That... or This... Comment Please.

D4N005H

Hello.
I'm making a car driving simulator game. I don't know which of these scenes are look better for long term playing. The scene is used for choosing cars, installing parts and so on.
Which one do you prefer more? (Your answer may help other game developers,too. So please be specific.)

If you have a suggestion or more, please write.

Eric Chadwick

Top one has less glare. Bottom one shows more normal mapping errors, probably from the reflection map you've chosen.

D4N005H

Just updated the first post (added a new image which is the second one in the message). The new image is actually not so dark and not so lit.
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Eric Chadwick said:

Top one has less glare. Bottom one shows more normal mapping errors, probably from the reflection map you've chosen.

Yes, the 3D model is a bit low quality.  But I am talking about the background colors and the lighting conditions. The scene actually is for choosing cars and car parts. I'd like to know which one of those three are better.
EDIT: Thanks for the suggestion, You've guessed right. I've changed the reflection map to something else for the 1st scene. So I changed it back and now it should not show the normal errors that much.
Edit 2: Changed the model and here is the scene. The logo is not for Aventador but for Gallardo,though.

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Changed light direction and added some image effects. Looks cool.

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D4N005H

@Eric Chadwick Would you please tell me where do you see the normal errors (of the Peugeot car model) ?

Eric Chadwick

D4N005H said:

@Eric Chadwick Would you please tell me where do you see the normal errors (of the Peugeot car model) ?

These artifacts look like they're caused by a non-synched workflow.
http://polycount.com/discussion/107196/youre-making-me-hard-making-sense-of-hard-edges-uvs-normal-maps-and-vertex-counts/p1
http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Normal_Map_Technical_Details#Synched_Workflow


Is this display space for showing car parts too? Or only whole cars? What would it look like if I was choosing a different engine?

Marshkin

The logo looks pretty blurry.
For the yellow car, the glare on it is pretty substantial, which I thinks distracts from the vehicle. The paint doesn't look very realistic, if that is what you were going for. 
http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/201605/2016-lamborghini-aventado_600x0w.jpg
See how the highlights and reflections look in the sample image? 

D4N005H

Marshkin said:

The logo looks pretty blurry.
For the yellow car, the glare on it is pretty substantial, which I thinks distracts from the vehicle. The paint doesn't look very realistic, if that is what you were going for. 
http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/201605/2016-lamborghini-aventado_600x0w.jpg
See how the highlights and reflections look in the sample image? 

Okay I'll fix the glare effect thanks for the info.The whole UI stuff are just a prototype version of the scene (even it is not an Aventador logo, it is a Gallardo logo). The scene lighting is the topic here, though.

D4N005H

Eric Chadwick said:

D4N005H said:

@Eric Chadwick Would you please tell me where do you see the normal errors (of the Peugeot car model) ?

These artifacts look like they're caused by a non-synched workflow.
http://polycount.com/discussion/107196/youre-making-me-hard-making-sense-of-hard-edges-uvs-normal-maps-and-vertex-counts/p1
http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Normal_Map_Technical_Details#Synched_Workflow


Is this display space for showing car parts too? Or only whole cars? What would it look like if I was choosing a different engine?

  Thanks. I really appreciate your message. I have no idea what "non-asynched workflow" is, I'll study it.

Yes, this is the scene that I show cars (shop or garage), car parts and the stuffs like that (wheel alignment blah blah) . Here is how you can choose an Engine.

https://youtu.be/9nPoeTO07s8

D4N005H

@Eric Chadwick  Have you seen the video. I'm going to delete it. I've posted it because you have asked a question about it. (I've quoted it below). Would be really happy to hear your comment.

Eric Chadwick said:Is this display space for showing car parts too? Or only whole cars? What would it look like if I was choosing a different engine?

Eric Chadwick

It's very plain as a display space. Look at how they do this in other games. GTA V, Rage, etc. The space is a real-world workshop with its own props.

D4N005H

Aha, Okay. I will work on it next year, hopefully. Thanks for the feedback, very appreciated it.

D4N005H

Eric Chadwick said:

It's very plain as a display space. Look at how they do this in other games. GTA V, Rage, etc. The space is a real-world workshop with its own props.

There it is, Which scene do you prefer? I'd like to know everyone's opinion about it.

Scene 1:
This is a scene for car tuning and garage with the tools and the stuff - as @Eric Chadwick suggested last year.

Scene 2:
This is also a scene for car tuning and garage but without anything, something like ProjectCARS, Assetto Corsa, and GranTurismo which is somehow similar to the first scene I've uploaded a pic of.

Scene 3:
Some nature stuff.

Please tell me which concept do you guys prefer for the garage scene.
If you have an idea, please feel free to write it.
Best.

D4N005H

Your ideas and comments are appreciated. I think that the latter scene is decent. And if I add a bunch of tools it could be even better.

D4N005H

Hmmm, still I'd be glad if you share your opinion here, Which one of the three scenes I lately shared here do you think is the best one for buying/tuning a car? I may use a combination of these scenes yet your feedback will be influential.