Moon Rover Preview: Worth It?

[snafusmith]

I've been working on a model of the moon rover used in the Apollo missions, and wanted all of your opinions. Is it worth it? Right now it has just over 3000 polygons. I'm just about done with the model (though I'm debating adding an astronaught, which would give it even more), and getting ready to texture it.

Well? What do you think?

-Smitty

 

[The Great Apple]

Looking good. You shold be able to save loads of polygons on the radar dish and the wheels - curved surfaces eat 'em like anything.

 

[Belizan]

I know that we'd love to have it 8). No idea about the 3k ploy count though, not really a 3D-ept person .

 

[woodelf]

Sweet Mother of God! Of course we'd love it. But leaving out the astronaut would be fine by me. And what TGA said. The curves are gorgeous, but sadly we have to sacrifice that for functionality.

Is this the model we were PMing about?

 

[sharick]

Nice job so far. Of course it's worth it. I'm sure the guys from Moon/Future/Star Trek Mod would love to have it.

The Great Apple is right about dish and wheels.
Wheels could have less Height/Cap Segments and Sides but a MeshSmooth modifier on top and they would look the same considering the scale.
Dish doesn't have to have thickness but a material with 2-Sided ticked on.

 

[snafusmith]

Yes it is. I have some training in the morning, so it should be done and released sometime tomorrow afternoon (probably with a reduced polycount, if I can lower it significantly).

-Smitty

 

[woodelf]

You are the man Smitty!

If I find a pic of a simple turret (that doesn't have to move) could you do that as well? I'm thinking of the small cannons used on Hoth in the Empire Strikes Back.

 

[snafusmith]

Here's the updated and final model. I added 2 astronauts to it, as I felt it was bare. I will release both models (w/ and w/o drivers) probably sometime tomorrow. The poly count was lowered to just over 1000 (as small as I was willing to go for quality purposes) for the empty one and 2000 for manned.

I didn't upload a screenshot of the unmanned rover because it's exactly like the manned rover.

-Smitty

 

[woodelf]

Incredible! Now can I bother you to instruct me step by step how to put this into the game? I assume we have to use some of the vanilla model files?

 

[snafusmith]

When I post the files tomorrow I'll include a mini mod that adds it. I'll make sure to highlight which pieces of XML need to be copied over.

-Smitty

 

[woodelf]

Thanks so much Smitty. Any ideas on my turret proposal?

 

[vbraun]

1000 polys still seems a little much..

 

[snafusmith]

This will be coming tomorrow sometime. RL got in the way.

-Smitty

 

[woodelf]

No need to explain. I'll be eager to drop it into the mod whenever it gets here.