Here is Eirek's pistol as it stands before any Z Brushing. It's a cross between a flint-lock pistol and a volley gun. Because these types of guns took so long to reload, they were often given 2, 4 or even 7 barrels. I'm not sure if the barrels fired simulataneously or consecutively, but we're taking some artistic licence and saying that Eirek can fire 7 shots from each gun before having to reload. It will be a game mechanic that once he has emptied his pistols and crossbow, he will not be able to reload quickly, so every shot has to count and the hordes of vampires have to be despatched efficiently.
I find hard-edge modelling of this sort very difficult. Using crease edge and turbosmooth gets you only so far if you want to export to Z Brush but still keep low-poly base meshes, and chamfering the edges doesn't yield that much crispness and is a complex chore in itself.
Matt Aldridge
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