Ploeperpengel
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No that won't do P.L. Having seperate pieces and skins for each building will make skinning it a real pain. No way around learning uv-mapping correctly I fear.
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Psychic_Llamas
Wizard in the Making
OK, so leaving each building as one block is the best way is it? ill have a shot at a skinning tutorial some time this week (when i have time
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Psychic_Llamas
Wizard in the Making
awsome, thanks woodelf. I was having trouble understanding the other tutorial i had found (oh, and thanks Duke
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Psychic_Llamas
Wizard in the Making
Ok, now i am very close to finishing my first building and i hope to post it within the week. it was planned to be a building for the woodelves, perhaps a "war hall" or something, maybe giving an EXP bonus to eternal guard and wardancers, an perhpas 1 extra culture to the city.
I have also made an archery hall, and a magic guild for the woodelves.
I still need to know what kind of polycout you think is reasonable for buildings, or i will just continue makeing them as i am. OK?
Here is a list of buildings i have modled so far:
and i hope to post it within the week. it was planned to be a building for the woodelves, perhaps a "war hall" or something, maybe giving an EXP bonus to eternal guard and wardancers, an perhpas 1 extra culture to the city.I have also made an archery hall, and a magic guild for the woodelves.
I still need to know what kind of polycout you think is reasonable for buildings, or i will just continue makeing them as i am. OK?
Here is a list of buildings i have modled so far:
Spoiler :
Ploeperpengel
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Nice list PL!
Low poly leaves are alredy in game(incense) no need to worry about that you can just do the tree without the leaves and we put them later on in the nif viewer.
Low poly leaves are alredy in game(incense) no need to worry about that you can just do the tree without the leaves and we put them later on in the nif viewer.
neener
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woodelf said:
Attaboy!
Sorry, you just reminded me that I totally forgot to answer that same question in my tutorial thread. I did what woodelf suggested and imported some vanilla Civ4 buildings into Max and I'd say the average building is between 200 and 300 polys. Wonders seem to be more like 500 to 600 polys, with one or two even as high as 800.
Psychic_Llamas
Wizard in the Making
Oh bugger. 200 - 600 polys, thats really low. im going to have to rework everything.
Can you do a texturing tutorial neener? that way i think i could get my polycount down too.
by the way, im banned from useing 3ds max for a week
because i was doing that instead of homework
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Can you do a texturing tutorial neener? that way i think i could get my polycount down too.
by the way, im banned from useing 3ds max for a week
because i was doing that instead of homework.
neener
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Psychic_Llamas said:Oh bugger. 200 - 600 polys, thats really low. im going to have to rework everything.
Can you do a texturing tutorial neener? that way i think i could get my polycount down too.
by the way, im banned from useing 3ds max for a week
Haha! Classic.
Hmmm. I can try do a very basic tutorial, but as I said, it's much much harder than the modelling. Unlike the stuff I already did, where I just explained the tools, painting/drawing stuff is, like, 90% experience. Hell, I totally suck at it compared to the real modellers. I can show you what most of the tools in Photoshop do, but it would be really difficult to teach you how to just paint stuff.
A better idea is probably to show me what you've got so far, and I'll offer advice on how to lower the polycount. If your models are anything like woodelf's, I could shave hundreds of polys off them
Psychic_Llamas
Wizard in the Making
WOOHOO!! i finally have finished my first building!!
it is ment to be a Woodelf War Hall (alternate barracks for woodelves?) but could be used as anything i guess. the only reason i managed to get the skin on is because my mum was out, and i managed to apply the texture i had been working on for ages
Here is a screen shot :
it has 756 polygons, so i dont expect it to be used yet. i plan on re doing it with lower polygons, but reusing the textures.
so what do you guys think?
@ neener: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! youre tutorials are sooo helpful, even i a thechnological idiot can now use MAX a little 
it is ment to be a Woodelf War Hall (alternate barracks for woodelves?) but could be used as anything i guess. the only reason i managed to get the skin on is because my mum was out, and i managed to apply the texture i had been working on for ages
Here is a screen shot
:it has 756 polygons, so i dont expect it to be used yet. i plan on re doing it with lower polygons, but reusing the textures.
so what do you guys think?
@ neener: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! youre tutorials are sooo helpful, even i a thechnological idiot can now use MAX a little
Ploeperpengel
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Very cool building I think we can start diverse cityart soon
Psychic_Llamas
Wizard in the Making
now that i have sussed out how to do this thing properly, (i was experementing a bit ) im going to do the Woodelf City art properly, and try and reduce the polycount etc for them and then skin them. im in the process of the palace (which i changed to have less polys, i think it look better too)
i think i will give high elves and dark elves a go next. then lizards, maybe i will work in civilisation age... sorry, im thinking aloud
) im going to do the Woodelf City art properly, and try and reduce the polycount etc for them and then skin them. im in the process of the palace (which i changed to have less polys, i think it look better too)i think i will give high elves and dark elves a go next. then lizards, maybe i will work in civilisation age... sorry, im thinking aloud
Psychic_Llamas
Wizard in the Making
Ok, i have been on overtime this weekend (well, for me anyway, im slow with 3DsMax still ) and i have completed alot of my Woodelf City art buildings, and a couple of Palace variations, to see which one people like more, and also the Oak of Ages. so here is the link to Down load:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/71834/Woodelf_City_Art_0.1.zip
P.S. could someone PLEASE DL this and try to put them into Civ to see if they work??? and then post a screen shot? if not can someone tell me how and i will give it a go.
P.P.S. how many different buildings will we need to make a totally unique city art? so far a have 11 diferent kinds, is that enough? (some arn't skinned yet)
) and i have completed alot of my Woodelf City art buildings, and a couple of Palace variations, to see which one people like more, and also the Oak of Ages. so here is the link to Down load:http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/71834/Woodelf_City_Art_0.1.zip
P.S. could someone PLEASE DL this and try to put them into Civ to see if they work??? and then post a screen shot? if not can someone tell me how and i will give it a go.
P.P.S. how many different buildings will we need to make a totally unique city art? so far a have 11 diferent kinds, is that enough? (some arn't skinned yet)
