Devs/artists: how do you go about creating your lossless open world maps?

TL;DR: How do you design open-world maps that stay sharp when the camera zooms in on the player?

Heyaa! I'm a beginner working on a small open-world demo in Unity (2D top-down RPG, not pixel art). I'm trying to figure out how to build my world map in a way that doesn't lose visual quality when the camera zooms in on the player.

How do you decide on a reference resolution, and how do you handle different target resolutions (like 1080p vs 1440p)?

Do you create one large map image and add decorative sprites, or do you build the world using tilemaps? What are the pros and cons of each, in your experience?

When designing your map (especially if you're drawing in a graphics program), how much do you consider the final in-game resolution and zoom level?

Appreciate all the insight I can get!! Tyvm!


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public void TurnToDirection(Vector2 dir)
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    rb.rotation = rot;
    Debug.Log("Changed rotation from this:   " + rb.rotation);
}

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public float TurnToDirection(Vector2 dir){
float angle = Mathf.Atan2(dir.y, dir.x) * Mathf.Rad2Deg;
return angle - 90f;
}

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Hello
I have an issue that my player sprite shake if I go to left but never if I go to right :/
I attached a video but we don't see the bug in it. It's record in 60 FPS.
My friend with another PC has the same issue than me.
I try to limit frame rate to 360 Hz but same issue.
I put below the configuration of my RigidBody2D attach to my player gameobject:

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So far, I’ve only managed to give the ninja a working double jump, and I’ve made it rotate while in the jump pose — but it's not the proper somersault I want. The character just spins while in the jump animation, and it doesn’t look right.

I’ve spent the last 3 days trying different approaches, and I even asked ChatGPT. It gave me detailed advice about combining animation and noscripting, but I'm still struggling to make it work the way I want.

I'm an intermediate Unity user, and I just need a clear and clean way to make the character:

* Switch to a somersault pose on the second jump
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* Then return to the normal jump pose before landing

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