VX versus XP. Your view upon the two engines.
11-28-2009, 01:13 AM
The RMVX mapping tools in my viewpoint were more a downgrade from XP's, though others may feel otherwise. I prefer more control on what I draw and yes... I tend to be meticulous. I want to be able to switch from one actual layer to another rather than having the map design engine 'autoadjust' for me.
Think they shoulda had a [beginner/advanced] button in the map design window somewhere?
I also miss good old terrain tags that have been around for a while, as well as a full blown 640X480 window. I know they scrunched the size down by a couple tiles wide and tall and removed some map features to speed up the frame rate, but I worked to re-install terrain tags (successfully) and got no speed degredation. I think they should have kept the map features that were in XP and just optimize the default scripts.
XP Kobold. For a looping map, I really... REALLY... recommend MGC's Mode7 scripts. Besides the Mode7, it has a great maploop system.
Oh, and the debate on the RTP Graphics? Big whoop. Don't we all try to find better graphics anyway??
Think they shoulda had a [beginner/advanced] button in the map design window somewhere?
I also miss good old terrain tags that have been around for a while, as well as a full blown 640X480 window. I know they scrunched the size down by a couple tiles wide and tall and removed some map features to speed up the frame rate, but I worked to re-install terrain tags (successfully) and got no speed degredation. I think they should have kept the map features that were in XP and just optimize the default scripts.
XP Kobold. For a looping map, I really... REALLY... recommend MGC's Mode7 scripts. Besides the Mode7, it has a great maploop system.
Oh, and the debate on the RTP Graphics? Big whoop. Don't we all try to find better graphics anyway??