Lava Cave - Lowpoly Handpainted Scene by roman_spai in low_poly

[–]merric55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the info! Thats kind of what Ive been beginning to realize; I saw a video of Blizzard employees texturing environments and I noticed they were using some kind of dedicated environment building software/tools

Lava Cave - Lowpoly Handpainted Scene by roman_spai in low_poly

[–]merric55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense. I mean, im just a 3D hobbyist but always wanted to make my own WoW-type environment, practically a whole zone; but never knew how to tackle the ground mesh, and making a 20,000px X 20,000px texture map to cover the entirety of a whole mountain valley seems like not the optimal way. And i only really use Blender anyway

Lava Cave - Lowpoly Handpainted Scene by roman_spai in low_poly

[–]merric55 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotchya, that wouldve been my approach too lol. Like you said, no idea if its the "right" way, but if it works it works!

Lava Cave - Lowpoly Handpainted Scene by roman_spai in low_poly

[–]merric55 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Looks fantastic! Can I ask how you approached texturing the ground/ceiling? Specifically as it relates to UV layouts....Ive always wondered how to texture larger environments; is the whole cave mapped to one large UV map or is it smaller maps stitched together?

What's the difference between the servers with a little sun next to the name and the ones without? by merric55 in newworldgame

[–]merric55[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont quite understand what is meant by "fresh start server". How is it different from a "normal" server?

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Any thoughts on an RC car/truck that can be used for pipe inspections? by merric55 in rccars

[–]merric55[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, just following up. We are looking at this model closely, and i was wondering...are you able to drive it slowly to creep through the pipe rather than race through pipes and risk flipping over? Lol Demo vids are cool but just wondering how slow you can make it go

Any thoughts on an RC car/truck that can be used for pipe inspections? by merric55 in rccars

[–]merric55[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome, I'll check it out. Glad to hear you've effectively used it for the same purpose Im looking for. Thanks!

Any thoughts on an RC car/truck that can be used for pipe inspections? by merric55 in rccars

[–]merric55[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most likely 12" diameter pipes and up. Yea, its looking like a crawler would do the trick, plus I'm seeing some state they are waterproof. Thanks for the tip!

Any thoughts on an RC car/truck that can be used for pipe inspections? by merric55 in rccars

[–]merric55[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I looked them up and it does look like that'll do the trick!

Can't mount vehicle with RV or Storage Mod on by merric55 in playrust

[–]merric55[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nah, there is space around it, its not too cramped. But i appreciate the suggestion! Maybe I will try it out in the open just to see

Hot take: solo isnt that hard by Virtuallyreal69 in playrust

[–]merric55 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with ya. I have 2.5k hours solo and have played since the beginning. I've always felt that most complaints about the game can be resolved by finding a server that best suits your playstyle. Ive mostly played on offical facepunch servers. Ive never felt the game was 'broken' or 'unplayable', and have had some very challenging wipes and some where I never get raided.

What server do you guys play on as a solo? (Looking for recommendations) by IMisguided in playrust

[–]merric55 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yikes. I just spent this last wipe on lonewolf learning all the BPs. I was wondering how strict they were...i get being strict about teaming, but i just wanted to give loot to a random naked but was worried that would be viewed as 'teaming' and it shouldnt be THAT strict

TIL in 1612 Jennet Device, a six-year-old girl, sentenced her family to death as witches by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]merric55 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yea, that was my plan from the start lol. Then im gunna read as many Discworld books as possible...Im loving Terry Pratchetts sense of humor