Only the hero horse ridersĀ were rendered as full 3D models, but in low resolution. Delivery format was in UHD and hundreds of soldiers needed to be rendered in each shot. Due to time and hardware limitations I needed to be clever about which models to render as 3D models and which ones just as animated 2D sprites (or flat planes). This frame shows the difference between the two with flat plane horse riders in the background. Note that this image is not taken from the actual camera angle, but from an oblique angle to show the effect.