Can I use mirrored texture in game engine?

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Hi, I have been doing a model based on a sphere. I cut half of it and used mirror mod. I unwrapped just that half I was working on and texture mirrored itself perfectly too. Even after I applied mirror mod, the texture stayed that way.

My question is, can I leave it like that ? Model is a commision for a game in unity and I am not sure if I can leave it like this ? It works in unity too, but I feel like this is some sort of cheating and it is not a proper way to texture mirrored object, or is it ?

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Hi, yes you can use mirroring, it is common technique.
Gaming graphics is about cheating :wink:

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For texture too? Well, good to hear then, 'cous it will make my live a lot easier XD :smiley:
I was a little bit worried because when I unwrap it again (after applying the mirror mod) it’s all messed up…

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Mirroring is sometime tricky, especially when you bake normal maps etc…
But like everything, after some practice you should get nice result!

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