Creating a Scene for my 3D Pixel Art Game
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ย. 2020
- Date of Recording: 2020-11-14
I took a bit of a break from the usual tech updates this week to record a making-of video detailing what it's like to create a scene from start to finish in the Unity-based pixel art game engine I've been developing.
I found some neat modifier stack tricks in Blender for creating procedural, non-destructive details for rocks, stone bricks, and trees. This saves a lot of asset-creation time, which should hopefully make it more feasible for me to create a large game world without a huge team.
music: lofi hip hop to [chill/dance/study/relax/rage/party/sleep] to by Virtual Boy is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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FAQ:
1. Can I buy this?
The package I'm building is for a game project I'm working on, so I currently don't have resources to support external users. Plus the code is in a constant state of flux. I may revisit this in the far future toward the end of my project, if there is interest at that time.
2. Can you make tutorials for how to achieve this?
I've written about the techniques I've used in the video descriptions of my older videos, and plan on making new higher quality videos as I work on new features that I think are interesting or have educational value. I don't always have time to make a detailed video for every thing, but I'm always happy to respond to specific questions here in the comment section, or privately over on twitter.
3. Where did you pick up your skills?
I mostly learned graphics programming through following the tutorials of Inigo Quilez and Catlike Coding online. I also highly recommend Sebastian Lague and AdamCYounis' channels here on TH-cam.
Thanks so much !!
I just came upon this video, and damn the clip at 4:15 is the closest to 2D i've ever seen in a 3D based engine, i'm straight shocked that's literally amazing bless you !
What CPU and GPU languages are you using? Like do you use c++ and opengl?
nvm: title is misleading. He's just using unity and did not create his own pixel art game engine. He's using what seems like his own renderer
@Arsen Here In my (limited) experience, releasing a successful product entails cleaning up the code, testing it so it works for different platforms, making sure it can be integrated in other projects, providing training, and support. Some of those things will naturally get done as I make more progress on my game, but some of them are too much of a distraction at this point. Thanks for understanding.
So your engine is for Unity only? Can it be ported to Godot? Is your rendering engine opensource?
@Brain Developer Dimensional I suppose the shaders port easily since it's just HLSL. The rest of the pipeline would need to be rewritten for each new environment. I based on Unity because it is what my team is familiar with. No, the project is not open source.
I could imagine an entire game being made in this style and at the very end of the game, the camera pans in and moves around to reveal the game was 3d the whole time.
Cool!
haha my idea was to do the reveal at the end of the first scene or something like that. or in the middle of the trailer. there's definitely some potential for that sort of deception
@@t3ssel8r what about having it in the pixel art style but you can move the camera in a 3D space?
Try fez
wait its all 3d?
always has been
"To make the rocks more realistic, I let the computer do it for me."
Welcome to 3d modeling
@@IPlayKindred i don't think anyone wants to spend 90% of the time working on a project just manualy making the models when it can be generated quick
@@Med-B that's my point
@@IPlayKindred i agree with the kindred player because he plays kindred
@@IPlayKindred Welcome to 3d procedural modeling***
I never worked with any of these programs... But WOW, 2 hours for this?! Insane!
I am impressed by the quality of this piece of art.
it's like.. there are 2 hours of modeling, but hundreds of hours for the engine.. ;)
@Jan Černín to be honest modeling is the easiest part, getting shaders and textures(even UV wrapping) is the long and painful process
@@Reloecc Definitely! The 2hrs do not account for the programming of the pixel shaders. The modeling and porting into engine? Sure!
When they said “trees are just cylinders with some merged spheres on top.” I felt that
I've been saying this for 15 years and no one's listened to me.
they?
@@alcob5945 gender neutral pronouns
@@ireadysucks3026 i don't believe men can become women and viceversa, especially without surgery and all the other stuff that should make you more similar to the other sex (yet not the same since you can't change your brain and every aspect of your body, not to mention that even if you did you would be a fake man/woman)
Even without the pixel engine the scene looked pretty nice and serene, but that engine stepped it up so much, very nice.
Wow, the final scene is amazing!!! Congratulations and thanks for sharing 👍
@AnarchoOrc como isso é possível? 🤔
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I'm at a loss for words at how beautiful the final product is. Just subbed!
the colors and little grass/leaves movement really make this scene! looks so good!
Holy hell. The final result is goddamn gorgeous!
That displacement and decimation technique is so cool I’ll try to figure out how to do something like that, great video!
