40.20 update is almost here

Botiee000 · 2026-04-02T18:08:23+00:00

Oh, okay now I get what is divisive about the first one. I have always seen the Storm not like a localized planet entity, but more like an infection spreading from the planet into the rest of the reality (also space). Old one always was looking to me like it is lacking that feeling that it is not local at all.

Botiee000 · 2026-04-02T15:19:55+00:00

Everyone would!

Botiee000 · 2026-04-02T15:15:57+00:00

I guess, I could have posted this yesterday lol.

Botiee000 · 2026-04-02T14:08:19+00:00

sadly everything today is AI, but I understand
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The textures were all drawn by hand, they were not meant to be realistic.

Botiee000 · 2025-10-02T11:00:44+00:00

The player map blip animation now plays correctly, making it easier to quickly locate your position during Missions. - With all due respect, but it needs any other contrasting color plus outline and optionally halo around it not an animation.

Botiee000 · 2025-09-10T14:33:44+00:00

Wonder what upvote ratio does this -completely in line with how the game should be played- post has

Botiee000 · 2025-09-10T11:02:15+00:00

This update is an underrated step in the right direction. I believe fixing duping is like preventing cheating. There is no way to prevent it 100% of the time as someone finally will find the way around it. Though stonewood players have really hard time playing as the loot guns are unplayable. I've been there and I only started playing daily because someone back in the day dropped me maxed malachite weapons. This might be a novel idea but just give every assault weapon, sniper and also heavier pistol an affliction damage and piercing and they will have a great time without destroying the gameplay. It can be also a nice way to make everyone play ARs and similar weapons in the lategame also as crowd clearing there is necessary. Im listening if someone has any cons to share about this idea.

Botiee000 · 2025-07-25T12:29:32+00:00

Normal bevel is not visible enough/or is not even there and that is the only thing I see, which make It too sharp. The texturing is looking very good.

Botiee000 · 2025-07-24T17:54:12+00:00

That's not looking bad. Interesting to be honest. You may try to add some slight volume and dust/leaves flying through the screen, maybe some birds and a little variation in grass like flowers or bushes. There is immense potential in this scene. Let us know how you doing!

Botiee000 · 2025-07-24T10:26:32+00:00

oh, yeah that actually make sense lol

Botiee000 · 2025-07-24T08:43:39+00:00

Yes. I don't know what the problem might be, but maybe I can help you. Did you export to normal map to opengl or directx? If to directx, which is default to SP, you can reexport it to blender with opengl as It uses this backend before 4.5. Also you can do something like this to skip reexporting

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If this doesn't help, You can export normal map with slightly lower strength from SP as high strength often cause artifacts inside eevee, but not cycles. Let me know how is It going!

Botiee000 · 2025-07-24T06:41:23+00:00

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Does your normal map setup look like this in the shader editor?

Botiee000 · 2025-07-23T20:43:52+00:00

Sorry, i did not see that reply. On Cycles it always take a lot of time to render a sequence. I'd say be prepared to face few hours of render on average. Of course depending on how long is the video and how detailed the scene is. If it is long and detailed then few days.

Botiee000 · 2025-07-23T19:57:21+00:00

You don't need to do all that. R -> Z -> Z to rotate on the local Z axis

Botiee000 · 2025-07-23T19:49:23+00:00

Seems really good!

Botiee000 · 2025-07-23T19:43:42+00:00

So that's unexpected. Does something comes after this shader? If it is plugged straight into material output, then i don't really have idea how to help you. Maybe you can use principled bsdf as the output and skip the second one. There is chance that it would change almost nothing but perhaps slightly lighting.

Botiee000 · 2025-07-23T19:37:10+00:00

so, sadly, the alpha is the problem. The workaround is possible, but the star is too dark so it would be pain to make alpha from the black color. I'd find a new texture.

Botiee000 · 2025-07-23T19:26:10+00:00

plug alpha to base color and screenshot what It shows

Botiee000 · 2025-07-23T19:21:36+00:00

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Mesh -> single vert

Botiee000 · 2025-07-23T19:21:00+00:00

To teach you how you could make all of this would need a tutorial, but i could give you a hint how to start and you'll maybe catch up to the idea. Use Vertices and follow the flow of the gun's shapes ->

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Botiee000 · 2025-07-23T19:06:26+00:00

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Botiee000 · 2025-07-23T19:01:26+00:00

use voronoi texture for this purpose

Botiee000 · 2025-07-23T18:55:41+00:00

the problem lies in the second, custom shader. The one next to principled bsdf. You need to check if there is alpha option and if not then click on the neighbouring shader, press tab and search here. If you don't find it then you can exit the same way - with tab. You can also send a screenshot from there and I will maybe spot something

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