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17:28, 7th Apr 2012
shamanyouranus: Too simple of a model for how huge the poly count is.
Some tips on what to improve:
-What's causing the huge poly count is the leaves and the berries. The berries don't need to be that detailed. No one's going to see that they're perfect half spheres. Blockier berries would look just a good and reduce the poly count by a lot. You could also use a billboarded plane. The leaves are also too complex, I suggest using a different leaf texture that lets you use transparent to get the smooth edges without the high poly count.
- The leaves look far too repetitive on the plant version. On one of the stalks, they're in perfect columns, which looks really weird. Some variation in the size, shape, and placement of the leaves would really help.
- The mesh of the plant stalks is really really simple, and looks extra bad when the high poly leaves and berries are on it. Work on that.
The item version looks good, but still suffers from the berry and leaf poly problem. Should be approvable if you work on some of this stuff.
Moved to rejected until updated.
shamanyouranus: Too simple of a model for how huge the poly count is.
Some tips on what to improve:
-What's causing the huge poly count is the leaves and the berries. The berries don't need to be that detailed. No one's going to see that they're perfect half spheres. Blockier berries would look just a good and reduce the poly count by a lot. You could also use a billboarded plane. The leaves are also too complex, I suggest using a different leaf texture that lets you use transparent to get the smooth edges without the high poly count.
- The leaves look far too repetitive on the plant version. On one of the stalks, they're in perfect columns, which looks really weird. Some variation in the size, shape, and placement of the leaves would really help.
- The mesh of the plant stalks is really really simple, and looks extra bad when the high poly leaves and berries are on it. Work on that.
The item version looks good, but still suffers from the berry and leaf poly problem. Should be approvable if you work on some of this stuff.
Moved to rejected until updated.
i also have a mandrake plant, the same concept and way of use. A poisonplant model as destructible doodad + an item, in that case a mandrake root. 
