PolyCorn Games

When art directing you need to design everything towards a quality bar. We accept that games don’t look real because the anim, textures, lighting all hit about the same bar. This looks incredibly off because the texture and asset bar is way above the animation and general movement. Photo realism with game level anim will always look incredibly off.

@ArtErriu Looks amazing. Looking forward to doing the same kind of edit for my game! 🔥

Another clip of how my game started, luckily I saved all the versions so I can show you the process. #solodev #indiegame #IndieGameDev #gaming

@Substance3D The "Sparkle" is finally working. Imported the procedural snow material into #UE5 today. Testing the new snow shader in Unreal Engine 5. Focusing heavily on the specular response to get that crunchy, icy feeling. #UE5 #solodev #render #techart #gamedev #shader

Procedural Snow ❄️ ​Spent today in Substance Designer dialing in the crunch and height maps. No scans—just nodes and noise. ​Implementation in #UE5 coming next week! ​#ScreenshotSaturday #IndieDev #GameArt @Substance3D

@libbypeteanim This is amazing

calling it done on the pile of bones animation ☠️

@thats_serge Looks amazing! Are you going to apply real-time snow deformation?

YEEESS! And in the end… he found his way back home🥹🐧 #screenshotsaturday

@PlayUncommon Can't we just tell a friend to water them for us while we're scavenging? 🫠

your daily reminder to water your plants 🌱 #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev

@2ndPlayerGames Love the atmosphere! I wonder how you achieved that pixel look on 3d eyes? Great work! 💪

Started working on a new area (and still need to work on combat sprites. More on that soon hopefully). #ScreenshotSaturday #pixelart #jrpg

@Koval_Games 25 years! Okay, when a veteran speaks, I listen. Thanks for the push! 🫡

@polycorn_games I highly recommend it :) you'll see how, when you collect it all and arrange it into a coherent, clean whole, a clear and transparent action plan will appear in your head :) I recommend it, I've been working this way for over 25 years ;)

This is what 1,5 years of solo development looks like. 18 months of looking at my hand-drawn space station and creating a game :) For me it's amazing how you can make a game starting from one sheet of paper. #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #buildinpublic #indiegame

@Koval_Games That is great advice. I definitely need to do a cleanup pass soon before my notebook takes over the entire desk. Thanks for the tip! 😊

@polycorn_games Thank you! Creative chaos isn't a bad thing, but if I may recommend it, gathering it all together later and organizing it into a clear concept really helps - both for the project and for the creator's mind. :)

@unemploysim2018 Fair enough! So we'll actually feel drunk if we drink too much. Nice! 😅 Good luck!

@polycorn_games It depends on how long you've been drunk.

POV: Tuesday after layoff, bills piling up 😩 Survive it! #indiedev #solodev #videogame #indiegame

@CebCode Looks great! The contrast between the smooth environment and the stepped animation on the characters works really well. It makes them pop! 💪

Happy New Year - New patch for We Could Be Heroes with a few bug fixes. store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/… store.steampowered.com/app/2563030?ut… #indiegame #gamedev #solodev #indiedev #videogames

Before it's 3D, it's a stick figure. 🦴 ​Taking a break from the engine to map out the enemy behavior on paper. ​Idea #5 is my favorite: 'Skeletons combine together to become a big one.' Please ignore the terrible handwriting... ​ ​#ue5 #solodev #unrealengine5 #notebook #devlog

@bushsoftware Looking forward to see more!

@polycorn_games nice, that's exactly the feeling I'm going for :)

added more unarmed attacks and the ability to "bash" hostages to my game #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev

@MaddoGames Haha, I wonder what this unlocks... 😁

A clue #indiegame #ScreenshotSaturday

@presentartist1 Looks great! You really nailed the destruction setup. The physics feel satisfying! Keep it up! 💪

You can trigger massive chain reactions on larger maps in “The Minesweeper” ⛳️ #indiegame #UnrealEngine 💥Wishlist on Steam - Demo soon! store.steampowered.com/app/4292440/Th…

AI Combat Update ⚔️ The State logic is fully operational. Distance Check: Working Animation Sync: Smooth Hit Event: Registered Watch the debug log. He's finally landing hits! Next priority: Player Health & Death system. #ScreenshotSaturday #UE5 #unrealengine #solodev #ai