Rigging Kael in Maya | Character Rigging Tutorial | UE5 2.5D Platformer

We rig a brand new playable character from scratch in Maya as part of our 3D-to-2D sprite pipeline for The Rend. This is the unedited reality of solo indie dev: working with an aging pipeline, giving feedback to freelancers, and figuring it out as we go. You'll see the full technical art workflow—from importing a fresh model, placing joints for a humanoid (way more complex than our Owl Bear), handling fingers with proper metacarpals, scarf rigging with extra joints for overlap, skinning workflows, and Delta Mush deformation tricks. Meet Kael: fingers are tedious. Scarf physics are chaos. And yes, we hit the one-hour mark exactly. ▶ PLAY THE GAME: https://www.ludicrousfilmandgames.com If you already have the client, just launch and update! We need your feedback to make this game great. Try to break it, max out a build, or find the unbeatable combo. And if you find something crazy—or completely busted—let us know! 📺 How to Play Tutorial: https://youtu.be/vtlLG9X9eNs ⭐ PATREON: https://patreon.com/ASKaDEV 💬 DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/z8rdA68wYW 💰 TIP JAR: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=GUPVQJZ8GZKN6 📋 CHAPTERS: 0:00 Stream Intro & The Rend Update 1:26 Meet Kael — New Character Setup 5:43 Skeleton Reuse & Joint Placement 19:37 Fingers, Hands & Metacarpals 31:55 Scarf, Tail & Secondary Motion 37:03 Building the Control Rig 51:50 Skinning, Delta Mush & Wrap-Up 🏷️ TAGS: #UnrealEngine5 #GameDev #IndieGame #CharacterRigging #MayaTutorial #TechnicalArtist #25DPlatformer #TheRend #GameDevelopment #DevLog #CharacterAnimation #Skinning #ProceduralRigging #GameDevJourney