MS3 GAME GRAPHICS

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MS3 GAME GRAPHICS

• Nils Wadensten

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BASE MESH

• Define Forms
• Works as Base for Sculpting and later In Game
  Mesh
• Face Modeled from Reference

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HARD SURFACE MODELING

• Armour, Belts, Sword, Pistol, Buttons
• Layered (non-destructive) Modeling
• Smooth but not too Smooth

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SCULPTING

• Folds in Clothing
• Details using Alphas
• Defining Face and Hands
• Exporting Medium Full res.

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IN GAME MESH

• Base Mesh as a Base!
• Adjust to Resemble Silhouette
• Topology
• Reasonable Poly Count
• Pelt Mapping

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BAKING

• Projection Cage
• Smoothing Groups
• Diffuse, Normal, Occlusion
• One Object at a Time Time Consuming

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SKINNING

• UT3 Rig
• Skin Modifier
• Topology / Multiple Mesh Problems

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TEXTURING

• Diffuse AO Good Start
• Check in the Editor - WYSIWYG

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IMPLEMENTATION

• Actor X
• One Mesh vs Several
• Materials
• Animations

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CONCLUSIONS

• Poor Planning
• Learned Lots
• Characters Take a Long Time to do!

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• Questions?