pre-planning for game model(suggestions)

[hoovinc]

Hello game artists. When you guys model a game character which is going to have only 1 512x512 texture. Would you model a) 1 whole continuous mesh b) or a mesh with body parts detached by elements? Any reason behind each method. Remember only 1 texture for the whole mesh.

Gracias
Hoovinc

[niki]

mmm ... it depends ... for example if I had to model a robot I would do separated pieces ..but if I had to model a human I would do an only mesh...