DM-Cruel R1 Release!

At last, after putting months & months of work into this level, I can share it with you all 😀 After R1, the next release will be the final and my last map for UT4 in 2020. Head over DM-Cruel page to get all the details and download link 🙂

For feedback, please share your comments here.

If there is no comments, that mean you are not interested, so it will determine if sharing my next maps with you will worth it or not. I’ll decide what I’ll do then in 2021. Continue sharing my maps with only few of you who appreciate them or keep everything for me, you decide!

Note that I’m aware of few things for this release and more work is planned  :

  • I plan to add more BV’s at some spots to help in the movement department. It won’t be realistic but will provide a better flow around some walls.
  • I plan to individually cull as many meshes as possible and also make LODs on the most meshes to obtain more FPS. This will be a long process since the map contain 5 847 meshes!
  • The custom Jumpad is looking really basic in low / mid settings. This is related to optimization for low end GPU’s. Still, I’m open to suggestion to make it look even prettier in Epic mode.
  • The spark particle near the Sniper pickup is passing through the ceiling and can be visible in the GL corridor.

Enjoy, and let me know what you think.

A little Internet upgrade

Today, on black Friday, I’ve decided to upgrade my Internet connection.

Not because it was necessary, or because there was a rebate to upgrade neither. My Internet was already very fast but I only wanted to buy something faster 🙂 A gift from me to me lol. It’s only 5$ more on my bill and there is no hardware to change so why not have it?

So my previous speed was 100Mb/s download and 30 Mb/s upload with unlimited download. Now, I have 400Mb/s download and 50Mb/s upload and still unlimited download 😀

It was already fast downloading stuff but now, damn, I click and few second later, voilà! Finish! It’s so awesome! All info here, for the curious 😉

Star Wars Unreal daylight renders by Tharik Mohammed Ehaya

Do you like Star Wars? If yes, well, this well made Unreal daylight renders crafted by Tharik Mohammed Ehaya is for you 😀

Alphonse apartment by Jay Patel

A very nice archviz, Alphonse apartment by Jay Patel. Really like the music in this demo 😀

Museum Paleo art loop by Brajan Martinović

Another amazing short, Museum Paleo art loop by Brajan Martinović.

This was a very pleasing 3:48 video to look at 😀 Landscape and scenery are superb, animals look very good and their animation is very well executed, very natural! Also, I love the fur!! The switch from the skeleton to real animal at the beginning is a very nice touch, great intro. The music for this short is perfect too 🙂 Brief, excellent!!!

Breadth by Thaddaeus Andreades

Another amazing short, Breadth by Thaddaeus Andreades 🙂

If my memory is good, it’s the first time I see a desert theme so well animated, it look and sound real 😀

Project CANTON by Dyna 4 Studio

Dyna 4 Studio made this excellent archviz call Project CANTON 😀

I really like the happiness of the child POV / sounds in the montage, very well made!

Cool to see the band playing in the TV too, a very nice touch (for those who appreciate the details in a project…). The switch to day / night is also cool + the music track add a sort of nice groove instead of the traditional classic / piano music.

Neon Sins by Indrajeet Sisodiya

This is Indrajeet Sisodiya entry to the Kitbash3D Neon Nights contest 😀 Amazing work!