[pythian] Re: I'll start with the houses.
- From: "Enrico Rizzato" <arbegas5@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pythian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 11:50:52 +0200
also house5 is almost completed
Enrico
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darryl Long" <pythianproject@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pythian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 4:06 AM
Subject: [pythian] Re: I'll start with the houses.
>
> Dan Mejia wrote:
> >
> > I liked the sketches for the houses under the task section.
> > They are Max friendly.
>
> Great! Notice that House04 is already complete.
>
> > I'm guessing since its for a game everything needs to be
> > low poly, but how low poly does just the exterior of the
> > houses need to be( an estimated amount would help )
>
> Yes, everything needs to be low-poly, but only as low poly as it takes
> to make it look good. The important things to remember are to remove
> polygons that will never be visible or are otherwise hidden from the
> player. Also, only use polygons to represent "shapes", not detail.
> That is, if you need a window, don't model the window. Instead, draw a
> texture that looks like the window. Put all your detail into textures.
> Don't model it if you won't be able to tell the difference from the
> player's point of view.
>
> I've seen really good houses that had the very minimum necessary
> geometry range from 250 triangles to 750 triangles.
>
> > Also are all maps bitmaps or can your engine handle procedural maps
> > (like Max's stucco or bricks materials)?
>
> Bitmaps only.
>
> These are both good questions. I have added them to the FAQ in the
> documents section.
>
> Darryl
>
>
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