Russian Soldier

Trappist Funk · 31-10-2003, 10:17 AM

Hi guys, just a quick pots to see what people think of my Russian soldier for a RTS game I'm helping with. I need to add colours to the texture (I'm still working out the coliour scheme) and obviously the gun needs a little more work, but he's very nearly there.

He's about 300 polys and took about 4 hours to build and texture.

SteelViruZ · 31-10-2003, 12:04 PM

Post a wirefreame, i cant really see where all those polys are going....

Looks good thou, amazing detail in the texture for the coat.

Trappist Funk · 31-10-2003, 12:10 PM

I thought 300 polys was alright - the square arms are a testament to how tough it is to work with a strict poly contraint!

The wireframe looks more complex than it actually is as it's showing the back of him too.

RodrigoRosa · 31-10-2003, 01:28 PM

Trappist Funk, nice model for a low poly to a game.... but i dont think that the wireframes are complex.... its simple, just how it has to be (... for a game).......

cheers....

Johny · 31-10-2003, 03:53 PM

GREAT MODEL !!! IT WOULD FIT C&C GENERALS RED ALERT MOD PERFECTLY !!!!

why dont you send them ???

Downup · 31-10-2003, 07:27 PM

Wahoo nice !!!

Lookes SOO good with soo little polys

MR. BROWN · 01-11-2003, 09:28 AM

Is there a way in 3D max to render the wire frame and the smooth mesh at the same time??? This would show the line segments on the mesh smooth. Does that make sence? Nice model by the way.

RodrigoRosa · 01-11-2003, 02:50 PM

MR. BROWN, i don't know if the max have such tool (i think that no)... but i prefer work in the render's image (wireframe and mesh) with photoshop, fireworks 'cause i can make the transitions the way i like it better... the way i prefer.....

SniperMaster · 01-11-2003, 11:53 PM

you mean like "faced edged" in the viewpoint?
the texture is good, the creases are in the right places, and the model itself if perfect for an RTS game. As downup said, it is really good detail for that polycount.

SteelViruZ · 06-11-2003, 09:24 AM

Hmm... Nice model, i still think you can lose a few polys by optamizing the head area and the back of the jacket (even loosing 5 polys is gonna count when your PC tries to display 150 of these at the same time)

Good And Efficient work

dhin · 06-11-2003, 11:17 AM

To get a wireframe render of your model in max without using a material with the wire option checked in the 'shader basic parameters', you need to go into the 'rendering' tab (press y to get your tab panel.) There you will find a button that says preview. It brings up a dialog that has a buch of stuff, what you want to do is:

select 'Custom Range' and set it from 0 to 1 (can't do 0 to 0 it won't work)
set the 'Percent of Output' to a size you want.
select what you want to show in the 'Display in Preview' area, I generally just do geometry.
IMPORTANT! Rendering Level, this is where you set it to display what you want, do Wireframe. (I know really hard to figure out.)
IMPORTANT, DOING THIS IS A MUST! select Custom File Type
Select the Veiwport you want
click create
Now you can save it as a JPG, you will get two jpegs if you set the custom range from 0 to 1, they will be apended with 00x on the end but that is okay. Delete one and rename the other.

There you have a better wireframe image than rendering a material with the wire option set.

Mr. Brown using this method you could render the image that way. Instead of doing the wireframe, your do a 'Smooth + Highlights' and make sure you have the 'edged faces' (F4) options in the viewport configuration selected for the port you want to render from.

By the way nice looking model, I like the style.

sarN · 10-11-2003, 09:21 PM

looks very nice, i just think the face looks a little odd, is he supposed to be wearing a mask?

Goj · 11-11-2003, 02:54 AM

I love the style. It looks like cartoon but disturbed at the same time. Got anymore like this?

I'd say tan and red for his colors, like every other russian soldier.

Trappist Funk · 25-11-2003, 03:23 PM

Thanks for the positive responses guys - I'll be working on some more like this in the near future.

sarN - yeah, I've given him a mask. It was originally just going to be a plain cloth mask, but added the lines to make it a little more 'interesting'. Amy more models I do in the series will have similar mask with different style markings. Probably

31-10-2003, 10:17 AM	#1
Trappist Funk Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 67 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Russian Soldier Hi guys, just a quick pots to see what people think of my Russian soldier for a RTS game I'm helping with. I need to add colours to the texture (I'm still working out the coliour scheme) and obviously the gun needs a little more work, but he's very nearly there. He's about 300 polys and took about 4 hours to build and texture.

31-10-2003, 12:04 PM	#2
SteelViruZ Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Post a wirefreame, i cant really see where all those polys are going.... Looks good thou, amazing detail in the texture for the coat. __________________ Intel Celeron 2.0 GHz @ 2.4Ghz 384 Clock 2 SDRAM (REALLY old) nVidia GeforceFX 5700 Ultra ---------- 3D Studio Max 5 & Brazil 1.0.3 3D Studio Max 6 ---------- - Vezen í þér marh !!

