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Re: Seem placement options?
Overlapping a symmetry uv is good to get a more higher texture density on other unique bits, but don't over do it cus you might get an artifact of what we call 'butterfly effect'. It's when you can see the pattern on you texture mirror right at the center of your mesh. For hands/ legs for example it's hard to tell since… -
Re: Rockstar San Diego
We should start a new independent game development organization with radically different revenue models and say goodbye to the publishers anyway. We used to need them. Before the internet. We don't need them anymore. They need us. Walk away. Change the industry, entirely. You don't need anything but a link to distribute… -
Re: If you could change 3dsmax...
shift click to duplicate in place got removed in max 2008. max 9 was the last version that had that. bring back the old shift click behavior but add options to it so it doesn't bring up a dialogue every time you do it, and you can also specify how far you need to move something before the duplicate happens for those that… -
Re: My iPhone game! Shounen Kung-fu!
@Thatanimator - I hope I didn't come across the wrong way in my comments. I think the game looks awesome - there's certainly no need to play the "i'm an animator" card ;) I guess when I was playing it, I just saw some potential in there for a few tweaks to make it stand out. The great animations combined with simple (yet… -
Re: Edges - when to normal map them?
Its not a nice option, but its what you have to deal with when using a broken tanget space setup. Unfortunately this is the only technically correct method, everything else gives visual artifacts as already explained. Its not really something you're doing wrong persay, but the realities of every bit of software handeling… -
Re: Career options
Unfortunately stability with a decent paid job is heavily dependant on the country you are in and also from your skills obviously. I live in Italy and here the unemployment rate is over 11 % and the youth unemployment ( 16-30 years old ) is 40 %, companies want overqualified people ( master degree ) with 3-4 years of… -
Re: [Environment] Desert Wreck
looks like a good idea overall. I would suggest to concentrate more on making a finished (textured and shaded) piece of every element of the environment for the sake of test and evaluation. For example a wall and roof portion of a house and a part of submarine wreck shell. Since you are learning the engine I would suggest… -
Re: AK-337 modular rifle system
It's always going to be a trade-off between several things. If you have more UV islands you have more seams, which is less efficient (more splits*) and harder to texture (more seams), but potentially packs better. You can add extra loops (as seen here with the suppressor example) and have less islands, but at the cost of… -
Re: New Portfolio!
Remember to always strive for quality over quantity - you will be judged by your weakest piece. On the AK-47, I think the wood texture is really hurting you. The grain feels far to coarse, and doesn't really flow with the shape of the stock. This example is the closest I could find to your model (most have wooden stocks… -
Re: research survey purpose "3D modular design"
any help guys its important for my subject :) theres around 10 question all related to 3d modular. please help me you can answer it here : 1- What is the better way to match the modular pieces element model with independent pieces elements of the environment? 2- Nowadays there is snap tool that allow snapping using vertex…
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