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hey guys, ive updated my scene with more models, WIP. 

rookies link - https://www.therookies.co/projects/80136#comment-form
artstation link - https://www.artstation.com/charlieturner849

im gonna add more to this over the next week or so. i learned alot from this about modelling and lighting in unreal engine, good stuff.

Thank you @iam717on your feedback on the folds/wrinkles, I see what you're saying and I will try to fix it!

@Dabou Master   yeah looking at it now the traps looks pretty funny lmao. About the glitchy part, it's a mesh I made to serve as the inside of the coat, something more flat like, just so it doesnt look like a plane with the details of the outside, it's fixed now that the HP is indeed finished.

About the pedestal, I always find it easier to do the blocking and sculpting of boots and feet with something simulating a floor, just so I don't get lost with the volumes and keep the mesh straight with the floor.

Also I said that I will do an action scene with him but that will be static, no animation at all, only thinking about that gives me shivers lol, I know nothing about animation and I have a feeling that starting with this guy would be a bad bad idea.

My idea is to create some sort of combat scene that involves another character/creature (much less complex than him) that I'm doing right now, and I will pose them using zbrush probably to avoid having to deal with rigging as well. I'm excited to share more about it as soon as I have something more solid to show.

Hello guys, I can't be more specific about title, as I am trying to get my 3D model into Unreal Engine.

At this state, I got mostly (in terms of static wall) finished work, which I separate and clear topology. Few points I would like to ask before exporting this out. Lets aim for walls, no doorframes, windows, etc., just plain walls made of bricks and plaster.



I am probably going to use world aligned textures and vertex painting (hence the dense loops). Would it be better to separate the pieces and export them, afterwards somehow conncet the pieces back in UE, or should I arrange them back in 3DS Max and export it together (as multiple separated objects in one fbx)?

As far as  I am aware, world aligned textures do not require meshes to be unwrapped, so maybe skip unwrapping for walls? Altought I might be mistaken, correct me please if I am wrong. Also I might as well use EasyMapping plugin, which combines displacement, vertex painting and world aligned textures, hovewer it does have issues with different smoothing groups. Thats is something I have to tackle yet.

 For texturing, Substance Designer seems as best option, but another question is, into how many sub-pieces do I need to separate my pieces. Is this too much, is it optimal, or should I connect it together and only assign different materials to it?



I am also posting the .max file with the whole scene to preview. If there are parts, which are done poorly, or you would change topology, such as window holes, doorframes etc., please let me know if I am doing some mistakes. As for modularity, I am going to use it for windows, but there are many parts, which are bended, twisted or different and unique in some way. Therefore, I'd start with walls to see what comes of it and then continue with it.

"Texture first, model second" is an extremely powerful workflow and it looks like a perfect fit for this unfiltered style. I've been playing Boltgun and Slave Zero X lately, both using this Saturn-like look to great effect and I am loving the crisp visual clarity that comes from it.

These models look great. Looking forward to seeing more of this !