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    grapen reacted to Minos in Mapcore Job Census   
    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!
  2. Awesome
    grapen reacted to 'RZL in Mapcore Job Census   
    Got promoted to Senior Level Designer at Splash Damage last month. Ain't that something?
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    grapen got a reaction from syver in How to break in the games industry - an insiders' guide   
    @ThunderKeil you're in college? You're a young buck, you got all the time in the world to pursue LD, and YOU CAN DO IT. I was 29 when I decided I needed to make the switch. Did my 9 to 5 and worked on my portfolio in the evenings and at night. Took 2-3 years to land the job. Yeah it messed up my marriage, but I'm loving where I'm at in life right now. You just need to put the grind in, do your research on what it is that makes some portfolios stand out. Best of luck.
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    grapen got a reaction from Rump3L in Texture Resolution Questions   
    I wouldn't worry about what settings other players use. Let's be honest, a lot of CS:GO players run everything on low for less noise/visual clutter. Your visuals will still benefit from making higher res textures and going down on the texture scale in hammer. The only real issue is map weight.
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    grapen reacted to FMPONE in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive   
    Turns out — it wasn’t!

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    grapen reacted to Radu in What’s your mouse of choice   
    This would be my mousse of choice

     
    But if you're asking about mice, I've been using the most basic shit you can get. Not sure how much out of 10, but it gets the job done.
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/p/microsoft-basic-optical-mouse/8w13r7q5z92q
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    grapen reacted to Roald in Mapcore Job Census   
    Not sure if I can already call myself a Level Designer, but I (Roald van der Scheur) did sign my contract to start working at Bongfish in Graz, Austria as a Junior Level Designer on 11 January 2021! I will be working with @poLemin ?
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    grapen reacted to Sigma in Mapcore Job Census   
    I know I am no longer active here, but I just wanted to report in that I have accepted my first full time position with Lost Boys Interactive as a VFX Artist. So even if you're struggling and its been years, know that it can still happen when you least expect it.
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    grapen got a reaction from Zarsky in How to break in the games industry - an insiders' guide   
    @ThunderKeil you're in college? You're a young buck, you got all the time in the world to pursue LD, and YOU CAN DO IT. I was 29 when I decided I needed to make the switch. Did my 9 to 5 and worked on my portfolio in the evenings and at night. Took 2-3 years to land the job. Yeah it messed up my marriage, but I'm loving where I'm at in life right now. You just need to put the grind in, do your research on what it is that makes some portfolios stand out. Best of luck.
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    grapen got a reaction from Serialmapper in How to break in the games industry - an insiders' guide   
    @ThunderKeil you're in college? You're a young buck, you got all the time in the world to pursue LD, and YOU CAN DO IT. I was 29 when I decided I needed to make the switch. Did my 9 to 5 and worked on my portfolio in the evenings and at night. Took 2-3 years to land the job. Yeah it messed up my marriage, but I'm loving where I'm at in life right now. You just need to put the grind in, do your research on what it is that makes some portfolios stand out. Best of luck.
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    grapen got a reaction from will2k in How to break in the games industry - an insiders' guide   
    @ThunderKeil you're in college? You're a young buck, you got all the time in the world to pursue LD, and YOU CAN DO IT. I was 29 when I decided I needed to make the switch. Did my 9 to 5 and worked on my portfolio in the evenings and at night. Took 2-3 years to land the job. Yeah it messed up my marriage, but I'm loving where I'm at in life right now. You just need to put the grind in, do your research on what it is that makes some portfolios stand out. Best of luck.
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    grapen got a reaction from ThunderKeil in How to break in the games industry - an insiders' guide   
    @ThunderKeil you're in college? You're a young buck, you got all the time in the world to pursue LD, and YOU CAN DO IT. I was 29 when I decided I needed to make the switch. Did my 9 to 5 and worked on my portfolio in the evenings and at night. Took 2-3 years to land the job. Yeah it messed up my marriage, but I'm loving where I'm at in life right now. You just need to put the grind in, do your research on what it is that makes some portfolios stand out. Best of luck.
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    grapen got a reaction from Pampers in How to break in the games industry - an insiders' guide   
