Hello, I want to know what everyone thinks about Pre-Rendered Graphics in games...... I am planning on starting a game that uses the techniqe.. what advantages do you think it could bring into the design phase............

Pre-Rendered gfx are great
Here''s a technical thread on Pre-Rendered Backgrounds...

you mean like, say 2D tiles that look 3D in an Isometric game? Been done . I use it all the time, pre-render the 3D and then you just Blit to the screen (or backbuffer) and you are fine... A lot faster than 3D (at least on my computer ).


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Pre-rendered graphics are very nice, yes.I like them a lot.They are very good for outdoor environments.

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Thanks everyone for your input!!!!!!

Personally I''m tired of pre-renders. I play a lot of console games and I''ve seen a lot of this and I think it looks like clay or plastic or something. Although the pre-rendered backgrounds in Final Fantasy 7 and 8 look very real, they just don''t have that artistic handdrawn quality to it. But I guess it depends on how well your renders look, and personal taste. Just make sure your pre-rendered stuff isn''t low quality.

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