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[OFFICIAL] 2D Experimental Preview

Discussion in '2D' started by Johaness_Reuben, May 30, 2016.

  1. Johaness_Reuben

    Johaness_Reuben

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    We are extremely excited to announce the 2D Experimental Preview!
    This is a publicly available early access version to try out all the new and experimental features being developed by the 2D Team.

    Head over to the 2D Experimental Preview Forum to grab the latest release and participate in discussions and feedback on the new 2D features in development.
     
    Johaness_Reuben, May 30, 2016
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  2. biscito

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    so smartsprite, ? we don't care about the UX, we'v tested we get 1 drawcall for a full scene with it, and 4 for just one ferr2D terrain

    so please please drop it like it's hot !!!
     
    Last edited: Jun 23, 2016
    biscito, Jun 23, 2016
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  3. Johaness_Reuben

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    Johaness_Reuben, Aug 23, 2016
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  4. v2-Ton-Studios

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    I love to see investment in 2d tooling. Having said that... :)... this is really "Retro 2D" tooling isn't it? Any hope in getting some love for other forms of 2D?

    I'm currently building a 2D game, but with 3D "feel". Limbo would be a good example of a game that was 2D but had the feel of a 3D side-on game.

    I'd love to see tooling in the following areas:

    - Building out environments from non-rectilinear ground e.g. rolling hills rather than flat edges as in retro 2D
    - Generation of 2D doodads and similar environmental assets based on a "feed" of 2d assets with clustering of doodads + random arrangement of said assets
    - Ability to "drive / move" through a 2D game, in design mode that previews paralaxing, and camera location (based on where the game's hero would be relative to the ground)
    - OOB camera systems for "forward looking" camera based on facing direction of hero, automatic smooth of camera, built-in scripts for camera shake
    - Tools for room based level design with virtualization in mind, see the INSIDE perf talk on how they built their level load infrastructure

    I currently "hack" all of this tooling together to suit my needs, but I have to imagine it's pretty common stuff and would love to see some first class editor support for it or more hooks to make it easier to build and share.
     
    v2-Ton-Studios, May 2, 2017
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  5. MikeWiering

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    Is there any way to have tilemaps with non-square tiles? My tiles are 20x14 pixels (they look fine in the Tile Palette). I tried changing the Y scale, but that just scales everything including the gaps.

    If not, will that be supported in the future?

    angelo.png
     
    MikeWiering, Jul 21, 2017
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  6. jessewwarner

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    I know this was asked a while ago but just in case someone else comes along and sees this. You can change the cell size in the Grid gameobject in the hierarchy
     
    jessewwarner, Oct 8, 2017
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