POSTAL 4 New Explosions & Other Updates!

Finally!!! After weeks of waiting I can finally show off some of the updates I’ve made to Postal 4. In this first of many dev blog updates, I’ll be showing you guys the sweet new VFX I’ve made, as well as other fixes :).
Timestamps
00:00 - 00:48 - Intro
00:54 - 02:00 - Fixing Foliage Rendering
02:01 - 04:58 - VFX Updates
04:59 - 05:35 - Outro

[@Kazrel]

How can one person be so multitalented. A Renaissance man of our time.

[@KommanderKarl]

🫡

[@Notenum_]

Fr, how tf is one dude doing this good solo when cod has infinitely more money and people. Karl is the fucking G.O.A.T.

[@Backfisch5927]

A renaissance man? I heard they were coming to town real soon

[@gayealisir5661]

Who also has a nice caulk!

[@randimarcum3646]

ADD THE CAULK GUN TO POSTAL 4

[@FloatingInDisgrace]

Holy shit. Making postal piss graphics is massive im unbelievably proud of you. Good work

[@FloatingInDisgrace]

It looks so much better btw

[@LazarheaD]

We can call him the Pissmaster!

[@HubertBeckham]

Thank you Karl, the new piss graphics are truly something else and it's because of you.

[@KommanderKarl]

Hey y’all! I did forget to mention, these updates are still technically WIP and are subject to change. I hope y’all enjoy them regardless when the update is released! patreon.com/kommanderkarl

[@CrazyTech435]

I hope with this update i’ll see less comments about the 3 that must not be named being better then postal 4

[@LolmenTV]

I'm a 3D modeller too. I really like your all works! You will make this game so realistic. Your realistic effect skills are really awesome!

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

Two dialogue suggestions for everyone to consider... Tossing something, be it an explosive, boomerang, thrown knife, whatever: _"Hold this for me..."_ _"Can you hold this for me?"_ Taking a leak: _"Time to drain the main vein!"_ _"Gotta drain the main vein..." (for that matter, maybe it can be incorporated to "shake" it afterwards, and if you shake it too much, either he or someone nearby says _"...shaking it more than twice is considered playing with yourself...")_

[@Gamer3427]

Just my opinion, but I feel like some of the explosion effects need to be aligned a little bit better to hide that they're an "effect" if that makes sense? Like the truck exploding at 2:51 the explosion shows up a bit too far out the front of it, and it's particularly noticeable as just being an "overlay" of sorts once it starts moving as a result. Maybe it's just me and because I was watching the explosions specifically though. I doubt I'd notice as much in game while blowing things up.

[@Mentelgen-1337]

all in all these look great kommander but... wasnt postal supposed to be the worse series ever? i mean postal 3 is their best game for being so bad the creators hated it.

[@jadethemarksmanwolf7020]

man. It is amazing just how much of a difference these (from the outside) 2 small things being changed. Actually makes the game look significantly better. Edit. I think it is quite appropriate to call it a night and day difference. Bloody beautiful work Kommander.

[@Daniel-be6cj]

I just tried disabling the tangent space thing on a hair material that looked sorta bad and WOW! Huge improvement! Thanks for going a bit depth on the behind the scenes stuff, spreading tips like that helps everyone

[@fuzzyhenry2048]

Karl. The leaves can have better subsurface scattering if you use Two Sided Foliage shading model. And If you remap the vertex normals of the leaf cards like a smooth blob sphere, the shading will be much more realistic.

[@galactic_overlord]

This means the leaf cards will be lit as if they were a sphere instead of a card? I'm new to graphics and currently learning.

[@fuzzyhenry2048]

@@galactic_overlord Search this title: Maya Tutorial - Vertex Normals on Tree Leaf Cards for Games

[@Franshela]

Dude you fixed the piss. I love you

[@DavidWeberRepair]

This is seriously a HUGE improvement! Night and day difference, especially with the foliage. Honestly, I wasn't expecting much from Postal 4 and it wasn't even on my radar but knowing you're on the team and seeing these changes are causing my hype levels to actually increase lol keep up the great work!

[@ItsBofu]

The difference is phenomenal. I didn't expect awesome visual effects from a Postal game, but these are some of the most beautiful and vibrant explosions and flame effects I've seen in any game, not just a Postal one. The series has always struggled with making liquids (hehe) look realistic, and now they definitely do. Amazing work!

[@Ben_19M]

i think some camera shaking when explosions happen would be a really cool touch

[@KommanderKarl]

Yeah we’re planning to add that in

[@spehhhsssmarineer8961]

@@KommanderKarl I think it would be hilarious if the giant taco on the truck would go flying straight up and then crash down.

[@llMarvelous]

@@KommanderKarl Karl, I have a question I always wondered, why every vehicle in video games always have several kilos of tnt 🧨 onboard (preferably in easy to shoot places) Thanks in advance 😂

[@vitaminme4203]

This is so cool to see! Don’t get to see many before and after videos from game devs and how much improvements are made when the right person is hired. Keep it up!

