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Manar
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Additions to sketching.
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July 13, 2007, 09:40:52 pm »
The in-game sketching system seems to be coming along nicely. I think the following additions would be quite useful. Most of these should be possible to implement within the current system.
Transcribing:
A good map with a lot of lines takes a long time to make, even if you already know exactly what goes where. An automated way to copy one map to another would be very useful. Perhaps with a delay based on the number of lines and things on the map, much like there is a delay in repairing items.
Colouring:
Have PageUp/Down change the colour of a selected line. In the current black-and-white it's difficult to show the difference between a road and a river, cliffs, walls etc. in high-scale maps. And with the current system it's not very practical to make dotted or dashed lines.
Polylines:
Change the
line
command to add further points if a line is currently selected. Delete could remove the latest point, until only a simple line is left, which can be deleted as it is now.
Polygons:
Add a
close
comand, which connects the endpoint with the startpoint. (Requires polylines)
Filling:
A way to select the colour, or pattern a polygon is painted with. (Requires polygons)
Any comments or improvements on these points?
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RayvenD
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Re: Additions to sketching.
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July 13, 2007, 11:07:49 pm »
In-game sketching?
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allad
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Re: Additions to sketching.
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July 13, 2007, 11:14:32 pm »
Quote from: RayvenD on July 13, 2007, 11:07:49 pm
In-game sketching?
Yes, you can now sketch on the maps. That is.. if you can find one.
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Entevir
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Re: Additions to sketching.
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July 13, 2007, 11:40:23 pm »
Finding a map is easy.Finding a book is hells first punishment for me.
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Manar
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Re: Additions to sketching.
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August 14, 2007, 05:20:48 pm »
As a tiny addition, could the number of things allowed on a map be raised a bit?
You can work your way through ~200 lines surprisingly easily...
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Otcho
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Re: Additions to sketching.
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August 14, 2007, 11:57:34 pm »
Wow, an ingame paint program!
But making a map so detailed would be very ooc, your character should be skilled to color it itself instead of just filling it up itself. So maybe just have a pencil tool with different colors.
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