You and your crew have been scavenging for days. Low food and no power in this heat has put everyone on edge. Damn, you miss AC. You miss TV. Hell, you miss reading a book in bed before turning in for the night. Finding that generator turned things around for you for a bit. Yeah, it's missing a wheel so dragging it around is a pain and siphoned gas is scarce. But having some reminder of how things used to be helps you get through the day. Now, if only your idiot crew mates could remember it only takes diesel...
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I made this prop in a couple of days with a strict budget for poly count and texture size in mind. The model its self is fewer than 3500 tris and the texture is one 2k set. I've started seeing how much narrative you can pack into an optimized asset.