea about PS4, but if it's like every other triple A release, most likely from identical to double the numbers on PC. So the game has probably sold a little over 1m copies already.

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4 hours ago, 'RZL said: Got promoted to Senior Level Designer at Splash Damage last month. Ain't that something huh?

I am bringing out the champagne, the real expensive one!

I think it varies from company to company. Best way to find out is to drop HR a message