2.5 d

[fireside]

Do you think 2.5 d would work in software mode?  I'm just curious.  Assuming I could get a camera to look the same from Blender to Jpct, would it run an applet of 500 X 300 or so with a full background and a couple 3d characters?  I could try hardware also, and maybe going full 3d would be better anyway.

[EgonOlsen]

If the 2D uses parallel projection, the perspectives wouldn't match, because jPCT does perspective projection. Some people tried to compensate this by using a very small fov and a huge distance to the object, but i've never seen anything but screen shots (which looked reasonable well) from this approach.

[fireside]

I think I'll try full 3d first, then.

[Melssj5]

What is 2.5d?

[EgonOlsen]

I think it's a 3d character in a 2d or isometric world...at least that is what i was referring to in my answer.

[fireside]

I know what you mean by parallel projection now.  In Blender it's called orthographic.  I was thinking of using it for an adventure game with perspective projection.  So you think it would work with a full screen overlay in software render on a 500X300 window?

[EgonOlsen]

In theory yes, but as said: Parallel and perspective projection don't match very well. Cyberkilla did that in the past (http://www.jpct.net/forum2/index.php/topic,697.0.html), but the screen shots seem to be gone.