2D Scrolling Game?

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Does anyone have any info on 2D Scrolling games. I have started one, and I was wanting to get the basic techniques of it. First I am using Sprites and I am wondering the method of making a sprite character walking cycle. I have already drawn the textures (CHARACTER). Four different textures for walk cycle, 6 different textures for jump cycle, and so on. They all have black backgrounds so as I can apply each of them to a simple plane. I am not real sure how to animate these textures once applied to the planes, or even if I am going in the right direction. I assume my character will basically stay in the middle of the screen, while everything else moves. If this is right what do I use to scroll the background, dLoc, LinV, I am not sure. I want to start out using the right method, rather than putting alot of time into it, then having to scrape it, because I did it all wrong. I have all my sprites, just really am not clear how to animate the walk cycles etc…I remember a Mario game made in Blender, but cant remeber who did it. If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it. Any info, or a link to a tutorial, etc…

Thanks, The NDN…Confused yet again, UGH!!!

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Uhm well, for the scrolling approach, I would make the whole world, put the character into it as a normal Object, and then use a moving camera…

And yes, animated textures are possible in the gameengine, though I’m afraid I’m not sure how. Probably it doesn’t need any special setup though, just use an animated texture in the UV editor.

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When you want to make a 2D game, why not use planes to make your character. In a 3D game people use cubes to buil a char, so you can use planes. Then give each plane a texture, connect the vertices to armature, and fini. Got 2D character. :smiley:

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Because you can make much nicer 2d-game-characters using sprites,
and it’s easier.

(I’m now trying to read the original poster’s mind :slight_smile:

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NDN,

Use DocHoliday’s texture animation script. You can find it on his site.
I plan to use it for a 2D game that I’m working on.

Also, I have a digital publication on Arcade Animation techniques that I can send to you.

The Doc’s script can be found here:
http://project-blender.onlinehome.de/

Sprite tutorials can be found here:
http://tsugumo.swoo.net/tutorial/
and
http://www.indie-rpg.net/pixel-zone/shtml/tutorials.shtml

I hope this helps :slight_smile:

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Thanks all for your reply, took me a while to get back to you all, I have been preparing for Hurricane Isabel which is in the Atlantic. I live in Florida, but now it looks like it will miss us, Whew!!! I was living in South Florida when Andrew came thru in 92, Knocked out my power for two weeks, but luckily not to much Damage. Anyway thanks and I will check out the Links you posted, They certainly should be a big help, to me… Thanks again to all…

The NDN…