Posts by spence

  • The random model thread!

    There isn't a 'standard' resolution, it depends on factors like how big the objects are in relation to the player/scene, scale of the UV shells, etc. If this is a 'cover' height object that players get close to 1k might be reasonable, but you could also experiment with smaller color/diffuse textures and combine them with a detail texture to add the appearance of fine-scale details.

  • Entities in hammer are bugged

    It sounds like the .fgd file might be missing or isn't set in Hammer. In Hammer, go to Tools - Options, and look at the "Game Data Files" box. If it's empty, press the "Add" button to the right, then find and select the "csgo.fgd" file in the "Counter-Strike Global Offensive\bin" directory. Restart Hammer and open your map and your entities should be back :)

  • totally random texture thread

    Quote from Steppenwolf

    On 6/3/2016 at 1:25 PM, Steppenwolf said: Ther's also an incredible amount of untapped potential in the software that nobody did a tutorial for yet or scripted some nodes for. That said the future looks really bright for Substance Designer in my opinion.

    Yeah, I have seen so many amazing results and most of these are without relying on any of the more `advanced` features like fx-maps or function graphs. @Steppenwolf and @PogoP, your materials look fantastic. Would you be interested in sharing interesting excerpts from the graphs (creating a specific pattern, how you handle height control of certain elements, etc)? I can't imagine I would be the only one interested in this, but maybe it's a bit cheeky to ask ;)

  • Automated animation

    Yeah, that's what I was getting at in the end - for some applications this system may not be practical (for animating a crowd of many characters, etc), but it is very possible that it could be used in a game where this mechanic factors into the actual gameplay (a Spore-like game, as mentioned). Creating some odd creatures and then watching the learning process as they try to walk around the game world could be quite entertaining

  • Automated animation

    I think there is a key difference in that the existing "procedural animation" systems (such as Euphoria) presumably deal with reactions to a set of inputs or rules, whereas the demonstration in the first video seems to be focused on finding an optimal movement solution over many iterations. Dealing with the calculations required for the first video might be impractical for games at the moment, but it could be useful in, say, an animation package, in order to rig and find interesting animations for various creatures. The results could be converted to a typical, keyframed animation, so that the game doesn't have to deal with any of the processing of muscles etc, as described in their paper.

  • Overwatch

    Quote from Corwin

    2 hours ago, Corwin said: Yeah, she's annoying, and I keep getting the impression that when I play her I can't slow people down for shit, but when she's played against me, I freeze in like 2 seconds. It's a conspiracy!

    I think the annoying part really comes from the freeze effect being a bit fuzzy in terms of feedback and progress etc. and the fact that once you're frozen either by her or her ultimate, oftentimes you're basically already dead but waiting for it to happen, and that's not a very enjoyable situation. At least McCree's stun is shorter and you don't get this 'oh crap, here it goes again, now she's going to get close and aim at my head dead on and I'm going to die' stretch of a few seconds

    Yeah, we couldn't quite figure out what an appropriate counter is to her ultimate besides not getting caught in it - which is difficult, given that it has almost no feedback or warning beforehand (unlike most of the other ults).

  • Overwatch

    Quote from FMPONE

    On 5/8/2016 at 4:50 PM, FMPONE said: The game indeed is a masterclass in the use of normal maps. Technical articles on Overwatch would be very welcome!

    Yeah, gotta agree, the material definition in general is spot on!