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Panda Studios was a wonder to work with.
Within a few days we discussed the help I needed and they were able to achieve what I wanted, with additions/changes along the way.
Very accommodating throughout the process and happy to edit/change/add anything as asked.
At the end, we had a video chat where everything was explained thoroughly to ensure I wast confused by any new functionality.

You are paying for a quick and quality service.

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Thanks you for the feedback Dodds!

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I sent you an email :D. Thanks!

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CĂ©leste was part of the Community Led Stream on the Official Unreal Engine Twitch Channel! You can see it here: Creating a Dynamic UMG System | Community Led Training | Unreal Engine - YouTube

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Ok, let’s recap. Here is my two cents.

You got the project bellow which was made by Epic as a 6+ hours video tutorial. The name tells it all: Blueprint Multiplayer.

The only thing replaced in the project was the game map after joining sessions, the networking part was left untouched.

Your job was to fix a connection issue and you failed miserably.

(I fixed the project myself after you scammed me, by downloading the original project above and migrate the map to it, so it was clearly a minor issue. That being said, it took me a couple days to come up with the solution because I’m just a game designer and I’m really lost in this field.)

And you are saying it cannot be fixed without C++ (which caused all other issues)? 6+ hours of tutorial videos made by Epic and a solution made by a simpleton like me proves that is an obvious lie. Not to mention the other excuses like “the problem is with your computer”. LOL, BS.

So yes, in red and all bold underlined as a warning for others should be:

[FONT=Arial Black]I feel like I was scammed for over €1000.

If you are a potential customer, you can ask yourself: would you be happy to get a “project” which “doesn’t work on your computer” for your money? If not, avoid like hell. If you like to take risks, go ahead! You might not get as unlucky as I was.

Again: this is my experience, not the Old Testament. It’s just a heads up, do what you find reasonable!

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Airner,

We need to set a few things straight:

The task did not fail, it correctly got fixed by adding C++ and fixing it through there, this on itself does not “fail” and does not corrupt a project.
On the other side, the full amount you are describing is for all tasks over a course of 3 months. After the initial task(a few hours of looking into the project, learning it’s code and bugfixing said bugs(alongside a few others)), you had requested roughly 80-90% of the amount you mention on other tasks such as refactoring code base due to wrong usage of the engine, a card deck builder, among other things. All of which are completely unrelated to the initial task you feel scammed for which are executed to your liking and desire without issues.

If VS was installed correctly on your device the initial task would not have been a problem as the fix was obviously fixed if you decided to continue hiring us 2-3 months past the first task, only the program required to compile the project was preventing you, and even after free and unbilled time spent on looking through your error-logs, removing already 4 previously given errors in the compiler due to missing dependencies, you got a bug which was not my area of expertise, neither had I seen everywhere.

I will stop defending our side of the story, everything that has to be said has been said and nothing good or bad will come from continuing to argue over this.

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Since you quoted me, lemme add a small thing (Panda Studios already said everything though).

Even after I read your text: You received a working solution. It didn’t work because of your endsystem.
Hence you got a solution for your money. So no scam at all.

PS. Epic’s Multiplayer project is garbage. I even made a thread about it in the feedback subforum.

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Surviving Alaska Has Worked with Panda Studios off and on now for about one year maybe more. We always love the work done for us and how fast they complete the projects we give them 5 stars
 And i always recommend them.

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No offense, but how could you possibly know if it is working or not? You only read a pro and a con, and you haven’t seen a working project. (Me neither.) I think I am correct assuming that you have no other information on this, just what you read here?

So a guy goes to a mechanic for a wheel alignment. He has only one request: do not change the wheels on the car.
The mechanic changes the wheels on the car against the customers wishes, assuring the customer that it will cause no problems in the future, and the new wheels are perfectly aligned.
Guy drives home; car won’t fit in the garage because the new wheels are too wide. Guy takes the car back to the mechanic.
The mechanic says: “It worked in my garage.”
“It should work in my garage, that’s why I paid you.”
“You got a solution for your money.”
“You said it will cause no problem.”
“It is not a problem, I know how to widen a garage door.”
“But I do not!”
“You can learn how to widen your garage door.”
“I do not want to learn how to widen my garage door, I want a working car that fits in my garage as it did before.”
Guy goes home, puts on the old wheels, spends a couple weeks - he is not a mechanic and dumb as a rock - checking for problems and fixes the alingment issue with the wheels. There is no need for wider wheels or to widen the garage door. The new wheel and all new accessories for that, hubcaps, etc. are useless thus a waste of money.

