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Made some final visual adjustments to the lighting to allow the hue to shift dynamically based on how deep you are. You can see how, in shallower waters, the lighting has a greenish tint, while the depths have a darker blue hue.

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I DID IT!!

Underwater Visual Test 2

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I'm avoiding using the built-in Unreal Engine volumetric lighting because it doesn't align with the current game's art direction.

However, it makes it very difficult to find tutorials online since everyone assumes you want real-time lighting.

I've been trying to figure this out for the last hour, but I've made 4 different godray/lightshaft variants, and I still don't feel happy with what I've got so far.

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This is just plain uncanny. I don't have any formal blurb for this other than the fact that I was experimenting with the surface for Ocean Visuals. Somehow using this more realistic look gives me this odd Gmod-esc uncanny valley feeling

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Been doing even more work on the underwater graphics lately. Here you can see a test showcasing the environmental fog/lighting transition as you go deeper underwater

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> Added over 9 unique Player Animations
> Player's head matches player's local camera direction
> Swimming Implemented In-Engine
> Player Health + Knockdown Implemented

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Player Knockdown Test

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Here's the player swimming around as well for a different perspective

Testing out new underwater visuals with caustics (among other minor things). Any feedback or thoughts would be appreciated

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Player Ground Movement Rework Test

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Today I did animation + Underwater Movement!

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Is Benthos going to be an Awesome game?

Maybe it's because of my Diet of rocks, but I've been hard stuck trying to get the player's head to FACE the direction they're looking when they look up or down for the last 3 hours... I don't understand what's going on anymore...

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Hello Europa Travelers! I bring you this week's #screenshotsaturday newsletter!

> Lunar Glow Jelly Completed In-Engine
> Implementing a new Creature Called The Maw Fish
> New Animations for Player Character
> Outlines for "The Barrier Forest"
> And Much More!

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Swimming!

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I almost didn't post clip because obs used the wrong microphone so my audio was doo doo, but that shouldn't be a reason for me to not show this off :D

Steam Multiplayer Test! (It works!!!)

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Sum up your day's work in one image

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The Maw Fish!

The largest creature we've worked on so far! Our artists did a great job concepting & modeling the Maw Fish, and I can't wait to see how it'll act in game from the player's pov...

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Hello Europa Travelers! I bring you this week's #screenshotsaturday news!

> Finalizing Lunar Glow Jelly AI
> Finalizing Player Health & Revive System
> A "little surprise" from my artist (More on that next week)
> 3D Work for Dynamic Main Menu

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JellyHosilityTest.mp4

Had to break up my previous roaming code into separate Hostile/Passive fish types. This was surprisingly difficult to break down, since I want to reuse this logic for different types of creatures in the future.

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JellySchoolTest.mp4

AI is 50% done, need to work on the detonation state and a final polishing pass.

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Welcome Europa Travelers! I bring you this week's #screenshotsaturday news!

> Lunar Glow Jelly Graphical Pass Nearly Complete
> Submarine SFX gathering complete
> Finalized Concepting for a larger "Maw-Like" creature

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GlowJellyTest.MP4 (🎧recommended for true value)

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Environment Showcase #2, from now on with Benthos, I want to have it so that I can capture more Underwater shots like this to demonstrate how the in-game environment evolves throughout development!

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When trying to tell my concept artist what I want for a creature, I open Paint and start rambling for 2 hours straight while doodling until I pass out or the artist dies in the process.

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Working on getting this lil jelly fella in the engine! Gonna try to see if I can rig the tendrils and set up some IK motion, since I know that'll be something we 100% will use down the line for bigger creatures, and it should give a more "natural" feel

The next creature lined up to be implemented in-game is the "Lunar Glow Jelly". Which is technically one of the first "Hostile" creatures being added to the game. Follow for more updates!

Hello Europa Travelers! Welcome to this week's #ScreenshotSaturday news!

> Lumen Fish Schools Polished and added in-game
> SFX Gathering for Submarine Near Completion

Happy New Year's! I'm excited to share even more with you going forward!

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