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CUSTOMIZER CONTEST HIGHLIGHTS After a long hiatus, the bioroid customizer contest is back in swing, with a new winner Cayelo. First place went to the handler's namesake Cayelo , while returning player tomiroid's beret SgtMallory and scary clown IT took the rest of the podium spot
CUSTOMIZER CONTEST HIGHLIGHTS We have concluded yet another round of the bioroid customizer contest, with straylight as the undefeated champion, clinching all three podium spots. First place went to GoldNinja , while heavy bioroids Timberrr and Puff took second and third places r
CUSTOMIZER CONTEST HIGHLIGHTS Yet another contest has been successfully concluded, with a few returning champs to the halls of the Herogrinder champions. straylight took first and third place place with a heavy gunner named Blues and a street punk named Jako , while control rose
Here is Nándi, the lead animator on HeroGrinder, immersing himself in the heavy shield specialist to find the right poses and skeletons for his rigs. We are amazed at the final result, which reflects the level of Nándi's dedication to the project. ːsteamhappyː And the final resul
CUSTOMIZER CONTEST HIGHLIGHTS Yet another contest has been successfully concluded, with a newcomer among the ranks of Herogrinder champions. ArchElmo took first and second place place with arctic panda enforcer BigChungus and sleek street samurai with dual blades Moxie . Thirs pl
Moving forward with developing Wasteland Arenas for Herogrinder, our next challenge was to make terrain level deformations, like trenches and gaps, using an approach that is compatible with our current Ground workflow. Here is how a trench will look on the map: For this, we made
When inspiration hits while working on terrains, particle effects, or designs for Herogrinder, we are sometimes moved to capture the essence of our work and share it with each other. The pic is courtesy of Zoli, one of our senior unity developers, bringing us with him to 2489 and
The most challenging part of designing the Wasteland Environment was how to make irregular and organic open environments on a constrained grid. After a few renders, it soon became clear that rocks, decals, and prop models are not enough, we have to improve the ground as well. The
Our arena builder engine has just been upgraded with a brand new tool for painting terrain textures on Herogrinder battlemaps. These have been created specifically for the Wasteland arenas where the outdoor ground is the primary terrain, however we will make great use of it to ad
HG R&D memo ***Classified*** Herogrinder's R&D wing has been converting the dark energies harnessed from NHM orbital labs into usable effects, like darkness. Tests cover huge areas but the energies can be converted into grenades or even single rounds of ammunition.
All environmental assets (walls, doors, and objects) are destroyable in HG! Many will explode and spread area effects, thus even further modifying the environment. This means you can shape your battlefields and use the terrain to your maximum tactical advantage. No assets can wit
After finishing up urban environments with the "Night Market" arena, that will feature both indoor and outdoor areas, and testing fully indoor Lab arena style, we have finally reverted to fully open-air environments that will be the hallmarks of the Wasteland arena style. These a
We are currently testing out lighting schemes for our arenas and after playing around with partially outdoor street environments with some indoor mall areas, we have moved onto fully indoor areanas like the labs. Labs are unique for their sterile atmospheres, where crisp lighting
When grenade blast spawn is not connected to a click...Creating a great sudden-death incineration protocol!
CUSTOMIZER CONTEST HIGHLIGHTS Yet another contest has been successfully concluded, with a new clean sweep by a newcomer to the halls of the Herogrinder champions. BLAHBLAH took first place with nigh soldier Ben , second place with a member of the RiotPOLICE and third place with t
CUSTOMIZER CONTEST HIGHLIGHTS We have reached another milestone with the Bioroid Customizer Contests, having conlcuded the last contest of the year. We have a new winner in the person of bordi69 with Militec soldier PatientZero . Second place went to straylight with winter thug I
Now that most arena assets are completed for the game, our designers and and front-end programmers are working tirelessly on making Herogrinder arenas colorful environments and beautiful to look at. We have to keep the general aesthetic of Herogrinder as a primary consideration,
CUSTOMIZER CONTEST HIGHLIGHTS Yet another Bioroid Customizer Contest has just ended and we have another clean sweep by a newcomer in the bioroid customizer wars! Wardog claimed all three top spots with some highly original designs - SuperLucha wrestler, stylish mobster Vito and M
CUSTOMIZER CONTEST HIGHLIGHTS Yet another Bioroid Customizer Contest has just ended and we have some new top spots with some returning champs! Veteran entrants straylight and tomiroid were victorious. straylight took the top spot with with S.E.A.L. soldier " Dontmove ", tomiroid
Sometimes the best attack is an unarmed one, however if you are a specialist of the martial arts, your options are even more diverse now with the power gauntlet.This weapon allows unarmed combatants to heighten their natural attacks and offer the same amount of add-on slots as re