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Hey hello, anybody out there? I can't wait forever for a reaction.

Shit, sorry.

Just too fucking hard to keep track of everything at the moment. So much to do, so little brain!


Pigeon looks lovely, btw. I know you said you're not a texture person, but can you UVmap?

Also, although I suspect it's largely irrelevant if you can't export to .3ds, can you animate stuff? Could you, for example, make a separate version of that pigeon mesh for each corresponding frame of the original pigeon? (since I could then stitch them together into a DX-compatible animated mesh)

Also (again with the questions! Sorry), how many polys is it? Given that there can be quite a few pigeons on screen at once sometimes, it's probably not wise to get the polycount tooo high..

DDL wrote:Given that there can be quite a few pigeons on screen at once sometimes, it's probably not wise to get the polycount tooo high..

WRONG! My new video card demands more pigeon polygons!

DDL wrote:Shit, sorry.

Just too fucking hard to keep track of everything at the moment. So much to do, so little brain!


Pigeon looks lovely, btw. I know you said you're not a texture person, but can you UVmap?

Also, although I suspect it's largely irrelevant if you can't export to .3ds, can you animate stuff? Could you, for example, make a separate version of that pigeon mesh for each corresponding frame of the original pigeon? (since I could then stitch them together into a DX-compatible animated mesh)

Also (again with the questions! Sorry), how many polys is it? Given that there can be quite a few pigeons on screen at once sometimes, it's probably not wise to get the polycount tooo high..

I'm experienced in a lot of things: modeling, animating, building texturing (rather not do it, but I have the skills) and bake basic textures. I can unwrap complex models like humans, so I think pigeons will work too.
Of course I can the animations for the pigeons, you just have to post a list of the animations you need and the numbers of frames they should be. I created some more animating cycles before.
Here're some vids in which you can see some earlier created game animations from my hand:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRFdCA5k9kI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeOXFLrV ... re=channel

I made them for my current game project.

I know like not other how important it is to keep the poly count low (slow computer), so the pigeon has less than 1000 poly's, but I can make the poly count a lot lower. I can even decrease it to less than 50 polys, but then it will almost look like the original eidos' pigeot. I can also create a very-high poly mesh for normal maps, although I think the engine doesn't support them.

So, I'm in?

Hi there

Sorry it's taken so long to reply.

Basically we need texture artists and uvmappers. The modellers are easy to come by - everyone loves to model it seems but they tend to not be able to uvmap or texture. And it's the latter skill set we are in real need of

BUT!

I don't think (Metche?) we have anyone doing pigeons or seagulls at the moment, so assuming I'm right, that'd be super.

What I'd recommend (and this may seem strange, but hey) is that you try and UVmap the mesh to the original (low def, fairly horrible) pigeon texture: that way we can use the mesh assets even if we don't find a willing texture artist in time (or at least, one we haven't already captured and enslaved) to do a new texture.

I'll let you know what frames we need when I get home (and remember). PM me if I'm slow/incompetent. Actually, maybe hold off until metche confirms we need pigeons etc, since I can't check atm.

DDL wrote:BUT!

I don't think (Metche?) we have anyone doing pigeons or seagulls at the moment, so assuming I'm right, that'd be super.

What I'd recommend (and this may seem strange, but hey) is that you try and UVmap the mesh to the original (low def, fairly horrible) pigeon texture: that way we can use the mesh assets even if we don't find a willing texture artist in time (or at least, one we haven't already captured and enslaved) to do a new texture.

I'll let you know what frames we need when I get home (and remember). PM me if I'm slow/incompetent. Actually, maybe hold off until metche confirms we need pigeons etc, since I can't check atm.

Yep pigeon has not been modelled - if the guy could uvmap it then please fire away

the question is: has he done it?!

Generic Bump I see you done have.

Xesum wrote:Generic Bump I see you done have.

You are kind to say such words, friend. I believe only good things can flow from this moment onwards.

Hashi. That was a three year necropost, and it contributed absolutely nothing.

Stop it. Seriously.

haha necro of a sticky, good one jonas

Uh thanks, random first-time poster

been guest-lurking for 4 years now, but i had to rush to hashis defence on that one

Well I must congratulate you on a meaningful and impressive debut.