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Nice :) Maybe just the lines without the vignette work as well? Or have it even more transparent (like 25% or 15%?)
Or maybe it would be best to have it as a setting (a bit stronger by default but with the option to turn it down)

Really cool! I like how fluid the movement looks.
One suggestion: Maybe make the speed line vignette effect a bit less opaque? Right now the screen feels a bit foggy. But that might just be me :D

Ah no this is a different one. I was referring to the orange icon which is more rectangular 🤣

Ah yeah okay 👍

I always use the command line on Ubuntu but I am not sure if there even is a way to update apt packages without the command line? I thought the Ubuntu App Center (or whatever the store is called) is only for snaps?

Interesting. Why did you use a compute shader specifically? Could the same be accomplished with just fragment shaders?

Ah okay. Yeah they probably had similar influences 👍 Good luck on the sales and general release!

Nice

Are you or any other dev possibly involved in halls of torment? The art style looks SO SIMILAR! Not in a bad way, I enjoyed HoT, but I am just wondering 😅

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Not a typical MEATBALL simulation 🤣 Nice typo 😅

Is the windows logo censored/ blurred out on purpose? 😆

Nice! But do the metaballs (which I assume this is) collide and deform on collision? It doesn't look like it in the video but this is what I found particularly fascinating about lava lamps

Well, I appreciate the chat, maybe by trial and error I will eventually get it to look like it was made from a proper artist 👍 (Or am *I* the proper artist then? 🤯)

😆 I appreciate it. But I am really more into programming and I just do the 3D stuff on the side, because thats what you gotta do as a solo dev I guess 😅

Thank you! I hope so too! Until then, my mediocre art skills will have to do 🫠

Well, the end goal is to get it to look as if it could fit into the Expanse universe without copying a design from it 1:1. So whatever textures get it there, I would be happy with 😆 (fyi I added another comment under the post which might be of relevance if you are interested)

Preferably, I am looking for someone who likes The Expanse and would be interested in the project itself, as this is really just a hobby project so I can't offer much payment. Maybe someone who is looking to improve their work or would just be interested in helping out.

For this model, I think it just needs a bit of refinement as its already in a decent shape (at least IMHO). However especially better texturing could probably elevate the model much higher than it is right now.

I just wanted to let you guys know, that I *am* looking for a 3D artist! So if you think you can do better than me and improve upon my model, then just hit me up 😅

Oh hey, thats me! Thanks for the spotlight 😅

But at least your results look amazing 😁 I feel like even the model I just sent pictures of could be improved a lot by a proper 3D artist where as I (as a programmer) can only get so far 😅

True 😆

Im currently just chilling. Occasionally working on the game when I feel like it. Revently I have spent all my time with the "3D Models" plate from your pic 🤣

Damn, I am not sure why but this picture gives me real desktop background vibes :D Maybe it's the color grading? What do you do in that regard?

Yes this could be very helpful! Isn't there like a proposal or PR for this already?

Thats nice! Thanks for your work!

What happens when you got a lot of submissions for a single asset? Do you randomly choose which ones to display for each visitor? Do you sort them by some criteria?

Thank you! Yeah honestly I think a lot of it is just having bevels in the right place, having some booleans and LOTS of insets/ extrusions 😅

Thanks! I am glad you still see the resemblance to the Roci because that was the goal :)