Minigames?

[RebelWinds]

This sounds like a great idea.

To the people who ask why there's 2D in a 3D game, I say that the 3D game uses sprites anyways.

Actually, the game uses 2d sprites, but it's made to look 3d because when you rotate, it spins around.

I've never heard of a "3D Sprite"... We usually call those models.

 

[DracoHouston]

Actually, the game uses 2d sprites, but it's made to look 3d because when you rotate, it spins around.

I've never heard of a "3D Sprite"... We usually call those models.

sprites are billboarded in 3d, they're a 3d plane that faces the camera with a texture on it.

 

[RebelWinds]

I've never heard of a "3D Sprite"... We usually call those models.

sprites are billboarded in 3d, they're a 3d plane that faces the camera with a texture on it.

So, the billboard is 3D, but the sprite still has no depth, so it's essentially a 2D object in a 3D plane. My point being, that if you looked at it edge-on, you wouldn't be able to see it. I see it as being a type of faux-3D.

 

[DracoHouston]

So, the billboard is 3D, but the sprite still has no depth, so it's essentially a 2D object in a 3D plane. My point being, that if you looked at it edge-on, you wouldn't be able to see it. I see it as being a type of faux-3D.

its a 2d plane in a 3d world with a 2d texture on it, or to be more precise, 2 2d triangles made out of 3 points in 3d space arranged into a square. its like a sheet of completely clear material you can paint a decal onto, with an infinitely thin edge

2d graphics makes use of billboards too, because most 2d games are using a 3d graphics api under the hood, with a camera pointing down looking at billboards