Please listen and readjust your thinking/attitude.
I'm finished for the day:
1. I have fixed the 'stray verts' issue. 2. Got interior barrel normals/shading looking better by using cage/setting normal direction (although i now have to repeat and start again using new UV tile setup in Substance after changing to 'Legacy' import. also may attempt different UV settings too, ie. planar/cylinder/UV tile etc. to see which works best) 3. Not sure why low poly file is not working for you, it worked for other guy (Blender 3.4 is mine). 4. Will be happy to share everything, reupload .blend file when I get back to it, and fingers crossed it will finished soon, too. 5. Learnt that it's wise to not only be humble in receiving 'advice', but also when giving it to others....
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1. I have fixed the 'stray verts' issue.
2. Got interior barrel normals/shading looking better by using cage/setting normal direction (although i now have to repeat and start again using new UV tile setup in Substance after changing to 'Legacy' import. also may attempt different UV settings too, ie. planar/cylinder/UV tile etc. to see which works best)
3. Not sure why low poly file is not working for you, it worked for other guy (Blender 3.4 is mine).
4. Will be happy to share everything, reupload .blend file when I get back to it, and fingers crossed it will finished soon, too.
5. Learnt that it's wise to not only be humble in receiving 'advice', but also when giving it to others....
Have a good day/night.