Use camera with lowrez graphics template

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#1

Hello,

I am trying to use pixel art in my Defold project. After searching through forum posts, I found a render script template here.

I placed a few tiles and followed the directions in the README to get the following result:

no_camera_focus

I am encountering a problem whenever I try to add camera focus. As soon as the messages is posted for the camera to acquire focus, I get this result:

focus

Here is the camera script I am using:

function init(self)
    msg.post("#camera", "acquire_camera_focus")
end

If I set the z-index of the camera go to a high number like 100, I get a blurry version of the first image I presented:

focus_z_100

If I try to move the go the camera is attached to the tiles disappear immediately and I can’t find them again.

Here is the outline for my project for reference:

outline

Here is the console output:

INFO:DLIB: Log server started on port 59860
INFO:ENGINE: Target listening with name: material-defender - fe80::f86f:1cc8:b10a:1b4b - Windows
INFO:ENGINE: Engine service started on port 59861
INFO:ENGINE: Defold Engine 1.3.2 (287c945)
INFO:ENGINE: Loading data from: build/default
INFO:ENGINE: Initialised sound device 'default'
WARNING:RENDER: This interface for render.draw() is deprecated. Please see documentation at https://defold.com/ref/stable/render/#render.draw:predicate-[constants]
INFO:DLIB: SSDP: Started on address 172.21.0.1
INFO:DLIB: SSDP: Started on address 192.168.0.9

I am trying to figure out why I can’t use a camera with this lowrez render script, or if I am perhaps misunderstanding its intended purpose or maybe its out of date (as its from 2018). Thanks in advance.

#2

Have you seen this manual on pixel art graphics: Adapting graphics to different screen sizes

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#3

@britzl I have, I was interested in this render script since, at least to me, it appeared to be smoother than what I was able to produce.
That said, if the manual you mentioned is the preferred way to do “8-bit” graphics, I’ll follow the instructions in the manual going forward. Thanks.

#4

I’ve fixed an issue in the render script and I’ve updated the example that comes included with the lowrez template project to include a camera. Please have a look!

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