Rihards Valters
@rihards3d.bsky.social
Father, 3D/Tech Artist🎨🇱🇻
Passion for games, design, art.
currently Lead Artist -Popcore
prev - Twisted Hive, Estoty
Passion for games, design, art.
currently Lead Artist -Popcore
prev - Twisted Hive, Estoty
Reposted by Rihards Valters
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Reposted by Rihards Valters
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Reposted by Rihards Valters
Hey folks! I uploaded a lot of rough sketches and explorations for my personal project set in the Tron universe. Obviously it's all super work in progress, but people seemed to dig them when I shared a few weeks back
www.artstation.com/artwork/P6vDVB
www.artstation.com/artwork/P6vDVB
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hey folks! I uploaded a lot of rough sketches and explorations for my personal project set in the Tron universe. Obviously it's all super work in progress, but people seemed to dig them when I shared a few weeks back
www.artstation.com/artwork/P6vDVB
www.artstation.com/artwork/P6vDVB
Reposted by Rihards Valters
We launched GenExile, our solarpunk city-builder, in Early Access last week. We had ~35k wishlists before launch (not a barnburner but not nothin').
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We launched GenExile, our solarpunk city-builder, in Early Access last week. We had ~35k wishlists before launch (not a barnburner but not nothin').
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
Reposted by Rihards Valters
Reposted by Rihards Valters
The Falconeer Revolution Remaster is now available on Steam, for Free for all existing owners. Watch for massive promotions this weekend and a Daily deal monday!.
Check out the massive changes here
store.steampowered.com/news/app/113...
#indiedev #solodev #thefalconeer
Check out the massive changes here
store.steampowered.com/news/app/113...
#indiedev #solodev #thefalconeer
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Falconeer Revolution Remaster is now available on Steam, for Free for all existing owners. Watch for massive promotions this weekend and a Daily deal monday!.
Check out the massive changes here
store.steampowered.com/news/app/113...
#indiedev #solodev #thefalconeer
Check out the massive changes here
store.steampowered.com/news/app/113...
#indiedev #solodev #thefalconeer
Reposted by Rihards Valters
STOP having "conversations" with ChatGPT and START talking to your stuffed animals like a normal person
everyone needs to grow the fuck up and start playing pretend with toys
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
STOP having "conversations" with ChatGPT and START talking to your stuffed animals like a normal person
Reposted by Rihards Valters
This is probably true for all devs and artists using a site like this to share their creative works. Share your work do it often and treat it like you hope others will and celebrate it.
Today we just got 100 new followers and a bunch of people saying "whoa I've never heard of this" re: the game we have been thumping into the ground for the last 3 years by posting one gif from our earliest demo. If you think you post too much about your game: you probably don't!
TWO WEEKS UNTIL DEMONSCHOOL
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is probably true for all devs and artists using a site like this to share their creative works. Share your work do it often and treat it like you hope others will and celebrate it.
Reposted by Rihards Valters
✨ Cozy Gamedev Job ✨
We're looking for a senior 3D animator, who loves animating expressive and personality-rich 3D characters - can you help us?
Folks from diverse communities, we'd especially love to hear from you!
Apply below ⬇️ Please share 💖 jobs.studiodrydock.com/36841
We're looking for a senior 3D animator, who loves animating expressive and personality-rich 3D characters - can you help us?
Folks from diverse communities, we'd especially love to hear from you!
Apply below ⬇️ Please share 💖 jobs.studiodrydock.com/36841
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
✨ Cozy Gamedev Job ✨
We're looking for a senior 3D animator, who loves animating expressive and personality-rich 3D characters - can you help us?
Folks from diverse communities, we'd especially love to hear from you!
Apply below ⬇️ Please share 💖 jobs.studiodrydock.com/36841
We're looking for a senior 3D animator, who loves animating expressive and personality-rich 3D characters - can you help us?
Folks from diverse communities, we'd especially love to hear from you!
Apply below ⬇️ Please share 💖 jobs.studiodrydock.com/36841
Reposted by Rihards Valters
Day job has been chaos lately, but been slowly poking at this for the past few weeks (slowly)...
Adding network integrations for the Runtime Spawner - both PUN and Fusion support coming soon to an Asset Store near you!
Your (my) dreams of making a Left 4 Dead clone are coming true!
Adding network integrations for the Runtime Spawner - both PUN and Fusion support coming soon to an Asset Store near you!
Your (my) dreams of making a Left 4 Dead clone are coming true!
November 5, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Day job has been chaos lately, but been slowly poking at this for the past few weeks (slowly)...
Adding network integrations for the Runtime Spawner - both PUN and Fusion support coming soon to an Asset Store near you!
Your (my) dreams of making a Left 4 Dead clone are coming true!
Adding network integrations for the Runtime Spawner - both PUN and Fusion support coming soon to an Asset Store near you!
Your (my) dreams of making a Left 4 Dead clone are coming true!
