How to fix Son of a Dungeon looking "video gamey"

How to fix Son of a Dungeon looking "video gamey"

Nvidia's got a whole SDK for character rendering that includes skin and hair neural rendering and it might be the thing that helps get the face renders out of the uncanny valley https://github.com/NVIDIA-RTX/RTXCR

It can do subsurface scattering and more realistic diffusion for enhanced reflectivity and more realistic rendering of the materials.

Left a comment on the video about RTX Skin, which is built into the SDK

Edit: Just to clear things up, I don't think the footage they showed looks bad. It looks like a game because it's being rendered in Unreal, which makes a TON of sacrifices to rendering accuracy to run in real time. It's a game engine, not blender. I'm just suggesting Nvidia's SDK because it could help refine the look further without being a massive time sink.

If it were me, I'd just lean even more into the video game aesthetic. Stylize things even more. Would only make the show look more unique and cohesive than it already does.

I think a lot of people are getting hung up on the end result without realizing how flexible this workflow lets them be. It's not JUST about saving time on setups or rendering. They can do any dynamic camera movement and lighting conditions they want. Just because the output doesn't look photorealistic today doesn't mean adopting this sort of workflow early is a waste of time or some sort of creative compromise.

u/captaindealbreaker — 23 hours ago
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There's nothing like Solos

I was just doing Trials and ran into a free loadout Raider who was uh "nervous." A bunch of guys in the building across the way came to my aid. This game is the best.

u/captaindealbreaker — 24 days ago

Reasonably priced gear cart?

So I've been a RockNRoller guy for years. When I was working as an PA/AD/DIT I used one of the bigger RockNRoller carts and it was fine. But recently I bought one of their R2 carts to haul my wedding photography gear around and on my second shoot with it, the top shelf snapped... It's rated for 100LBs and I had MAYBE 75-80LBs on it at the time.

I need something that is quick to breakdown and setup, that is sturdy enough to carry like 150LB of gear total, but that doesn't cost $1,200. I'd buy a bigger RockNRoller that's more sturdy, but I just feel like their build quality is lacking across the board. I also find their carts a lot harder to push than carts with bigger wheels.

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u/captaindealbreaker — 24 days ago
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The Wawa on Penrose is awful

We take our kids to play at the navy yard pretty often and sometimes we'll order ahead to the Wawa on Penrose for lunch on the way home. I gotta say, it might be the worst Wawa I've ever been too. We've gone a handful of times and unlike EVERY OTHER WAWA WE'VE EVER BEEN TO they don't bag your order for you, or even collect the items you ordered... On top of that, any time we order food from them, the order is totally fucked up to the point that it makes me question my sanity. Like if you order a burrito bowl with rice, beans, meat, salsa, etc., they'll make it with 2-3 things missing, and other things you didn't order on it... We've been there probably about 5 times in the last year and this happens every time. We've called their customer support and they were like "sorry to hear that, here's a partial refund." And like bro, I don't want a refund, I want whoever is running the store to get replaced by someone that gives a fuck and treats the employees well.

I get that we're being bougie or whatever and ordering what we want through their app, but this has never been a problem at any other Wawa and fuck man, it's convenient and saves a ton of time when you have tired kids that just want some food. Whoever is running the Wawa at Penrose needs to get their shit checked. They're clearly not following the standards other stores follow and they 100% treat their employees like shit. The folks working at that specific Wawa just seem like they all wanna die and I feel so bad for them because it's a high volume spot.

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u/captaindealbreaker — 1 month ago

They're gonna make us shit...

I know it's a common complaint that the tedium in the game is escalating and now it takes like 30 minutes of prep just to do anything in the game, but I really wonder how far CIG are gonna go with it. Like if we have a ship that doesn't have a toilet, am I gonna have to open an airlock mid fire-fight and raw dog a chocolate popsicle into outer space? Because it really feels like that's CIG's vision for the game. Endless tedium in the name of "immersion."

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u/captaindealbreaker — 1 month ago
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Looking for a job as a photographer/video editor/media consultant

For the last 6 years I've been a full time editor/producer/writer for a major gaming YouTuber. I do everything from recording and editing the gameplay, to ideating videos, writing scripts, graphic design for thumbnails and in-video graphics, managing the social media accounts, etc. But after 6 years full time and 10 years total working for the same channel, I'm beyond burnt out. Obviously I have a lot of experience with video editing as I've been cutting together 2-3 videos a week for... well 6+ years. But I'm a commercial photographer by trade and have a ton of experience across the board.

Are there any businesses like ad agencies, editing houses, digital media/social media/media consulting firms, etc looking to hire in Philly? I'm flexible with either remote or in office. Ideally looking for something full time that beats my current pay which is less than you'd think.

Thanks and stay cool out there!

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u/captaindealbreaker — 2 months ago

I know this is a hot take so shoot me, but I found his renders extremely anxiety inducing. All the repeating elements being out of sync was unnerving and even the "zen" stuff like the pool and the lego clocks made my skin crawl. It was INCREDIBLE work to be clear. I'm just so confused what people found satisfying about it. It was beautiful, but felt like watching the seedling of a panic attack being planted.

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u/captaindealbreaker — 2 months ago