Tile-based graphic using Sprites.. right?

[LakySimi1]

Hi everyone,
assuming that i want to make a 2D tile-based game, such as Avadon or Fallout 1/2, in which roofs can disappear to let look inside buildings (like Fallout 1/2), or in which different tiles get darkened depending if they are visible or not to player (like Avadon) (for example), is it right to use Sprites for substantially everyting?

for(each tile to show)
{
    Sprite.setTextureRect(sf::IntRect(x,y,z,k));    //Get tile
    Sprite.setPosition(sf::Vector2f(i.f,j.f));      //Draw coordinates
    Sprite.setColor(sf::Color(255, 255, 255));      //Light
    window.draw(Sprite);                            //Render
}

Avadon

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Fallout

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[eXpl0it3r]

The term you're looking for is "isometric".

You can use sprites, but you may run into performance issues down the line, so you may consider starting off with vertex arrays.

The difficult part is correctly calculating which tile needs to be rendered on top of what other tile, depending if something is below or above or infront.

[LakySimi1]

I think yes but i didn't use "isometric" since is perspective-related and not necessarily tile-related.

Thank you! Searching online i've found this https://www.sfml-dev.org/tutorials/2.4/graphics-vertex-array.php , i think is exctly what i was looking for probably, rigt?

[eXpl0it3r]

When talking about tiling it's mostly thought of as a flat 2D space. Isometric rendering requires a lot of special rules, that on a 2D grid doesn't necessarily apply, thus my suggestion to search more around the term isometric.

Searching online i've found this https://www.sfml-dev.org/tutorials/2.4/graphics-vertex-array.php , i think is exctly what i was looking for probably, rigt?

Yes, this shows you how to utilize a vertex array.

This might also be useful: https://www.binpress.com/creating-city-building-game-with-sfml/

[LakySimi1]

Thank you very much for the resources!