Need some help with 2D game creation

[kostuch]

It's my first post on this forum, so I would like say "hello" to everyone.

I was thinking about making own RPG game, at first I wanted to make text-only game. But I've tried to search the net, and found the Irrlicht site. And now I want to make and RPG game in spirit of Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale or Planescape. I've read some tutorials on the main site, but they ara mainly concetrated on using irrlicht in 3d games. And now my question for all people on this forum, could you give me some useful links for tutorials connected with making 2d games (it would be great if they would be rpg games) with irrlicht engine? (or maybe i haven't found something on this forum if that would be the case give here some links to needed topics).


If I wrote something wrong I apologise.

PS: I'm writing in C++ (quite good I think) and I've read those tutorials on the main site which were connected with 2d graphics.

PS:PS: Sorry, I see now I place my topic in a wrong place.

[sudi]

u really shouldn't use irrlicht for a 2d game.
the 2d drawing functions a really limited. u would have to make 3d scenenodes which wrap the 2d functions. anyways what i'm trying to say is use a 2d libaray instead of irrlicht when u really want to make a 2d game. otherwise u could make the game 3d and use ortho projection.

[kostuch]

i really like irrlicht API.

Do you have any suggestions, for a suitable engine? Or maybe some hints where start the searching for needed materials, tutorials etc?

[hybrid]

Well, there were already several nice 2d-like games made with Irrlicht. Depends really what you want to do.

[kostuch]

I want to do a game which have GUI similar to Baldurs Gate, Icewind Dale. I'm working with my friend, he helps creating the gameworld (geography, religions, races etc, all this stuff) for sprites and images we gonna search the net or draw ourselves. Could you help me by giving some useful links to tuorials etc, howto learn more about the 2d aspect of irrlicht engine? (interactive sprites, collisons, and stuff connected with the gameplay)

[MolokoTheMole]

I'm making a 2D game using Irrlicht and it is way better than any 2D library. Don't get discouraged by others. The API is very easy. The only problem there is, is that if you have no experience with writing a Baldurs Gate engine you won't find much help here, because Irrlicht is mainly for 3D. You might want to check SDL or Allegro.

[kostuch]

I know I tried with SDL and Allegro libraries (I am a Linux (for now Kubuntu-previously Mandriva, openSUSE, Fedora, Gentoo)user), but I found them really hard for making games (maybe because I haven't found needed tutorials and API isn't as clean for me like the irrlicht API is). I know that Baldurs Gate, Icewind were made on Infinity Engine which isn't free (I found GemRB port engine and now I'm learning something about this, somebody knows if it can be used for developing my onw rpg game?

Ok, is there any way in irrlicht to handle collisions, and interaction with environment in 2d?

[IPv6]

It's my first post on this forum, so I would like say "hello" to everyone.

You definitely can write 2D games with Irrlicht. The major advantages comparing to common pure-2d engines:
- you are not restricted to 2D actually. You can always add 3D objects to your game later at any stage without rewriting anything
- cross-platformity and good support for older software
- great and flexible scene manager. animators are great thing to do dirty work without hassle

Some advises:
- it is not worth to use 2d api (may be for GUI only) - there is no resolution independency and 2d nodes are separated from 3d ones. Rewrite font rendering with billboards, add custom mouse click handling and make everything using 3d objects
- just use billboards instead of sprites. There is various optimizations possible to achive good performance on all hardware

As an example: http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=22889
2D casual game using Irrlicht

[BlindSide]

Hey why not make a psuedo-2D game using 3D models instead of sprites? I think you will find this the easiest route.

[kostuch]

Ok, I think it maybe very good idea, could you sent some hints/tutorials? Sorry for asking all time for one thing, but i Know I must learn a lot, to handle with all stuff needed in my RPG