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Re: LOL!
Posted By: Mark LevinDate: 7/8/04 9:21 a.m.

In Response To: Re: LOL! (Forrest of B.org)

: The file format is
: completely 2D with floor and ceiling elevations applied to completely 2D
: polygons

: So no, Marathon is far more 2D than it is 3D; it's just got a lot more neat
: tricks that make it SEEM more 3D than PiD.

Marathon isn't truly 3D, but it's definitely more 3D than Pathways. Elements of Marathon do have 3 coordinates and take all of them into account- a monster can fly over your head without colliding with you (unlike in Doom). Some projectile options do modify all 3 dimensions at once, like wandering or guiding. Map vertices have 3 coordinates that make them unique, you can have vertices that differ only in Z.

This is exactly what "2.5D" refers to- games that involve all 3 dimensions but treat one of them differently from the other 2. That's not the same as completely ignoring it like in first-generation 3D games (Pathways and Wolfenstein). If it was possible to do everything in Z that could be done in X and Y, then Marathon would be a third-generation true 3D game (but no one's claiming it is).

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The tru7h has been revealed...Vid Boi 7/7/04 2:07 a.m.
     first time i forgot a bungie day :-(Johannes Gunnar 7/7/04 3:24 a.m.
     LOL!Johannes Gunnar 7/7/04 3:36 a.m.
           Re: LOL!ukimalefu 7/7/04 5:36 a.m.
                 Re: LOL!Steve Levinson 7/7/04 6:07 a.m.
                       Re: LOL!ukimalefu 7/7/04 8:11 a.m.
                       Re: LOL!Forrest of B.org 7/7/04 11:45 a.m.
                             Re: LOL!ukimalefu 7/7/04 4:43 p.m.
                                   Oh, and please, stay on topic.ukimalefu 7/7/04 4:44 p.m.
                             Re: LOL!Mark Levin 7/8/04 9:21 a.m.
                                   Re: LOL!Adam Ashwell 7/8/04 10:22 a.m.
                                         Re: LOL!Mark Levin 7/8/04 11:05 a.m.
                                               Re: LOL!Adam Ashwell 7/8/04 11:09 a.m.
                                               Re: LOL!Forrest of B.org 7/8/04 11:37 a.m.
           Re: LOL!Bob-B-Q 7/7/04 9:04 a.m.
                 Re: LOL!Lt Devon 7/7/04 9:06 a.m.
                 Re: LOL!Johannes Gunnar 7/8/04 2:30 a.m.
                       Re: LOL!Bob-B-Q 7/8/04 4:51 a.m.
                             Re: LOL!Johannes Gunnar 7/8/04 5:03 a.m.
           Re: LOL!Vid Boi 7/7/04 10:14 a.m.
     I... am disappointed. *NM*Boomer 7/7/04 5:22 a.m.

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