3ds max rendering TGA`s

[russouk2004]

I forgot you could render good tga`s with max...

engine on left ignore prop and casing....engine bits on left are 7000 polys....one on right 14    

as long as you have a pure white back it renders a decent tga..tga on left ..alpha channel on right...

Edited April 19, 2020 by russouk2004

[swambast]

Russ, right on with this - this is an absolutely appropriate use case of leveraging a .tga texture!  That being said, overall definitely suggest using tga to just limited and strategic use only.  .Tgas under this game engine really hurt performance overall and can cause z-buffering/fighting issues.  Also, another thing is that transparency in .tga /double-sided textures will not cast shadows so something else to keep in mind.      

[russouk2004]

Agreed about the performance issues...some csaes like this its even ok with a textured disc to simulate the pipes etc...with a decent bumpmap it would look 3d

[swambast]

Love it - and good call on the bump map in this situation...

[russouk2004]

tga as in this case fine so long as used in moderation lol....saves 6086 polys being used when not needed        :)

[russouk2004]

Swam..left is meshes  right is jpg with bump hard to spot difference.  the cylinders and pipework I mean ...the prop hub etc are polys. on both

Edited April 19, 2020 by russouk2004

[swambast]

Russ, that is spot on m8  - superb job and love the fact you just killed off 6k polys - nicely done!