driver mesh

[zimluura]

got the latest source and compiled it, also got all the newest data. i'm really happy with the changes. the whole thing doesn't seem to want to crash, and the shiny car bodies look sweet now!!

i can go ahead and work on updating all the cars so they look right with the driver. it's just grunt work really.

but i don't know much about using svn. i would guess i can just commit the slightly modified .car files with tortoise svn but i don't see an obvious way to do that right now. i'll probably also need increased rights with the server or something, but if you want me to be able to do that make sure that i won't be able to permanently harm anything by being an svn noob. and if you don't want me to have that direct a relationship with the svn server then that's cool too.

// here are some random thoughts from being up all night
should the driver be rendered on an interior camera? and if that's going to stay; should i just try to put the camera right in front of his eyes?

the ff doesn't quite work with him (i think no matter how much positioning is done his arms and legs will bulge out of the car. not really a big deal imo. but i could make an alternate mesh with higher legs and slimmer shoulders. same skin and all though, same driver folder i guess, call it body_compact.joe. then maybe car makers can specify if their car needs the compace mesh...sorta adds overhead to the driver making pipeline though, but not really allot.

i've been working on refining the driver model higher poly (1310 total) + more detailed higher resolution skin. since this driver mesh will never be animated i might try to re do the skin mapping so front and back are one big section and the connecting seams are like this: one down the center of his back forking out across his shoulder blades, down the back of each leg, and down each arm on its underside (like armpit to elbow to bottom edge of hand). thinking about all the places you're least likely to easily see.

any thoughts on any of this?