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Arathorn · Post by **Arathorn** » 13 Jul 2004 08:21

Nice, but it obviously still needs some work.

Did you make it after an example?

Singaporekid · Post by **Singaporekid** » 13 Jul 2004 08:25

nope, i did'nt even read the readme.
Btw: i did that 3 months ago!
i was too afraid to post it!
Mabye ill try a bigger steamer! any suggestions?

Singaporekid · Post by **Singaporekid** » 13 Jul 2004 09:01

here's a new one
Gimme a suggestion for its wheel code, im thinking 4-6-2!

Singaporekid · Post by **Singaporekid** » 13 Jul 2004 09:37

version 2 of the new steamer!

Psistorm · Post by **Psistorm** » 13 Jul 2004 15:14

ok, I have done some testing, and basically I managed to make a tree that consists of 8 triangles

its hard to see in renders unless you apply textures, but its basically 2 crossing vertical planes and a horizontal plane put across them, with the middle vertex pulled down, so it forms an upturned pyramid.

I have seen this being used by a game already, and with a texture it looks convincing enough and can be used in large quantities

plus you can display quite a lot of tree-types with that method

EDIT:
Ive done some more complex trees, 2 versions of them, for different types of trees.
the new polycounts are 30 and 34.

Singaporekid · Post by **Singaporekid** » 13 Jul 2004 15:20

Using what program?

Psistorm · Post by **Psistorm** » 13 Jul 2004 15:26

using 3dsmax 6, I can export to most formats, depending on what you need

Arathorn · Post by **Arathorn** » 13 Jul 2004 15:28

Can you post a screenshot?

Psistorm · Post by **Psistorm** » 13 Jul 2004 15:38

ok, here goes a screenshot. did a quick GI render so you can see the actual shapes a lil better.
these trees are basically derived from the first type, I just added a stem

Singaporekid · Post by **Singaporekid** » 14 Jul 2004 07:20

the final steamer!
No textures yet, poly count is 768

Arathorn · Post by **Arathorn** » 14 Jul 2004 07:25

Nice.

Lilman424 · Post by **Lilman424** » 14 Jul 2004 08:17

768?
isn't that a _bit_ too much?

Arathorn · Post by **Arathorn** » 14 Jul 2004 08:25

For a steamer? Steamers are quite complex.

Singaporekid · Post by **Singaporekid** » 14 Jul 2004 08:26

they have round surfaces!
and the wheels

Arathorn · Post by **Arathorn** » 16 Jul 2004 16:04

That's true.

jfs · Post by **jfs** » 16 Jul 2004 16:12

singaporekid_92 wrote:they have round surfaces!
and the wheels

Each wheel can be made with 2 triangles and a semi-transparent texture. No need for this level of detail, I think. Also the cylinders couldn't probably be done with a lot less triangles.

Hellfire · Post by **Hellfire** » 17 Jul 2004 08:23

singaporekid_92 wrote:the final steamer!
No textures yet, poly count is 768

Looks nice! Can you post a wireframe screenshot, please?

Singaporekid · Post by **Singaporekid** » 17 Jul 2004 08:55

The wireframe!!
Any suggestions for another steamer?

Killer 11 · Post by **Killer 11** » 23 Jul 2004 08:38

A big boy

Singaporekid · Post by **Singaporekid** » 24 Jul 2004 08:55

Ok, ok i'll do the big boy although 1 was posted 1 or 2 pages ago

This was done by brax

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