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Topics about modeling levels and environments in games.
 
Topics about modeling levels and environments in games.
  
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== Environment Workflow & Modularity ==
 
* [http://www.philipk.net/tutorials/modular_sets/modular_sets.html  Working with Modular Sets] - by ''[http://www.philipk.net Philip 'PhilipK' Klevestav]''<<BR>>How to design and texture modular sci-fi wall panels.
 
* [http://www.philipk.net/tutorials/modular_rocks/modular_rocks.html  Working with Modular Rocks] - by ''[http://www.philipk.net Philip 'PhilipK' Klevestav]''<<BR>>How to design, model, and texture modular rock assets, using Crazy Bump, Photoshop, and 3ds Max.
 
* [http://udn.epicgames.com/Two/WorkflowAndModularity.html Workflow techniques and modularity with Unreal game technology] - by ''[http://www.epicgames.com Epic Games]''<<BR>>A guide to setting up your art-to-level-design pipeline and designing modularly.
 
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=678052#post678052 Environment workflow @ EpicGames] - by ''[http://www.kevinjohnstone.com/ Kevin Johnstone]''<<BR>>A summary of the modular workflow used at Epic on Unreal Tournament 3.
 
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=924231#post924231 Gears of War 2 modular modeling] - by ''[http://wiki.polycount.net/Rorshach Kevin Johnstone]'' <<BR>>Tips and screenshots of using the grid for modular work, as well as a ton of useful insight into the Environment worflow at Epic. A highly recommended read!
 
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=1101338#post1101338 Modular brick wall tiling] - by ''[http://iamglynnsmith.com/ Glynn Smith]''<<BR>>Tips and screenshots for sculpting modular brick walls.
 
* [http://www.brameulaers.com/tutorials/generic_wall_tutorial/generic_wall_tutorial.html Generic wall tutorial] - by ''[http://www.brameulaers.com Bram "Peris" Eulaers]''<<BR>>Using 3ds Max and Mudbox to sculpt tilable modular sections for a stone wall.
 
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=50160 Rock modeling approaches] - a [http://boards.polycount.net/ Polycount] thread <<BR>>A variety of approaches for sculpting individual rocks and tilable cliffs.
 
* [http://osart3d.wordpress.com/home-page/tutorial-creating-perfectly-tiling-meshes-in-zbrush-for-use-in-videogame-environments/ Creating Perfectly Tiling Meshes in Zbrush for use in Videogame Environments] - by ''[http://osart3d.wordpress.com/ Owen "SHEPEIRO" Shepherd]''<<BR>>Using ZBrush's 2.5D canvas to tile stamped meshes, then using Maya to model tilable geometry.
 
* [http://www.hourences.com/book/tutorialsindex.htm Unreal Engine 3 tutorials, game industry articles, level design/art/technical tutorials] - by ''[http://www.hourences.com Sjoerd "hourences" De Jong]''<<BR>>A ton of tutorials and articles about designing levels with the Unreal Technology.
 
* [http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=39&t=444791&page=7&pp=15#post4855106 Environment workflow from an artist working on a Crysis mod] - by ''[http://stefan-morrell.cgsociety.org/gallery/ Stefan Morrell]''<<BR>>A modular city building and its texture sheet.
 
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=54178 Mod Facade Challenge] - by ''[http://www.linkedin.com/in/earthquake Joe "EarthQuake" Wilson]''<<BR>>Breaking up a building into modular pieces and designing the texture sheet.
 
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=51254 Maintaining the suspension of disbelief...] Polycount thread<<BR>>Discussion about the importance of using imperfection to create believable worlds.
 
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=52743 Adam Bromell's sketchbook thread] - by ''[http://www.adambromell.com Adam "adamBrome" Bromell]''<<BR>>Breaking an environment down into modular pieces.
 
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=52565 Chris' sketchbook thread] - by ''[http://chrisholden.net/ Chris "cholden" Holden]''<<BR>>Environment design & modular workflow.
 
* [http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/sv_videonav.php?fid=836eb5e382b5d9f430df48883fca918e Level Design Video Tutorials] - from ''[http://www.3dbuzz.com 3DBuzz]''<<BR>>A ton of useful tutorials and design tips about creating levels.
 
* [http://www.chrisalbeluhn.com/Building_Layout_Guideline_Tutorial.html Visually Appealing Building Guide] - by ''[http://www.chrisalbeluhn.com Christopher Albeluhn]''<<BR>>An excellent breakdown of how to create visual interest with game buildings. [http://www.chrisalbeluhn.com/3D_Tutorials.html Additional tutorials here].
 
 
.[http://wiki.polycount.net {{http://boards.polycount.net/images/smilies/pcount/icons/icon_arrow.gif}}] The [[DigitalSculpting#TS|Digital Sculpting]] section has more tutorials about modular workflow.
 
