Any good resources for limits (tri, maps, ect..) for games?
I was wondering if anyone knew of a good resource for looking up the different limits games use? I'd love to know tri limits, maps that acceptable and any other knowledge.
I've posted on Reddit and got a cool response for DOTA 2 (their workshop). I also found a nice video on youtube that detailed how Janus was created (for Smite), however, they didn't go much into the modeling/texturing aspect.
I'd be interested to know the limits used for two different subjects: 3d Character Art and 3d Environmental Art.
Different types of games:
APRG or Isometric games: DOTA 2 fell into this area and I actually learned a lot from their workshop. I'd assume games like Diablo 3 and League of Legends use a similar limit on their characters, but any information is appreciated.
3rd person: Games like World of Warcraft, and more specifically Smite. I really like the character models and environmental art in Smite. I'd be curious to see what limits they work with. I've asked and received a link to the Janus video, but that was more for the overall pipeline and I am more specifically interested in the 3d modeling/texturing aspect. (in the video, they go after zbrush modeling and alludes to retopology, but never really gives any specifics).
Any information is greatly appreciated! Thank you!
I've posted on Reddit and got a cool response for DOTA 2 (their workshop). I also found a nice video on youtube that detailed how Janus was created (for Smite), however, they didn't go much into the modeling/texturing aspect.
I'd be interested to know the limits used for two different subjects: 3d Character Art and 3d Environmental Art.
Different types of games:
APRG or Isometric games: DOTA 2 fell into this area and I actually learned a lot from their workshop. I'd assume games like Diablo 3 and League of Legends use a similar limit on their characters, but any information is appreciated.
3rd person: Games like World of Warcraft, and more specifically Smite. I really like the character models and environmental art in Smite. I'd be curious to see what limits they work with. I've asked and received a link to the Janus video, but that was more for the overall pipeline and I am more specifically interested in the 3d modeling/texturing aspect. (in the video, they go after zbrush modeling and alludes to retopology, but never really gives any specifics).
Any information is greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Polygon_Count#Typical_Triangle_Counts
As for acceptable maps, if the game has a map editor you can load assets and see how they're set up.
Often people write tools to reverse-engineer game assets to export meshes & textures, which can then be loaded in Blender/Max/Maya to examine them. You don't get the shader though, so it takes a bit of guesswork to figure out how things were originally set up.