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1. Separating mesh for game assets to avoid loopcuts propagation along the whole model?

   

   

   Topic by globglob · Nov 2018 · Home› Technical Talk

   So I'm modeling a gun and I DON'T want to bake high poly to low poly, I just want an efficient and low poly model full quads, and NO subsurf will be used. In that case is it ok to separate parts of my mesh or is it counter-productive performance-wise once in a game engine? Obviously once imported in an engine it would be…

2. Re: Separating mesh for game assets to avoid loopcuts propagation along the whole model?

   

   Reply by globglob · Nov 2018 · Home› Technical Talk

   I'm going to handpaint the model, I don't need normal map, just a diffuse texture handpainted will do. And those cuts need to be there to support the curve at the top. I just want to know if it's ok to separate this face from the rest so I can have this in my portfolio and not look like a foul haha.

3. Re: Separating mesh for game assets to avoid loopcuts propagation along the whole model?

   

   Reply by poopipe · Nov 2018 · Home› Technical Talk

   Usually the pros will use normal maps Just remove any geometry that doesn't need to be there

4. Re: Separating mesh for game assets to avoid loopcuts propagation along the whole model?

   

   Reply by Eric Chadwick · Nov 2018 · Home› Technical Talk

   Merge all the bottom vertices into the corner vertex. Don't need those extra bottom verts, waste. Same with the side vertex near the top, weld it to the top corner instead.