[@kendrickdo4319]

I do agree the visuals for the explosions and particles work very well for the new one. I wonder if it would seem a bit more realistic if there was those explosion screen shaking blur kind of thing

[@yesanameirequested1682]

Yeah, the new ones give the feeling of that "OOMFH," and it is somewhat more realistic, instead of the plain "boom" at the cost of being just boring. Like the old one feels like a png of a "boom" while the new one feels like you can feel the shrapnel going everywhere around you, the heatwave, the blast radius. Nicely done, highly appreciated.

[@mindrage92]

Could use some screen space distortion on the explosion to get that compressed shockwave feel.

[@battlesheep2552]

Nice, those are some proper BAYSPLOSIONS

[@YOEL_44]

If you want some feedback... Make the vegetation textures more dynamic, they look just a bit flat. The explosions are great, you have given them a bunch of verticality, which is specially appropiate for fuel explosions, but ensure that hand grenades and molotovs also have some horizontal spread, they look a bit small, and the grenade could also have more dust and debris in its base.

[@sweatysocks8214]

I wasnt sold until i saw the piss. Now i now why they hired you, just amazing work.

[@Shinesart]

Great to see behind the scenes. I'm also learning gamedev so it's nice to know. RWS is lucky to have you since you are an 3D artist plus free publicity from your channel. Postal is over the top and the new particles fit that.

[@BeaniiBabe]

Wow!! Your work took those effects from mobile game quality to REAL Postal quality, amazing ❤

[@Revalopod]

Before and after comparisons are always great to see. I look forward to seeing more!

[@TerryElSquatchO]

The old particles look like the 90s to early 2000s limitation particles of postal 2 but the new once look like a modern game which postal 4 is a modern game so it fits a lot better.

[@leobrenes4917]

That looks amazing!! It's a brutal change. All your efforts are truly inspiring :D

[@jamesxnickie99]

Adding your unique reloads and healing animations would fit perfectly with the comedy of the Postal series.

[@old_man_johnson9190]

That looks awesome I love the new particle effects I think the over-top explosions really add to the personality of postal 4

[@BurningFishGaming]

This is awesome! Thanks for your work and for sharing this insight with us!

[@acat9710]

Karl never fails to rail our boredom from behind

[@terricon4]

Nothing like recognizing some of the particle effects being used as ones I've also gotten from the marketplace. Does an odd thing when you see stuff you know intimately well and can identify like "that's the one I was using on my X" or, oh, that was like the 4th or 5th down the row of the overview map they had in the Y pack".

[@helkhugan9625]

amazing work man! really fun to see this much passion put into a game

[@xephon3000]

Wow, it’s awesome seeing the old and new. You’re hella talented!

[@jacobscarberry4799]

Man, making it better! Great job KK!

[@ReprobiCrucesignati]

They look so much better now. Great job!

[@invisiblehearths]

I'm not super into shooter games, but I always appreciate touches of artistry, and I enjoy how your improvements bring an unmistakably better sense of a congruous place. Keep on keeping on!

[@alexandrefillot9600]

I can clearly recognise your style with those explosions, they look just like they do in your vids!

[@Topcatyo.]

Wow, there's a very clear improvement in the footage you showed. Great work!

[@LiMirro]

Amazing changes, I really like it👏

[@TheSUPERWIND2023]

Karl you've been on a roll, keep up the awesome work! Hope that Postal 4 continues to improve!

[@verycherrycos]

LOVELY WORK!! They look amazing, Kommander!

[@scottthompson7332]

Excellent work. It's good to see these improvements.

[@purplepeak8575]

Damn so early the audio isn't working. Edit: Audio now works.

[@alastor-the_theradio-demon]

Facts

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

Okay so that's not just my end.

[@captainpoptarts]

Is that a new youtube error?

[@purplepeak8575]

​@@captainpoptartsnah. It's still processing give it time.

[@KommanderKarl]

Thanks buddy!

[@aced4fun]

Awesome that you're working on Postal!

[@DianaTaffie]

Yoo that's great! Amazing explosions and ESPECIALLY amazing piss. Bless you, chief.

[@gayealisir5661]

Wow man congratulations man!

[@BossZnakemaster]

The new Postal update is awesome. Incredibly hyped to have you working for RWS.

[@NoobPCGamer1267]

Im gonna play it again now, thanks for those amazing updates!

[@M-1996A1]

Very cool, congrats on the job.

[@MoonyB]

Excellet job!!! This is so wondeful and im very happy they employed you, RWS is one of the best out there rn

[@Devistator66]

Great work dude!

[@beerandgame]

Amazing!! I love postal saga, and now I playing the 4, and I regret nothing. I can't wait for more show impovements.

[@scully8959]

fire effects are top shelf mate, cant wait to see more of your work

[@ThirtyTwelve]

Great work Karl. I liked the before and after difference.

[@turkeyleg72]

Running with scissors truly have no regrets hiring you.

[@-_YourAnimatorSavageAreLOL_-]

You are so damn talented man, they look damn *AMAZING!*

[@seanmcdermott9608]

Holy shit dude, these are amazing!

