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Article #292164Re: STARCRAFT 2 is being shown, NOW
From: DJSystem
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:30
Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:30
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"Luc The Perverse" <sll_noSpamli...@cc.usu.edu> wrote in message news:b5d0j4-iiv.ln1@loki.cmears.id.au... > "Thomas J. Boschloo" <nos...@hccnet.nl> wrote in message > news:465d523b$0$23203$e4fe514c@dreader11.news.xs4all.nl... >> Luc The Perverse wrote: >>> "Thomas J. Boschloo" <nos...@hccnet.nl> wrote in message >>> news:465be929$0$5520$e4fe514c@dreader13.news.xs4all.nl... >>>> Luc The Perverse wrote: >>>> [snip] >>>>> I do think it is silly that they spent so muh time making War III 3D - >>>>> and >>>>> then people play it from the default view angle just like SC anyway - >>>>> but >>>>> it >>>>> was nice for the non cinematic "talking scenes" throughout the >>>>> mission - >>>>> and >>>>> I guess they needed practice making 3D game to get SC 2 right >>>> With 2D it seems harder to me to get the shadows right. >>>> >>>> These days I want shadows and light effects in my games :-) >>>> >>>> Like 'uh oh, long shadow as the mushroom cloud is still low to the >>>> surface, then extreme brightness, seems someone set me up the bomb!' >>>> (just using my imagination here) >>>> >>>> Thomas >>> >>> Of course the shadows aren't going to be right . . you know what . . >>> nevermind. >>> >>> I'm sure SC2 will be better for you >> >> Plus that animated polygon objects scale better than sprites :-) Now >> that should also make some sense to you in this age of fixed resolution >> flat screen monitors. > > It always made sense. 3D is better than 2D - it just takes more work > > -- > LTP That's what everyone said back in 1998 in this group. TA = 3D so is betar!!!!
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