Village revamp

[H-Hour]

I've been working on revamping the village map theme. To do this, I'm just taking the existing assets and trying to put them into a more logical layout scheme, add better tactical cover and firing positions, and do a tiny bit of polish on the visuals. I've put up some of the shots at Desura and our Twitter account, but I figured I'd add them here as well.

[Crystan]

Seen the shots on desura. You did a great job with that, H

[AntJam]

They look spectacular , amazing what a little TLC and some dramatic lighting can do to give a visually interesting (and therefore more satisfying) map. Nice work

[Crystan]

I hope we can get rid of the 90s Cars someday.

[H-Hour]

I hope we can get rid of the 90s Cars someday.

Hehe, yes. We're not quite in 2084. We're not even in 2013!

[kurja]

Hehe, yes. We're not quite in 2084. We're not even in 2013!

Would it be possible to use existing models released under creative commons or the like? There seem to be quite a few models of cars floating around the web, so just a thought..?

[H-Hour]

Some cc licenses work, some don't. Feel free to point out any good models you see around.

[kurja]

What sort of poly counts would be acceptable? Most models I see around have lots... Here are a few such cars:

intact and wrecked rx-8

a whole bunch of futuristic cars at blendswap:
http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/26649
http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/67567
http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/47642
http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/20468

...are we already using this forklift?? http://tf3dm.com/3d-model/forklift-21058.html

[H-Hour]

Thanks kurja. These models are cool, but are far too high-poly for us to use. Just one of these cars would probably equal the number of triangles rendered in the entire alien base map. We need low- or mid-range poly counts to be able to use them. The forklift looks like it would have a more appropriate poly count, but I see no license information (our forklift is simpler, and built in radiant rather than a modeler).

[kurja]

Thought as much. As a guideline, what would be an acceptable maximum poly count for a map object such as a car?

[Mattn]

here is a list of it: http://ufoai.org/wiki/Modelling#Polygons

[H-Hour]

IMHO, this list is a little bit out of date. We could probably increase the polygon counts slightly, but I probably wouldn't want to go above 1,500 for a vehicle.

[kurja]

ok.

I came across these, they're neither futuristic nor cc-licensed, but regarding level of detail / poly count, this is what we're looking for, right?

http://www.exchange3d.com/3D%20Model%20of%20Kia%20Rio/prod_4630.html#preview

[Mattn]

yes, but those are not properly licensed

[H-Hour]

Here's a new building I built for the village revamp.