Reposted by Rihards Valters
Today, officially out of a bookshop job 😭
There's a rehabilitation period needed for my back injury. (No lifting piles of books or standing on my feet for hours at an end for the next month or 2)
Which means working hard to draw & survive with
jambookshop.co.uk
and
davidziggygreene.bigcartel.com
There's a rehabilitation period needed for my back injury. (No lifting piles of books or standing on my feet for hours at an end for the next month or 2)
Which means working hard to draw & survive with
jambookshop.co.uk
and
davidziggygreene.bigcartel.com
a cup of coffee with a smiley face on the top of it
ALT: a cup of coffee with a smiley face on the top of it
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Today, officially out of a bookshop job 😭
There's a rehabilitation period needed for my back injury. (No lifting piles of books or standing on my feet for hours at an end for the next month or 2)
Which means working hard to draw & survive with
jambookshop.co.uk
and
davidziggygreene.bigcartel.com
There's a rehabilitation period needed for my back injury. (No lifting piles of books or standing on my feet for hours at an end for the next month or 2)
Which means working hard to draw & survive with
jambookshop.co.uk
and
davidziggygreene.bigcartel.com
Reposted by Rihards Valters
Last chance to get HAZE at ✨10% off✨
There are some really cool updates to come soon, so if you crave some nice atmospheric fog effects for your project in an easy-to-use package, give HAZE a go 🌫
There are some really cool updates to come soon, so if you crave some nice atmospheric fog effects for your project in an easy-to-use package, give HAZE a go 🌫
🌫HAZE🌫 is now OUT on the Unity Asset Store!
🎉And it's already 10% off 🎉
It's really easy and fun to use and you can make some really nice atmospheric foggy environments with it!
Heck, I ended up making a bunch of demo scenes for it cause I couldn't stop playing with it 😅
👇👇👇👇GET IT HERE👇👇👇👇
🎉And it's already 10% off 🎉
It's really easy and fun to use and you can make some really nice atmospheric foggy environments with it!
Heck, I ended up making a bunch of demo scenes for it cause I couldn't stop playing with it 😅
👇👇👇👇GET IT HERE👇👇👇👇
HAZE - Volumetric Fog & Lighting for URP | Fullscreen & Camera Effects | Unity Asset Store
Add depth to your project with HAZE - Volumetric Fog & Lighting for URP asset from Harry Alisavakis. Find this & more VFX options on the Unity Asset Store.
prf.hn
November 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Last chance to get HAZE at ✨10% off✨
There are some really cool updates to come soon, so if you crave some nice atmospheric fog effects for your project in an easy-to-use package, give HAZE a go 🌫
There are some really cool updates to come soon, so if you crave some nice atmospheric fog effects for your project in an easy-to-use package, give HAZE a go 🌫
Reposted by Rihards Valters
Anyone pushing one true correct way to do the job has not been in enough studios or on enough projects. You use the tools that do the job and tasks assigned and more than likely just the personal preference of who ever is making tools at the time
was using Maya and 3ds max at the same time last game
was using Maya and 3ds max at the same time last game
Saw a LinkedIn post polarizing Maya+Substance as the "Industry Standard".
There is no Standard
We do not have an Industry anymore.
There is no Standard
We do not have an Industry anymore.
November 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Anyone pushing one true correct way to do the job has not been in enough studios or on enough projects. You use the tools that do the job and tasks assigned and more than likely just the personal preference of who ever is making tools at the time
was using Maya and 3ds max at the same time last game
was using Maya and 3ds max at the same time last game
Reposted by Rihards Valters
Reposted by Rihards Valters
Noodling on this while waiting on client renders to finish.
The Atticus Blue. A repossessed ceo's mega yacht repurposed for public educational tours of the Keziah system.
More shots coming at some point soon
The Atticus Blue. A repossessed ceo's mega yacht repurposed for public educational tours of the Keziah system.
More shots coming at some point soon
October 31, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Noodling on this while waiting on client renders to finish.
The Atticus Blue. A repossessed ceo's mega yacht repurposed for public educational tours of the Keziah system.
More shots coming at some point soon
The Atticus Blue. A repossessed ceo's mega yacht repurposed for public educational tours of the Keziah system.
More shots coming at some point soon
Reposted by Rihards Valters
Reposted by Rihards Valters
Super excited to announce that I'm one of the Founding Partners of:
❗ PANIC STATIONS ❗
A brand new video game studio making fun, fresh, physics-based co-op games with a sense of humour, and looking to release a few every year!
We're also entirely run by pigeons... 👀
❗ PANIC STATIONS ❗
A brand new video game studio making fun, fresh, physics-based co-op games with a sense of humour, and looking to release a few every year!
We're also entirely run by pigeons... 👀
hi we are...
❗ PANIC STATIONS ❗
📢 a brand new video game studio... run entirely by pigeons?!? 🐦
❗ PANIC STATIONS ❗
📢 a brand new video game studio... run entirely by pigeons?!? 🐦
October 31, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Super excited to announce that I'm one of the Founding Partners of:
❗ PANIC STATIONS ❗
A brand new video game studio making fun, fresh, physics-based co-op games with a sense of humour, and looking to release a few every year!
We're also entirely run by pigeons... 👀
❗ PANIC STATIONS ❗
A brand new video game studio making fun, fresh, physics-based co-op games with a sense of humour, and looking to release a few every year!
We're also entirely run by pigeons... 👀
Reposted by Rihards Valters
Halloween is imminent! Have some Forbidden Solitaire phone wallpapers to help you summon the Halloween spirit. 🙏
➡️ Wishlist Now: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
➡️ Wishlist Now: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
October 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Halloween is imminent! Have some Forbidden Solitaire phone wallpapers to help you summon the Halloween spirit. 🙏
➡️ Wishlist Now: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
➡️ Wishlist Now: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Reposted by Rihards Valters
Aaaand that’s a month of daily gobelins !! That was a fantastic challenge #floktober2025
October 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Aaaand that’s a month of daily gobelins !! That was a fantastic challenge #floktober2025
Reposted by Rihards Valters
Reposted by Rihards Valters
Reposted by Rihards Valters
October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM