Is there a good isometric engine out there for java?
I want a good one, that supports multiply layered backgrounds, light sources, height maps, a* pathfinding etc.
Hardware accelerated isometric projection:
http://www.java-gaming.org/forums/index.php?topic=10237.msg82119#msg82119
and the correction 
http://www.java-gaming.org/forums/index.php?topic=10237.msg83479#msg83479
You get all the nice stuff like light-shading for free.
You’ll have to code A* yourself though 