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02May
Update on ToolSet!
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Update on ToolSet!

We are happy to announce a great addition to our ToolSet for release 18 (Premium ToolSet Only). With the new management tool, you are able to load and share complete projects with all artists in your team.

This means that each artist now has an overview of the complete set of .max files in your HeroEngine (or any other) database. Quickly go to our Projects page, and check out our new and improved toolkit and its documentation!

28April
First release!
In the last weeks, we were actively Continue reading..

First release!

In the last weeks, we were actively developing a new toolkit, as some of you are aware already, for Autodesk 3DS Max. This toolset has now been released to the public with a free and premium version! Don't wait, and get this toolset right here on the Projects Page!

In other news: We have updated our complete gallery to include new ingame screenshots, as well as new concept art by our artists Emerson Rosa, André Borges and Ivan Lopez! Check it out!

In our Engineering news: Our engineers have worked on our toolset the last few weeks, and thus game-development has been halted. Our engineers have succesfully released 2 new tools however: The Asset Placement Tool (placing insane amounts of assets at the same time) and the WhiteBox Importer tool (Export whiteboxes from HeroEngine to 3DS MAX!) These will be soon available as well for our premium subscribers!

01February
New Developments
January was a rough month, as new talent was Continue reading..

New Developments

January was a rough month, as new talent was joining and all had to be familizarized with the HeroEngine. The new additions to the team include an engineer (you all know him from the forums, but asked us to remain anonymous; we respect his wishes), a technical artist and a graphics designer. You can of course check out their profiles on the About Page!

In other news: As the engineer was getting familiar with the tools, he improved the work-space of the world building team greatly, the technical artist started on a artist-kit for 3DS MAX (which will be made public) and our new graphics designer improved on the complete User Interface (Of which screenshots will of course follow!).

This month will be our "Character Controller and NPC Month" in which we will have a closer look at the controller, as well as start with the first round of NPC imports to test our newly developed combat system! We can assure you that you are in for a surprise! Don't worry, as we will keep you informed!

01January
New Website!
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New Website!

As the old website was in desperate need of a fresh update for 2013, our team decided to create a website of our own. Plain and simple like the old one, but with new fancy things and of course html5 and css3!

This website has added some new features, and removed old features that were hardly ever (read: never) used. This website has the long awaited Vacancies page, and a new and improved Gallery for our Concept Art, In game Screenshots, and Development shots!

We ended 2012 with a blast, and the blast continues in 2013! The Alien Pirates did not invade the world, and development continues!

Welcome to SnowCloud Entertainment

SnowCloud Entertainment (Founded in November, 2011) is the indie-development team behind the project "Pirates' Nest". Our team does not have a single physical location, as we are located all around the world (Mainly Europe, North America and South America), which has proven to be one of our greatest strengths: hearing how the locals tell you their stories about mythologies and folklores in their version is something Web 2.0 cannot replace, only complement!

By putting these folklores, mythologies and stories in a game-design blender, we are creating a unique game-experience in which you, the player, can discover ancient, mythological, modern and truely wicked environments throughout the world of Pirates' Nest. The world is being developed and built with the HeroEngine, a product by Idea Fabrik Plc., which uses modern technologies such as Umbra, FaceGen, PhysX and SpeedTree. Together with our third party tools, provided by Adobe, Autodesk and Wacom, there is absolutely nothing holding us back.

We value any feedback on our products and services, and would invite you to do so by using our Contact page! Also don't forget to check out our amazing team on the About page! And while you are at it, check out the Projects page, the Gallery and of course the Vacancies!