2d editor

Jacq

<div class="IPBDescription">May it be usefull?</div>I´m playing around with visual c++, and i know some about map editing. Since the nature of this mod is not to have floor over floor structure, may be will be useful for mappers and architecture-editor looking the map from above. It will be some like a paint editor mix with a editor. I have many ideas for the editor, like and, snap to grid, scale map, differents marks for special places, create room templates to reuse them, an exporter to .map files, exporter to bmp,jpg...
I´m very interesting in any reply to this post, at last I must make clear this won´t be a "final editor" like worldcraft; it´s aim for the hard first planning around maps, and it could have interesting use in release "maps-concept" wooohh i not sure this exists  <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> .

Sorry my english, it´s too late here in spain and i have not time to check it. Thanks for your time!!!

realityisdead

Sounds cool! If I'm following you right here, it would be like a map planning program? For making layouts and stuff? I bet <i>tons</i> of people would find that useful.

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My only concern is that I'm thinking maybe it's not worth the time and effort on your part, considering that this kind of planning can already be done right inside of VHE/Worldcraft.

Buuuut... If it has lots of nifty little features implemented right in there specifically for this kind of application (planning layouts), I bet it might be worth it. For example, predicted travel routes, a "timer" that tells you how far apart it would take to get from one area to another, color coding, etc, etc, etc.

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DOOManiac

kinda lika a simple CAD program right? sounds neato. thoug personally I just scratch things onto paper completely out of scale and usually only half-way recognizable :)

Tzarcon

I absolutely <b>love</b> the idea. I would do anything I can do assist in this program's making

Black_Wolf

this is a great idea

i actually thought of something very similar before, but dont have enough C++ knowledge to make it work, if you could have a timer and all that it would be cool.

Juggie

Great idea, and just like Ken20Banks said, give it nifty little features that VHE does not have.
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I'd say go for it, I'm sure atleast a couple of people will download it.

Insane

Good idea.  A good thing to add in would be a way of making "keys" i.e. you can designate in the program which rooms are hive etc. This would have the added benefit of keeping consitency with all who use it.

DruBo

sounds awesome. I'd make sure to pimp it on NS World if it comes out.

Mendasp

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It's a very good idea, hope you do it

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Evil_bOb1

For someone who knows how to use worldcraft, it wont bring much, But for ppl who dont and dont plan to invest into mapping, it could be really sweet. You could have loads premade corridor types, and maybe why not a possibility to import your own built in worldcraft?? It'll be like making a map for a conventional strategy game..."i want a corridor like this here like this....and a door like this here..." making mapping for ns really easy letting <b>anyone</b> try a go on there own map, or maybe, for hardcore mappers to test layouts or just make the skeleton of their map.

overall, its a really neat idea, and if u need help with making doors and corrdors an stuff, im there!!

Asraniel

i think it would be cool...

exemple, you have an idea, when the programm is good enouh, you make the overview with this programm, the make it to a map (ok, never make a hole map with that, just for fun) and then thest ingame how it would be, i mean, its playable, just  ugly.

it would be also cool if you can make little notices and so.. like a program for an arcitecur.... (*idea*) someones knows a good programm like that... i have kazaa, its no problem...