Game ready 3D fighting knife dagger - AAA pipeline  

Real-time game ready 3D fighting knife dagger - PBR ready

Character from the screenshot is available on marketplace:

• with armor https://www.artstation.com/a/28168077
• without armor in green color https://www.artstation.com/a/28167038
• without armor in red color https://www.artstation.com/a/27900637

________________________Used software _____________________

Production pipeline for AAA PC/Console games:

• High poly - Zbrush
• Low poly, UV - Maya
• Baking in Marmoset toolbag
• Texturing in Substance painter

Renderes:

• HP - Keyshot
• Texture - Marmoset

________________________Topology - Low poly_____________________

POLYCOUNT 7,396 tris

Files:

• .ma
• .fbx

Professional topology for Games:

• reasonable polycount according to AAA standarts
• topology is uniform and have a good flow
• separate pieces laying on top of each other have a similar topology
• reduced polycount in less visible areas
• logicly merged meshes
• normals are unlocked
• triangulated mesh in necessary areas to prevent non planar faces

_________________________UV_________________________

Professional UV Layout:

• uv's are well packed
• texel density remaining the same (except hidden parts)
• merged uv shells as much as possible
• uv seams placed in hidden areas
• reduced shell size in low visibility areas
• checked UV direction with pattern layout
• no distortion
• for hard edges there is a cut on the uv, but not the over way
• UV is straight where it possible

___________________________Textures_________________________

Texture size 4096 x 4096

Files:

• n.png
• ao.png
• d.png
• r.png
• m.png

PBR metalness roughness:

• normal
• AO
• basecolor
• roughness
• metallic

Professional texture:

• level of detail is constant through all textures, there are no too sharp or too blurry areas
• pbr checker doesn’t have big red areas on both 30 and 50 srgb
• materials are well defined on all the channels and have a good separation no visible texture seams
• project is adjusted with unreal log file

________________________Real world scale_____________________

Best fit for character 185 cm. Size is shown on one of the previews

Now package includes both .fbx and .ma files