Pavel Mores

As a freelance rigger, I need to make sure my builds have a lot of flexibility. So I've recently reworked my lid modules to add variable joint counts. By utilizing a curve-based output I can changed the amount of joints used based on the needs of the project. Higher joint counts for fidelity and control, lower counts for simplicity and optimization. Or I can test and iterate to find a happy middle ground. So animators using my rigs on film or game projects can enjoy the same features, such as: - Automated lid follow with eye movement - Main controls to position the lids through translation and sculpt the curvature with rotation/scale  - Secondary controls for finer detail (If there are enough joints to support it) - Manual or automated blinking. Animate controls, or activate the automated meet point between your posed lids for a perfect seal I've been using iterations of this system over my last few projects, both commercials and games. The core elements of this system have been floating around in my head since 2018, so it's been great to finally put it to the test. 

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Two formalized resources: Amir Likes Me and Complete Job Search Playbook Folks, all the time we are tinkering with new resources for Amir Satvat's Games Community. Sometimes what we add is brand new. In other cases, we have run extensive trials and, based on consistent and strong feedback, decide to formalize them. Today is one of those times. The first is Amir Likes Me. Once a month, you can let me know about a job search post that is at least partially for a role in games. I will add a supportive comment to help boost its visibility. Over the lifetime of our community, I have done about 200 of these. The feedback has been uniformly positive, so I am formalizing it as a resource. This is not a miracle fix, but it is one more way to get more eyes on your post and more connections. It is now on our homepage with a Google form for tracking. I am also adding statistics for this to our bi-weekly community updates so you can see the data on its impact. I will start the tracking at 200, per the data above. Link: https://lnkd.in/gUUuRSjd The second is the Complete Job Search Playbook. This PDF checklist, distilled from a LinkedIn post that received very positive feedback, outlines everything I would consider before calling a job search complete. I know the list is long and that not every candidate can do everything on it for many reasons. This is respected and that is not the goal. It is meant to be a short, printable document you can use to check off actions over any period of time and find new ideas you may not have tried, whether that is just one of them or all of them. Link: https://lnkd.in/gF_gj4rS Neither of these will be numbered resources, but both are now in our resource library, which is linked from our homepage. I hope many of you will use Amir Likes Me to boost your search posts and the checklist to expand your job search activities. Link to Overall Resource Library: https://lnkd.in/eE9EXB5M A big thank you to Desirée R., who helped with UX, resource planning, branding, and design. She did an excellent job. I appreciate your engagement and amplification of this post so we can get this help into the hands of as many games jobseekers as possible. Thank you games community for the continued privilege of serving you.

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Creating a new IP on a “triple A” scale for under $30 million might sound impossible, but Cronos: The New Dawn from Bloober Team proves otherwise. The game cost less than $30 million to make, thanks in part to Poland’s lower development costs and Bloober’s refined production pipelines. Some might call it a regional advantage, others a skill issue. Either way, the result is a major new release built on efficiency. Several factors explain how a studio like Bloober can deliver a large-scale, ambitious game without reaching the massive budgets seen in the U.S. or Western Europe. First, Poland has a lower cost of living compared to major game development hubs such as California, London, or Montreal. This immediately reduces the baseline cost of production. Second, Bloober has built up deep expertise and production pipelines over years of development. With titles like Layers of Fear, The Medium, and the ongoing Silent Hill 2 remake, the studio has refined workflows, asset pipelines, and in-house tools. That efficiency means less wasted time and fewer resources spent reinventing the wheel for each project. Third, Polish studios often benefit from favorable tax incentives and government programs designed to support the country’s growing video game sector. Grants and subsidies help reduce risk and keep budgets lean, even on ambitious projects. Fourth, Bloober has developed a reputation for focusing on tightly scoped experiences. Rather than sprawling open-worlds with endless side content, the studio delivers narrative-driven games with carefully designed environments. This creative discipline means production resources can be concentrated, reducing the need for ballooning teams or endless content creation. Finally, Bloober’s strategy has always emphasized specialization. By focusing on psychological horror and atmospheric storytelling, the studio can reuse its technical expertise, motion capture setups, and even some core design philosophies across projects. That specialization keeps development costs down while still producing games that feel fresh and unique. All of this adds up to a situation where Cronos: The New Dawn can be built for under $30 million, a fraction of what AAA publishers often spend, yet still position itself as a premium release targeting console players. Can't wait to play.

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Playtika moved $𝟲𝟲𝟳𝗠 𝗼𝗳𝗳-𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, and that’s just one publisher. 10 seconds from tap to purchase. Payment friction is officially dead. 👇 The Apple and Google rulings are rewriting the rules of mobile game monetization, and FastSpring’s Chip Thurston is back to break it all down. Learn how steering players to your web shop keeps the 30% store cut in your pocket, why Playtika’s moving $667M/year off-platform, and how upcoming rulings in Japan and beyond will ignite a global payments arms race. If you’re not steering players to a web shop in 2025, you’re allergic to money. 43% of studios still have no web shop. Why are you helping Apple’s bottom line? Side-by-side pricing in-game is the new ‘click here to win. Japan’s December ruling will unleash loyalty program warfare. D2C mediation is the new UA waterfall, only smarter and richer. The 30% store tax is no longer mandatory; it’s optional. Google’s about to let in-app third-party payments in — brace yourself. Join us as we discuss the latest D2C trends: https://lnkd.in/dMFBA95t two & a half gamers x Jakub x Felix Braberg

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Can you built a Unity game WITHOUT opening the Unity Editor? Yes, it’s possible. In my latest experiment, I used Cursor AI + GitHub to build a full-fledged Tic-Tac-Toe game — and the best part? I didn’t even open the Unity game engine until the final stage! Here’s what I did: ✅ Created a GitHub repo ✅ Connected it with Cursor AI ✅ Gave a few well-crafted prompts ✅ Watched as the AI handled scripting, scene setup, and logic — all from VS Code 🎮 From generating HTML versions to refining a Unity-native build, this process was a mix of automation, iteration, and a little manual intervention. But it proved one thing loud and clear: AI is not just assisting, it’s evolving the way we build games. ✨ I also created additional public repos including: An Object Pooling system A Procedural Story Generator 👨‍💻 Check out the full breakdown and live demo in my new video: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dHvkBv-h If you're a Unity developer (or even just curious), this is a must-watch. #GameDevelopment #Unity3D #CursorAI #AItools #GitHub #CodingWithAI #IndieDev #GameDevTools #LinkedInGaming #NikhilMalankar

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