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One of the first drafts looked like this. There’s potential here! Even the shapes of the falling signals... I was thinking of trying to invert this, so that the signals become large, round, transparent, while everything else impossible to see through. #gamedev #vfx #indiedev

I expanded this effect and added a whole bunch of additional parameters and conditions to the material. One of my Unreal Engine materials has the potential to serve as a universal algorithm for various situations in the game. #gamedev #vfx #UnrealEngine

It will be a cascading waterfall of energy, a form of pure energy unknown to humanity until now. Alternatively, this stream constitutes information. Imagine a node that compresses the data stream and performs the function of an "archivist router." #indiegame #indiedev #vfx #gamedev

I have seen this effect in many Sci-Fi films. Simple things, actions, and basic mathematics always hold incredible potential. I need to experiment and practice more in Unreal Engine, many times throughout the day and programming #vfx | #gamedev #UnrealEngine #indiedev

I watched the series "Severance," and here is what I have to say. I finally saw so much of what was in my mind, and I experienced many emotions I hadn't felt in a long time- all within a single series. It’s incredible! #movies

I spent a long time experimenting and searching for exactly what I needed. It started with a "rabbit hole" then moved on to various signals in pipes and, for instance, this, a distorted grid. Finally, last night, I created an Unreal Engine material that I hope will be the one. #gamedev #UnrealEngine

Do you remember when I showed you the random display of symbols? Well, here is the code for that. I call this Unreal Engine material example "Random display of a horizontal texture section" #gamedev #UnrealEngine #indiedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-T_...

The first draft of transferring your digital consciousness into an artificial body. These are light signals in the darkness, like movement through an optical fiber, but that’s not what it is. You will see this while scenes are loading. Do you like it? #indiegame #indiedev #vfx #gamedev #scifi

A gradient represents a direction of movement, I’m sure you already knew that. If you create a texture containing a curved line defined by a gradient (from 1 to 0), it effectively becomes a path. Here is an example using a radial gradient. #gamedev #UnrealEngine #indiedev

I tried spinning this retro tunnel—it looks hilarious. Psst, hey you! Get ready for something super cool. I’ve almost finished a Unreal Engine material that looks just like what I dreamt of last night. The movement of signals within a synthesized brain.

Evening game dev humor with Unreal Engine. A retro tunnel and me. Haha! A bit of positivity for you and me, because our psyches are glitching out from reality, riddled with all sorts of bugs. #gamedev #indiedev

My late-night gamedev, I’m working on an Unreal Engine material that will effect for a scene loader. Essentially, it’s the transfer of consciousness into a body - a classic trope! Here’s the new draft. I decided to try a non-circular tunnel. There are no textures here

I’m subtracting a radial wave from the UV coordinates, and this effect looks pretty cool for grids, or for appearing and disappearing animations. #gamedev #UnrealEngine #vfx

Friday, game dev. Coffee and waking up the brain with Unreal Engine. Given a grid, how do you warp it to create a radar, a spiderweb, or a woven tablecloth? Vector To Radial Value node is my favorite. #gamedev #UnrealEngine #indiedev

Evening Game Dev. Rabbit Hole [version 0.4], Unreal Engine material. I flipped the layers - the one that moves is in front, and the static one is behind it. But the hole vibrates, it pulses... hehe #gamedev #vfx #indiedev #UnrealEngine

I squeeze out a bit of space and simulate a layer moving through the fabric of space - gravity, perhaps. Hehe. #gamedev #UnrealEngine

Rabbit Hole ver 0.3, Unreal Engine material. I’ve added depth, layer in the foreground. This isn’t quite the "space motion" effect yet, and likely won't become one; I’ll have to start from scratch. It suck in the consciousness, this vfx will be for something else #vfx #gamedev

My late-night gamedev session: I’m working on an Unreal Engine material that will serve as the primary effect for a scene transition, scene loader. Essentially, it’s the transfer of consciousness into a body - a classic trope! Here’s the first draft.

The interface falls into place in the game. Here is the core indicator of your main actions. Yes, these are various draft versions of a background that reacts to the state of the capacitor. But final look will be different. #indiegame #indiedev #vfx #scifi

The basis for highlighting a section within a grid. I hope this will be useful for you. #gamedev #indiedev #UnrealEngine www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnoV...

Tuesday, game dev, coffee, waking up the brain with Unreal Engine. BumpOffset and 3 textures: LowResBlurredNoise, water_d, water_n. I think it’s like gasoline on water. #gamedev #UnrealEngine #indiedev

Humanity needs a technology a "brain-profile detector" that reveals one’s aura, like a mood ring. Point the device at someone’s head, and it shows how rotten that person is. It would reveal the "digital stench", because the words politicians speak are nothing but lies

Jumping UV. I don't mean ultraviolet. Ha-ha. This can serve as a basis for various effects. If I start jumping, there will be an earthquake, I think I'm Godzilla. Jumping game developer in jumping Unreal Engine. WAT?! #gamedev #UnrealEngine #vfx #indiedev

You will see this background when the game is paused. In the future, this effect might feature random values ​​for certain parameters, with each pause slightly altering the data stream effect. #indiegame #indiedev #vfx #scifi

A bit of coffee and a brain workout. So, let’s get a bit smarter in our game dev bubble. Do you remember the material you will see in the game terminal? I’ll show you how to create a grid-based focus in Unreal Engine #gamedev #UnrealEngine #indiedev

I finally did it. For several days, I tried to create pseudo-light rays and combine them with symbols within a single material for a widget background. I ended up having to create them separately, use a custom node with code for loop ;)

Unreal Engine material tip for you. A simple way to create an old TV screen and give it a convex shape. Just kidding. Blip blop #gamedev #UnrealEngine #UE5

Part 3 / I am sure that most people who see an "X" think it is a letter; some think it is a social network; and a very small number think it 10 in the Roman numeral system. #gamedev #indiedev #UnrealEngine

Part 2 / Time isn't linear; it's wibbly-wobbly. Weeping Angels are quantum-locked, turning to stone when seen, but move when you blink (Doctor) #gamedev #UnrealEngine #UE5

My late-night game dev session with Unreal Engine. Darkness, no electricity. I’m working on something; I started with a spiderweb. Spider-Pig, Spider-Pig, does whatever a Spider-Pig does. Can he swing from a web? No, he can't, he's a pig. Look out, he is a Spider-Pig! #gamedev #indiedev

Perhaps some of this material will be in Alpha-2. Noise generation in the opposite direction from energy grains. Beautiful, mystical, energetic! #gamedev #indiedev

I’m a fan of UV. I don't mean ultraviolet. Ha-ha. This is a visual workout for our brain, so pour yourself some tea or coffee and take a moment to check out this Unreal Engine material. Part 1, I’ll show more later #gamedev #UnrealEngine #vfx