[PlaneEater]

PlaneEater,

Perhaps you could build an unused LOD based on SOW specs (I'm sure Oleg would be happy to give you these since you used to work for him), and use the second LOD as the Il2 LOD0? Then when SOW rolls around you would be able use your high detail model as the LOD0 and the Il2 LOD0 as the LOD1 and so on.

Regards

Just by the nature of my workflow I tend to build high first and then reduce. Much easier to control profile and proper form that way while still getting an efficient mesh and topology.

As for Oleg handing out ship specs for SoW, I have my doubts. Officially I worked for Ilya "Luthier" Shevchenko, the guy in charge of PacFi, and Oleg was repeatedly frustrated by Ilya and how PacFi went (I don't blame him). I'll send him an email but I won't hold my breath.