640x480 still ok?
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Do you guys find it "acceptable" to make a game in 640x480? Im making a small 2D game, and I dont have much help with art, so I figure it will make that a little easier, and will speed up the game. I want to use 16-bit color, btw.
if your just making a 2d game, then 640x480x16 is fine
once you start making complex 3d games, its a nice idea to at least implement a res changer
but for now, stick with 640x480
once you start making complex 3d games, its a nice idea to at least implement a res changer
but for now, stick with 640x480
For me 640x480 is still fine. But after Diablo 2 came out a lot of people were annoyed because of that "limeted, archaic resolution". So if you stick to 640x480 better get a thick skin (can you say that in English? I hope you know what I mean).
The main problem with fixing the res to 640x480 is that if a player has a large monitor (21" for example) it is going to look pretty nasty. Ideally, it should be possible to change screen mode, either by having different versions of the artwork (BAD solution) using D3D instead (Better solution, but requires a bit more work. Has a few additional advantages though) or by enabling the user to have a larger viewing area (probably the easiest solution, although you might need additional artwork for menu screens and GUIs etc.)
Having said that, both Baldurs Gate and Diablo II had a fixed resolution and they didnt exactly suffer from bad sales.
Having said that, both Baldurs Gate and Diablo II had a fixed resolution and they didnt exactly suffer from bad sales.
Well, yes, 640x480 is good. It is nice and fast, and I don''t really notice the difference between it and 800x600, except on my laptop, by that can''t be helped.
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As sandman says, it doesn't look too good on large screens (I have a 19" and in 640x480 I have black lines between pixel rows)
said that, I must add that in games you hardly notice them - especially in
a) fast games (loadsa action)
or
b) dark games (if everything is black you don't see the black lines)
- JQ
pmjordan@gmx.at
lead programmer,
PWC Software
Edited by - JonnyQuest on September 24, 2000 1:14:08 PM
said that, I must add that in games you hardly notice them - especially in
a) fast games (loadsa action)
or
b) dark games (if everything is black you don't see the black lines
)- JQ
pmjordan@gmx.at
lead programmer,
PWC Software
Edited by - JonnyQuest on September 24, 2000 1:14:08 PM
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