It's fairly simple, it's more about tuning the settings
It is a trap, just looks pretty and lower poly, but it just mess all your topology. If you're a begginer, I recommend you avoid this kinda 2 modifiers by now...
It can cause you a lot of headaches. There is a GDC talk called Low Poly Modeling: Style Through Economy, you can watch on TH-cam that talks about some of the pitfalls of using decimate and better workflows. From memory the guy giving the talk is an indie dev who works alone on his projects.
This is not a comment to shit on the creator of this video. I found watching this workflow very interesting and have liked the video.
Wow, the pixel shader you have going on here is absolutely amazing.
I absolutely love this art style. the combination of pixels and realistic reflections in the water make it look to warm but immersive at the same time.
This youtube channel must be the best thing I found this year, you are really talented dude... it makes me envious... in a good way
This is kinda wild, spending time to make a whole 3D scene just so you can flatten it out and turn it into 2D
I imagine drawing it in 2D would've taken a lot more time and skills so this is actually a really neat idea
you got it. I'm a petty bad pixel artist but even I can extrude a few cubes.
Doing this in 2d would take a lot more time, also the 3d engine allows cool lighting effects as shown here.
Imagine the guys spending their time on making 2D look like 3D :ppp
All artist are crazy :d
Who would win? guy that took years practing vs default cube
Please, PLEASE, teatching us how to make something like it! It’s AMAZING!
This is some incredible work! Can't wait to play whatever games you make with this system.
Your pixel art is superb, the lighting/shading is perfect to emphasize the shapes of objects in pixel art, like your water line is very light, if a stone is sticking out, u have a lighter gray highlight around where it differentiates it from the ground (4:23 stone next to pillar). Your style is so perfect.
I love the cloud shadows in the final version! and that pond reflection looks great.
This already looks so cool, like this as an entire game just- damn
Amazing work so far
I was just looking into some things for game ideas i was having and i am OBSESSED. This is stunning and i will definitely be looking at trying something like this. Congratulations, this is really well done!
This is really beautiful. The fact the trees are just spheres beneath all the well-animated pixel leaves is something I'd have had trouble believing just looking at the final product.
Loving your content. The end result is always astonishingly beautiful.
Man thank you for your video?
First of all I love to watch time laps-blender builds. They are really entertaining to watch and often I discover a few new tricks.
Even more so when there is some commentary!
Well done! This is an incredible pixel generation. Thank You for sharing!
This looks absolutely stunning! I would be overjoyed to watch or play something that looks like this!
This is genius and your Pixel art engine looks great. Are you planning to sell some of your tools in the asset store?
Wow, this is great. I am new to game dev and this help alot. Amazing work flow!
@@jasonhoffman91 ????????
the new pinned comment says this:
1. Can I buy this?
The package I'm building is for a game project I'm working on, so I currently don't have resources to support external users. Plus the code is in a constant state of flux. I may revisit this in the far future toward the end of my project, if there is interest at that time.
@@u3mmar958 I think he meant to comment, not reply
Make sure to correct the several vertices, the transforms and the topology, if you get it in your hands hahahaa
Wow i'm really impressed by this channel and the vibe. Love the render of that pixel art
I really enjoy your artstyle. Looking forward to your completed project with it
There are several different 3D pixel art videos out there on youtube, but I think you nailed it the best with your engine, filters, shaders and whatsoever.
Can't wait when the actual game will come.
And also when after the release you will make efforts toward sharing your way of doing, in form of tools, lessons, etc., - also can't wait.
Good luck.
Yooo, those materials that You using are just insane. They are giving so much to this project
I've seen alot of 3D pixel art and I can tell its very hard to pull off, but I find your artwork not just a perfect execution of this technique but also incredibly tasteful
I'm blown away by this. It's absolutely incredible!
I've never seen anything like this before. Simply in awe here. Amazing job! Keep us posted please.
The pixel engine part blows my mind, the finish is so cool
Just wow! I really like it ... I got some nostalgia feels ... and combined with the background-music, they got enhanced :)
Bro, this is absolutely amazing looking. Great job.
DUDE, this is awesome! hope you do well with your project.
Wow, this is my first time seeing this kind of technique, and i gotta say this blew me away! thanks for sharing your technique! learned so much.
leaves made from spheres and rocks being low poly distorted cubes is such a familiar aesthetic in these indie games tbh
It's an easy way of doing it, but damn it looks good ngl
Studying game dev at uni right now, this is really inspiring. I'll share this around, love what you're doing.
