Model Panels - Pack 2015-08-30

[Sgt Frag]

You could also put a warning, high voltage skin on them. (I'd leave a blank skin too)

 

[zpqrei]

Oh man, that's just beautiful...

Scout quote much?

 

[Smashman]

Wow. These look NICE. Totally awesome. Keep up the good work!

 

[Ninjilla]

Holy poop! Thats looking great!

 

[Micnax]

You still doing these? They're great!

 

[Acumen]

well, sure i'm on it. i just thought i might do some other models first on the list, since those are rather detailled in comparison.
but since i got the best feedback for these models so far - i might do them before the lights and lamps stuff

 

[Micnax]

Sure, take your time. I love them too much x3

 

[Acumen]

thanks man, it's really nice to get that kind of feedback.
keeps the motivation level way up

 

[grazr]

its ~2000 triangles - which is about the same polycount as the siren or chair models have - also "minor" props, imo. before i started with my tf2 modeling i studied quite a bunch of original tf2 models to get a feeling for the work- and polyflow. I realized that they are quite heavy on the polycount-side which is because a lot lot lot of the details are modeled out. especially the buttons on all of the consoles and stuff. and since you won't be putting these fusebox 10 times in a row, it's alright, imo.
i mean, one open is enough, everything else will be repetetive. the rest may be closed fuseboxes, which will have far less, so its all good in the end, in my opinion

thx for all your feedback so far, guys !

Just because you can, doesn't always mean you should

Having the option/ability to have a lower polycount is reason enough to do so, to increase performance.

That said, decent LOD versions would probably handle most of this issue.

I support the idea to have lower poly count versions, even if it is pedantic.

P.S. These are lovely.

 

[Acumen]

we'll have see how the optimized version turns out in the end
on the lifesaver models the tubes were cut down extensively as well bringing down the polycount to a reasonable amount. we'll be all happy family

 

[Sgt Frag]

The fuse boxes look great. You should normal map the vents, on them.

Even the trims around the buttons would come off well in a normal map. The buttons should be polies imo. And the 'raised panel' the buttons are on could be normal mapped.
That would save alot of polys, keep the detail and keep the polys where they matter (on major details).

 

[The Political Gamer]

/bump Are we ever going to see these things finished?

 

[Acumen]

man you sound rather rude on this
you're right though, i totally forgot about this piece. they'll be done in valve time, for sure !

 

[Octoplasma]

make one open with a deep back. I need a place to put my intel

Good work BTW

 

[Tapp]

In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with high poly counts, so long as LOD is well handled. It's that level of detail and 'roundness' which makes if valve standard.

 

[Acumen]

finished texturing on one of the fuse boxes, obviously the easy ones
tried to keep them to the valve junction mining ones....

 

[Void]

Yes.

That's awesome.

 

[Tapp]

Acumen you are a god. May you sit on your custom-model throne beside rexy, and find all your creations flourish throughout the custom maps of the world.

 

[Acumen]

yeh, Tapp, i wish i'd see some props used more often
but i guess mappers wish their map to be played on more often, as well

so i went over my old vent-models and adapted the style of the tf2-ones to fit better.
i made some variations and wanted to ask, which sizes should i scrap/which ones add ?

 

[grazr]

Keep them all. Except maybe the second one from th left, under "original size". The screws don't line up properly (on the texture?) and the others give more than enough variaty in size.

edit: P.S.

http://acumen-design.de/projects/show/fusebox1_ingame.jpg

Those might look good with Blu and Red skins. Providing you execute the colours well.