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I've pondered whether to breach this project into Isometric. Technically, it could look nicer, less blocky (even though it will essentially be blocky gameplay wise) and perhaps fit more onto the screen.
It would also mean a bit more work, but nothing too bad.
I've attempted this shot at what it might look like. Obviously, my icons for the planets shown is simply the same to save time, but I'd almost certainly change it (any graphics you do see mind, is largely temporary or expecting further facelifts). The icons I've tried for the suns (same size to save time, but would make alternative sizes to represent larger/smaller suns) are already better than the version I showed before. On the far left, I also attempted some buildings, just to see how it might look (these aren't being kept, just for practice and theory!). I must say I think the project would look better in Isometric.
The reason why I toyed with Isometric as well is because I need to rewrite sections of the code already anyway. I wasn't sure as to what sort of depth I wanted to allow before, but I've made up my mind that I'd rather have the ability to create an entire universe rather than a single planet from a single system from a single galaxy (you get the picture).
