ID:165833
 Oct 25 2006, 4:46 pm
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I dont know if this is posible with byond but is there a way to have a veiw of first person like first person shooter games like halo or splintercell on byond?
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If you absolutely must write it in BYOND, you could use shell() and an external program you include with the game.
The external program can produce a .png file of the scene you want to show, and then you just stick that on the screen. Of course, that requires you to learn another language. And then you have problems with multi-OS support, unless you do something like package a mac/linux/windows version with the game, and choose one based on OS. Or use Java, or something. But if you use java, they need to have the JRE installed... Really, UP is right. Don't bother. | |
Long answer: Not really.
BYOND was originally made for tile-based games, and isn't made for first-person perspective games. Although people have made 3D-esque games and demos, none of them are true 3D, and most of them are ray-casting engines (which is more 2.5D). BYOND doesn't have a proper drawing system for developers to use, and many factors (mainly speed and BYOND's drawing system) makes it unlikely for anyone to do so. Games like Vengeance 51 may work, but they are severely limited in speed, and don't look so good. You'd have better luck developing a first-person engine in another programming language.