Application as a Level Object Artist - ACCEPTED

[Nupol]

Hello,

 

a close friend of mine, known under the name SomaZ, told me about this project.

I like to create 3D models in my spare time and i would like to contribute to this project in the form of asset creation.

Some of my older work can be found here: https://sketchfab.com/lennartsolik

Primaly i use Blender for modeling and Substance Painter / Photoshop for texture creation.

I am able to create small animations using constraints and bones (simple).

I try to help as good as i can in the form of small assets and other things that might be needed.

 

I am looking forward to hear from you.

 

Sincerely

 

Nupol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tempust85]

Hi, thanks for applying. Your work looks pretty decent.

 

Do you have any experience with baking details to low poly models? This game engine has a very low limit, compared to today's games. Most small objects would be 1,000 tris or under.

[Nupol]

Thank you.

 

No problem with baking details from Highpoly to Lowpoly. 

And good to know on how many tris you aim to.

Do you plan to use LODs? If yes how many and what is you triangle count for each level approximately?

[SomaZ]

@@DT85 Just look at the top of his no name soda can.

[Tempust85]

Depends on how the object is used. LODs do not work if the model becomes part of the map, i.e. Brushwork. If it's loaded by the renderer, then LODs apply. Would have to be case-by-case, whether a map object needs LODs.

[Nupol]

with level i meant per LOD level, LOD1 0-1.000,    LOD2 1.000-5000,    LOD3 5.000-10.000    for example.

[Tempust85]

I usually do minus 25% for each LOD:

 

LOD0

LOD1 - minus 25% of LOD0

LOD2 - minus 25% of LOD1

LOD3 - minus 25% of LOD2

[minilogoguy18]

If a mesh is large enough it can be sub divided to go around the 1k limit, you can have up to 32 meshes making up 1 model. Still though, the general goal is squeeze out as much detail from as little as possible, I'm sure we can also go over the models and optimize the low poly mesh.

[AshuraDX]

If a mesh is large enough it can be sub divided to go around the 1k limit, you can have up to 32 meshes making up 1 model. Still though, the general goal is squeeze out as much detail from as little as possible, I'm sure we can also go over the models and optimize the low poly mesh.

That optimization should be done before baking normal maps.

[SomaZ]

Nevertheless: You have my sword! (Obviously )

[Archangel35757]

MD3's only have 3 levels of LODs:

 

LOD0 (highest detail)

LOD1

LOD2

 

MD3View displays these as LOD1, LOD2, LOD3.

[Tempust85]

@@Nupol

 

I like your work, and we can always use help so welcome aboard!

 

 

 

@@Circa, can you please give Nupol access to the DF2 forums?

[Circa]

Done.

[Tempust85]

@@Circa can you please double check that @@Nupol has dev access to the forums?

[Psyk0Sith]

That optimization should be done before baking normal maps.

 

It can be done after the bake too, using handplane and a local "XYZ" normal map, handplane will output the matching tangent normal map based on the optimized model.

[AshuraDX]

It can be done after the bake too, using handplane and a local "XYZ" normal map, handplane will output the matching tangent normal map based on the optimized model.

I figure you mean a world/objectspace normalmap.

I usually bake using a skewmesh and then generate a new tangentspace nm for the lowpoly mesh by using the Wolrdspace normal. While I do this in Substance it can also be done with Xnormal and appearently Handbrake.

[Circa]

@@Circa can you please double check that @@Nupol has dev access to the forums?

He should, from what I can see.

[Psyk0Sith]

I figure you mean a world/objectspace normalmap.

I usually bake using a skewmesh and then generate a new tangentspace nm for the lowpoly mesh by using the Wolrdspace normal. While I do this in Substance it can also be done with Xnormal and appearently Handbrake.

 

Yup, max calls it local XYZ or object space if you prefer.