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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / Polly count for Game Character

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Guyon
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Posted: 8th Feb 2005 12:51
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What is an average and maximum poly count for a game action figure that needs to move?
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Mr Underhill
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Posted: 8th Feb 2005 13:07 Edited at: 8th Feb 2005 13:09
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There are no set limits, but there are a few good guidelines to follow.
Here're my guidelines.

Main Character: Max:2500-3000 Avg:1000-2000
Party Member: Max: 2500 Avg: 1000-1500
NPC: Max: 1500 Avg: 500-1000 (depending on whether you want VA or not)
Pre-rendered character (FMVs): Max: As high as you can handle! Avg: 15000+

EDIT: Silly, RPG-loving me! I should probably ask what genre this is before I post guidelines.

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Jedi Lord
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Posted: 8th Feb 2005 13:42 Edited at: 8th Feb 2005 22:27
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sorry about that um... I talk to my dad about phone he say he can let you call him to fix the computer but it depend on where are you.
we live in America,US,Idaho,merdian.
if your close or not call me.(# REMOVED BY MOD) try mail us by calling, my dad will save ya. My job is to help EVERYONE, who work in darkbasic.(come on just give me some faith )
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Guyon
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Posted: 8th Feb 2005 22:20
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@Mr Underhill, you info is very appreciated. This particualr game is like a katate combat game for. But working on the figures first. Thanks for you help!


@TylerDX, Fix my Computer? So why does my computer need fixed? You OK bud? Not skipping your med's again I hope. LOL
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Van B
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Posted: 8th Feb 2005 22:31
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Tyler,
Dude, never give out your phone number online - there's no end of a-holes out there.

For a karate game, you can really spoil yourself. I mean 10,000 polygon characters would'nt bother DBPro, your main concearn is really how much work you plan to invest in animating and texturing after you model the thing. With less polygons, it's easier to texture, and rig for animating because there's less vertices to look after.

I think about 3000 polygons is a good number, 2x3k poly characters would leave tons of power for effects and the level media (I'm surprised there aren't more DBPro fighting games).


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Guyon
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Posted: 8th Feb 2005 22:40 Edited at: 8th Feb 2005 22:41
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Thanks Van, Your the Man!
I am making this model for another programmer. I never modeled a human for DBpro before and didn't want to blow it out.

Also if you noticed before you edited the phone number, there was no area code. I wonder if it was even real. TylerDX young and his posts are usually trite, but harmless.
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New World Order
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for long distance shots i would advise you to make good use of LoDs.
they make it much easier for your computer and you wont even see the difference in the distance.
i know this doesnt have anything to do with karate games, but incase any one has a good idea: how would you handle lods with sniper-scopes or binocs? practically you are still far away from the object arent you? what would you do to get the model to switch to best lod?

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Guyon
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Posted: 16th Feb 2005 08:12
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I do not think there will be any long distance shots. I have never used LoDs, but I expect that in the right situation it is very valuable.
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Agent Dink
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Well, all i know is that DB seems to render high poly stuff veeeerrry nicely. I have had 500,000 polys render at 30 fps on a geforce 4 ti 4200, so you really don't have to worry.

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Gil Galvanti
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just wondering, doesnt the forum rules say u can give out ur info, just not anyone elses?

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Chenak
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Info as in email address, not personal details like home address and phone numbers etc. Anyone who posts personal details like that on a public forum has to be dim
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Gil Galvanti
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i know it was stupid to post a phone # (no offense intended), i was just wondering why it was removed since it was just their info.

Video games…they can take you places unreachable, impossible, unfeasible. They put you in the book...they put you in the movie...they put you in a world, a world that before could only be imagined.
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Mr Snuggles
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Probably because there's no real way of telling whether it's his info.

ooo isn't that precious
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