Structure Improvement

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ehh.. let say... lost in combat... O_o

I know he's missing, but I didn't thought about a new design yet. I hate this building, anyway.
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Colditz wrote:ehh.. let say... lost in combat... O_o

I know he's missing, but I didn't thought about a new design yet. I hate this building, anyway.
Yeah, I also think that the power generator is the second most contraditory design in Warzone. The first one are trucks - no doubt about it.

But I think it must have something for the "little glowing spheres" to spin around.
Just copy and paste one of the other towers to the top of the main building, and rescale it, I'd say - doesn't need to be something too special IMO.

And there are those wedge-shaped things around the main structure, in the main model, also. those can be made a bit more detailed, maybe turn horizontal when close to the towers.

I dunno what you could do about the tower, though. I also got the feeling that they aren't quite alright, but can't identify what's about it.

But you're on the right path (you are since you've started making those models, anyway ;) )!
Nice work.

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god damnit, the research facility is a mayhem, impossible to get under 512 triangles without losing more geometry, f*****g pipes... let's see...
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Colditz wrote:god damnit, the research facility is a mayhem, impossible to get under 512 triangles without losing more geometry, f*****g pipes... let's see...
Erm, you could leave the pipes for bump mapping?
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512 is a hard limit only for defensive buildings and walls. It is not (yet) a good idea to go far beyond that, though.
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Per wrote:512 is a hard limit only for defensive buildings and walls. It is not (yet) a good idea to go far beyond that, though.
I second that, and also think that, if you can keep the other models at a reasonable count, there wouldn't be quite much of a problem. Those pipes could be made as normal map, nonetheless, IMO.

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Never! I get done with this! This is going to be 3D!
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Colditz wrote:Never! I get done with this! This is going to be 3D!
Ahhh, don't beat me! :gonk:

hahahahhahahaahhaha xD

It's looking nice, well done so far!

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...I think we have too many faces/vertices on those pipes...

Might be better to spend more vertices on adding back the "R" thing.
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Colditz wrote:Never! I get done with this! This is going to be 3D!
I better get back on track upgrading the model rendering code then ;)

The roof of the building is quite flat. Perhaps throw a few polygons up there, too? (No, I do not miss the 'R'. It was weird.)
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Maybe you could make the outer half of the pipes (the most visible part) as they are and extrude the inner vertexes, so that it's effectively a protuberation with rounded edges. Then you can use transparency and gradients to make it look tubular :rolleyes:

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Colditz wrote:Never! I get done with this! This is going to be 3D!

bloody hell!!! awesome. so when is it going to be done??? and in game. :3 xD
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Colditz, you can reduce "sides" on parts which I marked as 1st then you'll get enough "free" faces to make the "R" tower on the 2nd image. I think if you will make part 1 using cylinder with 14 or 12 sides - it would be better then 16, anyway you are going to use "smoothing groups", at normal zoom cylinders will look smooth. ;)
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Well,... 628 triangles. f**k it.
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wrt: download/file.php?id=5733&mode=view

Those are octagonal pipes... Seems a bit excessive... You could save a whole bunch of triangles just by cutting them all down to hexagonal.
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