  
 
== Environment Modeling Tutorials ==
 
== Environment Modeling Tutorials ==
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* [[attachment:rorshach_scifi_supportbeam.pdf|SciFi Support Beam PDF]] - by ''[http://www.kevinjohnstone.com/ Kevin Johnstone]''
 
* [[attachment:rorshach_scifi_supportbeam.pdf|SciFi Support Beam PDF]] - by ''[http://www.kevinjohnstone.com/ Kevin Johnstone]''
 
* [http://chrisholden.net/tutor/ Environment tutorials] - by ''[http://chrisholden.net/ Chris "cholden" Holden]''
 
* [http://chrisholden.net/tutor/ Environment tutorials] - by ''[http://chrisholden.net/ Chris "cholden" Holden]''
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=40608 Environment modeling basics] - from the ''[http://boards.polycount.net Polycount boards]''
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* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=40608 Environment modeling basics] Polycount forum thread
.[http://wiki.polycount.net {{http://boards.polycount.net/images/smilies/pcount/icons/icon_arrow.gif}}] The [[Category:Modeling]] wiki section has more modeling tutorials.
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* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=53002 Environment Modeling FAQ & Resources] Polycount forum thread
  
== Environment Foliage ==
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== Pages in This Category ==
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=1021264 3D TreesTutorials] thread from the ''[http://boards.polycount.net Polycount boards]''<<BR>> Multiple methods.
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* [http://www.game-artist.net/forums/support-tech-discussion/11251-trees-beginners-3ds-max-tutorial.html Trees for Beginners in 3ds Max Tutorial] - by ''"braveryd"''<<BR>> Using the AEC Extended: Foliage tree generator in 3ds Max.
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* [http://www.andyzibits.com/tut_particle_tree_generation.html Tree creation using particle generator] - by ''[http://www.andyzibits.com Andy Zibits]''<<BR>> Using a particle system in 3ds Max.
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* [http://learnfobia.com/category-Maya-129/tutorial-Sprite-Based-Particle-Trees-2259.html Sprite-Based Particle Trees] - by ''[http://stores.lulu.com/sunchirp Steven J. Tubbrit]''<<BR>> Using a particle system in Maya.
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* [http://www.andyzibits.com/tut_maya_low_poly.html Ultra-efficient tree texturing and modeling] - by ''[http://www.andyzibits.com Andy Zibits]''<<BR>> Using ''Paint Effects'' in Maya to create the foliage texture and branches.
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* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=1020341#post1020341 Low-poly Tree Using Maya PaintFX] - by ''[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,107125/ Jeramy Cooke]''<<BR>> Using ''Paint Effects'' in Maya to create the foliage texture, then hand-modeling the tree.
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* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1152529#post1152529 Bending vertex normals and using vertex color] - by ''[http://ericchadwick.com Eric Chadwick]''<<BR>> Using the Edit Normals modifier in 3ds Max to bend the vertex normals of low-poly foliage planes.
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* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1149155#post1149155 Bending the vertex normals with Normal Thief] - by ''[http://ericchadwick.com Eric Chadwick]''<<BR>> Using the [http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/normal-thief Normal Thief] script in 3ds Max to bend the vertex normals of low-poly foliage planes.
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* [http://http.developer.nvidia.com/GPUGems3/gpugems3_ch16.html Vegetation Procedural Animation and Shading in Crysis] - by ''[https://www.cmpevents.com/GD08/a.asp?option=G&V=3&id=563008 Tiago Sousa]''<<BR>> A detailed overview of Crytek's process for vegetation shading.
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* [http://3dfolio.com/files/tree_tut.pdf Tree Modeling Techniques and Principles] (PDF) - by ''[http://www.3dfolio.com/ Matthew D'Onofrio]''<<BR>> Modeling efficient low-poly branches in 3ds Max using ''Extrude Along Spline''.
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* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67620 Hedges and Topiary a quick tutorial] - by [http://www.vigville.com/ 'Vig']<<BR>>Modeling and texturing method for stylized bushes.
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* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72325 Tree making fast technique?] thread on Polycount<<BR>> Tree modeling techniques discussed.
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* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73556 Tree texturing] thread on Polycount<<BR>> Tree texturing discussed.
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* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=74330 Real quick tree texturing question] thread on Polycount<<BR>> More tree stuff.
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* Stuff to research:
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** Warhammer Online trees?
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** RexM trees?
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** Adam trees?
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=== Foliage Modeling Tools ===
 
There are a lot of tools for modeling high-resolution plants, but few for modeling game-resolution models. Here are a few...
 
* [http://ngplant.sourceforge.net/ ngPlant]
 
* [http://www.frecle.net/index.php?show=treed.about frecle tree[d]] (exports formats .B3D, .OBJ, .X)
 
* [http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/tree-maker TreeMaker script for 3ds Max]
 
* [http://www.branches.ws/ Branches script for 3ds Max]
 
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG79EosNiBQ SpeedTree in UDK] ($)
 
  
 
== More Information ==
 
== More Information ==
 
* [[EnvironmentSculpting]]
 
* [[EnvironmentSculpting]]
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* [[Category:CharacterModeling]]
  
 
[[Category:Environment]]
 
[[Category:Environment]]

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