using irrlicht for a rail-shooter

loki1985 · Post by **loki1985** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 10:53 am

hi folks!

just had this idea.

would irrlicht suit as an engine for a rail-shooter? (similar to House of the Dead 1/2)

would be nice to hear what you think of it...

greets,
---loki

Flatline · Post by **Flatline** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:04 am

I certainly see no reason why not. You can create FPSs with it and rail-shooters are even easier. The hardest part would be getting the camera movements right for changing scenes. I don't think the arcade versions use 3D rendering.

loki1985 · Post by **loki1985** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:18 am

sort of 3d-rendering, at least looks like.

another thing i don't know: is it possible to interact between code-->engine-->map ? i think of e.g. opening doors, moving objects etc.
and if, how easy is this, is it limited to a map file format, and so on...

Flatline · Post by **Flatline** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 11:23 am

Anything is possible, in theory. Of course, the Irrlicht engine doesn't contain any such code as of now (aside from the collision detection which won't really affect your game). You'd have to code it yourself.