Resources to help make 2.5D game

Started by OpDmyst · 4 months ago · 1 reply · 48 views

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OpDmyst
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I have basic knowledge of making a 2d rpg on Eclipse IDE Java, thought using a game engine like this is totally new to me. Can someone offer any resources to help make a 2.5D game on S&box? 

Right now I am trying to figure out how to add a 16bit tile to a terrain and having little luck. I get as far as making the png into a vmat in the materials folder, but cant seem to figure out how to fix the blurryness, much less add it to the terrain after.

Sorry for such a basic question(s) and thank you for any help you may offer.
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JoinedMay 2026 Posts19 Score13
Use:
  •  Flat meshes (planes or quads) 
  •  Materials with textures (your 16-bit sprites) 
  •  Grid placement via code 
This is your closest equivalent to tilemaps, I wouldn't just straight in to mesh terrain.

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