Yeah, the actual brief says 2 types of vegetation, but my problem is what kind of vegetation would be seen as 'gothic' or at least would fit in with a gothic theme. The only other thing I could come up with, other than a dead tree, would be a pumpkin, but that's going to be just as hard.
Even for mobile these days, 60-80 is low for a tree. Guess its all circumstantial, but with it being that low, I am guessing mobile... in which case even the alpha cards are going to be rough on performance. Either way, its going to be a pretty basic trunk of the tree, and then using alpha cards for branches/leaves with a…
Making trees at 60 triangles is definitely possible. These ones range from (IIRC) 6 to 75 or so triangles. As for gothic stuff... a dead tree trunk with a lot of dead branches. you model the trunk and some very rudimentary thick branches, and then add a lot of small stuff in with planes. A weeping willow might work well…