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correct modeling for game developement (poly count)

Giuno · 2016-09-23T14:57:55

Hello again everybody, I recently completed the introduction course on zbrush 2016 from the site pluralsight and I got a brief overview of the software. I even got a decent looking character model at the end, for a beginner of course, but it turned out better than I thought it would. But with that whole process, came a few questions. And I don’t even know how to start asking. I hear a lot of talk about low poly modelling for game development and see that there are a lot of videos and courses about this topic, but this whole concept is somewhat confusing. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the whole process works somewhat like this: Start with a simple base model and low polys to get the base shape and topology of the object right. Add/subdivide as many polys as you need, to get as much detail as you want on the model with the sculpting tools. Create some sort of map (sorry don’t know much of the names yet) of the high poly model, and then bake (whatever that means) that map onto the low poly model of that object. Is that correct? Am I missing some crucial steps? Another question that I have is: How many polys is actually low poly? I guess it depends. Let’s say for a PC Game like Diablo 3, Path of Exile and so on. How many polys should a character have and how many the models that shape the environment, a house, a barn or a wagon? And is there a rule on how many models/objects a “level” should have? Let’s say a whole map of diablo 3 after a loading screen. Man I know these questions are probably not good, but I have these questions in the back of my head and I can’t get rid of them. Thanks for your time and effort to help! I really appreciate it

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Started by Giuno September 21, 2016 05:16 AM

19 comments, last by Scouting Ninja 7 years, 9 months ago

Scouting Ninja

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September 23, 2016 02:57 PM

Isn't "best art software" a pretty subjective quality? I wouldn't call a difference in opinions to be a lie

True maybe it was a bit harsh, however the gap between 3ds Max and any other software is so large at the moment that not recognizing it is just denial.

Also I am a bit mad at Maya, there was a brief moment in it's peak that it rivaled Max, now it's just slipping.

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