I'm with Zac on this one, 2k seems a little high for a desktop. Build one for maybe 1.5k tops and you'll be more than alright for a couple years. Save that 500 for the next machine (or video card, if you get a motherboard that allows duel slotting you can just buy a discount model down the line and slap it in). Better to…
Looks like a scene scale issue, which is seriously weird because some of the objects in the scene are like 500+ units apart (fps weapon model) and yet when I do an edge chamfer of literally 0.001 its still pretty damn huge. Its like some of the scale is off, but some isnt? Quite bizarre. I'm gonna try export->import the…
You'll need to add a LERP node with a depth biased alpha for the alpha channel, set values accordingly in the node (500 units for example) and the A - B values will blend where it encounters a transition between land /water. You can use this to add a "foam" layer where water reaches land for instance. For actual waves you…
Hey guys, I have finished the retop, it is now down to 18,000 tri's. That 85,000 was due to a renegade turbosmoothed object. I played around with the steps on the wires and decided to go for 4 steps instead of 3 as it only added 500 tri's but really helps the silhouette. I am hoping that I can get the unwrap finished by…
Spent some time going back and forth with you guys' advices, thanks again! Figured I would come and post to let you guys who cared enough to help out see how it went! Here it is now, I am considering this "final" unless someone here has some extra advice/tips for polish, would love to hear it: less than 500 tris, 512x512…
Thanks guys :) I'll call it a fling, a one night stand, in and out burger style!! Its acually really easy man, just scale it as far or as little as you need. You can take the same approach with as little as 250 - 500 tri budgets and up. Just keep it in mind when you first set out and you should be totally fine. Typically i…
Yeah absolutely, especially with very simple objects where triangle count isn't an issue. Really there isn't much need to optimize a model lower than 500 tris or so (other than LOD models and models that will be instanced hundreds of times or something). When you're doing more complex assets you won't always have the…
Hi walkonsky I am using a HP LP2475w and a newer HP ZR2440w, the LP2475 wins hands down on all fronts and it is older but it has held it's retail value at around 520 euros. So newer does not necessarily mean better picture quality. Best thing to do is test them in the shop if you can. If the HP LP2475 goes under 500 euros…
Well, it's not a surprise that things are going sour when the average CEO makes 500 times what the bottom wage earner makes and jobs are being devoured by outsourcing and automation. The people at the bottom can't afford the mass of goods we're producing. The distribution of wealth is so top-heavy, there isn't enough to go…
1080p is still a ways out, and 1080i sucks for games. 720p is the current sweet spot for games, which is what the Samsung TV supports. 1080i is like playing a PC game with VSync turned off. Turn too fast, and you get screen tearing or other artifacts. 1080i right now, is realy only good for pictures or movies. 1080p will…