Environment Project - Street

Vocari

This is a current project I am working on for my final major assesment it is still in its early stages however I am nearing to completion for the modelling aspect. feedback/critique is more than welcome as I am trying to push my self to a higher standard of work.

For the actual scene itself will be taken eventually into UDK. the next major step is to start texturing the scene, recently I have been melting my brain over learning to use Norm/Spec/Diffuse maps correctly so if anyone has any pointers or tutorials please throw them my way. I will try and use as realistic textures as possible, I also wish for the scene to have a natural grubby, dirty and genral use look to it.

Here are a few quick shots of what I have so far.

Vocari

adam

Why is your terrain, road, and rolling doors divided so much?

Vocari

The road is only temporary as I can use BSP within UDK to block that out but as for the rolling doors I clearly do not know, probably got too carried away. I will break the resolution down on them.

*Edit*

I am currently undertaking the monsterous job of uv mapping the whole entire scene, would it be easier to break it down into assets and save them into thier own maya files and then porting them to UDK?

ajr2764

Oh are you bringing that in as one whole peice into UDK? You should block at your scene with some quick BSP to match your layout then start breaking down your assests in maya and exporting them as seperate static meshes.

Vocari

I have them all broken down into different assets, I'm currently importing them into UDK for a simple test without textures so far. do you think I can get away with using bsp for the buildings with custom textures assigned?

Mistry10

Looking very cool so far !
what's you plan on lighting and texturing ?

Vocari

With the texturing a very grimey urban feel, something looking similar to brooklyn or so. For the lighting I want to get an intense mist/snow mid nov sort of time. Managed to do wonders with the UDK imports now just for texturing, will hopefully have some more screens up soon.

Vocari

Quick update, now that everything is mapped out (almost) here is a quick simple texture test with a billboad from the scene.



Also a very quick (5 min) sketch up texture for a door.

Bobby J Rice 3rd

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't UDK use Vertex bound Spherical Harmonic lighting? If so, you'r going to need to quad up your geo alittle more evenly.

Vocari

The only worry I have for my scene is that I don't want to go overboard on the Grime detail on the textures and take away the beauty of the raw objects within the environment I have a general theme direction for the scene but I'm not sure if it is going to work out as well as i'd hoped.

Going to crack on tonight and maybe get a few more objects textured and throw them into UDK for a general feel of the scene. Any thoughts on how to keep my scene grimey and worn without taking away the general feel of the scene?

Vocari

Crazyeyes wrote: »

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't UDK use Vertex bound Spherical Harmonic lighting? If so, you'r going to need to quad up your geo alittle more evenly.

I'm relatively new using UDK so at the moment i've gotten so far as importing my assets, using the texture editor, particle systems and Kismet + Matinee to make a deathmatch map. Although I have had good reviews on my work within UT3 engine genrally I'm about at the point to get under the bonnet of the engine and have a good tinker.

so I don't really understand any of that but bear with me I will look into it..

just another confusing aspect to throw in for me to learn :poly122:

Bobby J Rice 3rd

Here's a good reference. Your scene made me think of this guys stuff.
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1139201&username=CrazyAndy&member&np

Vocari

Thanks Crazyeyes thats given me a nice direction for the general lighting and overall feel for what I'm creating.