I’ve been experimenting with using an orthographic view for MMORPG Tycoon 2’s editing interface.

Orthographic views were actually extremely common in Tycoon games, up until the late 90s. I’m not yet completely convinced that it’s the right choice for MMORPG Tycoon, but I’m considering it. To me, it feels a little retro.

(Note that in this shot, the white blobs in the middle of the terrain are actually the clouds that you see when you’re at ground level. The sky dome would also be visible from here, if the terrain wasn’t drawing over it.)