Models with texture sounds

[Gary]

[...]hammer has limit of 24576 polys per model [...]

Then how can I have a model(Ep2 Mil Mi-8) with a polycount of 25,024 and not encounter problems?

[kraid]

The number of vertics is the thing that counts.
Example: if you have a simple cube with one smoothing group, it'll have 8 vertics, but if you apply different smoothing groups for each face the number goes up to 24 (6x4) vetics.

[Dr. Delta]

The number of vertics is the thing that counts.
Example: if you have a simple cube with one smoothing group, it'll have 8 vertics, but if you apply different smoothing groups for each face the number goes up to 24 (6x4) vetics.

Is it not the amount of triangles, regardless of the smoothing groups; that counts?