when people talk about polycounts, just assume they're speaking of the tri-count. thats what matters. I'm surprised the base mesh is that low... looks like the hands alone eat up a thousand. I'd definitely separate the forms... those butt-flaps don't need to be attached, for instance.
Cheers for the crits guys! You're right, i didn't include the the hands or the legs into the count. I was just using them as a reference to model around at the time, must have slipped my mind. I'll include everything in the shots in the next count. Secutaurs- Yeah, the hands are huge on polys - 2798. For reference though,…