Flew over the ruins of Skyrim

Khadyko

Hi everyone! I want to start my first WIP here and also this will be my first try in the lowpoly creation and in the gamedev overall. I'm the big fan of the elder's scroll style. For many years I wore the idea to create something based on the elder's scroll's world and finally I've started!

My aim is to create a clip with 2-5 min duration with a flight through the ruins on the open air and one interior in the cave. But the main goal is to get strong understanding of the game asset's creation process (lowpoly meshes, baking, texturing). For basic modeling I'm using 3dmax or Maya, hipoly- Zbrush, baking - xnormal, texturing - ps, zbrush, mudbox, game engine - Cryengine. I will be greatly appreciate for any help, advices or criticism!!!

In the attached pics you can see all refs, base meshes and few low in progress.

P.S. Sorry for my bad english))

Khadyko

More pics!

Khadyko

And more!

Khadyko

And even more pics!!!)))

Khadyko

Did a textures for this set - 512x512 diffuse, normal, specular and emission. Work is going very slowly due to lack of spare time, but it's better than nothing:)

Boozebeard

Why don't you try actually making a skyrim mod out of it?

Shrike

Looks promising. Dont forget baking AO in your assets, the candles really need that.

Khadyko

Thanks guys!

Why don't you try actually making a skyrim mod out of it?

First of all - I don't know how to do this:) Second - I simply have no time for this. As I said before, my goal now is to improve my skills in lowpoly, to learn a game engines. Maybe later, when I'll finish everything I'll do it, but it is too early to even think about it.

Dont forget baking AO in your assets, the candles really need that.

Hm.. I've already did that. Candles are looked too dirty with strong AO and I lowered the value. I will increase it a little and I still need to work with specular map.

P.S. How can I change the thread name? I want to add [CE3] in the beginning.

Khadyko

Column from interior. Lowpoly in process.


And one more thing - I'm doing modeling at work in my spare time, texturing at home. That is why I'm jumping from one thing to another and coming back to them after. I can't do nothing to do with this now, just using all my opportunities to move the project forward.

P.S. Question about renaming of the thread is still actual:)

spsilcox

Looks good so far I don't know if you know this, but Skyrim used modular level design. I don't know if you're planning to do that, but it might be worth taking a look at this:

http://blog.joelburgess.com/2013/04/skyrims-modular-level-design-gdc-2013.html

Khadyko

spsilcox - thanks! Nice article! I don't know nothing about Skyrim creation and my overall knowledge about game industry is very poor now, but I hope to fix this omission in the nearest future:)

Khadyko

Hi! I was busy last "few" month, but the thread is not dead!!!:) So, I have some finished models to show.

Khadyko

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Khadyko

Some prop renders for portfolio

Count Vader

Your assets look pretty sweet so far.

But I would REALLY start reading up on modular design/assets before going any further as that is a HUGE part of what you're trying to do and and if you end up going too far without bearing modularity in mind you might have to go back and re-do a lot of your work.

You re-name the thread by editing the original post and changing the post title

Khadyko

Count Vader wrote: »

Your assets look pretty sweet so far.

Thanks! Glad to hear that! And thanks for advice too - I've already started to read about modularity, just need to try a theory in practice now))