Graphics in ExultStudio

[Gunnar]

Hi,

We all discussed already about the fact that the graphics in ultima7 are drawn in a strange angle. If we would create new shapes, do we need to draw them with that same angle or can we take another angle to create a better (less strange) perspective?

Thanks in advance

[wjp]

If you don't use the same perspective, bounding boxes and most height-related things will probably go very wrong.

[drcode]

U7's graphics rendering uses the rule that if each N pixels above the ground is displayed N/2 pixels upwards and to the left. As wjp pointed out, if you don't follow this same rule in your own graphics, they won't look right when they're displayed within the world.

[Wizardry Dragon]

You can say screw the angle, but weird clipping issues arise, trust me, I tired that one

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