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Jeffrey Chen · 2011-06-14T05:04:20

Hello, I've started my work a 2d game that has an isometric movement type of gameplay and an arcade battle system .. I've learned some basics of game programming and learning openGL - LWJGL 2.7.1 What are the requirements for making a game like the above mentioned .. I can draw cubes in true Isometric view using glOrtho(); and would like to know HOW TO PROCEED FROM HERE ... ! Currently I m concentrating on navigating a player in an isometric world ... Questions on my mind .. 1. How to draw the map for an isometric game ... i.e use pre-rendered images or textures applied on tiles 2. Is it a good idea to use 3d back end - eg the cube as a building and a quad with a texture of a building over it and let the collision detection work on the 3d space rather than the quads ? 3. Is billboarding required ? 4. Can lighting technique be used in a 2d game ? I have provided an attachment of an isometric orthographic projections .. please help me from here ... I m very dedicated and will like to learn from you'll

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June 14, 2011 05:04 AM

hmm ... that's certain then .. it just includes so many matrices and makes my head spin .. but I m determined to do it ... I'll chk that title out .. thanks

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