It could be, I do not know much about that, just one thing. It works, right now, for everyone.

I have all the respect in the world for you eXi, I really do, but this:

doesn’t make you pause for a moment? Can you imagine this in a positive review anywhere?
“I got a working solution but it didn’t work, at least she gave me a great excuse, 5 stars, would recommend”?

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I found Celeste and Panda Studios through the Unreal Discord channel. I had a problem with replication that I couldn’t find another record of online, and the troubleshooting steps others had recommended weren’t getting the job done. She found the answer in an hour’s work. Worth every penny, especially after a guy on Freelancer.com tried to scam me at twice the price.

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I was watching Celeste work through Twitch. My initial expression was that the video is playing at 3x speed. But she really is that fast and efficient and that’s incredible. Panda Studios is tasked with handling different aspects of our open world project and it’s coming along very nicely. We’re very happy to have this work relationship and definitely recommend you to work with them.

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Celeste has been working as the primary developer on an upcoming FPS game developing the core AI modules and gameplay modules, and other core critical gameplay components. She has always been extremely professional, her coding quality speed, modularity and quality is second to none (Sorry Allar you are now number 2). I am continuing my work with Celeste and Panda Studios for the foreseeable future but wanted to write a quick endorsement of her work since I cant think about many people I would have a stronger recommendation for than Celeste. If you are looking for high quality, modular, and fast delivered code with a positive, collaborating and great to work with person I strongly encourage you to have a discussion with Celeste.

Thanks for all the work so far Celeste and look forward to rolling out a first play demo of the upcoming blockbuster game **Poo vs. Robots **(First public announcement of game
) over the coming months (Lous you still deserve credit for our early discussions and chocolate pudding textures research
).

Again many thanks for all the hard work and collaboration Celeste.

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Thanks for the feedback everyone!

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Hello everyone,

Our schedules are currently full and therefore will not be accepting any new clients for now. However, you are always free to contact us with your request.

Salty Panda Studios, founded by Cedric(eXi) and CĂ©leste(Panda Studios), is a game development studio located near DĂŒsseldorf Germany, we specialize in contracting work for Unreal Engine 4, including but not limited to: Gameplay, custom editor plugins, AI, Slate, performance improvements(code-wise), Archviz work and more!

We value happy clients and that is why we’ve been chosen and re-chosen by multiple clients. We strive to deliver all services as quickly as possible with the needed documentation and go over the created system afterwards to explain it’s inner workings. If you’re looking for programmers to hire, assistance or guidance in the engine, shoot us a message to [EMAIL=“contact@panda-studios.net”]contact@[EMAIL=“contact@saltypandastudios.com”]saltypandastudios.com and we’ll deliver you an estimate based on your requirements.

Our website: https://saltypandastudios.com/
Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/saltypandast
Our Facebook: Salty Panda Studios

[COLOR=#FF0000]Reviews/testimonials can be viewed at the bottom of this post.[/COLOR]

What we offer: [HR][/HR]
With our combined experience of 8+ years in Unreal Engine 4 we have extensive knowledge about the engine’s inner workings and are able to assist you with various aspects of the engine.

Training: If you’re new to the engine or programming or want to get a better overview of the engine’s capabilities we can help you out with personalized training sessions where we teach you how to work with blueprints/c++ and the engine.

Consulting: Do you require assistance or input on issues in your project? We can assist you, give input or resolve the issue for you.

Blueprints: We work in C++ as well as in blueprints. If you would like to create a prototype of a game quickly or want a more robust system worked out for your gameplay we can assist or do this for you with reasonable prices.

C++: We can help you out if you require any work done in c++.

Gameplay: We primarily offer gameplay programming that can be any system you imagine(Inventories, loadout selections, lobby systems, settings menus, AI, UMG widgets, anything!)

Editor extensions: If your game or project can benefit from custom editor menus, editor functionalities we can create custom editor plugins that will improve your in-editor workflow.

Slate: We can make widgets in both UMG or natively in C++ for loading screens or extended functionalities not available in UMG Blueprints.

Gamepad UMG: Require gamepads to work in your UMG and slate widgets? We can set up a system that works in both single screen as split-screen!

