Texture Question

Popeye9

I am trying an art test and I have been given a limit of

"Texture Limit: 2 1024x1024 texture sets (or equivalent texture space) including seperate diffuse, normal, and specular. Note that since these objects can be close to the viewer, please maintain a pixel density of at least 1024 pixels per 3 meters."

The pixel density I am familiar with but the Texture sets limit is throwing me for a loop. When they say this does it mean that I can have say a 1024 normal map and a 512x1024 diffuse and spec or some combination of these.

If someone could explain this I would appreciate it

MoP

Popeye9 wrote: »

"Texture Limit: 2 1024x1024 texture sets (or equivalent texture space) including seperate diffuse, normal, and specular."

I would interpret this as:
first 1024x1024 diffuse map
one 1024x1024 normal map matching first diffuse
one 1024x1024 specular map matching first diffuse

second 1024x1024 diffuse map
one 1024x1024 normal map matching second diffuse
one 1024x1024 specular map matching second diffuse

Tumerboy

MoP wrote: »

I would interpret this as:
first 1024x1024 diffuse map
one 1024x1024 normal map matching first diffuse
one 1024x1024 specular map matching first diffuse

second 1024x1024 diffuse map
one 1024x1024 normal map matching second diffuse
one 1024x1024 specular map matching second diffuse

Agreed. You are allowed 2 Sets (Diffuse, Normal, Spec) of 1024x1024 textures, that's a total of 6, 1024's.

Popeye9

Thanks for the answers guys I was a lil spun out reading this One of the assets to create seemed a lil overkill to have that many textures but it should make things less constrained.

Tumerboy

Well, keep in mind it says equivilent space to 2 sets of 1024s.

To me, that means you could make 1 set of 1024s, and 4 sets of 512s.

CheeseOnToast

Just for the future, I'd just ask them for clarification. It's unlikely that they'd interpret the question as a lack of knowledge on your part. If they reject you on that basis, you probably wouldn't want to work there anyway.