forum thread where they are discussing the new graphics development. apparently the writers of dwarf fortress have decided to release the source for their graphics engine to community development.
Pretty sure they're only talking about the 3D-Visualizer that's built in. It only shows terrain.
Also, if you want real **** blown out of your pants, try the iso-viewers and 3D-viewers made by the mod community there.
EDIT: And also, that's not graphicssss, it's codinnnnng. RRRGGGGG.
well right now the community has just re-written the original UI using opengl and sdl. so yeah, it looks exactly the same. but the problem before was that those 3d viewers or those real time iso-viewers required you to either save the game and drop your save files into the viewer for rendering, or you had to point the program at minecraft executable and it would use an array overflow to break into minecraft's allocated memory regions so that they could be read/written to. when i read that that's how they were doing it, i avoided those programs like the plague.
now it is plausable that we could actually get a UI overhaul for the system maybe? one that doesn't require hacking DF's memory? also, just the fact that it uses opengl is amazing enough for me, now you can have things like transparent tiles, or scale the resolution without causing seg-faults.
Listen, we dont need "3D" views, there's already F**KING DWARFS MULTILATING EACH OTHER WITH CHAIRS AND WHAT NOT. YOU CAN PULL A BOATMURDERED. YOU CAN HUG A CAVE SPIDER. Well, maybe only if you like "Fun". 3D is for those with no..... imagination... hehehe.
What if you're like me, and have trouble figuring out that that grey line means that there's a wall there?
You know that there are multiple graphics/tilesets available right? You don't have to play with the extended ASCII art, even some full game downloads pre-packaged with graphics and all. The 3D visualizers are more for just loading it up and looking around, to get good screen shots, and show off what your fort looks like. Toady has spoken about his disapproval about changing the actual game and interface into 3D though, so that will likely never happen (at least not in the official game). Don't let your apprehension of ASCII graphics stop you from playing an incredibly amazing game!
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forum thread where they are discussing the new graphics development. apparently the writers of dwarf fortress have decided to release the source for their graphics engine to community development.
expect to see 3d dwarf fortress soon
Also, if you want real **** blown out of your pants, try the iso-viewers and 3D-viewers made by the mod community there.
EDIT: And also, that's not graphicssss, it's codinnnnng. RRRGGGGG.
-Stephen Fry
well right now the community has just re-written the original UI using opengl and sdl. so yeah, it looks exactly the same. but the problem before was that those 3d viewers or those real time iso-viewers required you to either save the game and drop your save files into the viewer for rendering, or you had to point the program at minecraft executable and it would use an array overflow to break into minecraft's allocated memory regions so that they could be read/written to. when i read that that's how they were doing it, i avoided those programs like the plague.
now it is plausable that we could actually get a UI overhaul for the system maybe? one that doesn't require hacking DF's memory? also, just the fact that it uses opengl is amazing enough for me, now you can have things like transparent tiles, or scale the resolution without causing seg-faults.
The 2D tilesets are more than enough.
Relic of a bygone age.
Give a little. =♥=
What if you're like me, and have trouble figuring out that that grey line means that there's a wall there?
*anytime soon
But you can play slaves to armok: god of blood if you want 3d.
or you want to watch something walk on its hands, supposedly.