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Isometric vs. Top Down
Xalthorn posted an interesting article at his blog comparing isometric to top down perspective. His main focus was on the field of view each method offers when 2 players look at the same map area.
This article will focus more on the technical bits and on the pros and cons each method offers in terms of a browser based game. (more…)
Tags: Games, isometric, tile graphics
Fake 3d Lighting Tutorial Part 1
How to create Graphics for Isometric Tile Games
This is a repost from my old playground website from May 19th, 2007.
Contents:
- Introduction
- Modeling The Object
- Scene And Model Preparation
- Adjusting The Render Frame
- Setting Up The Camera
- Adding Light
- Rendering
- Post Processing
- Final Thoughts
Introduction
I thought that it is about time I am doing a tutorial for modo. I have often stated I would eventually do one, now I am here to deliver.
In this tutorial I am introducing a technique to use modo to create sprites for tile based games. These sprites can then be used to generate a fake 3d lighting effect within the game, without the need for real 3d calculations. But that is part of a later tutorial really, today I just want to focus on the scene lighting, object and camera setup.
The results of this mini series can be used in traditional isometric tile games or adapted in other games as well. Right now this technique is in experimental stage, but I have made some demonstrators. One uses Javascript and the other uses Actionscript inside a flash movie:
- Flash movie
- Javascript implementation (currently no IE
and Opera, sorry) - download tutorial files (zip archive)
Tags: Games, isometric, lighting, modo, Rendering, tile graphics
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