Use decimate modifiers in Blender and vertex groups to set priorities and keep some loops necessary for animation intact . or multi res in MAx or simplygon . They will try to keep shading up to certain percentage but to get best result use Blenders data transfer modifier to project vertex normals from original mesh to…
This model will be used for real-time rendering so I'm trying to optimize it more. This is the low-poly, but the high-poly is just a linked object with a subd modifier (Blender). It is full of edgeloops that are just there to make the low-poly and high-poly shade better. (Marked in green are a few of them). Do I actually…