Post by numbsim on Nov 1, 2022 8:20:59 GMT -5
Hi everybody!
I decided to try and make a (farmhouse-ish) counter, so I checked an EA basegame counter in order to understand how it's made and... madness! Now I've got tons of questions about counters, so this will be a long post.
First, what really bothers me is how the UV layout looks like compared to the actual diffuse texture. I don't understand WHY is there so much space left in the counter's uv layout! I checked also on the counters from creators like harrie and peacemaker and it was the same... I feel like the counters contradict everything I knew about ts4 meshing (I know little, but I'm learning). To make you understand what I mean:
1) the counter:
2) the counter top:
3) comparison with a random table:
Second, some uv islands of the counter top are outside the uv layout (see the image below). I vaguely know that this is done in order to make the texture repeat itself, but I don't understand the use of it on the sides of the counter... And also these island obviously did not appar on the exported uv layout that I applied on the diffuse texture (image 4): where did they go and what texture is applied on them?
Lastly, I wonder how to make the counters seamless, or at least the counter tops...
Basically, that's it. If you're willing to help me, it would be great. You can also message me if you want or maybe post a helpful tutorial (or a dozen of them) so I can learn. Thank you everybody in advance!
I decided to try and make a (farmhouse-ish) counter, so I checked an EA basegame counter in order to understand how it's made and... madness! Now I've got tons of questions about counters, so this will be a long post.
First, what really bothers me is how the UV layout looks like compared to the actual diffuse texture. I don't understand WHY is there so much space left in the counter's uv layout! I checked also on the counters from creators like harrie and peacemaker and it was the same... I feel like the counters contradict everything I knew about ts4 meshing (I know little, but I'm learning). To make you understand what I mean:
1) the counter:
2) the counter top:
3) comparison with a random table:
Second, some uv islands of the counter top are outside the uv layout (see the image below). I vaguely know that this is done in order to make the texture repeat itself, but I don't understand the use of it on the sides of the counter... And also these island obviously did not appar on the exported uv layout that I applied on the diffuse texture (image 4): where did they go and what texture is applied on them?
Lastly, I wonder how to make the counters seamless, or at least the counter tops...
Basically, that's it. If you're willing to help me, it would be great. You can also message me if you want or maybe post a helpful tutorial (or a dozen of them) so I can learn. Thank you everybody in advance!
