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robrtt

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is it hard to code? (graphics solution)
« on: April 21, 2009, 04:36:48 am »
since we have open gl and support for alpha channel.
I was thinking about my new graphic tileset.
Coding isometric graphic could be really hard for Toady but here is quick solution for 2.5d DF:

making some tiles higher adds nice 2.5 effect and could allow us making bigger, non square characters.
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Sean Mirrsen

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Re: is it hard to code? (graphics solution)
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2009, 04:46:27 am »
It would be nice, but since DF operates with uniform colors and has no tile border, several different tiles of the same color would blend in and become indistinguishable. Good for graphics sets though.
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Re: is it hard to code? (graphics solution)
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2009, 05:36:43 am »
i made a viz:



ground titles are 20x20, characters and trees 30x20.
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Dae

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Re: is it hard to code? (graphics solution)
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2009, 05:54:41 am »
It wouldn't be that hard to code if alone, but it would imply a considerable number of changes in Toady's code. Also, it would be quite harder to update every single time something new enters DF.

Remember that the current graphic aspect had been chosen because it's easy to update. Current UI is very simple while keeping the game playable.
Once the game is advanced enough, I hope Toady will open the graphical part of the game to allow everyone to make a more suitable UI. Anyway, he has more important things in mind at the moment.
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Re: is it hard to code? (graphics solution)
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2009, 06:15:55 am »
Yeah, such things will play awful tricks with the way UI is displayed. When Toady separates, say, walls from rivers and rivers from menu borders, as well as text tilesets from display tilesets, this can be done. It'll be nifty when full graphics support rolls around.
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Re: is it hard to code? (graphics solution)
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2009, 08:01:28 am »
Quote from: Sean Mirrsen on April 21, 2009, 06:15:55 am
Yeah, such things will play awful tricks with the way UI is displayed. When Toady separates, say, walls from rivers and rivers from menu borders, as well as text tilesets from display tilesets, this can be done. It'll be nifty when full graphics support rolls around.

I am not a graphics whore, but oooohhhh boy.....I just can't wait for it, because I love the 2D top-down display method.  :)
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