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[SD] Zoom views

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0 comments, last by superpig 18 years, 4 months ago
Here's my question about the dual views: can the views be from the same perspective, but one is zoomed out (e.g. like the orbit MFD in Orbiter?), less detailed view of the world (kind of like a minimap but with more information)? I'm thinking of doing a Lander style game with the main window displaying the player's ship, and a slightly smaller window displaying a "zoomed" out, wireframe view of the player, their orbit, and the planet's surface, does this fit the contest?
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Provided they're presenting different information - and it sounds like they would be - then sure. Just make sure that they're equally useful.

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