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Godot for AA/AAA game development - What's missing?

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The features offered are also a lot more reminiscent of AAA games, such as far more material options and advanced visual effects (including circle DOF , volumetric fog, AMD FSR, etc.). Mesh streaming : Models are loaded as low detail (few vertices). Is solving these problems enough for Godot to become a top AA / AAA game engine?

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How to Create a Game-Ready AAA asset

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This is the workflow for creating a AAA model of an AK-47, using Maya, Substance Designer, Substance Painter and Marmoset. This is also a stage where you should not rush in order to get a perfect mesh flow. I used a Blinn Shader on the asset to spot any issues with the mesh. A high poly mesh model of the gun came into being.

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The Top 10 Popular VR Game Development Tools

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Adobe Substance 3D Painter - Texturing of models Adobe Substance 3D Painter is a 3D painting software and a reference texturing app used by 3D professionals and enthusiasts to add materials and textures to 3D meshes in real time. It also offers many editing options for dialogue, sound effects, and trimming music tracks.

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Unity Games That Last: How Testing, Art, and LiveOps Drive Revenue and Retention 

iXie gaming

Todays visual expectations extend beyond AAA titles, and even casual mobile players expect aesthetic consistency and technical polish. This requires: Reducing draw calls through mesh atlases, Using Level of Detail (LOD) to scale environments, And optimizing shaders for mobile GPUs.

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Pushing Unity to the Limit: How to Optimize Performance for AAA-Quality Gameplay 

iXie gaming

Geometry: Build with LODs from the start, batch static meshes, and constrain polycounts based on hardware targets. Polish That Enhances Gameplay Without Compromising Stability AAA-quality gameplay often comes down to polish: snappy inputs, camera weight, UI responsiveness. Perhaps most overlooked: the import pipeline. The result?

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5 Factors Which Vary Unreal Engine 5 from Unreal Engine 4 

iXie gaming

There is no up-front cost to utilize Unreal, regardless of whether you are a AAA firm or a hobbyist developer. The shapes used to create meshes inside the game engine are called polygons. Factors that Differentiate Unreal Engine 5 from Unreal Engine 4 The fact that Unreal Engine is free to use is a huge advantage.

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2022 Predictions #2 How to win after Fortnite's and Why Going Cross-Platform is Mandatory for Mid-Core Games

Deconstructor of Fun

A true masterpiece of an ad rivaling launch trailers from AAA games. This new contestant is a post-apocalyptic hybrid mesh of Puzzle RPG and 4X games. The biggest addition in Seven Knights 2 is a revamp of turn-based RPG core into something called “cinematic play” that features stunning graphics and AAA experience.