Model Competition 0001 - Small Fighter/gunship/bomber

Peet · Post by **Peet** » 15 Oct 2006, 20:46

http://www.yousendit.com/download/mbrxEXC3bWw%3D

...something I did ages ago. UltimateUnwrap3D decided to thrash the model I had intended to post. I am very bitter about this >:|

LathanStanley · Post by **LathanStanley** » 15 Oct 2006, 21:03

keep backups at each change in the process

1- make sketches and ideas for model (planning ahead helps SOOO damn much, I would smack anyone who dosen't with a mallet then teabag them and take pictures while they out cold cause they are a moron!) -> Backup if digital sketches
2- Model -> Backup
3- UV MAP -> Backup
4- Texture -> Backup
5- Export as S3O and re-arrage in upspring -> Backup
6- test the model whatever make sure EVERYTHING is right -> backup

Upload to public
If Deemed good -> delete backups
If Deemed poor -> restore needed backup, make better, continue process..

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 15 Oct 2006, 21:09

I want an infantry model competition.. That would be nice..

LathanStanley · Post by **LathanStanley** » 15 Oct 2006, 21:12

Snipawolf wrote:I want an infantry model competition.. That would be nice..

how about "skeletal unit" it can include, infantry, mechs, crawling whatever, spiders, any kinda mix of anything with animatiable X-pedal lower appendages.. (bi-pedal, quadra-pedal, octo-pedal, etc)

I.E. everything but boats, buildings, planes, tanks, aircraft, and hover..

say? 1000 polys again?

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 15 Oct 2006, 21:20

That would be nice

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 15 Oct 2006, 23:22

Hm I've got three models to enter then. The remodel of Snipa's model (if you don't mind) and my troopers. They probably don't stand a chance, humans are difficult.

+/-2% on the polycount would be nice again (max. 1020 triangles).

aGorm · Post by **aGorm** » 16 Oct 2006, 23:42

Can there be a poly count bonos (IE you can use more polies) if its REALY needs them. Like, as in you have littraly used as little as possible, but It goes over. Im thinking this might happen on what I wanna model next, because its got more than just teh normal 4 limbs, but that means the polie count will jump up a bit.

Can it be You amied under, and aslong as theres good reason for going over (IE not sloppy modeling, or I just though Id modeled the lettres on....)

aGorm

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 16 Oct 2006, 23:44

heheh, depending on how long it is (or 'til it starts), I believe I may have 2 or 3 to enter..

Keithus · Post by **Keithus** » 17 Oct 2006, 05:05

I got the exact same problem aGorm, and you better not have an idea like mine

I made a quick model of it earlier and its poly count was 1500 and it wasnt anywhere near finished. Not sure but I dont think there were many to kill either if any at all.

aGorm · Post by **aGorm** » 17 Oct 2006, 10:05

I doubt it is, It's based on a warhammer model, was goona donate it to one of the warhammer mods. But yhe.... upper limits sux...

aGorm

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 20 Oct 2006, 05:00

I was bored, and did this in 30 mins.. 472 faces...

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 03 Nov 2006, 03:11

This thread needs a phoenix down...

Wings/Obj
180 (-4 holes) triangles.

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 03 Nov 2006, 03:17

Holes this, holes that,...

What the hell are "holes?"

Peet · Post by **Peet** » 03 Nov 2006, 03:50

removed polys

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 03 Nov 2006, 11:01

Yes. If you look closely in the wings outline (which should be open among the geometry graph all the time) there's a material called _hole. If you apply this to some faces they'll be ignored by other apps such as upspring and therefore don't count.

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 03 Nov 2006, 13:16

Oh, okay... I wonder how much that would help..

TheRegisteredOne · Post by **TheRegisteredOne** » 11 Nov 2006, 01:55

this is small!!

something like 1500 polies

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 11 Nov 2006, 01:56

Grr...

I lost my creativity...

Keithus · Post by **Keithus** » 11 Nov 2006, 05:15

By 1500 poly's are we talking tris, quads or just polys?

Probably fits more into a space battle cruiser catergory rather than any sort gunship/plane.

Even so thats a nice model, a really nice model, it looks epic. Maybe someone should start a spaceship competition thread? All the other competition threads appear to have died down in popularity.

On a similar note are the competitions ever going to be closed? To me it looks like they will all be one of those threads that slowly dies and everyone forgets it ever happened without closure.

Peet · Post by **Peet** » 11 Nov 2006, 05:18

Well nobody wants to judge...their main point is to make GPL content anyway.

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Model Competition 0001 - Small Fighter/gunship/bomber