Challenge #20 - polycountville - Skizot [Archive]

Skizot

11-11-2005, 11:45 PM

http://revolution.wc3campaigns.com/skizot/polyhut.jpg

i can't break 600 polies to save my life /images/graemlins/frown.gif i hate modelling for rts games too long.

adam

11-12-2005, 01:52 AM

If you submit this to Hawken for rendering like I plan on doing so we should make sure ours are next to one-another.

/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Skizot

11-12-2005, 02:12 AM

haha will do... i thought yours had more of a kids clubhouse look.

Skizot

11-12-2005, 03:31 AM

http://revolution.wc3campaigns.com/skizot/polyhut2.jpg

the sad thing is... chair table and four bottles are more polies than everything else /images/graemlins/frown.gif

sit's at 960 polies with what has to be RECORD wasted space. I'm so used to fitting three models onto one map that i do it instinctively now.

MoP

11-12-2005, 09:23 AM

Personally I'd use your spare space to add more foliage to those trees, they look pretty bare, fake and plastic now.

Love the hut, chair and bottles though...

notman

11-12-2005, 09:49 AM

Coconuts... or make them beer trees /images/graemlins/wink.gif

hawken

11-12-2005, 10:37 AM

you could throw lots more polygons at those palm trees, they aren't really fitting in with the realism of the rest of the peice

Skizot

11-12-2005, 05:38 PM

they HAVe alot of polies... i'll make em bend more

MoP

11-12-2005, 05:43 PM

They have a lot of polies!? Why don't you just make them planes with about 12 tris maximum, and alpha-map some foliage on? It's not the fact that they're not bending that's making them look odd, it's the fact that there's exactly 4 identical leaves per tree! Make some more leaves, vary the size, and vary the shape. You could make trees that look hugely better with two leaf textures, an opacity map, and just some geometry work! Go to it!

Skizot

11-12-2005, 06:21 PM

i added more leaves and randomized them some bent the trees a bit more..

http://revolution.wc3campaigns.com/skizot/polyhut3.jpg
and i told you i wasted alot of space
http://revolution.wc3campaigns.com/skizot/polyhutskin.jpg

MoP

11-12-2005, 06:23 PM

bend those leaves! vary their scale! they're far too uniform now... they look like novelty drinks umbrellas!

the texture work is nice though, keep it up.

hawken

11-13-2005, 02:20 AM

some palm trees.

http://www.art.net/studios/hackers/strata/scenic/palm-tree-by-public-stage.jpg

http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~efortin/thesis/Assets/Images/Palm_tree.jpg

http://keywestharborside.com/Palm%20Tree.jpg

http://www.picturesfrommemory.com/Slides/Plants/Elegant%20palm%20tree.jpg

Skizot

11-13-2005, 02:40 PM

http://revolution.wc3campaigns.com/skizot/polyhut4.jpg

palm trees? it's 1024 polies exactly.

adam

11-13-2005, 04:40 PM

haha that coconuts is smiling like a donut.

MoP

11-13-2005, 04:54 PM

There we go! IMHO, that's a lot better... good job.
Maybe some colour variation in the leaves? A bit of yellow/brown here or there would probably help tie them into the rest of the scene and look more natural.

Joshua Stubbles

11-13-2005, 07:24 PM

Defineatly agree with MoP on the coloring. It would add much more realism, and tie everything together better.

Skizot

11-14-2005, 05:39 PM

http://revolution.wc3campaigns.com/skizot/polyhut5.jpg

Skizot

11-18-2005, 08:16 PM

http://revolution.wc3campaigns.com/skizot/polyhutfinal.jpg
damn you people and your "ideas"

Lee3dee

11-18-2005, 08:19 PM

can u make the wooden chair a bit more weathered? It just stands out against the gritty of the sand, trees, etc. I really like the idea /images/graemlins/smile.gif

adam

11-18-2005, 08:54 PM

Can we see the wires?

Skizot

11-18-2005, 08:59 PM

wires coming up... and the chair is on a VERY minimal skin area... but i'll see what i can do /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Skizot

11-18-2005, 09:18 PM

Da wire
http://revolution.wc3campaigns.com/skizot/polyhutwire.jpg
New Chair
http://revolution.wc3campaigns.com/skizot/polyhutfinal2.jpg
OH GOD THE TEXTURE HORROR
http://revolution.wc3campaigns.com/skizot/polyhutskin.jpg
http://revolution.wc3campaigns.com/skizot/polyhutskinmask.jpg

MoP

11-18-2005, 09:52 PM

yeah man that looks tons better now!
looking at the original shots and seeing the newest version, it was totally worth it - this has turned out great! /images/graemlins/smile.gif