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Topic: Can you use this engine for a boxing game?

This is a 2.5 d engine but will it work with a boxing game with a view similar to punchout? What limitations does it have that makes it 2.5 and not true 3d?

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  • Registered: 2014-06-20
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Re: Can you use this engine for a boxing game?

It could be possible... but it would require some heavy modding.

First issue is the camera.  But there's been some people that have made the camera full 3D, so you've got hope there.

Next would be the 2D collision detection.  Even though it's 3D visuals, all the collision only ever happens on 2 axis (X and Y).  However, we do expose the 3D collision option, but the characters movements are still limited to the X and Y planes.

If you could lock the camera behind the player (-X I think?) and toggle 3D collision, I think it's possible to get something close to Punch Out.  All in theory of course, I can't guarantee this would actually work! O_O

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  • Registered: 2014-05-07
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Re: Can you use this engine for a boxing game?

Yes, I think this is possible.
I made the camera full 3d, players can move on all three axis, strafe around each other etc. For collisions volumes, I added the z-axis so it should give true 3d collision.

Should be possible to lock the camera behind the player without too much recoding.

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