[Nel] Texture/Mesh customization

[Jacob Rohde]

Hi NeL Gurus J

 

I’m considering a system for character customization.

 

I would like two things:

 

1. Texture customization, and
2. Mesh customizaion.

 

Regarding the texturing part, does NeL assume some predefined format for a texture template for character meshes, or can we make up our own? I understand that NeL uses MRM meshes (LOD) how does that go with texture customization in NeL? On some systems/engines these two things don’t always go together well.

 

How is mesh customization supported in NeL? Mesh deformation? Piecewise mesh swapping? Say I would like to be able to customize my character: Height, weight etc. What would be the best approach in NeL for this? I know that mesh deformation can be very tricky and can result in some graphical anomalies.

 

I would really appreciate all information I can get on this.

 

Thanks in advance,

Jacob Rohde