Tile Map with Isometric Perspective...where to start?

[gingerman]

To experiment with the idea I have created a Grid class which has a 2d array filled with my own Location class' objects which contain UIImages and such.
However I have a feeling that this is not a good approach?
Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to create a
Tile Map Games with isometric perspective like farmVille and tapZoo...
Furthermore the UImage class displays the images "straight" by default,
So would I write my own code that changes the game into Isometric perspective or does the graphical designer design his pictures in an isometrical way? Do you know any good books on this subject?

Thanks a a lot in advance .

[gingerman]

anyone?

[dany_dev]

I never do it, however you should consider to do it using cocos2d
prog_guide:tiled_maps ? cocos2d for iPhone
iPhone Game Programming – Tutorial 6 – Tiled Map Class | 71² - The ramblings of two 30-something developers

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[gingerman]

thanks! can anyone else give me feed back on my initial approach?

[gingerman]

I now read up about some of the cocos2d stuff. Most articles talk about manually creating a tile map with programs like "Tiled". However I need people in the game to be able to edit the map in such a way that they can place houses,plants and what not. So my question is are those objects usually implemented as sprites?

Thanks!

[dany_dev]

yes, why not? just a sprite on a grid....I already seen a similar tool developed from someone using cocos2d.

[gingerman]

Thanks again!

[xrox]

gingerman , thanks for this thread. actually I'm doing the same .. making a game using the same perspective isometric.

I'm facing some difficulties in starting developing because i need something to guide me to reach the point. because IOS is a big ocean and i need a navigation.

i want to make a game similar to farmvalle .. so how far did u reach?

can you recommend me some books or website which explain how to make an isometric game where you place objects on the map =) ?

Thanks in advance

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