Custom Player Models, Messed Up!

[Spectra]

I was currently working on a Custom Player Model from Pacific Rim movie and managed to get this guy: Gypsy Danger to the game. This Model is currently using the BP4 Skeleton for animations, etc.

I encountered with some problems:

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As you can see in Player Menu, the Model is completely messed up! Some parts are invisible from far looking thing.
So I am asking is there any way to make it look properly like LODBias should be increased??

However in Game it somehow looks ok:

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But here I increased its LODBias too much that it is causing the game to lag! Which is the best LODBias??

[papercoffee]

How many polygons do you have there??

[Spectra]

I guess its 24088

[JackGriffin]

Obviously this is going to have issues. Nice model though, just a lot for the engine to handle. You could take some texturing shortcuts to improve the count a bit but the visual will suffer some. What's your import strength setting and does the model look good after import in UModel (no jaggeds or bad points)?

[EvilGrins]

As you can see in Player Menu, the Model is completely messed up! Some parts are invisible from far looking thing.

While i can't advise towards a fix, I can say this isn't a unique to this model's problem. A lot of models, particularly mechs for some reason, often have bits you can see right through or don't visibly show up as you'd like them to.

On a side note, kinda disappointed this player model is normal sized. When you said Pacific Rim my first thought was "At last, something i can wear to fight a Titan looking it dead in the eye!"

[Spectra]

does the model look good after import in UModel (no jaggeds or bad points)?

Ya it kinda looks good in Umodel.

On a side note, kinda disappointed this player model is normal sized. When you said Pacific Rim my first thought was "At last, something i can wear to fight a Titan looking it dead in the eye!"

Maybe I can make this model as a friendly monster who will be size of titan and can protect and follow you??

[papercoffee]

So ...this model is not made by you, right?

[EvilGrins]

Say, does the "fan" looking thing in the middle torso spin by any chance?

[Dr.Flay]

How does the model look ingame ?
The player select window uses the software renderer.

Try upgrading to a newer renderer in the main ini
eg. WindowedRenderDevice=D3D9Drv.D3D9RenderDevice

[JackGriffin]

None of that is going to matter Flay. That model is a magnitude more involved than UT can handle.

Size won't matter either so don't bother trying to make it titan-sized. Drawscale has no effect on polys and verts unless you make it very, very small. Then it starts to discard some much like mipmapping does for textures.

I'm with paper....Where did this come from?

[Spectra]

Of course I didn't made those models. I got it from here: http://www.therpf.com/f24/pacific-rim-j ... ed-191528/

[papercoffee]

Ah ...ok ...I asked, because if it where made by you, should you keep the outer parts (shape giving parts) of the Mecha and rework the inner parts, which are much too detailed and meaningless for a fast game player model.
Many things can be made with lower polys and texture tricks and will look great.

[EvilGrins]

There are a few mechs that do work with the UT engine, not putting any strain on it. Depending on how much effort you want to put into your model's project, you might find some insights by downloading some and seeing what they did that worked out okay.

I'd suggest tracking down these:

[papercoffee]

Best example for a lower poly model with details in the texture ... and still looks awesome.

[JackGriffin]

I've seen that model done as an archangel one. The back fins were feathers and were done see-through.