Integrations: We can integrate outside API services into UE4 to extend your game’s functionality.

Arch-Viz: Do you sell real estate units or housing? And require a system that lets you easily control and customize units per client? We create systems that let you do this easily.

VR: Does your application run in VR? We can assist you both with Vive and Oculus. [HR][/HR]How much will these services cost us? [HR][/HR]
Our service costs can be requested over our e-mail [EMAIL=“contact@saltypandastudios.com”]contact@saltypandastudios.com, once you sent a detailed requirement and timeline for your work we can give you an estimation of the costs.

What did we work on before? [HR][/HR]
Cedric has created theUnreal Engine 4 Network Compendium.

All of our pre-created Unreal Engine 4 blueprint assets can be found on the Marketplace. https://www.unrealengine.com/marketp
da+Studios+U.G

Some of our clients:

**NOT A COMPANY **- Hoverloop - Hoverloop on Steam
HALVR/Imerza- Archviz work
Epitasis - http://epitasisgame.com/
W3 Studios - Abatron - http://www.abatrongame.com/
**Pixel Perfect Polygons **- Our Ghost Of - https://forums.unrealengine.com/comm
progress/43847
Pulse Tense - Post Dreams - http://www.pulsetense.com/post--dreams/
**MicrodoseVR - **https://microdosevr.com/

How can we contact Salty Panda Studios? [HR][/HR]Send us an e-mail at [EMAIL=“contact@saltypandastudios.com”]contact@saltypandastudios.com, after which we’ll get back to you.

Testimonials/Reviews: [HR][/HR]
Abatron,
“Celeste has been very professional and great to work with. I highly recommend hiring Panda Studios for any UE4 development work. They had quick turnaround times and were always available online for any questions.
Great Job Panda Studios!”

MrMrC
*Celeste has been working as the primary developer on an upcoming FPS game developing the core AI modules and gameplay modules, and other core critical gameplay components. She has always been extremely professional, her coding quality speed, modularity and quality is second to none (Sorry Allar you are now number 2). I am continuing my work with Celeste and Panda Studios for the foreseeable future but wanted to write a quick endorsement of her work since I cant think about many people I would have a stronger recommendation for than Celeste. *

Higuy8000
Panda Studios is awesome. CĂ©leste has been helping me the past week iron out some of the bigger issues in one of my games core systems. She has been super helpful and efficient, getting things done on a strict timeline that I needed them and even provided plenty of documentation and research into what was happening and why, giving me a detailed analysis. CĂ©leste was super accommodating and charges a very reasonable price for a great quality service. Panda Studios is definitely my default go-to now for getting help on my project for programming. Thank you!

Pixel Perfect Polygons
I was watching Celeste work through Twitch. My initial expression was that the video is playing at 3x speed. But she really is that fast and efficient and that’s incredible. Panda Studios is tasked with handling different aspects of our open world project and it’s coming along very nicely. We’re very happy to have this work relationship and definitely recommend you to work with them.

Irridium77
*I Have been taking classes from Celeste for a week. The communication was clear, What you see is what you get. The do’s and dont’s are very well explained prior to comitting & The price is very reasonable. You can quickly tell Cel has a programming background. She gave me a boatload of usefull pointers and watching her workflow greatly contributed to my own bughunting experience. This single week of collab/training was more enriching then 12months youtube/pluralsight training.

It was a pleasant and very effective course due to the fact the most teaching happened inside the project i supplied. If you are stuck and Tutorials get you no further 
 this is a topic you might want to remember.*

Luke Dodds
*Panda Studios was a wonder to work with.
Within a fewdays we discussed the help I needed and they were able to achieve what I wanted, with additions/changes along the way.
Very accommodating throughout the process and happy to edit/change/add anything as asked.
At the end, we had a video chat where everything was explained thoroughly to ensure I wast confused by any new functionality.

You are paying for a quick and quality service.*

Sterling,
*I knew a little bit about Celeste from her Twitch Streams, and it was clear she knew what she was doing. A few months later I had the pleasure to meet her in person at GDC. My confidence in her as a person and in her abilities grew, which was when I approached her to work with me on a game that has been incubating for decades. She agreed to take on the task. The project is ongoing, and Celeste has proved to be talented, thorough and highly professional.

