how high can the poly count be???

schoolxy · Post by **schoolxy** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:41 pm

is a 3050 polygon model supported by RF???? plz say yes, ive been workin on it for 2 weeks now...........

Post by **AndyCR** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:39 pm

yes, i have used 4 - 8,000 poly terrains in the past.

schoolxy · Post by **schoolxy** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:57 pm

well, this ones ONE character...............

Post by **AndyCR** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:06 pm

i meant terrain, all one actor.

schoolxy · Post by **schoolxy** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:47 am

isnt terrain the like landscape????

Post by **AndyCR** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 1:33 am

schoolxy · Post by **schoolxy** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 1:47 am

so my ctor can be that big, if my terrain is low poly???

Post by **AndyCR** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:14 am

your character and terrain polycount target will depend on what kind of computer you want your game to run on. 3,000 is a good target for characters in medium end gaming systems. to find out what you can get away with, make various levels that are simply unlit hollow blocks and add your 3,000 poly character several times. run this on the lowest spec machine you want your game to run on, and add more until it starts getting choppy. remove a few, count them, multiply that number by 3,000, and you have your target total polycount. take into account how many characters you want onscreen at a time, how detailed your level will be, etc for the final answer.