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It's a general modding question, not a Bayon ET mod question. This is the right place for it IMO.

Go over to the splashdamage forums, and look at the recent posts by Ikanatto. He's made new character and animation models using a "jury-rigged" system he made.

EG.Pyth0n wrote:poly-count: 233 faces
What do you think?

233 !!! That's the 3rd person model, right? That can't be the proper polygon count for a HUD weapon.

And no, the point of guns is to kill, and looking at my newspaper, I see that's just what they do - now what's your point? :? My point is that just because the mod is intended for competition use, doesn't mean it can't be used for something else. This thread should be in the BayonET forums, It is.....

as others have stated, ETpro IS a competition mod. True, it enhances pub play as well, but thats not the intention of ETpro. So what? Target shooting isn't the intended use of guns. Live with it. Unfortuneately, I cannot reply to this without flaming you jsumners , Then maybe not replying would be ...

duke'ku wrote:You should also take note that misc_gamemodels aren't lightmapped.

misc_models don't do LOD - Make your choice - I have.

As no one seems to know the answer, I'll share how to do it now that I've found out: How to use Level of Detal (LOD) models in ET Thanks to Digibob of splashdamage for the heads-up on this. LOD models are lower-poly models that replace high-poly ones as you move away from them. The idea is to cut do...

Well, it's the least I can use to make it look right, up-close.

Could you, or someone else, elaborate on how to use MDC or misc_gamemodels in order to get LODs?

Is there a way I can make a mapmodel with 3 LODs? I need to make an invasion beach obstacle called a "hedgehog" or "dragon's teeth" that could do with at least 2 LODs, preferably 3, because we're going to be using a lot of them in a large area. Rough estimates put the poly counts...