@Aydhe i can only speak for myself but: when I know that the part of the body will not be visible, I don't see why this part should be detailed ---------------------- As I read, a "single contiguous" mesh is preferable. At the moment I have a mesh (pants to be precise) As you see there are buttons on the pants, when I now…
Try not to place small, rigid details in a high deformation area if possible, as you said. A separate button might create a different set of problems such as leaving an AO spot behind as the knee bends, or clipping through the parent mesh. This is usually much worse on very low poly models. On denser models you're much…