Need a 3D artist for a low-poly endless-runner game

hman278

Hey, I am a programmer that hasn't worked with godot for a while and relearning stuff while making this game and I am looking for someone to work with, a partner. I have made some kind of a prototype to showcase the main idea behind the game. You are free to share your ideas, I still don't have a clear vision on a lot of stuff and hope that we will work together to figure things out:) If you are interested here is my Discord tag: Jayden#5068.

LUZforever2000

I'm in need of your services you can email me at genriq9806@aol.com if your interested

isoovak

Megalomaniak

@jbrooks79 said: just download a asset kit, with modular system of 3D stuff, they're cheap, and you just have to drag and drop . .

That would make it an asset flip, which generally is frowned upon. That is not to say that using some pre-made assets for some select things(in modesty) can't help you but you really need to make sure that all the different assets the game is made up of actually fit together in a coherent manner that wont look cheap and careless.

cybereality

I think for prototyping that could be fine, though I have usually struggled to get things working when I buy pre-made assets online. Like the scale is wrong, or the materials don't work, or they use super high poly count for no reason, or sometimes the files don't even import. Only maybe once or twice have I bought assets and had them work with no BS.

Also, there can be a stark contrast in styles between artists, even those two examples you gave are wildly different and would probably look strange in the same game. I mean, you could get lucky and find suitable assets but ideally you would make your own art (either yourself, or with freelancers) that would be exactly to your specs.

TwistedTwigleg

One thing to keep in mind when using assets someone else has made, especially assets bought from a store/marketplace, is the license. Some licenses make it where the assets can only be used with certain game engines or only in a limited number of games. Not following the license can lead to legal trouble and potentially fines, which can make using other’s assets tricky (outside of the issue of asset flipping, which as Megalomaniak mentioned, is generally frowned upon)

meuch

How many gamers know about asset flips? 1% maybe. :) I recently heard about it and had to look it up. PUBG and Rust are using pre-made assets in their game according to google. I just saw an asset flipped game on Steam that was on the new and popular page with 110 mostly positive reviews, using those old graphics another engine has had in their library for 10 years maybe.

cybereality

Yeah, you have a good point. Most gamers probably wouldn't recognize the flipped art, even though a developer may have seen it before. I think, definitely, you can use any method to complete a game, even if that includes buying art (with the proper licenses). I don't consider that "cheating". I mean, devs will easily buy or license an engine, libraries, music, etc. so buying art is not too different. However, I do stand by my original opinion that pre-made art is usually problematic, especially if it wasn't designed for the engine/platform you're developing on. But if you get lucky and find some art that matches the style and works, that's great.

Megalomaniak

@meuch said: How many gamers know about asset flips? 1% maybe. :) Probably more than that, 5 to 10? Significant enough.

@meuch said: I recently heard about it and had to look it up. PUBG and Rust are using pre-made assets in their game according to google

Both games have reworked and adjusted those assets to fit together. That means they aren't just mere asset-flips. ;) That was my point all along.

cybereality

You're right. I have that problem. I always want everything to be perfect and super high-quality, and I end up just getting stuck and lose momentum. It is important to start prototyping early, even with cubes and blocks, that is good enough to get the ball rolling.