you should have invested in maya LT

>>521150
I haven't invested time in 3ds max yet, would Maya serve my purposes better? Sorry, this is the one element of design I'm still very much learning.

>>521151
its similar to max and can be rented foe 30 bucks as month

>>521147
Sorry, stupid question here. But why can you not release the game if the program is pirated? Is there a serial number associated with game releases in some way?

>>521147
>will I have the copyright to release the game and not owe anyone any money?
no, but you probably won't be caught or prosecuted

>>521147

You can write off the license as a business expense once you start selling the game, however consider the following:

While I think it's a good idea to get a taste of 3D modeling (regardless of what software you use), if you're serious about this then at the end of the day you're probably going to want to contract someone to model shit for you, unless you want to delay your game by another x years while you learn to 3D.

I mean, think how long it took you to program, that's at least how long it's going to take you to 3D.

>>521254

I've taken the skill gap in to consideration in my designs. I'm purchasing the generic stuff (village architecture, flora and fauna etc.) and it basically just leaves me to model villagers and creatures... you know... some of the trickiest things to model. I may need to outsource after all, so I'm going to investigate that on the side.

>>521369
are you living in the US? get a subscription or something just to be safe

I've seen this question plenty of times and still don't understand how you think Autodesk can sue you for using a pirated copy of their program. Don't go around telling everyone you pirated it and if anyone asks you what you used just tell them to fuck off. Not that hard.

>>521254
I always figured coding would take longer to learn than modeling.
Then again I don't know shit about coding.

>>521410
Like in modeling, you can be shit or great at it, the main difference is that shitty code can be hidden from the user.

>>521400
Total noob here, sorry for the questions but I really am curious to know how someone really could know that you're using pirated stuff? Besides the obvious with telling people. Couldn't you just say you made it in Blender or something? Is there stuff Maya can do that makes it more obvious? Is there code it injects or watermarks?

>>521415
No one can tell. There's no data carryover once you export the models to unreal. There's no "paper trail". Only way you can be found out is if your dumb ass tells anyone.

>>521413
This. Most of my coding for the game's plot has been cheating hidden items into the players inventory. It keeps my scripts clean, and means I can change a player's state of progress immediately.

>>521429
There's not some kind of internal code brand?