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Apr 13 2010, 10:00 pm (Edited on Apr 13 2010, 10:23 pm)

I've been messing around with the isometric map on BYOND. While I find it looks really cool, I spend more time fighting with the pixel offsets and layers trying to make it actually look like the person is going up and down, and I can't seem to win. I think we need more (easier) control over the layering.

Anyways, here are some isometric graphics, and some code below to get you started if you want to give it a try. If you want the guy to go up and down the map, you'll have to mess with Enter/Entered/Exited etc, whatever you prefer, and modify the players pixel_x and pixel_y.

All credits for the graphics go to Cuddlebear, except the player with the shadow facing the wrong direction. That guy goes to whoever the guy is that pops up when you google "free isometric graphics".

world
    map_format = ISOMETRIC_MAP
    icon_size = 80
    view = 6 // I use a 13x7 map with pixel size 80

turf
    tileset
        icon = 'isometric_graphics.dmi'
        world
            low
                icon_state="low"
            medium
                icon_state="medium"
            high
                icon_state="high"
            medium_ramp
                icon_state="medium-ramp"
                north{dir=NORTH}
                south{dir=SOUTH}
                east{dir=EAST}
                west{dir=WEST}
            high_ramp
                icon_state="high-ramp"
                north{dir=NORTH}
                south{dir=SOUTH}
                east{dir=EAST}
                west{dir=WEST}
            steep_ramp
                icon_state="steep-ramp"
                north{dir=NORTH}
                south{dir=SOUTH}
                east{dir=EAST}
                west{dir=WEST}
            medium_corners
                icon_state="medium-corners"
                north{dir=NORTH}
                south{dir=SOUTH}
                east{dir=EAST}
                west{dir=WEST}
            medium_corners2
                icon_state="medium-corners2"
                north{dir=NORTH}
                east{dir=EAST}
                west{dir=WEST}
            high_corners
                icon_state="high-corners"
                north{dir=NORTH}
                south{dir=SOUTH}
                east{dir=EAST}
                west{dir=WEST}
            high_corners2
                icon_state="high-corners2"
                north{dir=NORTH}
                east{dir=EAST}
                west{dir=WEST}
            tree
                icon_state="tree"
            low_bump
                icon_state="low-bump"
            medium_bump
                icon_state="medium-bump"
mob/Login()
    ..()
    icon='isometric_graphics.dmi'
    icon_state="player"

#1 Apr 13 2010, 10:11 pm
Cuddlebear	Yay, my icons...

#2 Apr 13 2010, 11:37 pm
Geldonyetich	Cool resource, appreciate it. Perhaps I'll revamp Planetbreakers to have an isometric perspective if i ever get the game to a playable state.

#3 Apr 13 2010, 11:45 pm
Tiberath	Cuddlebear wrote: Yay, my icons... /me cuddles the bear. -- I'm having visions! Painful visions, in them I see, I see... SIM CITY! Yes, Sim City recreations here on BYOND.

#4 Apr 14 2010, 6:17 am
Vermolius	I guess I'll have to post about Isometricy now.

#5 Apr 14 2010, 9:12 am
Revelation Gaming	I would like to see a nice skate boarding game with half-pipe mechanics.

#6 Apr 14 2010, 4:04 pm
Vexonater	Tiberath wrote: Cuddlebear wrote: Yay, my icons... /me cuddles the bear. -- I'm having visions! Painful visions, in them I see, I see... SIM CITY! Yes, Sim City recreations here on BYOND. Sim City 2000 would be the perfect match here.