She has been a wonderful communicator and always delivered what she promised and on a schedule that was agreed upon. Since we are on different continents, we do most of our communicating through Slack (now using Discord) and several times a week, we have scheduled Skype calls to work out specifics to continue progress.

So far, she has worked out a complex AI system for several different NPC classes with unique objectives and behaviors, game UI, level manager and editor (for which she recorded a detailed 45 minute tutorial), among other things.

Her knowledge of UE4 is excellent and she is eager find solutions to make my ideas work. She has also lent her ideas to the project which have been a great asset. She’s extremely confident so there isn’t much that she would shy away from.

Anyone looking to bring someone into the fold of their game development would be thrilled to have her in the mix.*

Galaxy Heist, Space Bear Dev,
“CĂ©leste has been amazing in her help with Galaxy Heist and other projects/questions. Definitely recommend if you need any help with getting something working in UE4!”

Phantom530
Celeste has done a fantastic job while working on my project. She’s very professional, quick, efficient, and always gets the job done. Thanks so much, and I’ll be sure to hire again in the near future.

Zarsie:
Hey just wanted to say I worked with Celeste from Panda Studios. She seemed extremely knowledgeable, and was able to complete some networked combat blueprints in only a couple of days. After completing the blueprint and receiving payment she was still willing to help with some little adjustments, free of charge. Definitely recommend Her.

RockyRockFord:
Ordered two smaller systems from Celeste and she had them done lightening fast, honestly I was shocked to see an email from her just a hour or so after working out the details. She also helped me integrate the systems into my game.
Very pleasurable person to work with and amazing rates.

HenMao
Panda Studios have been helping me setting up a Multiplayer Lobby system and I can vouch for their services
CĂ©leste kindly guided me through the whole system and explained in detail how everything is built up,furthermore she gave many advices on how to improve networking with Blueprints. I’d really recommend Panda Studios if you’re looking for quick and professional services.
Will gladly hire them again in the future.

JoeVR
I worked with Celeste over the past 1-2 weeks. She gave me lessons on the Unreal Engine with a focus on Blueprints. She was organized, patient and offered great help and insight into how Blueprints work and how to create Blueprints for my particular needs. I would recommend her to anyone considering this kind of training.

Spell Casting System with Target Lock-on, Delivery time: 2 days
“Hey I just wanted to say that I have been working with Celeste on my project and her work is top notch. She created a great Spell casting system for my project. The blueprints are easy to understand and very cleanly laid out. She was very helpful and even did a call on Skype to walk me through on how to adjust some of the settings for making the system work exactly how I wanted it to. I highly recommend working with Celeste!”

Benjamin Smith CEO of Binary Sword Pty Ltd.
Working with CĂ©leste has been a pleasure, her Blueprint work is well documented with little to no errors and she has been very responsive with implementing feedback in a timely fashion when requested.
I would highly recommend CĂ©leste for work on any Blueprint related system(s) you may require.

Thomas Anderson, Pixel Prodigies
Celeste is very talented, a blueprint mastermind! Not just great quality, but also very fast and thorough with really reasonable rates! Support is top notch, probably one of the best blueprint programmers you will find!
Always answered any questions I had, wen’t over specific nodes to teach me how it all worked, supplied update videos, everything you would expect from a professional unreal developer, and more!

DeliDev
Got help from Panda Studios and was superb, sent many questions and they always answer all of them. They delivered fast and exactly what I wanted. 200% recommendable!

, Campfire Studios, L.L.C.
Celeste worked for me on a small project I had, and I am truly impressed. I am rarely impressed by someone’s drive and attentiveness. Celeste made sure to gather exactly what I was looking for, and the solution she returned to me was clean, concise, and easily maintainable. I very much appreciated working with her, and would be happy to again in the future.

gamelord12
I found Celeste and Panda Studios through the Unreal Discord channel. I had a problem with replication that I couldn’t find another record of online, and the troubleshooting steps others had recommended weren’t getting the job done. She found the answer in an hour’s work. Worth every penny, especially after a guy on Freelancer.com tried to scam me at twice the price.

Teak](Salty Panda Studios - Programmers for hire for BP/C++/Editor/AI systems! w/20+ reviews! - Looking For Work? - Epic Developer Community Forums)
Excellent person to work with
 Knows her stuff and delivers on time and within budget. Highly recommended. [HR][/HR]

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