Ren'Py Programs for Background image

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Hmmm. Well if you end up using Daz3D, a quick way to get a number of free backgrounds, particularly for outdoor scenes, is to use free HDRIs (such as the ones on ). These's a thread that talks about those here:



They can provide quick backgrounds for your characters, and appropriate lighting for the background as well.

There's also a number of 2D Images on various sites that allow commercial use.

As an example, Renderosity has a section devoted to 2D background images:


Such background images (with the character superimposed over the backgrond) have been used in a number of RPG Maker and Renpy games (Lab Rats comes immediately to mind), if that's the 'game style' you were thinking of going for.

The nice thing about this approach is that it isn't render engine specific, due to the way Renpy is able place backgrounds behind characters or other foreground images. So you can handle the characters separately from the backgrounds. I'm sure you already knew that, though.

With images (really with anything including 3D models), do pay attention to the usage rights. If you are planning to market your game, you'll be looking for 'Commercial use' or 'Unrestricted Use' allowed for said products. If that's something you are worried about, that is.
 
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