12-07-2012, 09:16 AM
(12-07-2012, 08:58 AM)Hoeloe Wrote:(12-07-2012, 07:15 AM)Bombshell93 Wrote: I'm also unsure on how to write an importer and renderer for them
Look up Bezier curves. They basically contain everything you need to know.
the problem is a mix between efficiency in execution and how to import the files, this still doesn't change how I'm not very good at vector graphics, especially in comparison to my spriting work.
although in stills the sprites don't look their best when rotated, I can assure you in gameplay its hard to notice distortion, even if your trying to find it.
on a bit of a tangent I know how bezier curves work but realtime vector graphic rendering is handled a bit differently, typically the vector graphic is imported via 3 point beziers (4+ point if you know what your doing), which are rendered as triangles, an equation is used to determine what in the triangle is inside the curve and what is outside the curve, its quite finicky in both importing and execution.
http://http.developer.nvidia.com/GPUGems..._ch25.html
but this game I hope to eventually port to windows phone and XBLIG, so I'd rather keep it fast and simple.