    @ThunderKeil you're in college? You're a young buck, you got all the time in the world to pursue LD, and YOU CAN DO IT. I was 29 when I decided I needed to make the switch. Did my 9 to 5 and worked on my portfolio in the evenings and at night. Took 2-3 years to land the job. Yeah it messed up my marriage, but I'm loving where I'm at in life right now. You just need to put the grind in, do your research on what it is that makes some portfolios stand out. Best of luck.
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    grapen got a reaction from Squad in How to break in the games industry - an insiders' guide   
    @ThunderKeil you're in college? You're a young buck, you got all the time in the world to pursue LD, and YOU CAN DO IT. I was 29 when I decided I needed to make the switch. Did my 9 to 5 and worked on my portfolio in the evenings and at night. Took 2-3 years to land the job. Yeah it messed up my marriage, but I'm loving where I'm at in life right now. You just need to put the grind in, do your research on what it is that makes some portfolios stand out. Best of luck.
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    grapen got a reaction from dux in How to break in the games industry - an insiders' guide   
    @ThunderKeil you're in college? You're a young buck, you got all the time in the world to pursue LD, and YOU CAN DO IT. I was 29 when I decided I needed to make the switch. Did my 9 to 5 and worked on my portfolio in the evenings and at night. Took 2-3 years to land the job. Yeah it messed up my marriage, but I'm loving where I'm at in life right now. You just need to put the grind in, do your research on what it is that makes some portfolios stand out. Best of luck.
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    grapen got a reaction from Radu in How to break in the games industry - an insiders' guide   
    @ThunderKeil you're in college? You're a young buck, you got all the time in the world to pursue LD, and YOU CAN DO IT. I was 29 when I decided I needed to make the switch. Did my 9 to 5 and worked on my portfolio in the evenings and at night. Took 2-3 years to land the job. Yeah it messed up my marriage, but I'm loving where I'm at in life right now. You just need to put the grind in, do your research on what it is that makes some portfolios stand out. Best of luck.
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    grapen reacted to Radu in How to break in the games industry - an insiders' guide   
    I had a similar attitude going through highschool and university. After I graduated and got my BA in photography I decided to fuck it and put together a level design portfolio. The first year and a half was a disaster. Although I had some decent understanding of ld, I lacked discipline and was too ambitious with my projects. Finishing stuff has always been an issue for me and it's still an area I'm improving at. What really helped me was to have a concrete goal for the portfolio.
    At the time, @grapen got his first job as ld and I basically used his portfolio as an end goal. He had 5 levels in total. Though, I decided to only do half of the content for the previous mentioned reasons. I didn't want to keep doing photography jobs, so I started working as QC at my local Ubisoft. During that time, I put together a portfolio featuring a wingman map for csgo and a fc5 map. About 9 months later I landed my first ld job. So there, it can be done! It took about 3 years since I made the initial decision. Bumpy road, but if you're clear with what you want to accomplish, scale things to your ability and have a bit of confidence, you'll get there.
    It also helps to be active in the community and talk to people who have been there or are currently trying to get their foot in the door. Same period @Lizard was also working to get his first job in the industry, so we supported each other through the ups and down in order to reach our goal. Overall, having a stable job and income in these times has been great.
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    grapen reacted to Radu in WIP in WIP, post your level screenshots!   
    Playtest soonTM
  19. Awesome
    grapen got a reaction from slavikov4 in Mustang (formerly Everest)   
    A map set in the Mustang region of Nepal (formerly the Kingdom of Mustang).
    Made by grapen and Squad.
    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1980781825







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    grapen got a reaction from dux in Mapcore Job Census   
    I'm now the Level Design Manager at Fatshark.  
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    grapen got a reaction from General Vivi in Mapcore Job Census   
    I'm now the Level Design Manager at Fatshark.  
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    grapen got a reaction from blackdog in Mapcore Job Census   
    I'm now the Level Design Manager at Fatshark.  
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    grapen got a reaction from hgn in Mapcore Job Census   
    I'm now the Level Design Manager at Fatshark.  
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    grapen got a reaction from will2k in Mapcore Job Census   
    I'm now the Level Design Manager at Fatshark.  
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    grapen got a reaction from AlexM in Mapcore Job Census   
    I'm now the Level Design Manager at Fatshark.  
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