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Is it worth normal-mapping smaller props?
So, after doing some research on the topic, I'm wondering - is it worth giving individual props normal maps? When I say props, in this case I'm referring to small objects, such as desk ornaments and items on shelves, that a player could realistically get pretty close to. I'm researching and planning a scene that is quite… -
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in production...there are so many factors to this... main one would be game type... linear fps...if you want to play with the big boys then most probably... open world sandbox with a shed load of props... probably not Hp'd maybe generically mapped and hieghtmap normal mapped... depends on the shapes and the repetition of… -
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3 factors technical: will the player get close enough to notice? timing wise: will gameplay allow the player to even have enough time to look at the prop properly? psychological: what will keep the player's attention? will he even care or notice the prop consciously? (e.g. some stuff you only notice if it's missing, but… -
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I think there is a pretty common misconception that if its a simple prop, its easier to do a painted bumpmap. However, if its simple, it shouldn't take very long at all to make a quick HP and do a bake, which will be much higher quality and more accurate than a painted bump ever could be(in most cases atleast). When you do… -
Re: Is it worth normal-mapping smaller props?
Thanks for all the replies, guys. I was probably going to create quite detailed props anyway (as some of them are quite unusual, and would definitely benefit from some extra love), but I was curious as to how these kinds of things are handled in a production environment. Thanks again. -
Re: Is it worth normal-mapping smaller props?
If it's a small prop, surely it's pretty fast to make a decent highpoly anyway? And I think the quality of the asset will always be higher if you're baking it down from highpoly source - it will be more consistent with the rest of the environment too, if the rest of the environment is primarily baked from highpoly. The… -
Re: Is it worth normal-mapping smaller props?
If they are really small, like a cup full of pencils, would it be cheaper for them to be combined into the same texture sheets/material so that they share the same normal map? -
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I think it just comes down to have much time and effort you are willing/able to put in. Especially if you're talking about a portfolio piece. -
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Then yes. -
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man hours aside performance wise it would be best if everything in the scenes used the same shader and better yet the same material on everything so the answer from a technical stand point is YES normal map those fuckers ! and merge as many objects together as you can get on one atlas map ! (seriously as much as possible)
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