Right, need help lads... (amd laddetes)

[David]

I need more shit for a portfolio, but I dont know what to put in. I know I need a variety of things, not just cars, and at the moment i have no cars to put in. :cry:

SO.. Small things, but what...

Low poly, high poly, whatever. Leme know ideas and i'll put them into motion.

Please help moi.

Cheers, Dave.

[buckas]

lil tip - fuck the cars off, buildings/environments is a much easier job which is what i've gone into now :) go out, take pics of buildings, and create a texture from it (1024sq) then model it, under 3k polies :)

do them, and you'll get any job ya want :)

[David]

Whooo! :D

I wana be a Spaceman!

:cry:

I was going to ask you whats the max polly count when working with games, then i can get practice in before i go uni (if i get in)

*Adds to notes*
Buildings 3k

[buckas]

lol all depends - london eye wheel + pods for instance is 10k, and the base is 10k

all the other buildings we done kept changing spec, but on average it was 3-5k :)

need anymore help dawg, just ask 8)

[maverick_47]

holy shit

i need to ask a stupid question, you guys game designers?

[David]

Drew is, and im hoping to be. :)

[maverick_47]

that's awesome, what games is he working on, if i may ask?

[buckas]

*fruit liquid* 2 - probs out next june on 360/PS3/PSP/PS2/PC :wink:

[Ivan the Great]

dude if you want a quick portfolio...then may i suggest mapping for half life? create maps either for counter strike or cs:source, either way its easy, and its 3d!!!

[Banshee]

dude if you want a quick portfolio...then may i suggest mapping for half life? create maps either for counter strike or cs:source, either way its easy, and its 3d!!!

Mapping is not 3D.

[Sonny]

http://www.clan-greiz.de/phgstats/maps/hl2/de_dust2.jpg

3D..no?

[buckas]

yep

[Sonny]

David, make a new dust map =D

I'll test it 8)

[NoobChopper]

same, test test test :)

[Banshee]

Image (http://www.clan-greiz.de/phgstats/maps/hl2/de_dust2.jpg)

3D..no?

I thought you meant 3D mapping, ie applying textures to models.



Not the act of creating game levels.

[David]

A game map.... Hmmm.

[buckas]

A game map.... Hmmm.

1 average sized building for 360 = 4 days from scratch, from photos.

so sort out photos, take out all perspective, any objects in foreground i.e trees, people, cars, anything, remove reflections from windows and replace a plain believable one, make everything completely perpendicualr so extruding windows/doors is easier, then create texture map from bits fixed in PS keeping everything the same texel resolution and having no gaps on the map, include the main building parts, any fences/railings, doors/windows, interiors, alpha out the windows, then create specular map from the texture map which means change the whole map to different colours of white to black, dependant on material reflectivity, then make the bump map for the building, painting the whole thing greyscale - whitest parts appear extruded outwards most and blackest parts appear extruded inwards most and then generate the normal map from the bump map

then model everything, and map the whole thing - then you have to sort out the second channel of UV's so when you bake the whole building, not one poly overlaps

then send it off xD

have fun making a whole city :lol: :mrgreen:

[David]

:shock:

I think i'll leave the city to the professionals atm. *angel eyes*

[buckas]

:shock:

I think i'll leave the city to the professionals atm. *angel eyes*

tbh chap, with what you know allready - 2/3 months in the job and you could do it (Y)