[TEC] Max polygon count

[miner1436]

Can someone tell me what the maximum number of polygons a ship can have in SH4?

Thanks:Miner

[vanjast]

I think the thing to do is load the Yamato ship in the mission editor, and set your play graphics to max. Check out the Yamato DDS files.

Do a quick mission and check out the detail, keeping this in mind.

- All polygon shapes are made out of triangles
- every rectangle shape has 2 triangles
- A fan shape is multiple triangles
- All objects are made out of multiple triangles.

Count the 'objects'.. the more complex the object shape - the more triangles.
A long winded idea, but you'll get a ball park idea.

good luck

[miner1436]

Ive had an old model of a ship on my desktop for years now, got it from some web site, its an IJN carrier not yet in SH4 heres its status.

67732 Polygons

33881 Vertices

105 Sub-objects

Would this model work in SH4 or is the poly count over the limit?

[vanjast]

Post that Pic... (love to have it)
I'm sure that would bring any graphics card to a grinding halt.
Ja, it's always a trade off between Detail and Speed until the world biggest PC comes up with the ultimate answer to everything and all else... '42'
:up:
Hells that Bangkok girl looks terrible :)

[miner1436]

Found the pic its the "Kaga" first ship in my sig. Is it possible to reduce its poly count?

http://all3models.brinkster.net/th/1/7/7342.png