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Piotrek255
03-11-2008, 07:29 AM
Modelling some parts as flying elements is a lot easier, like these strips of material on top of the pants that hold your belt. connecting them to the pants is troublesome. But is maintaining one element mesh neccesary for game modelling?
Rod Seffen
03-11-2008, 10:27 AM
No, but it usually makes skinning and bone deformation less of a pain.
Rumkugel
03-11-2008, 02:56 PM
It really depends on the engine.
Whilest some engines donīt care about open parts at all, some start to nurgle.
Just try and see if it works.
Stacking/Intersecting geometry definately saves polys.
TheWraith
03-11-2008, 03:52 PM
It really depends on the engine.
Whilest some engines donīt care about open parts at all, some start to nurgle.


QFA, some engines zdepth sorting sucks and will create a bunch of flickering while others may not.
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