jfk nice idea that a good tip.
i thought using masked of alpha textures is more of a performance hit than a few extra polys though? guess it depends on the engine. anyway the textures the part that take a bit of time, if someone needs less polys they can make a low poly cylinder and use my texture anyone can make a cylinder.
only down side to your tip JFK is if you use shadow volumes it would be screwed up.
ill give it a go and then maybe make a super low poly version. thanks for the tip
Pete
i thought using masked of alpha textures is more of a performance hit than a few extra polys though? guess it depends on the engine. anyway the textures the part that take a bit of time, if someone needs less polys they can make a low poly cylinder and use my texture anyone can make a cylinder.
only down side to your tip JFK is if you use shadow volumes it would be screwed up.
ill give it a go and then maybe make a super low poly version. thanks for the tip
Pete