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He/Him πŸ’@michellesparks_ Opinions are mine Senior Tech Artist at @HeartMachineHQ Ex Senior Tech Artist at Bad Robot Moved to https://t.co/rs19qZ2Ntf Anti-AI

Conroe, TX
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
7 months
Twitter used to be cool. Find me on Bluesky
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3 years
Seems like an appropriate time to repost this clip
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EverythingProcedural
7 months
At #EPC2025, Len and Christian (@hippowombat) reveal how Heart Machine built Hyper Light Breaker’s procedural world! Excited to know more? Check out https://t.co/V5NixqUb1m #everythingproc #ProcGen #UnrealEngine5 #HoudiniΒ  #GameDev
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7 months
WIP player attack combo stuff #UE5
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
8 months
That dystopian moment when your spouse's life-saving medication fulfillment gets delayed repeatedly because the clinic & pharmacy are playing electronic confirmation phone-tag, and the pharmacy tells her to "just go to urgent care to get your med"
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
8 months
One more, how much would you pay for a game with ~2 hours of play time?
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
8 months
What would you pay for a game with less than 5 hours of total play time?
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
8 months
The only thing better than a new tattoo is TWO new tattoos
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
8 months
Found some old pictures from when used to lug a DLSR around
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
9 months
Felt inspired looking at the doorway goop in Moonlighter, tried to recreate a similar effect in 3D in #UE5
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
9 months
And then if so, I could create a Gameplay Tag hierarchy to set which weapon types (swords, bows, staffs etc) different classes could use, and weapons could be Data Assets with those same tags, along with whatever additional stats/visual asset soft refs etc?
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
9 months
Hey #UE5 Do I understand GAS correctly? I want to make a class-based combat game. I want LMB/right trigger to be my "attack" button, regardless of class. Am I correct that each class attack, i.e. sword swing, bow draw, spell cast etc, could be assigned as Gameplay Abilities?
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
9 months
Going live with some stylization experimentation junk in #UE5, come hang out! https://t.co/q3qfFWHv5D
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Making games.
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
9 months
"always come out looking wrong" as in not in the way I have imagined in my head, as well as not shaped/sized in a way that makes sense for the style. Poorly executed/sophomoric, I think.
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
9 months
Any 2D artists have recs for getting better at drawing character proportions? I don't draw as often or as well as I'd like, and when I try to draw a character, the limbs/torso/proportions etc always come out looking wrong. Should I start -just- drawing limbs or just torsos etc?
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
9 months
Today is my last day at @HeartMachineHQ. I've loved working here & learned SO much. @HLBreaker is my first ever shipped title, and I'm forever grateful that they took a chance on me. After the three day weekend, I'll be starting as a Senior Technical Artist at Bad Robot Games!
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
9 months
GAME IS OUT TOMORROW GAME IS OUT TOMORROW GAME IS OUT TOMORROW GAME IS OUT TOMORROW GAME IS OUT TOMORROW GAME IS OUT TOMORROW GAME IS OUT TOMORROW GAME IS OUT TOMORROW GAME IS OUT TOMORROW GAME IS OUT TOMORROW GAME IS OUT TOMORROW GAME IS OUT TOMORROW GAME IS OUT TOMORROW
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Hyper Light Breaker - Early Access NOW LIVE!
9 months
The wait is almost over, Breakers, Hyper Light Breaker will enter Steam Early Access tomorrow at 10am PT! πŸŽ‰ Check out our blog for everything you should know before tomorrow: https://t.co/tJdEzgLE3d We can’t wait to see you in the OvergrowthπŸ‘€
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Christian Sparks πŸ‰
10 months
New Toy
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Day of the Devs
10 months
And now, a DOTD alum returns with some buhbuhbuhBIG news. That’s right: Hyper Light Breaker enters Early Access on Steam January 2025! It’s time to enter the Overgrowth.
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