Did a little something to test my new VFX shader. Dare I say I am quite pleased!

UGH Hopefully I can get bottom surgery early and finally get to not be so stressed about saving up anymore. JK still have to save but at least I'd get some breathing room.

Documentation Purpose: Calculating camera angle so that the vertical 'light piller' kind of VFX will fades out when viewed from the top or bottom.

So regarding where have I been and will be:

I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain

I have not been here a while and will not be here some more. Turns out dress-up gacha game can sink you time in a day just by things being pretty.

Add more variation to your panning textures by manipulating the UVs for a bulging or pinching effect! This technique is a great way to add more volume and shape to panning textures! #realtimeVFX #UnrealEngine #gamedev`

✨ Every day is Sunday ☀️ #fanart #honkaistarrails #Sunday

I talk quite openly about how bad it was for me with this industry simply cos saying nothing will not help. Openly showing others support matters always cos many don’t get it ever and I never got much my first decade. This is why I don’t shut up about getting others to give it while they can.

Des Walsh@deswalsh.bsky.social · 2y ago

I spent the first decade of my time in games with zero support while dealing with bullying from leadership and some threats from coworkers and hardly any friends with in the teams I was in. This industry can be hostile and isolating for many and that big of kindness out here can make the difference

Okay got an art block so I think it's a good excuse to kickstart this. My #Huevember! Traditionally you'd paint something every day with a hue assigned to that day, but due to commitments (job basically) and nature of VFX I've decided to do 10 sets of hues as VFX. They're all randomly selected

The feminine urge to get back to rigging again.

My pet peeve is that when one want to study a VFX from a reference but focus too much on the character/camera animation and not the VFX itself. Just use plain sphere as a stand in! I want to see clear VFX and see if the fundamentals are there, not an animated short!

Always 💖 Don't make me tap the sign

My condolences

Gen 1 Pokemon badge case. #3dart #prop #gameart #pokemon

The bulk of the work is dooooone finally some time for my belated [redacted]

Its been fun sharing some of the #GameDev #VFX work that I have worked on recently, so here is a selection from Starship Home which I did earlier this year. All made using Unity, Amplify #shader editor & Quixel mixer. (I'm on the look out for work too so DM if you might need something soon)

Unfinished, not rendered out properly, but really please with the progress I'm making on the effects in this combo. #vfx #rtvfx #ue4

Kinda want to toot my own horn a bit but I'm SO happy the 'are you really good enough' part of my particular kind of Imposter Syndrome has been in regression to the point I don't have the thought anymore. It's nice to keep myself busy with what I CAN and not what I cannot.

Any #VFX people out here, what is the color of poison to you? Usually (especially in game) it's green or purple, but I think yellow or orange do show up form time to time, and Elden Ring's Scarlet Rot does beautifully use Red to convey decay and suffocation.

All possible tweening transition types and easing types. (except spring) a cheat sheet I made for #GodotEngine #GODOT

Trick or Treat - Gator Days

Just a little Halloween shader we cooked up, hope it brings some chills (and thrills) to your timeline! 🕸️👻 #gamedev #glsl #shader #halloween

Well I don't use ArtStation anymore but these crypto bots 'Your art resonates deeply with me' is getting annoying

Remix Rumble EDM ⏯ | Unity VFX Youtube Video (HD): youtu.be/HG1DV5sE7e0?... #unity #VFX #realtimevfx

I put together a free #gamedev software starter pack for newbies. A lot of this leans towards my personal tastes, but I'd love to hear some suggestions about things I could add to it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Free #UnrealEngine stuff! I've just shared some of my simple but useful material functions for anyone to visualize, copy, and paste into their projects using blueprintUE. Feel free to use them however you like! I'll be posting more free resources over the weekend. blueprintue.com/profile/bonz...

Honestly? tinkering with World Editor trying to create a DotA clone baaaaaaaaaaack during Warcraft 3 days. The map is lost, but the knowledge of logic (to create custom skills lol) stays and I am forever grateful.

Alexander Flegler@alexflegler.bsky.social · 2y ago

What got you into #gamedev? Creating maps and modding Age of Empires 25 years ago, when I was 7 or 8. Kinda struck gold, since that got me into making new Age games and DLC professionaly for over 10 years now and tought me the tools to create my own indie game.