ScoutBot Droid

Here's a nifty little device I've been working on for a UT 2004 mod named Apprehension. For more information about Apprehension, visit the following web sites:

I'm building the high-polygon version first. That may not be the usual way of doing things, but it lets me concentrate on getting the shape just right. After that, I can go back and build the low-polygon version with a better idea about which details can be normal-mapped and which need to be geometry.

ScoutBot in cruising mode
The ScoutBot Droid in cruising mode.

ScoutBot in Devastator target mode
The ScoutBot Droid in Devastator target mode.

ScoutBot Bump Map
The basic circuitry bump/specular/gloss map for the ScoutBot Droid.
ScoutBot when it's detected a cloaked enemy
The ScoutBot Droid when it has detected a cloaked enemy unit.
ScoutBot in Devastator target mode, textured
The ScoutBot Droid in Devastator target mode, with specular and gloss mapping.
Concept art for the ScoutBot Droid
Concept art for the ScoutBot Droid, drawn and painted by Harry Wormald.

Model info:

  • Software: 3DS Max 7 and Photoshop CS
  • Polygons: 66848 (high-res version)
  • Texture map size: 512x512
  • Bump map size: 512x512
  • Time to model: ~40 hours
  • Time to UVW map: ~32 hours
  • Time to texture: ~12 hours (so far)