High res skin

[Mechanical Man]

Some users were talking about high res skins for warcraft models. What did they mean? Is not the size (resolution) of the skin fixed for each model? A different skin size would probably screw the unwrap (I think).

 

[Chaos Overlord]

http://www.wc3campaigns.net/showthread.php?t=83895&highlight=hi+res+skins
http://www.wc3campaigns.net/showthread.php?t=83896&highlight=hi+res+skins
http://www.wc3campaigns.net/showthread.php?t=84664&highlight=hi+res+skins

These are high res skins. They are just skins with much more detail.

 

[camel's_hump]

High-res means bigger dimensions.

 

[Mechanical Man]

So is 512x512 instead of 256x256 for example? Does not this screw the unwrap?

 

[Denu]

No it merely creates a bigger file size. High rez skins don't often look as good as low res skins ingame because the skins are usually too detailed for the models. People will often increase the resolution and then decrease it (after working on it of course) to allow them to create a cleaner looking skin.

 

[Mechanical Man]

Yes, but 1 pixel can be only of one color, thus for example one 256x256 sized skin can't be more detailed than other skin with the same size.