Blender

Presentation

Attack on Tarkov was made with Blender, a free and open-source 3D creation software.

Blender has many features that cover pretty much everything you might want to do in 3D : modeling, sculpting, animation, rigging, rendering, etc.

I had previous experience on Source Filmmaker, but soon felt limited by its features : it only covers animation, and is no longer supported, despite still having an active community. Blender allows one to make their own assets and to make adjustements, instead of relying entirely on content made by others.

I started the project on Blender 4.5, but Blender 5 soon released along with its excellent scatter on surface modifier, so I followed along.

Blend modes

Blend modes are used all the time when making materials or compositing. They offer various ways to “mix” images together. Dude Blender’s tutorial explains and illustrates in detail what they do.

Useful add-ons

Blender has many add-ons that can be installed easily and expand its features. Free add-ons can be found on extensions.blender.org. Some add-ons are paid and offered on separate plateforms.

Note

All add-ons below are free !

To learn how to install them, visit extensions.blender.org.

Blenderkit

blenderkit.com is a website providing various assets (models, materials, nodes, HDRI, etc.) for Blender. Its add-on allows you to import any asset you want directly in your scene without leaving blender.

Important

Blenderkit is a subscription-based plateform. Make sure to enable the free first filter to display free items first.

Polligon

Polligon is similar to Blenderkit, but there are less free items, and it is mainly focused on materials produced with real-life pictures. It was founded by Blender Guru, the famous “Blender donut guy”.

The creation of an account is required.

Camera shakify

Camera shakify allows you to easily animate a shaking camera effect. It comes with several presets that can be tweaked (speed, scale).

One installed, select your camera and click on object data properties (the green camera icon) to use it.

Node pie

Node pie allows you to display nodes in a circle, which is sometimes more comfortable than the default Blender menu.

Once installed, press ctrl + left click in a node-editing zone (compositor or shader editor) to display the node wheel.

MP_Comp

MP_Comp is a pack of effects to be used in the Blender compositor. It is free, but you can purchase it to support its creator.

To use it, open the compositor and a asset browser window. In the asset browser, click on MP_Comp V3.0.0 to display the effects. Click on a effect and drag it into the compositor to add the corresponding node.

You can also use shift + A to access the nodes, but the asset browser lets you preview the effets, which is more convenient.