Tripothon S1 · Behind the scenes
Thirty thousand credits to raise a valley
Every villager, house and rig in the valley went through Tripo. This is the account statement, Sep 20 to Oct 16, 2026.
The statement
- Credits received
- 100,410
- Credits used
- 30,060
- Operations on Tripo
- 671
- Days with usage
- 16
671 operations in Tripo Studio
Where the credits went
Credits by operation
- Text → model 13,580
- Retopology 11,195
- Image → model 2,870
- Rig 1,620
- Textures 710
- Other 85
Credits per day · Sep 20 to Oct 16, 2026
Two sprints and one decisive day
| Sep 20 | 20 |
|---|---|
| Sep 21 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | 150 |
| Sep 24 | 155 |
| Sep 25 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | 6,925 |
| Sep 27 | 1,035 |
| Sep 28 | 665 |
| Sep 29 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | 55 |
| Oct 3 | 1,920 |
| Oct 4 | 220 |
| Oct 5 | 14,605 |
| Oct 6 | 190 |
| Oct 7 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | 30 |
| Oct 12 | 3,200 |
| Oct 13 | 690 |
| Oct 14 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | 100 |
| Oct 16 | 100 |
- Sep 26 The first batch 6,925 credits: 75 models generated from text and 68 retopologies.
- Oct 5 Project submission 14,605 credits: 131 models, 164 retopologies and 42 rigs.
- Oct 12 After Demo Day 3,200 credits: 22 models from images and 22 textures.
Average cost per character
The recipe for a villager
- 1 Text to modelBase generation · HD geometry · HD texture · PBR materials 55
- 2 RetopologySmart Low Poly · Quad mesh · Base remesh 40
- 3 RigAuto skeleton 20
- = Per villager 115 credits
Pedro
The valley's guide: he accompanies the player, hands out the opening quests and is the only villager who swims (swim clip).
The prompt used in Tripo
Pedro, a young Afro-Brazilian fisherman about 25 years old from Bahia in 1887, standing in T-pose with arms straight out: straw hat, open rough cotton shirt, rolled linen trousers, barefoot, friendly face, full body character.
Credits per hour · Brasília time
A valley made before dawn
| 0h | 95 |
|---|---|
| 1h | 320 |
| 2h | 480 |
| 3h | 390 |
| 4h | 8,265 |
| 5h | 8,275 |
| 6h | 465 |
| 7h | 0 |
| 8h | 285 |
| 9h | 190 |
| 10h | 145 |
| 11h | 155 |
| 12h | 4,000 |
| 13h | 0 |
| 14h | 150 |
| 15h | 0 |
| 16h | 3,755 |
| 17h | 20 |
| 18h | 765 |
| 19h | 95 |
| 20h | 415 |
| 21h | 985 |
| 22h | 20 |
| 23h | 790 |
Top-ups to the account
The allowance outgrew the work
| Date | Credits |
|---|---|
| Sep 20 · 20:58 | 200 |
| Sep 23 · 20:45 | 25,000 |
| Oct 1 · 23:52 | 200 |
| Oct 5 · 00:56 | 25,000 |
| Oct 10 · 06:46 | 25,000 |
| Oct 10 · 08:38 | 25,000 |
| Oct 11 · 23:46 | 10 |
| Total received | 100,410 |
Source: the account's transaction statement in Tripo Studio, in Brasília time.