31-10-2003, 01:28 PM	#4
RodrigoRosa WHAT?!?! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Brasilia, Brazil Posts: 711 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Trappist Funk, nice model for a low poly to a game.... but i dont think that the wireframes are complex.... its simple, just how it has to be (... for a game)....... cheers.... __________________ "if the education is expensive, experience the ignorance." "Everything that has a beginning has an end" - The Matrix Revolutions

31-10-2003, 03:53 PM	#5
Johny Pixel Sodomizer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lisbon Posts: 685 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	GREAT MODEL !!! IT WOULD FIT C&C GENERALS RED ALERT MOD PERFECTLY !!!! why dont you send them ??? __________________ Temporary portfolio displaying just 5 works....

31-10-2003, 07:27 PM	#6
Downup 3D Studio Max 7.0 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In a box Posts: 2,112 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wahoo nice !!! Lookes SOO good with soo little polys __________________ 40% Stupid + 60% BrainDead = 100% Downup Some undone work http://downup.inc.se/

31-10-2003, 12:10 PM	#3
Trappist Funk Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 67 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I thought 300 polys was alright - the square arms are a testament to how tough it is to work with a strict poly contraint! The wireframe looks more complex than it actually is as it's showing the back of him too.

01-11-2003, 09:28 AM	#7
MR. BROWN Animate Victoriously Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA, babie! Posts: 157 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Is there a way in 3D max to render the wire frame and the smooth mesh at the same time??? This would show the line segments on the mesh smooth. Does that make sence? Nice model by the way. __________________ "Yeah, yeah, but Mr. Brown. That's a little too close to Mr. $#!+." mr.brown -quentin tarantino

01-11-2003, 02:50 PM	#8
RodrigoRosa WHAT?!?! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Brasilia, Brazil Posts: 711 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	MR. BROWN, i don't know if the max have such tool (i think that no)... but i prefer work in the render's image (wireframe and mesh) with photoshop, fireworks 'cause i can make the transitions the way i like it better... the way i prefer..... __________________ "if the education is expensive, experience the ignorance." "Everything that has a beginning has an end" - The Matrix Revolutions

01-11-2003, 11:53 PM	#9
SniperMaster Crack Addict Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bristol (UK) Posts: 335 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	you mean like "faced edged" in the viewpoint? the texture is good, the creases are in the right places, and the model itself if perfect for an RTS game. As downup said, it is really good detail for that polycount.

06-11-2003, 09:24 AM	#10
SteelViruZ Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 70 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hmm... Nice model, i still think you can lose a few polys by optamizing the head area and the back of the jacket (even loosing 5 polys is gonna count when your PC tries to display 150 of these at the same time) Good And Efficient work __________________ Intel Celeron 2.0 GHz @ 2.4Ghz 384 Clock 2 SDRAM (REALLY old) nVidia GeforceFX 5700 Ultra ---------- 3D Studio Max 5 & Brazil 1.0.3 3D Studio Max 6 ---------- - Vezen í þér marh !!

06-11-2003, 11:17 AM	#11
dhin Soy un Perdedor, baby Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Valhalla Posts: 1,340 Thanks: 15 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	To get a wireframe render of your model in max without using a material with the wire option checked in the 'shader basic parameters', you need to go into the 'rendering' tab (press y to get your tab panel.) There you will find a button that says preview. It brings up a dialog that has a buch of stuff, what you want to do is: select 'Custom Range' and set it from 0 to 1 (can't do 0 to 0 it won't work) set the 'Percent of Output' to a size you want. select what you want to show in the 'Display in Preview' area, I generally just do geometry. IMPORTANT! Rendering Level, this is where you set it to display what you want, do Wireframe. (I know really hard to figure out.) IMPORTANT, DOING THIS IS A MUST! select Custom File Type Select the Veiwport you want click create Now you can save it as a JPG, you will get two jpegs if you set the custom range from 0 to 1, they will be apended with 00x on the end but that is okay. Delete one and rename the other. There you have a better wireframe image than rendering a material with the wire option set. Mr. Brown using this method you could render the image that way. Instead of doing the wireframe, your do a 'Smooth + Highlights' and make sure you have the 'edged faces' (F4) options in the viewport configuration selected for the port you want to render from. By the way nice looking model, I like the style. __________________ If you can't be a good example then be a warning. ___________________ AlanMecham.com My site. Last edited by dhin; 06-11-2003 at 11:23 AM..

10-11-2003, 09:21 PM	#12
sarN Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 2,238 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	looks very nice, i just think the face looks a little odd, is he supposed to be wearing a mask?

11-11-2003, 02:54 AM	#13
Goj Notta Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 306 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I love the style. It looks like cartoon but disturbed at the same time. Got anymore like this? I'd say tan and red for his colors, like every other russian soldier. __________________ Have I returned? No, not really.

25-11-2003, 03:23 PM	#14
Trappist Funk Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 67 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the positive responses guys - I'll be working on some more like this in the near future. sarN - yeah, I've given him a mask. It was originally just going to be a plain cloth mask, but added the lines to make it a little more 'interesting'. Amy more models I do in the series will have similar mask with different style markings. Probably

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