Title is what I'm looking for anyone have the numbers of poly/tris are in a Halo CE tree scenery model? I'm working on some trees for the game and would like to set myself some restrictions. Thanks

BTW I'm not looking for a particular tree just an average and the highest number.
Edited by YakZSmelk on Jan 24, 2010 at 08:56 PM

ya know, i'm working on some scenery right now and i was thinking about posting a thread like this myself but with other plants as well.

Import the stock gbxmodels of the trees and use them as reference.

I just imported some GBX models from Halo found that most of the leafy trees were 200 to 500 tris. However there was one with 700 tris. Pine Trees are about 250 to 500 tris. I also found that destert trees like the one on bloodgulch are about 350 to 450 tris. Don't forget that these are all aproximate ranges which vary on the size of the tree.

I'd set your self around 600 tris.

You can get away with 2/2.5k pollies in the trees because of the power of todays gfx so balance quality with practicality.

err you could, however if your using alot of them, you want a lower poly count. Even in Halo 3, I doubt there above at most 1.5k.

With proper LOD's you should be fine.

That's a lame excuse for anything you make for games. It takes more talent to create an asset that is well optmised than one that just has more triangles. Setting a limit is a great way to learn.

Thats why i said to balance quality with practicality.

i've got one tree model that's just over 2000 but if i use more than a few things start to go awry, but that's what happens when you use max's foliage generator for leaves. i've managed to cut it down to half that and it works well.

leaves on trees in video games should not be modeled. they should be accomplished with planes and textures with alpha channels

i've yet to see a decent tree with nice-looking leaves.

I'm assuming in HaloCE you mean?

that's exactly what they are :D

You would be correct.

how about sprites for leaves? wouldn't that work? you could take pics of real leaves and turn them into sprites then attach them to the tree.

Thats what Donut meant by a texture with an alpha.

Also sprites are totally different, sprites are flat, and from any perspective they are basically the same.

in some cases that would be ok but for the most part it would just look wierd
Edited by sleepy1212 on Jan 25, 2010 at 03:55 PM

You'd be wrong. Alot of things have to be created manually, particularly in a game with alot of futuristic elements.

Why do you think that?

I no this is a huge bump but just make an extremely simple but good looking leaf model lol
Edited by darkassassin14 on Mar 7, 2010 at 04:19 AM

You're supposed to make leaves on a plane, and put a texture with an alpha on it, not actually model the leaf >_>

Do know how many polys it would take to model EACH different leaf?

*shakes head in disgrace*



Edited by anonymous_2009 on Mar 8, 2010 at 08:39 PM
Edited by anonymous_2009 on Mar 8, 2010 at 08:53 PM

you know what I ment :P

Leaves
Edited by Maniac1000 on Mar 8, 2010 at 09:06 PM

Thats why i posted them.

Your alphas are backwards :)

Not if you invert them :)

with those kinds of leaf textures hint: foliage generator

lol yea. ( i kinda dont no wat he means lol )