PolyCorn Games

Solo Game Dev. Building a 2.5D linear action platformer in Unreal Engine 5. Documenting the journey from scratch. Join me in this journey!

[Henning Sanden @henningsanden]

When art directing you need to design everything towards a quality bar. We accept that games don’t look real because the anim, textures, lighting all hit about the same bar.

This looks incredibly off because the texture and asset bar is way above the animation and general movement. Photo realism with game level anim will always look incredibly off.

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

@ArtErriu Looks amazing. Looking forward to doing the same kind of edit for my game! 🔥

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

@Substance3D The "Sparkle" is finally working.

Imported the procedural snow material into #UE5 today.

Testing the new snow shader in Unreal Engine 5. Focusing heavily on the specular response to get that crunchy, icy feeling.

#UE5 #solodev #render #techart #gamedev #shader

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

Procedural Snow ❄️
​Spent today in Substance Designer dialing in the crunch and height maps. No scans—just nodes and noise.
​Implementation in #UE5 coming next week!
​#ScreenshotSaturday #IndieDev #GameArt @Substance3D

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

@libbypeteanim This is amazing

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

@thats_serge Looks amazing! Are you going to apply real-time snow deformation?

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

@PlayUncommon Can't we just tell a friend to water them for us while we're scavenging? 🫠

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

@2ndPlayerGames Love the atmosphere! I wonder how you achieved that pixel look on 3d eyes? Great work! 💪

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

@Koval_Games 25 years! Okay, when a veteran speaks, I listen. Thanks for the push! 🫡

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

@Koval_Games That is great advice. I definitely need to do a cleanup pass soon before my notebook takes over the entire desk. Thanks for the tip! 😊

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

@unemploysim2018 Fair enough! So we'll actually feel drunk if we drink too much. Nice! 😅
Good luck!

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

@CebCode Looks great! The contrast between the smooth environment and the stepped animation on the characters works really well. It makes them pop! 💪

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

Before it's 3D, it's a stick figure. 🦴
​Taking a break from the engine to map out the enemy behavior on paper.
​Idea #5 is my favorite:
'Skeletons combine together to become a big one.'
Please ignore the terrible handwriting...
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​#ue5 #solodev #unrealengine5 #notebook #devlog

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

@bushsoftware Looking forward to see more!

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

@MaddoGames Haha, I wonder what this unlocks... 😁

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

@presentartist1 Looks great! You really nailed the destruction setup. The physics feel satisfying! Keep it up! 💪

[PolyCorn Games @polycorn_games]

AI Combat Update ⚔️

The State logic is fully operational.
Distance Check: Working
Animation Sync: Smooth
Hit Event: Registered

Watch the debug log. He's finally landing hits! Next priority: Player Health & Death system.

#ScreenshotSaturday #UE5 #unrealengine #solodev #ai