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Hi all, this is a followup on this thread. In that thread it was concluded that many of the meshes and textures that are distributed with the ogre samples are quite old, and not up to date for modern game engines. Therefore the idea arose to create new meshes and textures, and to update the samples with these new media. Maybe we could add a character that can act as counterpart to Sinbad the Ogre. Also, we want to create a new sample, which showcases the Ogre engine as a whole, instead of just demoing separate features. So, we are actually looking for artists willing to make artwork for Ogre. This is your chance to get your artwork in the SDK!

What are we looking for?
Quality meshes, that are up to modern standards (not too low poly, but if possible with a lower poly version for iOS?)
Textures for the meshes, including normal and specular maps if appropriate
Supply any files with a clear license description that at allows redistribution alongside Ogre. (for example one of the CC-licenses)

Where do I start?
1) Let us know what you 'd like to contribute
2) start modeling,texturing,etc.
We are going to setup a repository to store the files, and for that we're interested in how many people are joining.

Is there a theme?
Yes, there is! Although any artwork is welcome, we were thinking it would be nice if we could have a sample with a theme. So for example a medieval town, or a pirate harbor, or both (a medieval pirate harbor). For a start, here's a concept art of mine:



Here is my start of the project

Hi

That's a very good idea, some of the meshes and textures really made the engine look "unprofessional". I always was wondering why there were no better meshes to show the awesome ogre engine

I don't have too much free time, but if somebody created a list of needed objects I would like to contribute two or three assets. I think I am able to model good quality lowpoly meshes and to create quality textures using a next gen workflow with highpoly sculpting and baking. I think it's a good opportunity to contribute something to the ogre project

Cool idea! I'll see if I can whip something up

Hey, this is a great idea.

If anyone has anything to share, please get back to me, we're trying to set-up a repository for all Ogre-related binaries (http://www.ogre3d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=68442) : http://ogrebin.org

Can I request something semi-significant? Can we use a scale of 1 Blender Unit = 1 Ogre unit = 1 Metre?
I just posted here (http://www.ogre3d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=69013) about this.

Really though, why are the current example model sizes so inconveniently huge? Am I missing something?

In any case, Id still love to contribute something!
When I find some free time away from uni, I will definitely whip something up

Can I request something semi-significant? Can we use a scale of 1 Blender Unit = 1 Ogre unit = 1 Metre?

Hell yeah.
That was one of the key proposals from my sample resource improvement thread, make every mesh supplied with ogre be 1m scale.
I would have released my rescaled models for the public, but I found flaws in the way animated meshes are scaled and rotated by meshmagick but I haven't had time to debug it yet.
Also positioned and orientated in the world in a consistent way (so things sit on the ground correctly and aren't facing sideways like the robot mesh).

I think the big reason is that there is no art director to help keep things consistent. Without someone managing content, and making sure everything is correct, it's not likely to change much. It also might not hurt to have some proxy objects to show rough height of an average character or something(such as a scene with a simple box) another good template might be to have a sample of a standard door? so we can get buildings sized similarly.

There is definitely the need for someone who takes the lead.

I am still willing to contribute some work, but as nobody tells me what to do, I can't create something useful...

Neoaxis has beat us to it. Their latest sdk has a new sample featuring a medieval village on a mountain next to an ocean.

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Looks pretty cool, and is a good example of what we need.

That is breathtaking

Aralox wrote:That is breathtaking

pfft Oh sure it might be beautiful - but they're taking the Ogre engine in the wrong direction. QUANTITY is where its at.
Our Robot beats them hands down in sheer size.

Shockeye wrote:pfft Oh sure it might be beautiful - but they're taking the Ogre engine in the wrong direction. QUANTITY is where its at.
Our Robot beats them hands down in sheer size.

ROFL ahahhahahhahahaha

Shockeye wrote:Our Robot beats them hands down in sheer size.

That thing has made me laugh multiple times already.
The most memorable was a giant robot moonwalking through a city scene.