Guyz and galz, It''s been years I''ve been learnin'' isometric view programming. It wasn''t any easy, but at least I got to learn most of the things ''bout ISO. Heard of nVidia''s GeForce 2 Ultra? Yes, that was five minutes ago when I get to know the performance of it (twice as fast as GeForce 2 GTS), and I was shocked. I''m still sleepin'', should have learnt 3D programmin'' instead of ISO view programmin''. Now I believe that the card is able to produce images that are as realistic as those 2D ones. Before this, my concern was on the graphic quality side. Now, with this GeForce 2 Ultra card, that''s not a problem anymore!! Right guyz? Do you think I should start packing my stuff and set off for 3D game programmin'' ?? I think I should. (Imagine how things will be, in two years time ......)

The tecnology is only a factor, NOT THE GAME. A game must be fun and, if possible, beautiful. I prefear the addition and the fun than the graphics. In my opinion, Civ2 is better than Motocross Madness. If you have a good idea, you have a great game.

Or you could combine the best of both worlds and use a 3d API to render certain parts of your tile game.

Yeah, but to have additional features like rotating around any angles will leave you no choice but to implement your game in 3D instead of ISO view. Haha.

Hmm ...... since the 3D technology is movin'' so fast, I shall move on and learn 3D programmin'' now

3d games and the technology behind them continues to move at a faster and faster pace everyday. one would think that it would leave the isometric view in the dust rather quickly, and that by now the isometric games would be obsolete. This just isn''t so, although whether isometric or "true 3d" isn''t the deciding factor.

a typical 3d game for the pc has a shelf life of about six months, and then nobody is buying it anymore and it goes to the "bargain bin" and after a year, it''s "rackware" this is because the designers of 3d games are in the "churn and burn" mentality.

however, take the game civilization II, which was made in 1996. last time i went to best buy, civ II was still on the shelf, after four years. people are still buying it, and it was created in the pre-directx era.

other isometric games currently on the market: baldur''s gate II, age of kings, alpha centauri (it uses 3d rendering, but it still iso), diablo II.

it just goes to show... if you worry about the gameplay even half as much as you worry about the technology behind the game, you will have a good game, and people will play it. no, we''re not all going to be able to make a game with the lasting power of civII, but that''s no reason not to try.

Hmm, Age of Empires, one of my favorite games, or at least my favorite Iso game, I haven't stopped playing it from the first one. Anyway, the graphics are full 2D ISO, and they are awesome. Other thqn the graphics its replayability factor is huge. If you said Iso is dead, tell that to Ensemble studios, then ask how much AOE has made.

And, one more thing, wtf is with those 'z's? Could you please use 's'es. I hope its not intentional. Sorry the the grammar nazism.

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Edited by - immaGNUman on October 5, 2000 6:33:04 PM

Hey man,

Whatz wrong with those "z" hugh? Of couse I can speak proper English, and Chinese, Malay, Cantonese too. So how? Doez anyone really care ''bout the grammar here? We care more ''bout the "syntax". Haha.

I don''t know ...... maybe the ISO can make great game. I like AoE and AoK too. I just wondering will the D3D makes great games as well? I mean, those ISO-typed games.