20.02.2010, 04:54
What are you modelling? Presume it is intended to be low poly model.
What software are you using?
Best number of sides to the barrel depends on size of gun.
15" guns on my Warspite model are done with 6 sided cylinder.
End can be capped with a simple square plate (2 triangles)
This square is made to appear like a circle by using alpha cut texture.
The total barrel model is 14 polys.
None of the existing guns in the game models have internal barrel modelled.
The internal barrel is just painted on the texture skin for the end of the barrel.
I am not a very experienced modeller but I have learnt a lot by extracting meshes from existing models in the game and working out how they are constructed. In my opinion there is no better guide than to follow the methods used in existing models which you admire.
Ashe
What software are you using?
Best number of sides to the barrel depends on size of gun.
15" guns on my Warspite model are done with 6 sided cylinder.
End can be capped with a simple square plate (2 triangles)
This square is made to appear like a circle by using alpha cut texture.
The total barrel model is 14 polys.
None of the existing guns in the game models have internal barrel modelled.
The internal barrel is just painted on the texture skin for the end of the barrel.
I am not a very experienced modeller but I have learnt a lot by extracting meshes from existing models in the game and working out how they are constructed. In my opinion there is no better guide than to follow the methods used in existing models which you admire.
Ashe