https://benbickle.com/links/2025-09-16T17:31:43+00:00weekly0.6https://benbickle.com/2013/08/31/sci-fi-citizens-behind-the-scenes/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/iwantthemtolisten.jpgiwantthemtolistenhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/scifi_dress_unis.jpgscifi_dress_unisA late development promotional shothttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013-08-24_00002.jpg2013-08-24_00002Four lines of .qc and one extra compile, and you turn those complaints into praise.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dat_rigging.jpgdat_riggingat least I'm not the only person that has trouble, I gave three people a headache with these modelshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rochelle_export.jpgrochelle_exportthe 'default' flex was deforming the mesh after export to source. https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dm_tech0007.jpgdm_tech0007A color-enabled version, before the feature had to be scrappedhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/uvmap_comapre.jpguvmap_comapreA side-by-side comparison of pre- and post-unwraphttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/gm_construct0412.jpggm_construct0412The short lived basic citizen reskinhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/femaletunic.jpgfemaletunican early idea to add a sash to the model. Thank God that was removed before rigginghttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lookatthis_alt.jpglookatthis_altA mid development promotional shot2025-09-10T00:55:50+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2025/09/08/pixels-to-plastic-the-gunbot-model-kit/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/battleaces_artstation.jpgBattleAces_Artstationhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/futurue_revs_03.jpgFuturue_Revs_03https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/futurue_revs_02.jpgFuturue_Revs_02https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/futurue_revs_01.jpgFuturue_Revs_01https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/dscf4232.jpgDSCF4232https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/gunbot_v1.jpgGunbot_v1https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/gunbot_ingame_turntable.jpgGunbot_Ingame_Turntablehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/mr-jack-gunbot-concept-detailsheet.jpgmr-jack-gunbot-concept-detailsheetGunbot V2 Concept, Luke Mancinihttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/gunbot2_box_01.jpgGunbot2_Box_01Box; Openhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/gunbot2_box_03.jpgGunbot2_Box_03Box; closed2026-04-01T19:36:39+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/about-2/2025-09-09T01:35:59+00:00weekly0.6https://benbickle.com/2015/08/26/sci-fi-assets-the-definitive-release/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/stratus_bridge.jpgstratus_bridgehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ship_hammer.jpgship_hammerhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ship_wip4.jpgship_wip4https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sfm_scifibox_2.jpgsfm_scifibox_2https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sfm_scifi_white_shuttlebay.jpgsfm_scifi_white_shuttlebayhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sfm_scifi_white_observation.jpgsfm_scifi_white_observationhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/scifi_wall_preview.jpgscifi_wall_previewhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/scifi_lobby_nolight.jpgscifi_lobby_nolighthttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/painting_final.jpgpainting_finalhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lt_zenobia0022.jpglt_zenobia00222025-09-02T04:41:36+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2016/08/31/a-fallout-4-modding-story/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fallout_sniper_carbon.jpgfallout_sniper_carbonhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/377160_20160628190745_1.jpg377160_20160628190745_1https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/308_preview.jpg308_previewhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gobi_singlerifle.jpggobi_singleriflehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fo3sniper_singlerifle.jpgfo3sniper_singleriflehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/classicsniper_singlerifle.jpgclassicsniper_singleriflehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/gamebyro_recreation.jpggamebyro_recreationhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/wattz_wip1.jpgwattz_wip1https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/fo3_sniper_cos.jpgfo3_sniper_coshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/preview_fps_variants.jpgpreview_fps_variants2025-08-13T01:55:03+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2015/03/20/substantial-by-design/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rpg_maps_compare1.jpgrpg_maps_compareExported Mapshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/subs_materials.jpgsubs_materialsSubmaterial nodegraphshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/comparison.jpgcomparisonhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sd_wip1.jpgsd_wip1A mid-process shot of the masking substancehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/subs_desig.jpgsubs_desigAn included sample object from SDhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fin_mask.pngfin_maskhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/spinflat_2.jpgspinflat_2https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/spinflat.jpgspinflat2025-08-13T01:52:38+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2014/01/08/the-rollover-report/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/scifi_hdd.jpgscifi_hddA crystal platter data storage devicehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/alien_pendant.jpgalien_pendantNot sure what it is but it was baked.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sfm_gmod_compare.jpgsfm_gmod_compareDr. Hopkinfort's Disintegrathon - the workshop releasehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/thebump.jpgthebumpThat's a 10 on the richter scalehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/workshop_king4b.jpgworkshop_king4bIt's pretty cool when you have a real-estate monopoly on your favorite steam gamehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tech_tablets_full.jpgtech_tablets_full2025-08-13T01:51:36+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2014/07/29/recent-goings-on/2025-08-13T01:50:34+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2014/03/31/welcome-to-unreal-engine-4/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/panels_3d.jpgpanels_3dI wouldn't exactly call those lights 'intersecting', but I could be wrong I guess.