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1. Re: Low Poly Assets Research

   

   Reply by CrackRockSteady · Dec 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   AFAIK normal maps did not become 'standard' until the current generation of consoles. Prior to xbox360/PS3 there were some PC games which took advantage of the technology (Doom III and Far Cry come to mind) but I don't believe it was very widely used before that. Prior to that, (I could be wrong here, someone else can…

2. Re: Low Poly Assets Research

   

   Reply by EarthQuake · Nov 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   This is generally, with perhaps some small variation, what most people do. I also assign colors to the various highpoly bits, RGB or RGBCMYW so I can bake out a diffuse texture and create masks from in photoshop. This really speeds up the texturing process.

3. Low Poly Assets Research

   

   Topic by Cdawilliams · Nov 2011 · Home› Technical Talk

   Hi there, I'm relatively new to PolyCount so wasn't sure if this was the right place for my question - if not then feel free to move it. I'm a student currently writing a research document on 'How would one make low poly game assets effective within a contemporary game engine in today’s increasing demanding market?' Could…