Obsidian General Discussion Thread

[fantadomat]

Will be interesting to see what their new projects could be. As long as there is not many sjw shit and the writers are different from the tranny writers.

 

[Gerrard]

it's the 7-year-anniversary of Fallout: New Vegas!

>FNV was 7 years ago

 

[Infinitron]

Wanted ads for Project Indiana (I guess):

http://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/art/1013-sr-environment-artist
http://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/art/1012-environment-artist

Senior Environment Artist

Obsidian Entertainment is looking for a talented, self-motivated Environment Artist to collaborate with a growing team of developers.

The Senior Environment Artist will be responsible for EXPERTLY creating aesthetically pleasing environments, for a console RPG. Using their knowledge of shape and form, proportions, color and design principles, this artist will model high and low-poly objects, bake textures, export/import assets, apply materials, assemble environments, and generally: be an all-around bad-ass!

Requirements

• High proficiency with 3ds Max, Z-Brush and Substance Designer & Painter, with emphasis on highly realistic in-game results
• 4-year degree form an accredited college or university or equivalent industry experience
• Excellent High and Low poly modeling skills, with demonstrated skill in quality baking of textures
• Strong knowledge of Architecture, Engineering fundamentals, materials and lighting
• Solid grasp of color theory
• 5+ years in the game industry with 2 shipped titles
• Ability to rapidly master proprietary tools and development pipelines
• Ability to be resourceful and come up with creative solutions
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Passion for gaming and the games Obsidian makes

Pluses

• Experience with Unreal 4
• Strong concept development Skills
• Particle effects and physics asset creation and set up
• Background in Architecture, Photography or Cinematography

Responsibilities

• Create a wide range of high quality environment art assets: props, interiors of structures and exteriors
• Model, UV Map, bake and create the materials for environment assets
• Integrate art assets into Unreal 4
• Light exterior and interior scenes
• Be Knowledgeable: Know your shit
• Collaborate: Work closely with Art Director and Level Designers to ensure the visual target is met or exceeded
• Communicate: Actively participate in technical and aesthetic problem solving discussions
• Be Reliable: Complete work as expected under reasonable deadlines
• Mentorship: Raise the abilities of others
• Be Mature: have a good attitude and respect the process and others
• Initiate and take responsibility

Portfolio Requirements

• A web portfolio that demonstrates a range of high quality 3D rendered samples and 2D texture art
• Examples of lit interiors/exteriors.
• A range of hard surface and organic models
• Samples from previous industry work

Portfolio Pluses

• Architectural Rendering Samples
• Environment Art Concept Samples
• Complex Material Examples in Unreal 4

Just "console", not multiplatform?

 

[Quillon]

Wanted ads for Project Indiana (I guess):

http://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/art/1013-sr-environment-artist
http://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/art/1012-environment-artist

Senior Environment Artist

Obsidian Entertainment is looking for a talented, self-motivated Environment Artist to collaborate with a growing team of developers.

The Senior Environment Artist will be responsible for EXPERTLY creating aesthetically pleasing environments, for a console RPG. Using their knowledge of shape and form, proportions, color and design principles, this artist will model high and low-poly objects, bake textures, export/import assets, apply materials, assemble environments, and generally: be an all-around bad-ass!

Requirements

• High proficiency with 3ds Max, Z-Brush and Substance Designer & Painter, with emphasis on highly realistic in-game results
• 4-year degree form an accredited college or university or equivalent industry experience
• Excellent High and Low poly modeling skills, with demonstrated skill in quality baking of textures
• Strong knowledge of Architecture, Engineering fundamentals, materials and lighting
• Solid grasp of color theory
• 5+ years in the game industry with 2 shipped titles
• Ability to rapidly master proprietary tools and development pipelines
• Ability to be resourceful and come up with creative solutions
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Passion for gaming and the games Obsidian makes

Pluses

• Experience with Unreal 4
• Strong concept development Skills
• Particle effects and physics asset creation and set up
• Background in Architecture, Photography or Cinematography

Responsibilities

• Create a wide range of high quality environment art assets: props, interiors of structures and exteriors
• Model, UV Map, bake and create the materials for environment assets
• Integrate art assets into Unreal 4
• Light exterior and interior scenes
• Be Knowledgeable: Know your shit
• Collaborate: Work closely with Art Director and Level Designers to ensure the visual target is met or exceeded
• Communicate: Actively participate in technical and aesthetic problem solving discussions
• Be Reliable: Complete work as expected under reasonable deadlines
• Mentorship: Raise the abilities of others
• Be Mature: have a good attitude and respect the process and others
• Initiate and take responsibility

Portfolio Requirements

• A web portfolio that demonstrates a range of high quality 3D rendered samples and 2D texture art
• Examples of lit interiors/exteriors.
• A range of hard surface and organic models
• Samples from previous industry work

Portfolio Pluses

• Architectural Rendering Samples
• Environment Art Concept Samples
• Complex Material Examples in Unreal 4

Just "console", not multiplatform?

