Comments on: Why 2D? http://www.asteraxonline.com/blog/2009/06/why-2d/ {Why the MMO genre sucks, and how I'm going to save it}; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:59:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha hourly 1 By: typedef struct http://www.asteraxonline.com/blog/2009/06/why-2d/comment-page-1/#comment-15 typedef struct Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:59:58 +0000 http://www.asteraxonline.com/blog/?p=95#comment-15 If they're low-flying aircraft (the AxO equivalent of an A-10), then I could show them actually flyby just below the camera. Mid-level I could perhaps show the shadow. High-altitude bombers you wouldn't see until just before things start going boom. Those are just examples. I'm more worried about displaying enough individuality for players. Depending on how small units show up on the screen, this could be a challenge. I'm hoping to use custom weapon loadouts, shields, and colors. And lots of cool particle effects. If they’re low-flying aircraft (the AxO equivalent of an A-10), then I could show them actually flyby just below the camera. Mid-level I could perhaps show the shadow. High-altitude bombers you wouldn’t see until just before things start going boom.

Those are just examples. I’m more worried about displaying enough individuality for players. Depending on how small units show up on the screen, this could be a challenge. I’m hoping to use custom weapon loadouts, shields, and colors. And lots of cool particle effects.

]]> By: Ken http://www.asteraxonline.com/blog/2009/06/why-2d/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Ken Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:13:19 +0000 http://www.asteraxonline.com/blog/?p=95#comment-13 I agree. Although, I feel like it may be difficult to display something 3D in a 2D. For Example, I call in the 'Air Strike'. Having bombs fly from the sky onto a building may be a bit difficult to display. None the less, your going to save hundreds of hours going 2D than 3D. Amen Ken I agree. Although, I feel like it may be difficult to display something 3D in a 2D. For Example, I call in the ‘Air Strike’. Having bombs fly from the sky onto a building may be a bit difficult to display. None the less, your going to save hundreds of hours going 2D than 3D.

Amen

Ken

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