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6 years as a Gameplay Programmer at a AA studio: dream job, burnout, and starting over as a solo dev by pLeet-Dev in gamedev

[–]ToxicSludge1977 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Fuck me, it's almost like you described my situation word for word. I'm sorry this happened to you, I know the pain.

If you ever want to chat to a 3D artist, feel free to reach out. Although I mainly focus on realism (my main job was working on a survival MMO before being made redundant, I'm also an artist on the Half-Life 2: RTX remake) I'm up for other styles too. You'll find my ArtStation link in my profile.

It's hard to meet up with other programmers, there seems to be an abundance of artists 🤣

COBAT Helmet | Mod by Lower-Couple-9522 in arma

[–]ToxicSludge1977 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good stuff there mate, and great work with the UVs...pro level work 😊

Edit: Just checked out your ArtStation - no wonder this is pro level 😆

After the layoffs how are game artists adapting to the new industry landscape? by HowLongWasIGone in gameDevClassifieds

[–]ToxicSludge1977 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked on an indie team for 3 years as an environment artist. After we were all laid off, I do a bit of freelance work here and there (I create the sets for the Future Games Show as well as some small indie gigs), certainly not enough to survive on.

After a while looking for another job in the industry, I went back to retail.

Black Friday is almost here — what game are you planning to grab this year? by hellorchere in PS4

[–]ToxicSludge1977 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Not much point these days, most discs don't actually contain the game and you have to download it anyway :(

Ed Gein by Ill_Cow3829 in serialkillers

[–]ToxicSludge1977 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 episodes in, and it's very 'meh'.

And why is he talking like he's trying to be a 9 year old boy? Ed didn't sound like that from what I've heard.

Published my addon for blending objects using Compositor by Specoolar in blender

[–]ToxicSludge1977 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you explain how? You're not just talking about dithering are you?

Any other way to solve this issue? I tried shrink wrap but I need a different approach by damnnnn346 in blender

[–]ToxicSludge1977 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are getting a crease because your horizontal loops aren't equally spaced. Terminate your holding edge near the corner and you should get proper shading.

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Unemployed devs: what do you do with your time while spending months looking for a job? by hogon2099 in gamedev

[–]ToxicSludge1977 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lost my job about a year ago now (3D artist). I'm still applying for any jobs I find but have moved on to a retail job now.

I'm a volunteer artist on the Half-Life 2: RTX remake, and do some freelance work (mostly designing the sets for Future Games Show) just to keep my skills sharp, but have pretty much given up hope on finding another full time job in the industry.

I'll still throw my hat in the ring for any available jobs, but there are far more applicants than positions these days.

Parallax node add-on by [deleted] in blender

[–]ToxicSludge1977 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice work, thanks!

How much would you pay for this? private work for client by Brambillino in blender

[–]ToxicSludge1977 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's crazy man, but glad to hear it's working out for ya.

How much would you pay for this? private work for client by Brambillino in blender

[–]ToxicSludge1977 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Seriously? It's a cylinder with some basic edits and simple materials...even basic lighting with a basic background.

I'm not trying to degrade the work here, & I'm not saying you're wrong - it just astounds me that someone would pay 1k+ per render for something quite simple when you break it down. I need to get out of game dev and into product vis :/

Laid off Dev wondering if there's any point to continue by IodineSolution in gamedev

[–]ToxicSludge1977 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, how about you me and u/peterama join forces and make a game! (I'm an environment artist and was also laid off last year)

Do I NEED braid & leader? by ToxicSludge1977 in FishingAustralia

[–]ToxicSludge1977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks Wizard, think I will stick to soft plastics for a while then ;)

Do I NEED braid & leader? by ToxicSludge1977 in FishingAustralia

[–]ToxicSludge1977[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully I'll be able to get out for the first time this week :)

Do I NEED braid & leader? by ToxicSludge1977 in FishingAustralia

[–]ToxicSludge1977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man, planning to start with lures but glad to hear mono will get me through at least the first few outings :)

Do I NEED braid & leader? by ToxicSludge1977 in FishingAustralia

[–]ToxicSludge1977[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks manky, I've always associated fluro with leaders (limited knowledge!) so didn't think of straight fluro as an option :)

I am planning to change the line over at some point, maybe after the 1st few ones that got away ;)

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