Thanks again everybody for the help! I changed the diffuse to a darker tone, and made the surface glossier. I think it still holds up very well, and it's far easier to read. Thanks again for the tips Quack!
The bake looks pretty clean, but is hard to tell with such a matte material. If you really want to scrutinize a bake then you should toss a dark diffuse/high spec material on your model and see if the surfaces hold up. Outside of the bake though, your xnormal wear and tear, combined with the chunkiness of the model sell…
Thanks for the tip Quack! I'll do that to make sure everything looks good. You're totally right though in regards to the chunkiness. The person I'm making the model for really wanted that kind of stone-like look to it. If it were my choice I would have added panels, dialed the chunky damage back, and added more micro…