I'd like some suggestions on types of testing areas I should make.

Tutorial Doctor wrote:

Added another test level HALLWAY

We should work together on assets and tutorials. You appear to be good at things I am not. I like your interior(indoors) models mine never turn out right.

That's sorta interesting. I was just thinking the same thing! haha. I was getting ready to start a topic on it.

One thing I am lacking is good animation skills (or at least I want to make the process faster). I am thinking of buying an xbox kinect and using it as a motion capture device.

I will make a tutorial on how I do these interiors. They are so simple and fast. Sort of like the way you do your characters. I will think of a format for that topic and create it soon.

Thanks.

Added another test level HALLWAY

We should work together on assets and tutorials. You appear to be good at things I am not. I like your interior(indoors) models mine never turn out right.

zester wrote:

Is that some love for Blender I am sensing Tutorial Doctor?

Haha. Isn't it all about learning to love? Hehe

Lol, true.

Is that some love for Blender I am sensing Tutorial Doctor?

Haha. Isn't it all about learning to love? Hehe

Hey Zester, those areas were all made with the Texture Atlas plugin for Blender. AO map and shadow map as well.

Yes Anael, I am glad you have shadows in your Engine (unity makes you pay)

Guess how long it took to make each area? Just a few minutes!

Modeled it in Google Sketchup
Exported using a Sketchup obj export plugin
Imported into Blender
Used texture atlas to UV unwrap it
Baked ambient occlusion (set to mix mode)
Baked shadows (shadows set to overlay mode. You could use add or screen also)
Exported the maps to my game's maps folder
Exported the mesh to the meshs folder
Imported it into Maratis

I used 1024x1024 size images for the maps (reason you might see aliasing in the texture)
I also used only 20 samples for the ambient occlusion.
I had to use an edge split modifier on the sketchup models in blender