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Sprites in a Model's World | Starmancer on Patreon

Official Post from Starmancer: Starmancer’s art style is a blend of 2D sprites and 3D objects, all existing in the same world. At first glance it might seem easier to create 2D sprites for colonists instead of 3D models--after all, games have been using sprites since Mario.Using 2D sprites is a deliberate art choice. We want to c

Combining 2D sprites and 3D models is not always painless. Here’s a quick blog describing some of the tricks we use to blend the two.