Armasmegmod v0.1

SER · Post by **SER** » Mon Nov 08, 2004 10:59 pm

Thanks all!

Here's something for low spec machines. It's a low poly cycle model around 500 poly/ original cycle model around 2500poly. Rename cycle.ase in the moviepack directory to cycle_high.ase; Unzip attached file to same directory and rename to cycle.ase... enjoy!

iceman · Post by **iceman** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 1:36 am

SER any chance you could make a 1 poly single flat triangle shaped bike for me that works in both local and online games ?

SER · Post by **SER** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:39 am

iceman wrote:SER any chance you could make a 1 poly single flat triangle shaped bike for me that works in both local and online games ?

WTF?! 1 poly?

Dude I'm not that good modeling.

How about 4 polys?

iceman · Post by **iceman** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 2:28 pm

i dont mind 4 polys even my cruddy 400mhz amd k6-2 could handle that i think

why 4 polys ?

SuPeRTaRD · Post by **SuPeRTaRD** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 6:01 pm

u couldnt see 1 poly from 2 sides prolly

need at least two polys to see it from any direction

2 polys kinda folded but not touching

with 4 you could draw more of a bike shape on it
with texture

2 should be plenty tho

IMVHO

philippeqc · Post by **philippeqc** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 6:25 pm

I've just posted the coordinates for a low poly count cycle

http://guru3.sytes.net/viewtopic.php?t=942&highlight=

Assuming a bike is normally 1 meter long, I've made a 5 polygon model: the front is at (0,0,0) and the cycle face -x (so the back is at about (1,0,0), so it may need correction:

all the points: in (x,y,z)
(0, 0.12,0)
(0, -0.12,0)
(1, 0.3, 0)
(1, -0.3, 0) (those 4 give the ground shape)
(0.2, 0, 0.3) top front vertex
(1.2, 0, 0.5) top back vertex

can someone try to model it.
the proportions are all wrong probably, but it seems like an ok shape on paper, but I was just unable to describe it in words.
probably the "ground" polygone can be skipped as it is never displayed, making it a 4 polygones model. (if I count them ok, 6 triangles are needed for it if the ground is ommited. 1 in front, one in back, and 2 for each sides.)

I felt like it needed to be posted again, just to prove that low count cycle exist without being Reggie the Regular Rectangle or Timmy the Trisomic Triangle.

-ph

SER · Post by **SER** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 6:39 pm

woot! ok here is a 8 poly cycle. But dude plz buy a new comp!

iceman · Post by **iceman** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:08 pm

thanks for the bike i'll try it soon

in 20 years when ive finished paying off my mortgage and hopefully my kids have their own houses then maybe i could afford a new pc ?

philippeqc · Post by **philippeqc** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 8:30 am

Wow!

Ok, i do not see any changes in the fps, but now the cycle look like something rather than just a blubish collection of pixels!

-ph

Still looking how to put a picture in a message! I mean not as an attachment, but directly in the message.

iceman · Post by **iceman** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 3:25 pm

yeah i tried it but fps seems to be the same
spoke to ser about possibly using 1 pixel skins for all graphics

looks like im gonna have to hack the source
remove the bike all together and extrend the wall 1 meter forward to replace the empty space

hope this fixes my fps problems

if not then its gonna have to be a 2d over head engine (like nokia snake)

Post by **Tank Program** » Wed Nov 10, 2004 4:28 pm

2d over head would be neat, but i would think it'd make grinding very hard...

philippeqc · Post by **philippeqc** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:40 am

This is just to attach the pictures on the guru3 forum rather than to load them from SER's computer everytime.

SER · Post by **SER** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:42 am

Nice! Thank you!