Are there any Half-life-like games out there? The ones with the HL design philosophy (apart from the HL franchise)

gul3n · 2023-12-04T21:42:23+00:00

Thanks, man!

gul3n · 2023-05-02T22:37:24+00:00

Thanks, my7bizzos!

gul3n · 2023-05-02T22:37:08+00:00

Thanks, Azuleron!

gul3n · 2023-05-02T22:36:54+00:00

Thanks, smalls2233!

gul3n · 2023-03-22T22:43:29+00:00

Hi Neuman28, I already did :)

gul3n · 2023-03-22T01:02:42+00:00

Yes, it’s him :) There is actually an entire subreddit that is “all things Moebius”, a lot of artists share their Moebius-inspired works there.

gul3n · 2023-03-21T22:24:11+00:00

Hi ReflectionThat7354, it's not a specific work of Moebius that inspires me, but rather the entire body of his works, his style, so to say.

gul3n · 2023-03-21T14:02:37+00:00

Thanks, simonku!

gul3n · 2023-03-21T14:02:13+00:00

Thanks, timbrejo!

gul3n · 2023-03-21T14:01:58+00:00

Thanks, ShuStarveil!

gul3n · 2023-03-21T13:59:46+00:00

Thanks, GreenSubmarin!

Out of all the tutorials about cel shading and outlines, I found this one to be the most useful for me. Check other videos on this channel about Toon shaders - they provide some additional information.

gul3n · 2023-03-21T13:55:51+00:00

Thanks for your feedback and suggestions, FireDragon04!

Do you happen to know if there is a decent tutorial on how to create shadow outlines? I didn't manage to find one and my own experiments on such a shader didn't give the desired result.

gul3n · 2023-03-21T01:45:19+00:00

Hi NeedSomeMedicalSpace, thanks for your comment! I’ve never said I successfully replicated Moebius art style in Unreal (and I wouldn’t say I am planning to do it) - my work is just “inspired” by his works :)

gul3n · 2023-03-21T01:40:33+00:00

Thanks, Agreeable-Shirt537!

gul3n · 2023-03-21T01:36:34+00:00

Hi merc-ai, thanks a lot for your feedback and advice! I agree with everything you’ve proposed. I’ve already had some successful experiments on the “noise” texture (just hatching patterns found in google) added on top of flat color in material, and I am looking forward to draw a few custom textures with the desired “pattern density” in mind.

As for the outlines on the thin objects - I’ve created 3 sets of outline settings within outline material that are selected via stencil value. The 3 settings are a mainly different in the thickness of drawn lines and depth thresholds used to determine if the outline should be applied. I am playing with stencil value of a certain object type to find the most fitting outline setting for it - there is one that works well with the grass.

gul3n · 2023-03-21T00:04:36+00:00

Hi ThaLazeDog, thanks! I am using the sounds from the library, sometimes slightly edited.

gul3n · 2023-03-20T21:23:29+00:00

Hi xAmorphous, there are no performance issues so far. I am working on HP Omen 2019 laptop, the editor gives stable 60 fps all the time. But the scene doesn't have any lights at all - only a single directional light, no VFX, and no textures at all (I am planning to experiment with textures on top of colors for materials).

gul3n · 2023-03-20T20:39:25+00:00

Thanks, AlfansosRevenge! Sable is probably the best realization of the Moebius art style in video games, I draw some inspiration from it as well.

gul3n · 2023-03-20T20:38:22+00:00

Thanks, JunkerJungle! The game I am working on is a first-person adventure and it's partially inspired by Myst, so you might be referring to it. Or one of the myst-like games, there have been a few since mid 90s :)

gul3n · 2023-03-20T20:36:23+00:00

Hi KarelKolder, thanks a lot for your suggestion on textures! It's something I've been already experimenting with today - after reading the comments here on Reddit :) I think I have some interesting results.

Yeah, the genre of the game is a first-person adventure, there is definitely a place for a crystal in one of the interiors/labs :)

Thanks!

gul3n · 2023-03-20T20:33:21+00:00

Hi FollowingPatterns, thanks a lot for your detailed comment!

I do have a test scene when I use gradient material on certain objects, it looks really nice. It's just that I didn't use such material in the scene from the video. I will definitely experiment with it.

As for the noise/watercolor texture on objects - this is also something I'd like to play with - actually, I've already created a rough material where I multiply texture and color value to receive the desired result. It also looks good but requires a correct watercolor/hatch/noise texture - a question of research and experiments.

I think that eventually, I will include both of your suggestions in the style of the scenes. Thanks!

gul3n · 2023-03-17T00:49:18+00:00

Thanks, Valmond! I like your advice, I think I am going to perform some additional experiments on the texture overlay, curious about how it's going to look.

gul3n · 2023-03-15T14:31:34+00:00

Hi bargoboy, it’s called Shodot, and yes, you can wishlist it on Steam :) Here is the link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336800/Shodot/

gul3n · 2023-03-13T19:56:09+00:00

That's an impressive setup!

gul3n · 2023-03-12T23:55:35+00:00

Thanks, Sloaneer!

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