Be careful with the wear if the scene is actually set in the 50s, as objects from the time period wouldn't be as worn as we see them today. Also be aware of manufacturing techniques of the time. For example, they didn't have laser etching and probably not those fonts on the name plate and lighter. But they did have photo…
you can stencil things - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiQ_JLJKi0M but i tihnk you're already doing that I dont really understand what isn't working - is it that the pixelated version doesn't completely cover the un-pixelated version? if so can you show an example without the offset
I’d look into simulating a single-sided simplified version of the clothing, then using that as a control for the more complicated & textured model. Many ways to transfer the animation, for example Skin Wrap in 3ds Max.
Don't think backstory has to be anything complicated or new. Could apply an existing one just it to get started. Take that Conan character for example: was taken as a child, enslaved, former gladiator (headbutts from that noggin must hurt), now out for revenge. In sci-fi probably. How would all that imprint on the alien?
Adding that bit of patina helped a lot with the textures, however I think you've strayed a little too far from the original design of the armor. Regarding the low poly tri count: your wireframes have lots of room for optimization. For example some of the decorative plates that wouldn't deform at all
Your problem is on modelling side. I see same huge shading gradients on your mesh too. And while normal map can theoretically counter-measure them in a perfectly "synced" workflow you would never get it looking perfectly right in actual game anyway . 8 bit normal map with compression just doesn't have enough precision for…
Hi, this is a recurring problem and I don't even know if it has a known technical name and if it's easily avoidable. For example here on this rather simple model, I tried many different things but I can't get a decent result.