Hello.
I’m doing a dissertation for my final university year on a 3D character modelling fully textured and I was curious how one actually determines the poly count for the character? I have did done my research about these positions but there’s not really any information or even mentioning the poly count.
Basic rule would be a mix of: target hardware, engine & optimization (LOD levels):
Wiki on the subject http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Polygon_Count
You can find numbers here to give you an idea what kind of budget to be expected on somewhat older games (unfortunately)
https://forum.beyond3d.com/threads/yes-but-how-many-polygons-an-artist-blog-entry-with-interesting-numbers.39321/
http://polycount.com/discussion/141061/polycounts-in-next-gen-games-thread