I wanted to start posting up some model rips, but I have a few questions:
1: The models use a UV mapping that is fairly non-standard. In order to get its 'symmetry' done, it will cheerfully place UV points 'out of bounds', and expects the area outside the boundaries to be flipped in the relevant direction. Should this be corrected before submission?
2: I can get bone and rigging data from the rip, but there's a slight catch: While the pivot points are correct, the bones are in a rather awkward orientation that makes it look incorrect. Should these be corrected, or can they be left as-is?
3: Speaking of bones, this ripping application rips all the bones, even ones that are effectively useless outside the original game. Can these be removed safely?
4: The ripping software places 'hard' edges in some somewhat awkward spots, where materials meet, or where the geometry meets itself. Should these be kept? Or is it better to clean up the model by only placing the split edges where they're necessary?
5: A few of the models use a trick in the original game where vertex points are defined, and edges are drawn between them, but only those edges are shown. This geometry is not ripped, but it can be reconstructed from the original data. How should this data be presented, or should I leave it out?
6: There are a pair of textures in a total of 6 spots that are designed to appear facing the view no matter how it's oriented. What should be done for these parts?
Edit: Oh, I'm a dummy. The last question is what scale should I be using for models. I have the ability to start these rips at any scale I like, but it seems that the 1.0 scale is much larger than where I'm used to making these for (for my own purposes). Should I be leaving these at their default settings?
I'm eager to help grow the archive, but at the same time, I'd be rather put off by having my submissions be rejected because of something that I'm not sure about. Please respond fairly soon. Thank you.
1: The models use a UV mapping that is fairly non-standard. In order to get its 'symmetry' done, it will cheerfully place UV points 'out of bounds', and expects the area outside the boundaries to be flipped in the relevant direction. Should this be corrected before submission?
2: I can get bone and rigging data from the rip, but there's a slight catch: While the pivot points are correct, the bones are in a rather awkward orientation that makes it look incorrect. Should these be corrected, or can they be left as-is?
3: Speaking of bones, this ripping application rips all the bones, even ones that are effectively useless outside the original game. Can these be removed safely?
4: The ripping software places 'hard' edges in some somewhat awkward spots, where materials meet, or where the geometry meets itself. Should these be kept? Or is it better to clean up the model by only placing the split edges where they're necessary?
5: A few of the models use a trick in the original game where vertex points are defined, and edges are drawn between them, but only those edges are shown. This geometry is not ripped, but it can be reconstructed from the original data. How should this data be presented, or should I leave it out?
6: There are a pair of textures in a total of 6 spots that are designed to appear facing the view no matter how it's oriented. What should be done for these parts?
Edit: Oh, I'm a dummy. The last question is what scale should I be using for models. I have the ability to start these rips at any scale I like, but it seems that the 1.0 scale is much larger than where I'm used to making these for (for my own purposes). Should I be leaving these at their default settings?
I'm eager to help grow the archive, but at the same time, I'd be rather put off by having my submissions be rejected because of something that I'm not sure about. Please respond fairly soon. Thank you.