Tips & Tricks: Modeling Hi / Low Poly Models for Next-Gen Games

[Masakari]

Tips & Tricks: Modeling Hi / Low Poly Models for Next-Gen Games
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I originally started doing this tutorial for a friend on my mod, Project Deus for UT3, and decided to expand it's goal a bit. It concerns the rationale, how's and why's of making models for normal map generation. While there are a few 3DS Max-specific things in there, i classed it miscellaneous because i'm talking about general principle, and don't really delve into the Max application.

I hope this is helpful for all the aspiring 3d game artists out there. EDIT: replaced the non-working DA link, now being hosted at my website.

Tutorial: http://www.acetylenegames.com/artbym...-gen_games.jpg

[benclark]

fantastic resource, thanks for posting

[andrei313]

Sweet stuff. Thanks!

[Talon]

Really nice stuff.

I honestly hadn't thought about keeping a library of baked normal map objects to stick on my models, it's fantastic idea - thanks

[Jarnauga]

Class! Thanks for sharing this great knowledge.

[Masakari]

Glad i can help guys! Any questions or doubts, feel free to post here or email me.

[weasel.acuh5o]

thanks a lot for this, really great.

[Naklajat]

I've been trying for a while to wrap my head around hi-poly meshes for detail maps, this is very useful info.

[kysterama]

Great info. Thanks for taking the time

[Tim]

I always had respect for people putting time in something to help other people.
Really thank you!