Wetware

Devlog

• AR Materials
  May 14, 2019 by satrio_d

  Another material that's prevalent in the lab is the one which represents AR (augmented reality) objects. The shader for this material is pretty simple to make, thanks to the node editor in Unreal. It'... Continue reading

  
• Wrapping up the Look
  April 22, 2019 by lonelypeach

  New and Improved! Environment: Finally we have an update on the labspace. Since the beginning we wanted to create a highly tactile world with detailed textures. The lab underwent many transformations... Continue reading

  
• Fail States
  April 15, 2019 by satrio_d

  No, this post isn't about Yugoslavia . It's about when to tell players, "welp, ya didn't make it - try again." Also how to tell it. Originally, the game had no fail states. You can just power through... Continue reading

  
• The Dialog File Format
  March 28, 2019 by satrio_d#hax

  NOTE: The below is copied from a paper I'm writing about the game so I speak like a robot In order to facilitate quick writing and iteration of ingame dialogs, we defined a plaintext file format with... Continue reading

  
• UV Complete!
  March 25, 2019 by lonelypeach#ai, #texture, #substance painter, #uv, #material

  Finally UV Complete! We've all been waiting for the wave of texture-ready models to enter the game for a while now. Finally the UVs are completed! Our models are now ready to run through the final... Continue reading

  
• It's about to get Lit
  March 20, 2019 by lonelypeach

  "Let there be Light!" First off, I'd like to say how grateful I am of all the working pipelines I've been exposed to because of this project. I feel that lighting is one of those steps that I never a... Continue reading

  
• Who's in OUR lab?
  March 04, 2019 by lonelypeach

  I'd like to take a moment to thank all of the wonderful, incredibly hardworking members of our Wetware Lab! Check out everyone's roles! Wetware Lab Members Websites of our team members: Vidya Vinnak... Continue reading

  
• The Tablet
  February 27, 2019 by satrio_d#wetware, #unreal, #tablet

  It's time to talk about a big part of your experience in the lab: the company-issued tablet! No good Whisperer should be caught anywhere without their tablet. Use your tablet to check emails and impor... Continue reading

  
• Textures Textures Textures
  February 19, 2019 by lonelypeach#art, #texture, #substance painter

  More than what meets the Eye I've gained a new sense of appreciation forTexturing/Substance creation while working on Wetware. Since we really wanted to capture the tactility of objects in the experi... Continue reading

  
• AI Queues!
  February 11, 2019 by satrio_d#ai, #queue, #behavior tree

  A continuation of the way we're getting the AI characters to do stuff: The behavior tree is super useful for getting them to make granular decisions - I'd dare say it makes them quite independent agen... Continue reading

  
• International team building
  February 04, 2019 by lonelypeach

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  Lessons learned working with an International Team As many creators know, whether you are making a game, a film, or a cake , the artistic creative side of the project comes in waves. Sometimes those... Continue reading

  
• I can't believe it's not clay
  January 28, 2019 by satrio_d

  One of our goals for the game is to have a stop-motion/claymation aesthetic. We think it's a good way to play to Unreal Engine's strength (rendering realistic materials) while still looking unique at... Continue reading

  
• Playing Around with Behavior Trees!
  January 21, 2019 by satrio_d

  As Wetware features characters with a set of activities and that you can interact with, the core of what makes these characters tick are their behavior trees. It's used to translate high level decisi... Continue reading

  
• Character Models DONE
  January 14, 2019 by Wetware#wetware, #maya, #model, #rig, #unreal

  It's always exciting to hit a milestone. In this case, we've finished modeling & rigging the 4 characters of "Wetware". Rigging is still ongoing but nearing completion as well! Cast not to scale Cee... Continue reading

  
• Who's in the Lab?
  October 25, 2018 by lonelypeach

  As the nation's #1 Drone Whisperer you only get to work with the best of the best! Lindsay is a one of the kind security admin. She gets her job done fast and has laser eyes for anything that looks o... Continue reading