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Building DRIFTERS 🚗

Modeling a Chaser JZX100 in Blender, refining the body curves, wheels, and lights before bringing it to the café scene in Unreal Engine.

Still a work in progress—aiming for lifelike shapes and materials!

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Today's DRIFTERS: a closer look from both sides 🏎️☕

Working on the car's curves, reflections, and the café scene as I aim for photorealism. Still plenty to refine!

What stands out as needing the most work?

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@SantanaFrost17 Thanks! 🙌 I’m still learning the lighting side, so I’ll need to check how my current setup handles that. I’m aiming for a more photorealistic look. Would you recommend baked or dynamic lighting for a small street scene with a moving car?

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Next for DRIFTERS: a photorealism pass on one hero car and a café block 🏎️🌿

Refining curves, materials, lighting and color, plus more greenery.

These are current dev screenshots. I'll share how this scene evolves!

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Yesterday I mentioned a bird's-eye view. Today, here's a first look! 🏎️💨

DRIFTERS from above, behind, and in front. Three perspectives on the drift.

Which would you choose to play with?

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@JinghangCn Thanks! 🙌 I’m planning to let players switch camera views, including a front view. I’m also considering a bird’s-eye view to show the drift lines more clearly. Still experimenting to see what feels best!

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Same drift, two perspectives 🏎️💨

Today's DRIFTERS clips: front and rear views!

Working toward realistic visuals and drifts that feel great. Which angle do you prefer?

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Two projects, more to learn 🌾🏎️

I’ll be building SCARECROW in public alongside DRIFTERS: an AI tool to help turn app ideas into reality.

I’ll also be using Claude more for DRIFTERS development. Excited to share progress on both!

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#新しいプロフィール画像

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Realistic visuals, satisfying drifts. That’s the goal for DRIFTERS 🏎️💨

What makes drifting fun for you: smooth control, tire smoke, engine sound, or the challenge of holding the perfect angle?

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@PressX_Global Thanks! Really glad you can see the difference 🙌 I'm aiming for a photorealistic look, so that's motivating to hear!

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DRIFTERS: Before → After 🏎️💨

Here's a video comparison of my progress toward more photorealistic visuals!

Still plenty to improve, but seeing the changes side by side keeps me motivated.

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Making every drift feel more exciting 🏎️💨

Improved the drift effects in DRIFTERS today! Here's yesterday vs. today in motion.

Chasing that feeling of “just one more corner.”

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APEX COAST → DRIFTERS 🏎️💨

New name, and a first look at the game in motion!

I want every drift to feel satisfying. Still a work in progress, but here's today's demo!

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@pixelsoffscreen Thanks! 🙂 I’d love to get the cars and scenery looking as close to real life as possible. I think leaning more into drifting could make it really satisfying to play, too. Looking forward to sharing a lap with you!

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Dev setup is ready 🛠️

Blender, Godot, Unreal Engine + AI coding tools on my Mac Studio.

First experiment: a racing game to test the setup and learn as I go 🏎️

I'll share screenshots and demo videos along the way!

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@Lazycoder13271 Thanks for the encouragement! 🙌 Still lots to improve, but I’m having fun building APEX COAST. Once it’s ready, I’d love to go for that #1 spot! 👑

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Yesterday → Today 🏎️

Started using Megascans for APEX COAST! The city is slowly coming to life.

Still a long way from the photorealistic look I'm aiming for, but I'm excited about what's ahead.

Learning as I build!

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@pixelsoffscreen Thanks! I'm exploring the tools to see how they fit into my workflow, rather than doing a strict engine comparison. Still learning, with the racing prototype as my testing ground. Currently focusing on more realistic cars and scenery!

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Yesterday → Today 🏎️

Here's the latest on my racing game prototype!
Still learning as I go, experimenting with car designs and aiming for a more photorealistic look.
What would you improve next?

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GPT-6 Astra is seriously impressive 🤯

I’m still early in my app-building journey, but this makes me want to aim higher.

Now I want to see how far I can push my racing game’s visuals toward photorealism.

So much to try.

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