There has be soooooo much whining on this that I get toothaches when I hear talks about it. Time to go to a dentist it seems, because I'm about to post one about 'em too!
MAP FEATURE IS IN THE GAME NOW!Don't expect too much though. It's not an automap, it's a sketchbook, thus giving way for the a new skill - map making or cartography, call it whatever you like. That one is still yet to come, but I have a feeling it's going to be in soon.
And it's all thanks to
Vengeance!
Where to get it? Sorry but that information I can't share on the boards. However, I can tell you that it's in the exact place you'd expect to find one. As a matter of fact the NPC who talked about them mentioned he had a few lying around. To be able to use a map you need to acquire one from him.
Features below:Press...
F2 - To toggle map editing on and off
+ - To add new items, press the key.
\ - To add an endpoint (used for drawing lines ---- )
T - To add text
PgUp/PgDown - To cycle though items added (yes, you can change the icons and there's quite a bunch of them)
Arrows - To move items around, one pixel at a time
Mouse - To move items generally, or modify the endpoints on the lines ( ----- key bind:
\)
Small possible bugs (not sure if they really are) :- Can't move the Sketchbook from its position (locked in where it first appears).
- Map name is "Generic map". If I buy another one, it will be yet another generic map. Perhaps we should have the ability to modify the map name so that it appears "Hydlaa Map" for example?
- No "save" button. The map saves now only when the map editing is closed. Maybe it's not a bug, just the way it's supposed to work.
- If I move an item on the outside of the map, does it disappear when it saves? For example, I can create a small house, move it on the outside of the map, and it will probably stay there.
/later
After checking, it does appear to be saved even outside its boundaries, the small figure appearing translucent above the main screen. You can check this my moving a little house half in, and half out of the sketch, then close it and reopen.
For the sake of the game, please do not use them at this time due to an ugly bug.
