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Something I need to know... - lowrez geometry
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:30 pm
by YouJediJunkie
Well, hi!
To keep it short; how do I make low-res versions of my models so they work in the game(s)? I didn't see any tutorial covering it in
this topic, so I guess it'd be the best to give it a shot here.
Thanks in advance! Stay true to the cheese doodles!
Re: Something I need to know...
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:36 pm
by Caleb1117
Your gonna go "Doh" when you see this probably, but it's in the Art Creation.doc that came with the SWBF2 modtools.
Every object can be exported by itself, but if you want to see it from a distance you will need a low resolution version of the mesh for LOD purposes. Those should be approximately 1/3rd of the original model's poly count, and a child of the model's root node. You must declare it a LOD mesh by appending "_lowrez" to its object name.
I doubt the bit about it being one third the originals poly count applies to you though, due to the way you model. It'd be fine I'm sure for you just to duplicate the merged model and rename it.
Re: Something I need to know...
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:39 pm
by YouJediJunkie
Caleb1117 wrote:Your gonna go "Doh" when you see this probably, but it's in the Art Creation.doc that came with the SWBF2 modtools.
Every object can be exported by itself, but if you want to see it from a distance you will need a low resolution version of the mesh for LOD purposes. Those should be approximately 1/3rd of the original model's poly count, and a child of the model's root node. You must declare it a LOD mesh by appending "_lowrez" to its object name.
Exactly what is the model's root node? The "GroundDummy" null? (Hey, who can't be a n00b?
)
Re: Something I need to know...
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:42 pm
by Caleb1117
YouJediJunkie wrote:Caleb1117 wrote:Your gonna go "Doh" when you see this probably, but it's in the Art Creation.doc that came with the SWBF2 modtools.
Every object can be exported by itself, but if you want to see it from a distance you will need a low resolution version of the mesh for LOD purposes. Those should be approximately 1/3rd of the original model's poly count, and a child of the model's root node. You must declare it a LOD mesh by appending "_lowrez" to its object name.
Exactly what is the model's root node? The "GroundDummy" null? (Hey, who can't be a n00b?
)
Yea, or more traditionally the Dummyroot null, or really whatever is a parent of your model.
Re: Something I need to know...
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:03 pm
by YouJediJunkie
Allright! Thanks alot!
Re: Something I need to know...
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:28 pm
by AceMastermind
YouJediJunkie wrote:I didn't see any tutorial covering it in
this topic, so I guess it'd be the best to give it a shot here.
You usually won't find tutorials here for things in which they aren't needed, such as when a process or steps are already explained well enough in the
BF2_modtool documentation, the docs should always be your first stop when searching for info.
Re: Something I need to know...
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:05 am
by DarthD.U.C.K.
but gogie wrote a tutorial that was linked in the tutorialthread.....