Low Poly Weapons Pack. Critiques?

CarlK3D

This Will be my 2nd Portfolio Piece that will comprise of a Pack of 10 Low Poly Firearms.

Tris Range is between 500 - 1,000.
UV Sizes will be 256x256.

Since this is low poly they will only be Diffuse, that will give me the opportunity to really work on my Texturing, Tris Optimization & Efficient UV Packing.

List to do:
1. Medieval Crossbow
2. Flintlock Pistol
3. Colt Model 1873
4. 1918 Lee Enfield Rifle & bayonet
5. MP5
6. Double Barrel Shotgun
7. M9 Pistol
8. Ballistic knifes
9. RPG
10. Sci-Fi Sniper Rifle

** Any Critiques on Geometry, UV's or Texturing is welcome **

CarlK3D

7. M9 Pistol. Modeled & UV'd


Reference Image (Example, I have more then 1)

CarlK3D

8. Ballistic knifes Modeled (450 Tris Each) 900 In Total

Mr. Brightside

Uvs on the M9 are odd, you have the face at the end of the barrel about as big as the grip of the pistol itself. That and the entire barrels islands are large compared to the body of the gun.

CarlK3D

Yeah, your right Mr. Brightside. I did keep the Face at the end of the barrel large to allow me to fake the barrels hole and have less Pixelation occur due to the small UV Size. But I will re-adjust the UV's to maximize space for the Grip since most of the detail will be there.

Clark Coots

the M9 model looks great i think, are your UVs spaced out enough for a 256 texture? they seem little tight.

DWalker

I'd really recommend bumping the barrel up to 8-sided from its current 6; the extra 6 triangles will really improve the 'roundness' of the barrel at a very small cost.

CarlK3D

@coots7 I'll be revising the UV Sizes and spacing but they should be fine.
@DWalker Yeah I see what you mean I'll up it to 8. Thanks for all your input guys!

* Update *

I've adjusted the UV's & made the barrel 8 not 6. looks a lot rounder now.

finished Modelling, 1. Medieval Crossbow - 853 Tris (Maybe a Bit High, But I wanted to keep and detail in it)

CarlK3D

9. RPG Modeled 997 Tris

Abrvpt

Looks good
But are the ring on the knives actual geometry ? I Might be wrong but I think you could do them with alpha on a plane.

CarlK3D

Very good point. I thought it would be better with geometry since I'm working with a small texture I'd have to increase the UV size for the plane to get no pixelation. Its about 32 Tris

DWalker

The RPG should be modeled as 2 pieces; you'll also need to model the booster & motor if you plan on reloading. The flare at the base of the RPG should be vertical, not angled.


If you plan on making a commercial pack, you should ensure they are all from a related era - very few games use weapons from ancient times through the future.

I'd probably eliminate the ring on the knives entirely - it doesn't really add enough to justify its cost.

CarlK3D

Thanks for the info DWalker! I'll Fix those issues. I don't plan on having any of them able to Animate its purely a static portfolio piece for now. That goes for making a commercial Pack to (If they look good at the end of texturing I'll revise them from Animating abilities). I did a variety so I could test my Modelling & Texture skills on a range of different types of guns through time.

Also I'll remove the Ring on the knife.

CarlK3D

Knifes - Removed Ring, Added more loops around handle & found faces on the inside... (me noob). Down from 900 to 634

RPG - Fixed Back & Added loops (More round now) Adjusted size a bit. Up from 997 to 1073

CarlK3D

3. Colt Model 1873


5/10 Modeled !