@Benjammin the texture resolution is 4K; the software is Mari. Although when Mari imports and object it's a 1:1 rather then in some software whereas the software automatically converts to CM for example. The objects coming out of the 3D package in to Mari are that of meters. Therefore as you mentioned texel density is…
These days there probably isn't much of a difference when you're working with polygon models. Back in the day you would find things on NURBS or SUB-D modeling which is used for film only. However you may buy a DVD from Gnomon without knowing what that is by mistake. It's not going to help you with game workflows. You had…
With all this new wave of PBR workflows of specular/reflectivity and metalness/albedo workflows and programs like DDO, and Substance Designer and Painter, and we have all this wonderful new fandangled tech like Mari, Zbrush Polypaint, Modo's painting system and the old school Photoshop. We have so many choices! So what…
This question varies heavily on the engine, and actually has nothing to do with PBR. Layering is layering, it is a separate concept to all of the PBR stuff. You can have a layered system and ask the same questions for an engine that doesn't support pbr shaders, or an engine that's entirely NPR (non-photo realistic, eg…
That's only true if the engine and people working on it don't know anything. For example, having each artist spend 15+ minutes in correcting certain things for a mesh (per asset) so they get better normal map bakes is a waste of time and manpower. If an artist makes 10 pieces alone, they are wasting both their and the…
(the GC bombed even worse than the N64 with projected end-of-life total sales of ~20M, the N64 sold around 40M) Nintendo is playing it safe while innovating, they throw the same five franchises at any game no matter how different it is. Take Donkey Konga, Jungle Beat and King of Swing: All three use the Donkey Kong brand…
This is tough, since there are so many ways to texture these days. 2d applications like Krita and Photoshop are a pretty standard approach, and still very useful when creating alphas and other textures which can be used in 3d texture painting/sculpting. 3d Coat is awesome because it offers a lot of functionality for a low…
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To be honest @Fabi_G , I haven't really given that a proper consideration. The inspiration for the game started probably waaay back when I first played Morrowind. I always played archer builds (same in subsequent elder scrolls games) but I wasn't completely happy with how it worked in those games. Later there was Demon…