Tris in games

deckseck

Hi i want ask you one thing . why games have tris in areas with high deformation like shoulders o even the face , i download models for dota 2 and i see tris on the shlulders and why isnt a problem for rig and animate ? Why use tris instead quads for that areas and last what advantages have tris instead quads on games 


Thanks and sry by my poor english

wilson66

All geometry gets triangulated for in-game rendering anyway (as they are faster to calculate). There are no subdivision surfaces in games where tris could produce unwanted distortions, so inserting tris is absolutely ok.

deckseck

Okey thanks but tris are good for rigging too?,i ever. Ear that tris are bad for rig and animation and dont allow natural deformation in the animations

Thanks again

oglu

its better yo have tries on the right place than quads everywhere and messup the shape... its easier to deform a quad strip yes... but a tri in some areas arnt bad... if the polycount is to low its impossible to get a good looking model without triangles.... dont worry to much about tris...

if they are in problematic areas the animator or your lead will tell you... first make it nice... 

deckseck

thank you very much for the help to both I will try to put it into practice