If its not a PC focused its a console game even tho its multiplat.
(not talking specifically about this game)

Also, dat requirements... then some hipster designer tells you what to do

 

[Jaesun]

Perhaps they are doing a pitch for XBox or something like that?

 

[vonAchdorf]

Feargus said he loves Microsoft again, iirc. But hiring such a position for a pitch, I don't know.

 

[Infinitron]

Here, they actually used the term "multi-platform" in an earlier wanted ad:

New Project Indiana position: http://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/art/969-ui-artist-senior

Senior UI Artist

Obsidian Entertainment is looking for a Senior UI Artist to collaborate in the design and creation of the user interface for our next great multi-platform RPG.

This artist will be responsible for developing a ground breaking user-experience, responsibilities will include: inventing concepts, mocking up designs (static and animated), creating assets, importing them, assembling them and animating them in Unreal's UMG.

But it sure doesn't seem likely that it's anything else but Indiana. It's another senior position for an Unreal 4 game. How many games could they be building a team of seniors for?

 

[Latelistener]

Console exclusive?

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

Those are some serious requirement, they wouldn't be hiring someone like that just to put up a pitch. Gotta be Indiana.

 

[Iznaliu]

it's the 7-year-anniversary of Fallout: New Vegas!

>FNV was 7 years ago

I actually feel like it was older than that.

 

[fantadomat]

Console exclusive?

This days there aren't many,and most of them are boring Japanese games. Nothing of value is missed.

 

[Abu Antar]

Seeking that position for Indiana means it's very far off, no?

 

[Flou]

Just because it's Unreal 4 engine doesn't mean it's Indiana though. Sure it's more likely that's it is Indiana, but it's not impossible for that ½ of a project that Feargus mentioned to use UE4 as well. After all, how many engines are there out there for developers to use unless they are given one by the publisher... And from a developing point of view, it makes sense for the company to focus on just two (or three in case Pathfinder uses something other than Unity) engines instead of having multiple engines for all the different teams they have. It's easier to shift people from one project to an another if they are familiar with the engine being used.

 

[Flou]

Seeking that position for Indiana means it's very far off, no?

I believe Feargus said they would talk about the game in early 2018 (at the earliest) which would mean a late 2018 or early/mid 2019 release date if the announcement comes later rather than sooner.

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

It's a big console game. Probably gonna get announced at E3.

 

[Sentinel]

looking forward to the codex reaction when the Cainarsky game is console focused.

 

[Cross]

It's not uncommon for a game to initially start as a multiplatform project, only for the developers to be approached by Sony or Microsoft to make it a (timed) exclusive for their console.

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

looking forward to the codex reaction when the Cainarsky game is console focused.

Were you under impression that people expect something else?

 

[Rev]

Who cares, we have PoE2 coming, which is gonna be the best RPG of the century (aside from Elex). And then, another PC-focused RPG made by JES, with a historical setting.
If they want to make a multiplatform and dumbed-down game and try to get a broader audience in the meantime I'm fine with it, as long as I can also get less casual RPGs made for PC.

 

[Sentinel]

looking forward to the codex reaction when the Cainarsky game is console focused.

Were you under impression that people expect something else?

yeah there's plenty of people that are expecting the next coming of Jesus Christ and Fallout 2.0.

 

[Quillon]

Who cares, we have PoE2 coming, which is gonna be the best RPG of the century (aside from Elex).

Codex' gobbling up shitty Elex and complaining Obs' making console focused game...

 

[fantadomat]

Who cares, we have PoE2 coming, which is gonna be the best RPG of the century (aside from Elex).

Codex' gobbling up shitty Elex and complaining Obs' making console focused game...

Heretic!

 

[Latelistener]

It's not like you can't make a proper RPG for consoles, Alpha Protocol and New Vegas proved that you can, but the audience there... let's just say that it's mostly not fit for the type of games Obsidian is making.
Should be kinda obvious at this point.

 

[FreeKaner]

If it's a game like Alpha Protocol and VTMB but with higher production quality, I am completely on board if console sales is what they need to prop up the budget required.

 

[Morgoth]

vs.




Console focus or not, this isn't even a contest.