vector based graphics

[solecize]

Hey everyone,

I'm assuming this has been covered and I think I know the answer, but how are the demos using vector based graphics created/displayed. I'm assuming you are defining the vector sprites with code (love.graphics.circle etc.) instead of doing something like loading an svg (which appears to be unsupported). Anyone have any pointers for working with vector based graphics? Is there potential future support of svg?

Background: I'm an illustrator by trade and I really want to play with vector based sprites- love the default (tanks) screen and forum header btw- great looking style.

[thelinx]

I too would like to see SVG loading implemented in some way or another.

[solecize]

looks like the Maryo game is using vectors, or maybe they are bitmaps that were rendered from vectors?

[Robin]

Space uses vector graphics, but they are implemented as tables with point coordinates for polygons. CyaNox made a SVG-to-table converter for it.

[solecize]

That's a pretty cool idea- is the converter available as a tool or is it built in? Sounds like something that could get complex pretty quickly, but a more elegant solution than using a file type.

[Robin]

It is a separate utility, written in PHP. The source is at http://github.com/gvx/space/tree/master/asseteditor/ and the main converting functionality is implemented in the function export_svg in http://github.com/gvx/space/blob/master ... header.php.

[solecize]

awesome- thanks! i'm gonna try it out now.

[Luiji]

looks like the Maryo game is using vectors, or maybe they are bitmaps that were rendered from vectors?

If by Maryo you mean Secret Maryo Chronicles, then the latter. They are bitmaps rendered from vectors. Rendering vectors constantly would massively slow down the game for how complicated the graphics are.