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/scifi_lobby_nolight.jpgscifi_lobby_nolightThose girders are seamless, really, but since they only get lighting from a single point, they'll never look like it.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/datphys.jpgdatphysWho loves making concave shapes out of non-intersecting convex ones? Show of hands here.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/concave.jpgconcaveSimple enoughhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/panels_2d.jpgpanels_2dNow I'm glad I'm just redoing it, honestly.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/module_wip2.jpgmodule_wip22012 level skillshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/paneling_straight_mrao.jpgpaneling_straight_mraoThe colors, they mean nothing!https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/parent_mat.jpgparent_matAll of the green titled boxes are easily changed in instanced versions, and don't have to be recompiled to do so.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mat_water.jpgmat_waterA bit more complex, this is the starter content's water shader.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mat_hologram.jpgmat_hologramThis is the background, using a shared texture for all three layers.2025-08-13T01:49:26+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2014/06/03/sfm-tutorial-stream/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/40sw_pistol_a.jpg40sw_pistol_a2025-08-13T01:48:01+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2014/05/13/interior-design-in-space/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/shuttle_palmlix.pngshuttle_palmlixhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/spacemarines.jpgspacemarineshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/shuttle_traffic.jpgshuttle_traffichttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/shuttle_blooper2.pngshuttle_blooper2https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/shuttle_blooper1.pngshuttle_blooper1https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/shuttle_generic.jpgshuttle_generichttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/shuttle_cargo_2.jpgshuttle_cargo_2https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/shuttle_manual_printed.jpgshuttle_manual_printedhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/shuttle_skingroups.jpgshuttle_skingroupshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/shuttle_holo.jpgshuttle_holo2025-08-13T01:47:22+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2013/11/07/the-doctor-is-in/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/schweiger_wip.jpgschweiger_wipThe eyes are deformed by 'defaultflex'https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/omg_jc.jpgomg_jcBroken vertices in actionhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/schwaiger_release.jpgschwaiger_release2025-08-13T01:46:25+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2014/10/17/postmortem-death-of-a-project/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/stien_hangar_4.jpgstien_hangar_4https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/stien_hangar_full.jpgstien_hangar_full2025-08-13T01:45:32+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2014/10/18/the-making-of-synthesis-environments/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/gm_norad0002.jpggm_norad0002https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/gm_norad0000.jpggm_norad0000https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/gm_nograv_hall0005.jpggm_nograv_hall0005https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/gm_nograv_hall0003.jpggm_nograv_hall0003https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/brokencubes.jpgbrokencubeshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/gm_nograv_hall0001.jpggm_nograv_hall0001https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/zoey_pilot.jpgzoey_pilothttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/norad_midpass_2.jpgnorad_midpass_2https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/norad_midpass_1.jpgnorad_midpass_1https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/norad_wip5.jpgnorad_wip52025-08-13T01:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2014/10/18/the-making-of-synthesis-models/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/shuttle_decals.jpgshuttle_decalshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pilot_directcomapre.jpgpilot_directcomapreA direct comparison between the initial textures and my spin on them.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/uav_pilot_promo_small.jpguav_pilot_promo_smallhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/chair_lods.jpgchair_lodshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/corridor_ddo_edit.jpgcorridor_ddo_editThink of dDo as a step in a journey.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/corridor_ddo.jpgcorridor_ddohttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/corridor_source.jpgcorridor_sourcehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mid_ao.jpgmid_aohttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mid_normals.jpgmid_normalshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/corridor_rawmaps.jpgcorridor_rawmaps2025-08-13T01:43:46+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2014/02/20/source-eyes-taking-a-closer-look/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/airlock_ingame.jpgairlock_ingamehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/xeno_cargo.jpgxeno_cargohttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/busymorning.jpgbusymorninghttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wip_collage.jpgwip_collageNot as dramatic as Rita's transition but well worth the effort.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sourceeyecalc.jpgsourceeyecalcSimple, but better then a piece of paperhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/eyelids.jpgeyelidshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/theheads.jpgtheheadsAll 40 base shapeshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/eyecorrection.jpgeyecorrectionhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/badeyes.jpgbadeyesThe eyes weren't properly centered in the .qc and I got a strange result.