Having a 2D gameworld (like in most RTS) does not mean that
it cant be rendered in a 3D engine.

The meaning is, that as long as you dont just control a single character
(like in an FPS or Flight-sim) its hard to imagine all of your units
in a 3 dimensional space.
So I agree that an RTS / Strategy game should be in a 2D gameworld.

I played Homeworld, and also found it hard to grasp what is actually where.

A rotating cam sould be an option, but the static angle the default.

I worked on a big RTS before, and the company decided to
limit the “zoomout” quite a lot, for the whole purpose that
the players should see “all the details we put into the artwork”.
This was a stupid choice, as it was hard to grasp what was going on on the map.
And having the option to see the fingernail of the units does not help
me when 50 Enemies are about to attack from an unknown position.

I remember all the new games coming out (on the C64 amongst others) which introduced a moving background to give a parallax effect and thus “simulate” 3D. We have two eyes specifically for depth perception, after all. The main argument for 2D strategy games is that the Earth’s surface is to all intents and purposes, flat, and our brains would need to adapt to 3D. My response is that if we did play more 3D strategies and suchlike, then perhaps the flying car I was promised as a child might actually happen…

On the other hand, strategy games are usually best suited for 2D.

In my opinion 3D games can do things 2D games can’t, and the developer just has to choose which one will suit the game best.

UK/Britain = England/Wales/Scotland. If your from England, you say your from England. We don’t go round saying that “I’m from Britain”!

Furthermore, what has been your contribution to this world so far? I’m guessing you have the 3D engine guys quaking in their boots with your vastly superior engine ready to rumble?

Come on – get over yourself dude.

Please help! Please buy my argument that 2D is the new 3D !

Please don’t see through my shallow attempt to convince you all the 3D is a passing fad!

Please believe me, without your belief that I am a hip indie developer who photographs himself in color and then desaturates into moody black and white I am going nowhere and that scares me.

Please believe that my failure to compete in a 3D market is born out of my eccentricity and brilliance and not my lack of talent.

Please believe Cliffski I beg you!

The most tired, exhausted overused font online?

Is it because local brothels, car-washes and supermarkets have started using it for their logos because it conveys a vague sense of “future now” ?

Wow how future of you Cliffski, you’re…..space age! Wait a minute, wasn’t that something we said in the 80’s to sound cool? Suits you then Cliff.

Now then, back to my point, you are shit, you can’t do 3D, that’s why you had to delete my comments. You were so furious and upset by them they had to go.

The truth hurts. Now where was I?

Oh yeah, you’re going to get all your future shit cracked and spread.

Whenever find any of your shit publically available and not free of charge I will happily join any efforts to free it from it’s shackles and set it loose.

As for kiddie, like all arrogant programmers you enjoy the word kiddie (inventing your own put-downs is too difficult especially for someone who struggles so much with 3D) so you copy from your peers (shame you can’t copy their 3D knowledge which as we’ve discussed – your Achilles heel lol).

Anyway if you ever release anything commericial I’m going to be at the forefront of making sure everyone’s got it free. Hooray!

Sad really isn’t it?

Maybe I got one of his torrents deleted or his warez forum closed, and he wants to throw his (stolen) toys out of his pram
AND BTW I say I’m from England because I *Am* from England. I don’t need lectures from some anonymous troll on how to pronounce the country I was born in.