Game UV for Large scale object

ArcaneLeo

Hi, i have some problem with uv, in this project im working on large scale ship
im curious about how to maintain texture detail, should i detached the body into two or three uv pack to maintain the detail??

well,i wanna hear some opinion about this issue, so everybody who have a experience in game
developtment, feel free to comment
 

ZacD

Make it modular, use tiling textures, decals, reuse textures, detail normal maps, vertex painting to add variation, etc. 

Eric Chadwick

Some good advice here from Millenia
http://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2259146#Comment_2259146