Martijntjuh´s Emergency 4 models

[martijntjuh]

i´m making models for the strategy game emergency 4.
here some of the models:

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...49/charger.png
Dodge charger

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...9/renault3.png
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...c_esselink.jpg
Renault trafic

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...fcf_nl_mod.png
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...tjuh49/daf.jpg
DAF CF 75

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2.../TAS_01234.png
volvo FM


More Will Follow
(sorry for the big images)

[multimediaman]

the stuff looks decent, and the charger, IMO, is the best of the bunch... but your textures and material settings make the vehicles seem very cartoonishly styled. Not sure if that's the style you were going for, and I can see that working, if the rest of the art content looks like that. So your call.

The smoothing on the models is an issue though. The normals look pretty weird on some of the vehicles, like by the side mirrors on the renault traifc, and the DAF CF 75's passsenger area's bodywork looks like it has some oddities going on as well.

[martijntjuh]

i know that the smoothing issn´t superb but in emergency 4 is the smoothing mutch better
the skin style is what i want.

about the daf:
there is a piece thats a little firther to the center in the with becouse it´s on the real vehicle aswell, it there so you can open the door to almost 90 degrees
if it wouldn´t be there the door wouldn´t open verry far...
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...4-11-20043.jpg

[multimediaman]

about the daf:
there is a piece thats a little firther to the center in the with becouse it´s on the real vehicle aswell, it there so you can open the door to almost 90 degrees
if it wouldn´t be there the door wouldn´t open verry far...

I'm not questioning the geometry, just the smoothing. IMO, your models are fine. But If you were to set different smoothing groups on areas which are supposed to be creased, I think that would make the vehicles look quite a bit better, at least in the rendering software... as you said though, it does seem to be quite lessened in the game itself.

What are your plans for reflections on the vehicles?

[Catlin]

Well,as far as im aware this game is a top down 3/4th kind of view from the sky and you wont be able to see that great detail anyway.

[martijntjuh]

no reflections for the vehicles as there is an option in the game editor for this.

[Dr. Feelgood]

Why not try baking some GI into the texture? That would most deffinately help a bit.

[martijntjuh]

what do you mean?(sorry of this is a noobish question)

[martijntjuh]

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...49/Engine1.jpg

my latest model, it will be for the emergency 4 new york mod.

details will be added later ths week.

[martijntjuh]

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...32/fraarie.png
i've made this ferrari enzo for emergency 4.
ingame screen:
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...9-39-37-01.png

[martijntjuh]

some new units made for emergency 4:
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...-632/alles.png
(the left truck is an older model) rest is new

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...2/HV670_04.png
(the middle unit)

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c..._render_10.png
the right truck

(srry for double posts)

[tom120934]

Nice work, I would like to know the polycount and to see some in-game pictures.

[Icekid84]

These are really nice, the headlights are the only thing I see that take away from them, Any chance of giving the headlight textures bigger space? Maybe another texture map if its possible?

[martijntjuh]

@tom:

the truck with the crane on the back has about 3700 poly´s

the double cabbed truck has about 3800 poly´s

the tanker has about 2600 poly´s

all with new wheels.

@icekid:
i will keep that in mind for the next time

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http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...man_ts-1-1.png
my latest truck ingame (about 3000 poly´s without wheels)

[RedStar]

That is very interesting. Nice to see people modifying other games out there.

[martijntjuh]

creating another model,
mercedes benz atego ( Azset )

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...32/azset-4.png

does someone has some tips for creating the cap over the bluelights?
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...-632/boven.jpg

made this myself:
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc125/30-632/632.png

Martijn

[TomiL]

does someone has some tips for creating the cap over the bluelights?

I would start from a box and cut, move and champher it to get the right shape.

[martijntjuh]

thanks, that was quite easy.
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...-632/azset.png

[Xoliul]

Nice work man, fits the game and everything. Pretty cool to see you're only 16 and already creating stuff at this level! Keep it up and i'm sure you'll be able to get a job doing this in a few years!

[martijntjuh]

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...7-05-22-56.png
(it might look a bit weird but thats becouse of my widescreen...)

finaly got it in the game.
just finished skinning and converting to the right size and file.

does anyone have some tips for more realistic skins?