[@mistergone5156]

I loved Postal 4, nice work!

[@helnerim9987]

that's really cool man, I loved Postal 2 so seeing you work on the 4 just makes the game shines more

[@beret3416]

Man you did such a great job! Few months ago i ran across a problem that got me stuck. Now i'm gonna play it again thanks to you!

[@DeaDLettuce]

Awesome stuff dude 🤟

[@Vermilleno]

Karl, they really need to fix interior lighting. In general this game has huge artstyle issue. It doesnt look like a cohesive whole, rather a mishmash clashing styles. It tries to be cartoony, yet strives for realism. Its weird. Nonetheless I appreciate your work!

[@Alex-bz1wj]

Love game dev videos like this, hopefully we get to see more on the future!

[@Zkeleton969]

Vast improvements, especially with the particle effects. What else did I expect from the master, heh.

[@yeetisfetus7101]

Excellent work man! Can’t wait to see the next update. The piss look a lot better, and not like yellow paint, and the new effects are beautiful.

[@KeeKeeSteel]

I love how you made sure everything was as over the top as it could be also nice job on makeing the piss look great

[@Aussie_Grunt]

Karl is just built different, doing the work that Running With Scissors could never do.

[@notofuse8549]

Woah, this is awesome! I didn't know you were a 3D artist, let alone an amazingly talented one!!

[@MrTastelessVideos]

I haven't gotten around to playing P4 yet, but I am looking forward to it. anyways, your work looks incredible and really gives all particles the much needed beauty-lift it deserved. thank you for your work!

[@Szalami]

Absolutely amazing job, I'm pretty sure RWS hired an amazingly skilled individual. Looking forward for more updates, loving it!

[@Nephalen]

wow dude what a difference that made. Well done!

[@doomslayer9077]

Dude you're so talented keep it up

[@shiloallard9790]

Awesome man love it well done

[@christopherhightower7308]

wow, you've been busy. Looks awesome! :D

[@thegreendude2086]

The first Explosion looks so much more juicy with the flash of light, good job I didn't know you were a 3D artist, but I should have known considering your rant on the sky in red dead xD

[@AdamMerlin]

Whaaat!? I knew about your videos but I had no Idea you were THAT talented and had such a robust 3D background!?

[@thepopmanbrad]

gotta say its great to have you apart of RWS loved your youtube content and RWS is one of my fav companies even got the pleasure to be the first RWS server which has now been turned into the community server

[@Erakius323]

Damm, these improvements are epic. Also, did not know Postal 4 was out yet. Will be grabbing a copy as soon as I can.

[@enokdnb7388]

Man, I didn't know you you were a game dev!! You earned yourself a sub, also helps that your videos are just awesome. Keep it up!

[@USBEN.]

Impressive work man

[@fedflintstone]

God I wish I was this talented. Great work!

[@OutlawedPoet]

I've been holding off on POSTAL 4 for a while now but this definitely sold me on it. The particle and vegetation improvements showcased here (namely the piss of course) make the game look infinitely better. Well done.

[@battlemaster2203]

Mission accomplished, good work

[@goatfan300fs7]

This is really dang good 👍

[@PaleSeydoux]

SHEESH THANKS FOR MAKING MY FAV GAME BETTER

[@jojojodododo]

reminds me of the particle effects for hell let loose. good work man!

[@januleosz9999]

amazing work, I hope you can fix postal 4 even more. the game just dont feel like postal to me, but with your work it's getting closer!

[@cirox8963]

These particles are so damn good! Looking at these i never realized how bad the other ones were, you, sir, are a great dude!

[@denmarkball7728]

Just found u today. Congrats on the job and your achievements with postal

[@GhostRat__]

Amazing work

[@VincentRoyceMorgan]

Postal being a hacky, janky mess has always been part of the charm for me. It's like the mark of a B-movie. I'm still excited to see you enthusiastically polish this game to perfection.

[@Iron_Soil]

Omg you fixed the fire thank you

[@asnailman]

This looks sick! Running with scissors definitely made a great choice hiring you. I can't wait to play it for myself. (Keep up the good work Kommander Karl!)

[@tanaflameheart8883]

Great job! My pc is on fire and screams in pain! This is a good thing!!!

[@onwardturtle3815]

Thank you for your service

[@buzziamabuzzer4505]

THANK YOU for changing the piss into a normal puddle instead of a flat texture

[@DeadEnd1986]

This... is actually a real improvement. It makes the game feel much more powerful and the weapons more brutal. I love it, please keep it up!

[@gamercop2148]

This man just made Postal 4 1000x times better.

[@danoid7998]

That mushroom cloud on the explosions is so nice.

[@treefiddytwoo]

it's crazy how much these little details can enhance your experience with a game, they're definitely getting their money's worth with you!

[@flybyhunter]

This is awesome !

[@EliOr_Something]

So proud of you :D

[@titanoboahunter9008]

I did NOT know you worked on the Callisto protocol, good job, i like it so far

[@dimsthedimwit600]

The explosions are done so well that the cars not flying into the stratosphere feels like a crime