Irrlicht for 2D MMO RPG

howkerman · Post by **howkerman** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:49 pm

Hi there,

I'm planning to create a 2D platformer MMORPG, in C++.
But I don't have a 2d engine yet.
So is it possible to create a game like Maplestory,wonderking in Irrlicht?
Or would it be smart, since Irrlicht is not developed for 2D development.

Bate · Post by **Bate** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:12 pm

I think if it's only about 2D there are engines a lot more powerful than Irrlicht. Even for an advanced GUI you would need to do changes to the source or need additional libraries. Hence, why not choose a real 2D engine. I've heard about SDL being very good, but I've never tested it.

Virion · Post by **Virion** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:22 pm

you're gonna have good time dealing with networking.

klaudia · Post by **klaudia** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 12:24 am

ya its possible maplestory.

already some guy making it.
look at this thread:

http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/phpBB2 ... =irrmaple

howkerman · Post by **howkerman** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 8:44 am

thanks for your replies guys, I'll take a look at SDL first

howkerman · Post by **howkerman** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 10:14 am

I think I will irrlicht, because I know a bit of Irrlicht, and I saw this is possible, and I could create 3D effects.

FuzzYspo0N · Post by **FuzzYspo0N** » Sun Dec 27, 2009 5:34 pm

I would also choose irrlicht. its more than capable of 2d