- Sep 12, 2008
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That looks reaaally good. Please make sure it's textured well and not just grey with some coloured stripes! 
WiP in WiP, post your screenshots!
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- Jun 11, 2009
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argh, why do you hide that monster beauty in this thread of the mapping nerds !
go to where the real folks are located
in all seriousness, can't really talk much about your hipoly thing, i just can't wait for your real lowpoly model !
hop into the model forums and share your progress there !!!
go to where the real folks are located
in all seriousness, can't really talk much about your hipoly thing, i just can't wait for your real lowpoly model !
hop into the model forums and share your progress there !!!
@DB: Not to worry m8. The primary reason I've built this steamroller was to challenge myself to create a believable TF2 texturemap. That's when the fun begins!
@Acumen: I'm pretty new here, so I'll look into that, cheers!
@Arhurt: yes, my thinking exactly.
small update: I've been quite ruthless and managed my sub-d cage down from about 13,000tris to 5,500 n' change. I'm thinking at this point, I should consider filling it back up again with some more personality. Some more levers in the cab, or hydrolics hanging underneath ... i dunno ... anything else come to mind fellas ?
turntable : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-pq_0lGYdE
@Acumen: I'm pretty new here, so I'll look into that, cheers!
@Arhurt: yes, my thinking exactly.
small update: I've been quite ruthless and managed my sub-d cage down from about 13,000tris to 5,500 n' change. I'm thinking at this point, I should consider filling it back up again with some more personality. Some more levers in the cab, or hydrolics hanging underneath ... i dunno ... anything else come to mind fellas ?
turntable : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-pq_0lGYdE
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- Nov 25, 2008
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I think it looks good, doesn't really "need" anything more otherwise it might look cluttered. But what I would do is get rid of that tiny ass half windshield or make it fill up the whole front of the cab. Lol. It looks a little silly, even for TF2. =P
- Jun 11, 2009
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what i learned from my tractor adventure is, that you shouldn't make the vehicle too overly detailled. the original tf2 vehicles are rather simplistic and only hint certain details.
i don't know how you're doing your lowpoly model, but if that turnaround of the
subd-cage is your actual lowpoly model, then you should change quite some stuff around, since there's a lot of supporting edges that you don't need on the actual low poly model.
the tf2 models themselves are relying on bevels here and there to make the actual edges not as sharp as your usual lowpoly models - which means you should go over all your actual edges and adapt them a bit to make them less visible. also make the round things really round. thats one of the things why the tf2 stuff looks so viable. they model the round stuff really round
your toplights and tires especially need a lot more roundage love.
but like i said, i don't know if that's your wip lowpoly or just to show the sub-d base.
and as i posted earlier, i think you should really hop into the model&textures forum located here and create a thread:
http://forums.tf2maps.net/forumdisplay.php?f=45
because this wip-thread is really for a wip from time to time and not hourly upgrade to your models
it's more on the map-side of things and even there not as often as you did with your vehicle
also you'll get much more attention and praise and fame in the model forums
i don't know how you're doing your lowpoly model, but if that turnaround of the
subd-cage is your actual lowpoly model, then you should change quite some stuff around, since there's a lot of supporting edges that you don't need on the actual low poly model.
the tf2 models themselves are relying on bevels here and there to make the actual edges not as sharp as your usual lowpoly models - which means you should go over all your actual edges and adapt them a bit to make them less visible. also make the round things really round. thats one of the things why the tf2 stuff looks so viable. they model the round stuff really round
your toplights and tires especially need a lot more roundage love.
but like i said, i don't know if that's your wip lowpoly or just to show the sub-d base.
and as i posted earlier, i think you should really hop into the model&textures forum located here and create a thread:
http://forums.tf2maps.net/forumdisplay.php?f=45
because this wip-thread is really for a wip from time to time and not hourly upgrade to your models
it's more on the map-side of things and even there not as often as you did with your vehicle
also you'll get much more attention and praise and fame in the model forums
CTF_arid a 16. Cool story, bro.
Wow, looks great! Is that your first map?
In general Tug o War PL doesnt work out that well, but maybe you can pull it off!
In general Tug o War PL doesnt work out that well, but maybe you can pull it off!
