Well, I didn't need to fudge - ended up with exactly 500 tris. :D And that's an honest to gawd Transformer ther, by the way, so the GoBots are staying on the shelf. :D
Thought I'd take a stab at this contest. Was able to get below 500 tris, but my 128x128 textures...you need them to have a 4 colour range? Thats it? Whats an env map? The animation isn't done for my Ectobot! Work in progress!
oh yes you can keep it really REALLY low and still have it transforms, I made this around 2-3 years back at this point, but it was around 500-600 tris I believe? (have to dig the file up) but proof it can transform if designed smart ahead of time :)
since the decepticons had something like a hi-fi system i thought this should be legit, for now the placement is just a little test, and i made the high poly one because i was bored..., im not quite sure of the "transformation" yet, might use the other side of the blade as 2nd arm and part the handle to 2 parts to function…
Greetings ladies and gentlemen. This months low poly challenge, for those who might accept it, is to make a fully converting Transformer. With the new Transormers film just around the corner, this should provide your portfolio with something topical. The rules are these: no more than 500 triangles per entry. 1x 128 texture…