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Outpost Series Games => Outpost 2 Divided Destiny => Topic started by: BlackBox on May 13, 2003, 07:15:00 PM

Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: BlackBox on May 13, 2003, 07:15:00 PM
I am designing a new OP2 map editor for Windoze. Hopefully it will be faster than it's predecessors, and it will have some support for saving info on structure placement (but not into the OP2 native format, yet. Probably onto a FMF (Flexible map Format) file that the editor will be able to read, however)
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: CK9 on May 18, 2003, 11:09:39 AM
Good luck!                    
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: BlackBox on May 18, 2003, 02:53:48 PM
Part of the .map editor is complete. The tileset loads fast (under 2 seconds loading time for the whole app) and doesn't use lots of memory.
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: CK9 on May 19, 2003, 09:01:28 AM
Have you tested it on more than one computer.
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: BlackBox on May 20, 2003, 03:24:03 PM
Not yet. It's not quite complete, yet....

And I am having problems with the tile selector, and scrolling. (argh!)
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: CK9 on May 22, 2003, 11:00:45 PM
Why don't you send me a beta when you have one made?
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Post by: BlackBox on June 23, 2003, 08:36:50 AM
ITS DONE!!!!! THE MAP/TILE EDITOR WORKS!

At 9:34:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, the FIRST EVER made from scratch Outpost 2 map, made with a standalone EXE map editor, was successfully tested in the Outpost 2 Game!!!!!!!

Yippie!

There are a few more bugs that I have to work out, and I have to make the tileset to include all the tiles, which I'll get done today, so tonight the map editor will be released (to certain allowed people). Those people will get PM's that tell them where to download it.
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: CK9 on June 23, 2003, 09:05:28 AM
Well I think I know who won't be one :(  
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Post by: OP2Patriot on June 23, 2003, 10:12:56 AM
Just keep checking your e-mail box. If you don't get anything in like, 120 hours, then you won't get one for a while.

---philipu2001
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Post by: it2000us on June 23, 2003, 10:34:43 AM
Why only to sertain people? Give it to everyone, leave it in the downloads section of your site.  
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Post by: Leviathan on June 23, 2003, 10:54:25 AM
i best b 1 of the ppl who can have the editer
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: BlackBox on June 23, 2003, 03:28:45 PM
Everyone who is helping First Wave gets one. So if you want to get it, contribute to the First Wave project somehow.

(The reason for this since most of the code is proprietary, and it's a bit buggy. I don't want to give it to people who know nothing about it, that it could have bugs, and come crying to me saying "It lost my map!")

EDIT: Also, if you want to contribute in some form of maps for First Wave, PM me and I will see what we can do.
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: CK9 on June 23, 2003, 05:55:26 PM
I cand describe one of my ideas to you.
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: OP2Patriot on June 23, 2003, 06:04:07 PM
In postform or in PM? Don't just post, "I have an idea." If you post that, you should edit to give a description of your idea.

---philipu2001
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: CK9 on June 23, 2003, 06:06:47 PM
I'll PM him with it later
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: <NH> Cameron1032 on June 23, 2003, 09:06:26 PM
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So if you want to get it, contribute to the First Wave project somehow.
So bluntly: If you dont help, you dont get one?
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: OP2Patriot on June 23, 2003, 09:12:42 PM
Not until the expansion pack is released. By then, as op2hacker has said, bugs will be worked out.

---philipu2001
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: BlackBox on June 24, 2003, 07:09:11 AM
Phil is correct. The Mapper WILL be available to everyone once the expansion is done. But for now, it is limited to the people making the expansion.

If you want a copy before the expansion is out, PM me or Phil to help out with the expansion. We will set you up.

(The reason I'm not giving it to everyone is because the people doing the expansion will know that it has bugs, and may crash sometimes, and you will lose your work.
I don't want people coming up to me going "You made a stupid editor, it doesn't work, I lost over 2 hrs of work")

There are probably a lot of bugs that I don't know exist.

EDIT: I did get CK9's idea. He could do some "bonus" content for the expansion. He is in the line for the editor.
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: OP2Patriot on June 24, 2003, 01:04:26 PM
Auto save wouldn't be a bad option. I once wrote three chapters of one of my novellas, without saving, then the power went out. (Sniff, sniff) I didn't write anything until a week afterwards.

---philipu2001
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: <NH> Cameron1032 on June 24, 2003, 03:42:40 PM
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Not until the expansion pack is released. By then, as op2hacker has said, bugs will be worked out.

---philipu2001
Oh ok. I thought if you didnt help then youd have to like pay for it or something  :P  
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Post by: CommanderA1 on July 01, 2003, 08:22:02 PM
Greetings all,
         New to the forum, loooong time OP2 player, just writing to ask for a release date, want to know how long a wait to expect, in other words........... Please Hurry! :blink: :o  :blink:


        CoMmAnDeRa1 <VC>
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: Leviathan on July 02, 2003, 05:05:47 AM
omg hey CommanderA1 , long time no c. hope ur have the time 2 get playing again.
get this (http://www.insurrectionlan.co.uk/Outpost2IRC.zip) to get 2 our chat room
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: CK9 on July 02, 2003, 10:02:05 AM
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Greetings all,
         New to the forum, loooong time OP2 player, just writing to ask for a release date, want to know how long a wait to expect, in other words........... Please Hurry! :blink: :o  :blink:


        CoMmAnDeRa1 <VC>
What were you approved for?  Coming from philip, lately, i's not that great a thing to the normal members.
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: OP2Patriot on July 02, 2003, 01:26:04 PM
CK9, can you quote where I said, "It is not great to be a normal member." Normal members are very welcome here.

An accurate estimate or a fuzzy one cannot be given by I. Ask op2hacker.

---philipu2001
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: Betaray on July 02, 2003, 02:27:48 PM
if I was a regular member, I would still post, but Ive been a GM almost as long as I can remember
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: CK9 on July 02, 2003, 06:15:17 PM
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CK9, can you quote where I said, "It is not great to be a normal member." Normal members are very welcome here.

An accurate estimate or a fuzzy one cannot be given by I. Ask op2hacker.

---philipu2001
Philip, you are misquoteing me there, thus twisting my words.
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: Betaray on July 02, 2003, 08:20:53 PM
twisted

I forget, what commericial kept saying twisted in it?
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: CK9 on July 02, 2003, 10:10:34 PM
no idea.  The point is, philip is attacking me indirectaly by missquoting me!
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Post by: Betaray on July 03, 2003, 12:35:49 AM
WAR OF THE QUOTES

remember when we had that before?

neathor do I
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: CK9 on July 03, 2003, 10:06:51 PM
Actually, there was this one time when we were posting wquotes to see who could find the most.
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Post by: Betaray on July 03, 2003, 10:57:03 PM
well in a place full to the brim with statements, that shouldent be hard
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Post by: CK9 on July 04, 2003, 10:45:38 PM
Philip ran out of unused qotes.  BTW, they had to be quotes from famous people.
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Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: <NH> Cameron1032 on July 08, 2003, 08:16:11 AM
Thats cool man!
Edit: tried for shocked smilie but it isnt in the db :(  
Title: OP2 Mapper
Post by: BlackBox on July 08, 2003, 10:07:34 AM
Post about the smilies in Suggestions/Problems. Xfir will probably add more to the DB.