a2k : well, with nowadays technology and total inconsideration for users HD, I would say that there is reasonable doubt to think that all is prerendered. But think about it (I''ll use bogus numbers):
I can wear 10 different types of helmets, 10 different set of cloth/armor, 10 different weapons, I can have 10 different faces, and I can be male or female...
8 directions, I dunno how many animations (let''s say ..10 ?)
that gives us 10*10*10*10*2*8*10 sprites = 1 600 000
OK, now I ask you again... does that sound believable ???
plus all the creatures monsters, plus all other f*cking gfx for the game .... err, no way, there is a nice way to do it. But how ?
I think I''ll have to do a drawing to show ye the problem I am seeing ... god damnit, I widh I had Photoshop installed
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I am still wondering, in games like, say UO, where your character can changes weapons, clothes, etc.
How the heck to they do the gfx ?
I mean, I can see the option where you would make a barebone model naked, and then draw the clothes on top of it. But if I want different models ?
Do they *build* the character sprite by using some sort of layering technique ??
mmm, I wonder 
