🧵 can you make game UI's using 3d software instead of 2d software?
Anonymous at Thu, 24 Aug 2023 23:18:07 UTC No. 956180
rather than use photoshop, can I use something like Maya instead to whip out a nice ui then render the elements? Or is this extremely inefficient/retarded?
Anonymous at Thu, 24 Aug 2023 23:58:02 UTC No. 956182
Sure why not, unless you're also doing the layout use orthographic projection.
For certain things like say health/mana globes in an rpg, item graphics, etc.
Anonymous at Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:33:49 UTC No. 956185
>>956180
Use the engine's built in UI editor.
Anonymous at Sat, 26 Aug 2023 00:05:08 UTC No. 956239
Plenty of game's 2d ui is actually floating poly planes with transparent textures. Plus there's actual 3d ui which are cool too.
Anonymous at Sun, 27 Aug 2023 16:29:45 UTC No. 956431
>>956180
You can make every image with 3D software. Just use prerendered graphics for your ui sprites.