The end product looks incredible my guy. A tutorial on the procedural editing for the trees and stone would be super dope but I understand you're busy.
I love this and I hope you've made progress on this game!
as a pixel artist im blown away by how good the final piece turned out. the colours are incredible.
Absolutely stunning result
I ADORE the look of what you've made.
This is so good. You made this seem so simple to make
Dude this are literally the most nostalgic beautiful and timeless graphics design I have ever seen, imo the market is too full of games that think realism is the ultimate goal
Man that style is so chill and relaxing, somehow it gives me some nice anime atmosphere... Nice
This is beautiful! Keep uploading more videos, it was well edited and nice to watch :D
That procedurally generated pattern on columns, stairs etc. was brilliant. I'm not a pro blender user, nor I'm a game developer so I've never heard of that technique. Really clever. I'll need to try it
Dude this looks fantastic!!!! Absolutely amazing work
Watched this video over 10 times now and im every time blown away by the artstyle and the way it works. I would love to see a video on how to create the sprites for the grass and trees. Cool video :D
Fantastic work, I live your pixel filter. Good to see I'm not the only one using 3D specifically to get a 2D result
as someone who just sometimes models and rigs random unpainted monsters in blender for fun, this makes game scenery and for some reason, breath of the wild scenery, even MORE breathtaking. thank you.
That's insane! Awesome job and thanks so much for show us!
Holy Cow, this is beautiful!
Jesussss, this shader must be professional !
Love the result by the way ! :D
The custom rendering is absolutely insane and I am amazed by it. Once you finish this project, I hope you make a tutorial series on how to make it or release it for sale.
wow! thank you for sharing this process. looks great!
Man this is stunningly beautiful!
Very successfully pulls off the illusion that it's pixel art. Gorgeous, nice job!
Thanks for the FAQ section bro. Good work. The output you get there is fantastic. Until the end ,render scenes, i was like "oh its something ordinary like begginer course or simplist game" and i was wrong.
gaaaah damn, that pan at the end had me feelin somethin. looks super, super good, but I'm sure you already knew that. amazing work!
This is sick. I am not into pixel art and the realistic art style is more my cup of tea, but man this looks so neat. Awesome job dude.
This video is amazing, thanks for creating and sharing it! Very inspirational.
Beautiful work! it looks amazing and very unique style
It is beautiful and inspiring, quite innovative idea too
Yo, I'm stifled. Your work looks fantastic! Thanks lord TH-cam algorithm.
god your style of this made me so pacefull
that has to be one of the most beautiful things ive seen in a long time.
That looks insanely good!
this is so beautiful i cant wait for this to come out
You did amazing job with your shaders in unity! Congrats
This is awesome! Can't wait to see more.
so so cool, would love to see you set up more scenes like this :)
Awsome workflow! the displacement trick is 👌👌
It's amazing, wonderful work.
yoooooooooooo those pixel shaders are NUTS! this is totally great.
omg, I've been looking for something like this for so long and finally I found you. hope to learn something new from you.
This is my favorite art style for games
wtf. too good. That pixel art shader/rendering engine is gorgeous. I'm jealous. I'd buy it from the asset store wink wink.
very impressive. After I played through a short hike I knew that this was the style I wanted to go for.
this looks stunning
That's amazing man keep it up!
That end result is absolutely incredible
You made this in two hours?! It looks absolutely incredible!
Great video man! Thanks for sharing. I'm still pretty new so this was super helpful!
the tree shader looks sooooo good!
WOW... just... WOW! This looks so good!
Watching these videos I'm always thinking I could do it too. I start planning out the landscape, what I want to show, the colors...
Then comes the time to actually do it.. Needless to say I've never finished a project.
GG to you, looks super nice. Couldn't help but sub for the next one ;)
keep practicing! each plan/unfinished piece still counts.
stunningly beautiful
Nice! I've been wanting to make a game with a 3D->pixelart rendering system, but I need to finish some other projects, first. Cool to see somebody implementing similar ideas!
Very beautiful! Make a decently long camera pan animation, like you have, loop it perfectly and use for a lofi hip hop radio TH-cam station, and I'd guarantee everyone would be clicking yours over any other! I know I would. So relaxing and aesthetically pleasing!
I would absolutly love to see a beginner tutorial playlist to this content! Explicit for the rocks, textures and shader.
This is incredible, I have to take notes from this!
Jesus, this is gorgeous. Like unrealistically gorgeous.
Beyond incredible
Your work is awesome and impressive.
Mind blown by the end result