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Charles Horwood

@charleshgamedev.bsky.social

Game Developer - Animus Interactive | (Unreal/Unity) | Meridian Divide RTS (Unreal) | Learning 3D, VFX & Chaos Destruction and sketching, https://discord.com/invite/mdjBBEjqK3

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Hey folks, it's been quiet for a while as have been cooking on multiple games, firstly progress is really good with Avalon Lords and I will be posting progress reports, dev clips and update logs, Meridian Divide has got new content which I will be posting very soon with devlogs ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช

02.05.2025 23:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The team has been grinding this week, and Iโ€™ve finally gotten time to test the latest dev build.

The next patch for the live game is just around the corner. ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿฐ

#GameDev #RTS #AvalonLords

07.02.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Patch 1.9.9.2 Patch 1.9.9.2 was released on 11.02.2025 and introduces several new features, including UI sound effects, a loading screen for Skirmish mode, a random name chooser for bot players, and a revamped UI r...

Aaaand its done!

The next Patch is out and we worked hard on fixing / improving a ton of content.

We might have also sneaked in the first naval units and more...

Read the full patch notes here:
avalonlords.wiki.gg/wiki/Patch_1...

#GameDev #RTSGame #AvalonLords

11.02.2025 19:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our UI/UX designer is reimagining the campaign menu to make every chapter feel like an epic journey!

Here are three design concepts - each with a unique vibe.

Which one is your favorite? Let us know! ๐Ÿ‘‡

#GameDev #IndieGame #UIUX

13.02.2025 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Agreed ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’ช number 3 looks really good ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช

14.02.2025 08:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Architectural design from Jumanji Next level. Working out how to depict the different animals in the stonework.
#conceptart #jumanji

30.11.2024 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Hannah Dickson 3D Environment Artist

Hey everyone! Im a 3D environment artist from the UK who worked on Zombie Army 4 & Sniper Elite 5. Excited to post some game art content on here (and some life stuffss) and connect with fellow game devs โœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘€ hdickson.artstation.com

16.11.2024 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Next part of the detailing done, walkway is complete and adding beams, frames, vents and other juicy details

06.01.2025 06:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Adding ladders and walkways to the exterior of the building

04.01.2025 19:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I've been sketching out an original pistol design in plasticity. Getting all the curved connecting surfaces has been a fun challenge.

04.01.2025 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy First Weekend of 2025 folks, got a question for all you Unity coders, when fetching the RectTransform of a Game Object which of these methods do you use (if you have any others I'm keen to see them ๐Ÿ˜‰)
So do you A: use GetComponent directly.
or B: recast Transform as RectTransform

04.01.2025 14:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You noticed haha, good good, yeah I don't want it to perfect, it has a smoother feel when the timings slightly overlap in places.

02.01.2025 15:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's the core inspiration ๐Ÿ’ช, thank you for commenting ๐Ÿ™

02.01.2025 07:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finally implemented texture blending on the terrain. The tile textures still need some work but it looks much better up close and gives me a lot more options than the giant single texture I was using for so long

01.01.2025 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Had to test a little unpack animation

02.01.2025 01:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Can't mix images and videos yet so here is the clip

01.01.2025 23:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bit of work on my game today, subject is the command centre that can deploy/pack-up like the traditional MCV from the C&C games, here is the current building block out and a quick door animation test

01.01.2025 23:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy New Year to one and all, I hope you all have an amazing day with family and friends, 2025 is going to be a very good year, full of gun, learning and progress across the board ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

01.01.2025 13:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, very ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

25.12.2024 07:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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And a little collapse test

25.12.2024 00:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I've been working on a model for a Medieval Siege tower, I wanted to test my abilities on something different, it drops in at just over 3k tris and wheels can be instanced, so here it is so far

25.12.2024 00:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These look cool dude, you can what they are thinking ๐Ÿ˜

21.12.2024 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Me too bro!! ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿซถ

20.12.2024 10:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't know who needs to hear this, but go ahead. Get that treat. Get that overpriced thing of oreos. Get a pint of ice cream. Spend an extra half hour in bed curled up with a pet.

There's a lot of shit going on right now, and while treats won't fix it, you also won't survive without dopamine hits

18.12.2024 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises โš”๏ธ Teaser Trailer | Reclaim the Throne of Avalon!
YouTube video by Animus Interactive Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises โš”๏ธ Teaser Trailer | Reclaim the Throne of Avalon!

The dawn is rising! โš”๏ธโœจ

Watch King Arthurโ€™s call to reclaim Camelot in our first Avalon Lords: Dawn Rises teaser.

Re-launch preview at the Steam RTS Fest on Jan 20th!

#AvalonLords #RTSReborn #SteamRTS #MedievalFantasy

19.12.2024 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
LEGLESS
LEGO
AT THE SKULL BAR
EVERY WEDNESDAY
FROM 6PM
BRING SOME LEGO HAVE SOME BEERS
SMASH SOME COCKTAILS
MAKE SOME FRIENDS
EVERYTHING IS ALESOME

LEGLESS LEGO AT THE SKULL BAR EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 6PM BRING SOME LEGO HAVE SOME BEERS SMASH SOME COCKTAILS MAKE SOME FRIENDS EVERYTHING IS ALESOME

Now thatโ€™s what I call a pub night with that premise.

19.12.2024 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have been so excited to share more details about what I have been cooking since joining Animus Interactive nearly 5 months ago, I am happy to share that Avalon Lords will be going Early Access in the Steam Strategy fest, the game is set in Medievil times where the clash of light versus dark rages!

19.12.2024 19:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Level Design Fundamentals | Community tutorial Level Design encompasses a wide variety of skills. The average level designer thinks about the overall game design, tone, narrative, gameplay goals, lev...

The Why of Level Design Part 6
Player Motivations and the Player Economy

The 6th installment of my ongoing #leveldesign theory tutorial series is here! #gamedev #IndieGameDev #UEFN

You can also find it on the Epic Dev site: dev.epicgames.com/community/le...

17.12.2024 04:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 57    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
a photo of a papercraft depicting an elf, inside of a Christmas present

a photo of a papercraft depicting an elf, inside of a Christmas present

a photo of a papercraft depicting an elf, inside of a Christmas present

a photo of a papercraft depicting an elf, inside of a Christmas present

download your very own Box Elf and leave it out for Santa alongside the milk and cookies

folduptoys.com/product/chri...
#papercraft #illustration #crafts

16.12.2024 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is really coming along dude, awesome work!!๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช

14.12.2024 17:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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