You can find an even simpler model like Roblox r6 (6 bones) like this one Roblox R6 [Rigged] - Download Free 3D model by youK197_YT [fd308c3] - Sketchfab
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Hi @oriongu
How did you manage to create entity selection mark? This green mark on the ground 
I was trying to do this with spotlight but without satisfying effects and as I saw Yours it’s perfect
@Maiu hehe, it is a simple plane with a texture that I offset a little, just make sure to disable the lighting on the material, something like the below.
// entity selected circle
var texture = new Texture('entity_selected', url);
texture.hasAlpha = true;
var material = new StandardMaterial("entity_selected");
material.diffuseTexture = texture;
material.useAlphaFromDiffuseTexture = true;
material.disableLighting = true; // dont let lighting affect the mesh
material.emissiveColor = Color3.White(); // material to be fully "lit"
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Hi All,
Animation issues
Great news! As I was working on a system to better customizing my characters, I ran into those “animations / weapons not being attached correctly to my characters” issue again and just could not make any sense of it.
Luckily, to take a break, I decided to rework my client spawning system, and after a first draft, I realized all of my animation issues are completely gone now!!! It looks very much like I have a loading order issue since the start.
I’m going to fully rework the spawning system to better wait for each system to be ready.
Character customization
Lately, I’ve been building a method to customize my characters using a single blender model, it’s slow progress though, mostly because there is many different moving parts (blender, photoshop, json, babylon.js). I’m building it with the intention of it being as dynamic and modular as possible. This probably will not be useful for any other project as equipping shields/swords/etc are done via code.
Here is a sneak peek anyway, showcasing the same model with 3 different settings, there is still alot more work to get it fully functional, but I’ve got a clear way forward 
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Damn, it’s so satisfying to actually progress.
So I’m nearly getting to the point where I can really customized my characters!
I have 2 types of items (I’m sure none of this is new to you guys, but sharing is caring ):
- dynamic items that I attached via code to the relevant bone (weapon, hat, shields, etc…)
- embedded items which are rigged item in blender (head & armor currently), this is mandatory as a skirt for example needs to move with the legs (not possible with dynamic items)
So I now have one single VAT running that is used by all my “humanoid” characters. The way I set it up will allow me to easily add additional items.
Currently, I can mix and match the following very easily:
- 20 materials,
- 6 heads,
- 3 dynamic items (weapon/shield/helm)
- 2 embedded items (base chest/robe chest)
Next step is being able to customize the material for the “embedded” items, currently I apply one material to the full mesh (including the embedded items).
Performance is still good (50-60fps / 40 draw calls approx)
Here are a few shots:
PS: demo not updated yet.
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Yes! I found a better way to integrate embedded items like armor/robes! Now it’s very easy for each to have a different material.
Also to my knowledge, there is zero animation issues or desync left! It’s all running like a well oiled machine
Best buddies now we have the same armor
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This looks so cute
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It’s great, this is a solid crowd Definitely it’s enough to make sth very cool.
I hope I’ll be able to achieve such performance. For now I’m struggling with fps without having pretty much anything on the map 
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Thanks . Yes, the Babylon.js part is working smoothly now, and it’s the networking part that is limiting me now. I need to implement some sort or “area of interest” system like you did instead of automatic synchronization to everyone (even if they are far from you). (Colyseus dev is currently working on this including better data sharing option)
For performance, VAT & instances are the way to go, It took me way too long to implement correctly but that’s okay, sometimes you have to go through the learning journey.
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Just finished implementing player stats system, currently only work for player equipped items, but could be easily extended to allow for spells buffs / debuffs.
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Sooo coool
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I could not add item stats without adding item quality, here’s an example of how a rare or legendary item will display
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Hi all,
I thought it would be cool to do a short video to show the current state of the project (please note, there is no audio, maybe in the future 
):
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Hi @oriongu
It would be nice to have counter for potions on the skill bars. 8/9 digits for keys controls are slightly misleading when You don’t present potions number.
What is ‘AC’ ?
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Good idea @Maiu
I think it means armor class and the higher it is, the less damage you take. to be honest I’m still working on how everything interacts together and how damage is calculated.
Congrats, this is starting to look REALLY GOOD. I mean, it has always been broad and bold, but now it really starts to look like a professional game There must have been a ton of efforts behind all this (and knowing that people mostly only still comment about their own ‘nice to have’ - including me of course 
). Game dev is just such a frustrating work… more than work, it’s a commitment 
You’re doing an amazing job and (for whatever this helps 
) you certainly do have my full support on this 
It’s great to have the video 
. But, YES, the audio IS missing 
. As you might have figured from my own project launch video just posted these days, I found (and of course, knew before) that AUDIO ADDS A LOT to the immersion/emotion. With audio, you can actually remove focus from some unworked/TbD parts, because our stupid human brains are unable to receive that many information at a same time. A good soundtrack can actually make an ‘average’ visual (video capture/footage) feel ‘great’. So, (in my opinion) it’s worth the effort taking a bit (or a bit more ) time 
working on the audio 
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