Hi all, I''m a newbie here and I''m in need of help with the architecture of isometric tiles. I''ve read the article here about isometric tiles, but I still have some questions to ask. I plan to develop an RPG game (with a dozen of other members) for the *Mac* using Millions of Colors, (or Thousands) instead of 256. What are some drawbacks or things I will need to be careful about? I tried to make a tile model in Photoshop but it turned out that all the edges are unequal, and thus the pixels wouldnt match the sides when they are placed repeatedly. Are there any predefined tile angles and such? What size would be great? I plan to use the tile size Diablo uses. I would like some help on this matter. If there are any example tiles I can use, that would be great. Thank you in advance for your help!

Oh, forgot to add one more thing.

I''d also like help on how I would draw smooth inclinations, hills, mountains and such using isometric tiles.

Thank you all for your replies

I tried to find the topic that you recommend Thathmew, but I couldn''t find it in this isometrics Forum.

Thanks Matrix, I''ll read the web site and see if I get a better idea of isometric engines. Your advise are really helpful. I''ll make sure all art work is in the size of multiples of 2. I was going to use PICT format (Mac only) for art, but considering we might port it to Windows, I''ll have to reconsider what format we should use.