F0lak's Site - Isometrics

Isometrics in Off Topic

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Jul 22 2010, 4:20 pm

I've been working on an Isomectric Engine for the last few days. It shows off a few of the things BYOND Isometrics are capable of.

A few problems I personally encountered while making this engine are that BYONDs Map Maker is not designed for isometric maps. Creating the map with varying elevations was tricky at first, until I figured that if you count down from the top of the tile, you can reach the bottom, assuming you know the elevation and offsets.

Also, the Pixmap editor is also designed for tiled icons, which can get a tad bit annoying at times. But that's trivial.

The main issue I had was the math. I'm not good at math at all, but all things considered, it turned out pretty good.

Check it out: http://www.byond.com/developer/F0lak/IsometricEngine

#1 Jul 22 2010, 5:00 pm
Shadow813	It's nice, I haven't dabbed to much into the Isomectric stuff at all. When I did try I kept having the turfs cover up my bases feet. Kind of annoying :P.

#2 Jul 22 2010, 5:04 pm
F0lak	Shadow813 wrote: I kept having the turfs cover up my bases feet. Kind of annoying :P. An easy way to overcome that problem: Step 1) Create an isometric tile. (Icon > Create Isometric Tile) Step 2) Draw your mob over this tile. Anything that is off the tile in the southeast or southwest portions of the pixmap editor will be covered up, so be wary. ;)