[NGTM-1R]

Originally posted by aldo_14


Because it's a fairly pointless 'contest' - who would ever actually use a completed 100 poly cruiser?  And why?

Polycount means nothing if it still manages to look good.

[StratComm]

Polycount means something if it prevents something from ever looking good.  100 polys for a turret, or a bomb, or even a small drone fighter; fine.  100 polys for anything larger is a waste of time; you'll never get enough shape out of that to make it look distinctive.  That's what aldo's implying, not that it's below anyone's talent to try but that the limit makes detail of any kind absolutely impossible.

[TopAce]

With good textures, even a cruiser of 100 polies can look good. Just imagine X-wing Alliance(If you have played with it). The textures make a ship look good, with minimal number of polies in the model.

[StratComm]

I don't buy that.  Not for Freespace anyway.  If you either have really primitive lighting, or you aren't going to get close to the ship you're looking at, then sure, I'll buy that argument.  But with a lighting scheme as complex as that in FS, and being able to literally get on top of whatever you are looking at, and those 100 polys get ugly fast.  Normal maps would offset that a little bit, but you're talking about mapping detail beyond plating onto a shape, and once you're in close that is not only problematic but it looks horrible. Especially with spec.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by TopAce
With good textures, even a cruiser of 100 polies can look good. Just imagine X-wing Alliance(If you have played with it). The textures make a ship look good, with minimal number of polies in the model.

Not by modern standards.

[WeatherOp]

Originally posted by aldo_14


Because it's a fairly pointless 'contest' - who would ever actually use a completed 100 poly cruiser?  And why?

You mean it's ok to spam a thread just because it maybe pointless? If you don't like the contest, don't post in it. And you would'nt want your thread spamed if someone else thought it was pointless.

[Taristin]

Well, there's no moderator in this forum, yet. So this is what you get.

[TopAce]

Originally posted by aldo_14

Not by modern standards.

I knew this o' my post would attract attention.
Still, I keep me opinion. You certainly know how persistance I am.
Let's not discuss this, at least not here.
If ye want t'discuss, just open a new thread an' point me at it.