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ohh which server?

Spelly~ now you will have time to play all your backlog! I'd be very happy to Can you travel around Europe in your pension? that sounds awesome.... What if created an "old school Mapcore" Discord server? I'm in official he discord but I don't know anybody there, and there are way too many people. It's really hard to have any conversations. You come the next day, and there are 200 new messages. Impossible to maintain any meaningful interaction.

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Yeah, it's two different things. Discord is like IRC back in the day, good for quick banter, but with a forum you can build a wealth of knowledge that can be stored and accessed over time. Things in Discord are pretty "disposable", and the different conversations just merge into one another. It's really hard to follow any conversations if the server grows over a few dozen people It has its uses, but in no way it can replace a forum. Also do recruiters even hang out in Discord to find talent? It's much easier to expose your work on a forum. With time people will realize this and come back. I will make an effort to log in more often here, would hate to see the forum that we've had for 25 years or so just die a silent death! Speaking about that... when was Mapcore founded? Did we miss a chance to celebrate the 25th anniversary? That's a quarter of a century....

Damn, how time flies Last year I joined Riot as a Principal Environment Artist on Valorant! (Hit me up if there are any other Rioters here, since I only go to the campus a couple of times a month, it's really hard to meet anyone outside my immediate team )

Yoo! I hadn't browsed Mapcore in a long time and missed my old friends! Came back here and the latest posts are like from a year ago or more Are any of the old guard still around? Hope you're all doing great, give a sign of life! Cheers

Got this master piece show up on my amazon recommendations and gave it a try, completely loved it. Hutger Hauer was a legend, this movie was pure cyberpunk fun. Like a poor man's supernatural Blade Runner. Highly recommended, will definitely watch it again!!

Great read, apparently the team didn't have specialized game designers, and artists couldn't even preview their stuff ingame until a programmer manually implemented their work, and a new build was generated. Very interesting times https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postmortem-blizzard-s-i-diablo-ii-i-

Can finally fulfill my dream of being in the skin of Leon S. Kennedy living in a brown world trying to survive the zombie apocalypse

lol, haven't updated this thread in a long time I've been working on this on and off throughout the year and I'm getting close to calling it done. The architecture is about 90% done, then it's time for the backdrop, foliage (all temp assets now), set dressing and polish... well I actually still have quite a bit left to do, but feels good to be over the most critical part (architecture). Here are some pics of where I am at:

Game is out, the addiction is fucking real Rolling a "novamancer" Necro, having a blast, it's good to be back!

HP hit it on the nail but I wanted to add some points as I've also gone through my phases of darkness @Mark Karhan These moments are very natural, and actually a good sign, they probably show you that you know something is not right in your life, and that can lead to major changes for the better. I'm not sure if this is the same you are experiencing, but look up "dark night of the soul", it's something that most people go through at some point (or multiple) points in their lives and can be very transformative. As someone who's been there before and changed for much better, I can tell you that if you can get the basics right (the things that HP mentioned), you will feel much better overtime (it won't happen overnight). Make an effort to keep a routine and do the basics for a while. Diet is a very specific thing, and I'd recommend to get informed on all the available information now, but in general you want to avoid (or reduce) all the processed shit, and favor whole foods (whole grains, vegetables, legumes, meats, eggs, etc...). You also have to work out (or have some regular exercise) if you don't already. Walking around the block is good, but preferably you want to do something that will exert your body and challenge you. That will release testosterone in your system, and get you rise up and work for the things you love. Working out is great if you can find a cool gym nearby, it will also help you to socialize. Doing those things for a while will improve your sleep immensely. And when we eat, sleep and exercise well, everything else gets much much easier. If you are feeling in the dumps mentally, avoid social media like the devil. It's a tool for hypernormalization, where any opinions or looks that are not accepted by the current ideology, will be ostracized, ridiculed, or downright attacked. You don't want to be exposed to that when you are still forming your personality. Be yourself, that's much more important than falling in line just to be accepted. Social media has also been linked to severe depression and radicalization (ever seen a friend join Twitter and all of a sudden he's an angry activist?). Stay away from pr0n too, that will completely wreck your dopamine receptors. The kinds of thoughts you have also have a huge impact on the kind of experience/existence you lead. As an example, if you believe you are fucked up, you will behave in a way that will make that a reality. If however, you twist that belief into "I'm going through a hard moment now and I will get out of it stronger on the other side, no matter what", that's much more productive and will lead you to better results. Write that on the wall to remind you several times a day if you need to. Meditation helps a ton to keep the mind clear. @Mark Karhan You are a great guy, very smart and you have a sharp mind. Use this opportunity to find yourself, and become someone you will love Know that you are not alone and let us know here how you feel!

I'm now a Principal Environment Artist at Lightspeed LA (updated the board to reflect it). Last time I started a new job was 10 years ago, this is very exciting!

Anyone watched this? One of the most badass things I ever watched! it brings to the surface some deep rooted memories of experiences our ancestors had to go through so we could be here today

Great progress! Are you using the full range for the lighting? There's an option to unlock the full range: You could make this pop even more by using physical lighting values, so you would have a bigger range of values between bright and dark areas (right now the values look a bit clamped in the middle :)) (Here's a great start for physical lighting, if you have trouble setting this up let me know and I can give you some pointers, the information unfortunately is all over the place for this)

Yeah, I got a Series X + 3 years of game pass (did that trick of buying 3 years of Live Gold at Costco then converting to gamepass for 1 dollar ). Amazing deal. As for the game, while the gameplay is solid it felt similar to other games I played before. I had a hard time getting immersed too... the initial environments looked very kitbashed and unbelievable. With so many other quality games to play, I just preferred to play something else Definitely give it a try if you are interested though, it's really impressive what the team accomplished!

Need 106 more points... time to flood the forum!1

I'm glad to hear they were successful! Awesome to see indies doing great They surely put a ton of work in the game. I gave it a spin and it just didn't click for me

Blackdog, your posts fill me enthusiasm, you deserve the badge Nice work!

Congrats to the winners, the maps look awesome

I watched about 1 minute of the trailer and was sold already. Doesn't look like a nostalgia fest (ala Disney Star Wars) but a proper reboot/continuation/expansion Looking forward to seeing where they will take this, lots of potential!

I really hope I'm wrong, but there's a high chance it's gonna be just a nostalgic watered down remix of the old movies, like every other reboot these days

Looks fun as hell Gimme!