Success Story
People Can Fly (PCF) is now a large AAA game development studio operating on two continents. PCF employs over 500 employees with locations in Europe and North America. They have come a long way from being just a pioneer in the local industry in the early 2000s to being firmly established in the industry today. Their goal is to find the right balance between the studio's legacy and ambitious plans.
Games produced by People Can Fly (Painkiller, Original Bulletstorm, Outriders Worldslayer, Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, Bulletstorm: Duke of Switch Edition ) are designed for Play Station, Xbox, PC and available on streaming platforms. In 2020, PCF debuted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
As the creators say about themselves, "PCF games are created with passion and driven by freedom and agility." They want the production process to be as creative as possible. In the first place is always the team, which, thanks to its collectiveness, gives them a unique shape. Their international team is constantly growing. The studio has very ambitious plans for the coming years. Such a team needs the right tools to work efficiently, reliably and creatively so that they can use their imagination to create something unique and amazing.
The PCF company strives to make their brand global, innovative and associated with the highest quality products among players around the world. They were pioneers and will be true Outriders of the industry. It was and still is very important to improve key business processes.
“The company is constantly looking for improvements, making extensive use of the ability to extend Autodesk software with dedicated plug-ins.”
– Grzegorz Janicki, Head of IT at People Can Fly
From the beginning of the company's existence, i.e. for 20 years, the People Can Fly studio has been working on Autodesk software. The programs used changed as the studio developed. First it was 3ds Max, then Autodesk Maya, MotionBuilder and Mudbox, and finally Media & Entertainment Collection.
The main departments in the company that use Autodesk software are: Animation, Designers, FX, Lights.
Currently, apart from a few 3ds Max stations, several dozen Maya and several M&E Collections, Peple Can Fly also uses Fusion 360 software, which is more associated with the mechanical industry. It is a very intuitive and relatively quick to learn software that can be purchased at an affordable price.
Fusion 360 in the gamedev industry can work well in game art when creating initial concepts in large numbers, assets such as: weapons, tools, everyday objects or those with unusual, futuristic shapes.
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All problems related to the handling, licensing and use of so many different Autodesk software licenses that People Can Fly encountered were solved by the PCC Polska team.
“Usability, speed and stability of work in the Autodesk software as well as an established position on the market plus good support from PCC Polska allowed us to create our games of the highest quality. The applications we have (Autodesk programs) are considered the industry standard, which allowed us to require knowledge of them during recruitment, which greatly simplified the matter.”
– Grzegorz Janicki, Head of IT at People Can Fly
The People Can Fly studio started with a group of several employees. Today it has 7 offices around the world and currently employs over 500 people working on various projects. It's a big change.
The release of Outriders was an important turning point in the history of PCF - the first game released after returning to independence. But Studio PCF boldly looks into the future and does not slow down while working on 6 projects at the same time. The company has announced its intention to bring to market at least one game per year, starting in 2024, which may be self-published or made in cooperation with the publisher.
“The projects we work on are never cliché, always a bit crazy. There will always be a task in them that is impossible to do – and we do it.”
– Michał, Lead Technical Level Designer at PCF
The history of PCF is a great example of the fact that in order to be successful you have to go beyond the box. Good cooperation in the team, a constant supply of new people with a fresh approach and access to the right tools drive the company's development. It also allows you to create better and better products.
“I am proud to look back on the 20-year history of People Can Fly, which has not always been easy, and to where we are today. (…) I am glad that PCF is developing dynamically. We're not going to slow down and we're going to follow our strategy, but most importantly, we're going to make games and play with them."
– concludes Sebastian Wojciechowski, CEO of PCF.
The extension of the PCF portfolio is accompanied by the business and cultural transformation that is currently taking place in the PCF S.A. Group. A further increase in the employment base is planned, which is associated with increased recruitment activities and business development in the new location, both in Poland and in other countries.
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