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/eyebreaks.jpgeyebreaks2025-08-10T06:28:27+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2013/10/29/winter-is-coming/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/facs_flexes.jpgFACS_flexesHooray for cryptic naming conventions!https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/facs_face.jpgFACS_facewho needs lipsync when you can make faces like this?https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/flexmatching.jpgflexmatchingYeah okay so I'm not a pro, it's a work in progresshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/arctic_explorer_patch.jpgarctic_explorer_patchThere will be patches. This is a confirmed feature.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/arctic_explorer_wip3.jpgarctic_explorer_wip3After some additional work with textures and Bloo's model hacking, we have this.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/winter_jacket_wip3.jpgwinter_jacket_wip3Ha, still slipped some scifi stuff in here!https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/winter_jacket_wip1.jpgwinter_jacket_wip1Yeah, it looks more like this. It took me about two days to make the sculpt and two day to fix it.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/winter_jacket.jpgwinter_jacketA first pass in mudbox - it never looks this good after bake.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/metro_survivors.jpgmetro_survivorsA Half-Dead release - the jacket is today's project.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/osr_final_4k.jpgOSR RenderThe final render of the Overwatch Sniper Rifle (from my end - there were a few microchanges after this)2025-08-10T06:26:21+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2013/09/10/sniper-rifles-and-coffee-mugs/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tabletop.jpgtabletopCoffee thermos with some fitting props.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/osr_wip3.jpgosr_wip3OSR work in progress2025-08-10T06:24:29+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2013/10/07/holographic-planets/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/scifi_tablet.jpgscifi_tabletLayers are colored individually and created at the last step before exporthttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/planet.jpgplanetIngamehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/planet_holo3.jpgplanet_holo3The orange portion will be animated ingame via proxyhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/planetsize.jpgplanetsizeI played with the size a bit since this is a visually important asset2025-08-10T06:20:34+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2014/12/04/2014-q4-updates/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/nick_clean.jpgnick_cleanhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/workers.jpgworkershttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/keyboard_keys.jpgkeyboard_keyshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/monitor_back.jpgmonitor_backThis kind of animator friendly.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/keyboard_marmoset2_small.jpgkeyboard_marmoset2_smallhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/keyboard_wip2.jpgkeyboard_wip2https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/keyboard_wip1.jpgkeyboard_wip1https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/monitor_marmoset.jpgmonitor_marmosethttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/monitor_ddo.jpgmonitor_ddohttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/missile_wip5.jpgmissile_wip52025-08-10T06:14:08+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2017/08/02/3d-modeling-for-stemcell/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/film_breakdown.jpgfilm_breakdownhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/nac_22_thumb_large.jpgnac_22_thumb_largehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/nac_22_key_4k.jpgnac_22_key_4k2017-08-02T20:48:06+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2016/12/29/the-rollover-report-2016-in-review/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/arena_1f_main.jpgarena_1f_mainhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lamp_glow5.jpglamp_glow5https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lamp_glow4.jpglamp_glow4https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fallout_sniper_rifle_pbr_m.jpgfallout_sniper_rifle_pbr_mhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ts_logo_mono.pngts_logo_monohttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc3588.jpg_dsc3588https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc3586.jpg_dsc3586https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/17th_st_canal.jpg17th_st_canalhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/oneshellsquare.jpgoneshellsquarehttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc2776.jpg_dsc27762016-12-30T00:33:55+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2016/06/17/new-blog/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fallout_sniper_rifle.jpgfallout_sniper_rifle2016-11-29T22:05:05+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2016/11/29/marmoset-toolbag-3/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/12_animation_overview.jpg12_animation_overviewhttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/06_bake_test_output.png06_bake_test_output2016-11-29T22:03:25+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2011/04/29/portal-2-the-psn-and-the-kampfpistole/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/kpz3.jpgKpZ3https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/lolblack.jpglolblackKampistole, texturelesshttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/detials.jpgdetials2016-06-30T17:32:23+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2015/02/02/january-february-rollover-report-2/https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fan_floor_ani.giffan_floor_anihttps://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/maths.jpgmathsI hope you're happy, I had to break out Excel for this post.https://benbickle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/connie_gif.gifconnie_gif2016-06-30T15:54:15+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.com/2015/04/24/opinion-the-future-of-modding-with-paid-mods/2016-06-30T15:52:07+00:00monthlyhttps://benbickle.comdaily1.02026-04-01T19:36:39+00:00