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Map Editor Design

First thoughts

Have been trying to think about what to make the editor in. There are 2 choices in my mind:

1. Visual Basic
   1. This has the advantage of potentially faster development, and easier development.
   2. It also has many disadvantages, such as me not knowing how to implement a large grid with multiple layers of pictures in each grid cell, etc. Also, not knowing how to do transparency, etc. Also, it would be harder to make a file format that is not just lines of text in a file that can be changed all too easily, and yet still have a C++ program read it in easily.
2. Allegro
   1. This has the advantage of when working, also meaning that substantial parts of the game engine have also been written. Can use almost identical functions for loading the map in as saving it (an essential editor function!)
   2. Disadvantages are: more time taken to develop. Lots of coding needed before half-decent results achieved. GUI kind of sucks compared to drag-and-drop of VB. GUI is low res and ugly.

What do you think, Natoli? And how patient are you prepared to be, Richard? --G01d HaCkEr 06:11, 20 May 2006 (PDT)

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This is your department, I'm cool. 'Patience' equals more time to draw stuff. - Richard

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I just glanced at the Allegro page. They've got a bunch of RPGs there, though I don't know how nice the code is or whatever... --Richard

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Yes, in fact this was a nice bonus I had discovered by myself. I had a look at some of them, they are not too bad. Something to work off, maybe? Need to wait till Natoli has a look as well... But by the same token, I'd like to build our own custom classes as has been discussed, and then write an editor that can interface with those. And I think by writing the editor in Allegro, I/we will generate some valid code that can be used for some of the game itself as well. We may even be able to have the editor in-game as well, like some of the examples on that page. Thanks for your comments, though! Now we just gotta get Natoli on here, if he ever stops raiding in WoW... --G01d HaCkEr

How often do I get to raid??? geez dude! Anyhoo, once I get the assignment stuffs done Ill check em out ;) ~Natoli