2009-05-01, 06:51 AM
Yeah, there really needs to be a huge collection of tile sets, and some way to shop for just the sets you want to use in a given game. The number of tiles I'm seeing is way more than you need for a game (I'd be interested to know how close the default set is to the max number of tile limits)
Truth is though it should be possible to make tools that pretty much achieve all of this, then spit out a tileset based on your choices. The only problem then is working with them (but of course you could even replace the map editor completely so you didn't even have to think in that paradigm)
I gotta admit though, if not for SoM I never would've thought making a 3D games with the old school tile thinking would be possible. It's very charming in a way.... and seems to work very well for this sort of game...
It sort of reduces making the game to a mini-game, which is always handy when you want game-tools to catch on with non-game-making-professionals. I won't say it's efficient in and of itself, but it is a sort of equalizer.
Truth is though it should be possible to make tools that pretty much achieve all of this, then spit out a tileset based on your choices. The only problem then is working with them (but of course you could even replace the map editor completely so you didn't even have to think in that paradigm)
I gotta admit though, if not for SoM I never would've thought making a 3D games with the old school tile thinking would be possible. It's very charming in a way.... and seems to work very well for this sort of game...
It sort of reduces making the game to a mini-game, which is always handy when you want game-tools to catch on with non-game-making-professionals. I won't say it's efficient in and of itself, but it is a sort of equalizer.