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[Melly]

Until I make a version with what you suggested.

Then you will be in my little program's clutches again.

[JMickle]

make a java version for my phone

but yeah i'd like a standard pallete/charset version, since i'm used to it from years ago.

[Laremere]

Ok I'm gonna stop now.

Why would you consider doing such a horrible thing?

[Core Xii]

Fine, I lied.


Maximal HUD (in retrospect, should enlarge level view)


Minimal HUD

[Chandagnac]

Ok, what would really be convenient for me at the moment is if you could select a character without physically going up there and clicking it with the mouse. Maybe if you could use WASD to move the selection around?

[Xion]

http://corexii.com/hud_max.gif

this interface really intrigues me - could you explain what the left and top sections are supposed to be? Right and bottom are pretty self explanatory (though the healthbar looks kinda interesting too)

[Core Xii]

this interface really intrigues me - could you explain what the left and top sections are supposed to be? Right and bottom are pretty self explanatory (though the healthbar looks kinda interesting too)

It's a real mockup for a roguelike I'm working on. From top to bottom, left to right: Name, level, title, location; Inventory; Quickbar; Monsters/items visible; Dungeon map; Viewport; Health and message area.

The roguelike is based around the concept of the health bar. All status effects like "paralyzed" are applied directly to a proportion of your health, rather than tracked separately. You also cast spells basically from your health, and sustained abilities reserve an amount of health from the top.

[JMickle]

how about a "colour placer" tool? I find that i'm drawing my pictures in black and white, then putting the colour on afterwards. The only problem is that i have to find the character everytime (or click the picker, get the colour,then click the brush, then paint it, bit long).

yeah so a tool where you get the colour and it replaces the character with the same but in the colours you currently have would be nice. thnks.

edit: also i like working on tiny canvases so a dialog asking you for a canvas size at the start? or how about being able to type in numbers into the width/height boxes?

[Laremere]

In the same line of a color selector, a character selector that keeps the existing color would be cool too.

Perhaps a second set of arrows that go by 10s for the canvas would be nice for choosing sizes radically different than the default?

[Melly]

Man this is a lot of suggestions.

Sorry that I haven't shown any new updates. Dealing with plenty of other stuff.

[Lee]

I like this colour placer suggestion, a brush that you draw with that just changes the foreground and background colour of the tiles, that would be so much easier, especially if you could change colour using left and right or something.

[Laremere]

Man this is a lot of suggestions.

Sorry that I haven't shown any new updates. Dealing with plenty of other stuff.

Take your time. 

[Melly]

I'm going to change the way the brush works on the next version so it's easier to just choose what you want to draw (character, color, background color) in an intuitive fashion.

[Paint by Numbers]

My upper HUD needs more detail.


This program is amazing, Melly, thanks a ton! But... I'd really prefer a text tool where you just click on the screen and it becomes like Notepad. Like, you use arrow keys or mouse clicks to move around, and when you type something is overwrites the square and jumps one space to the right. The version right now was too complex for my simple brain to understand.

I also agree with the sentiment that there should be an option to scale the entire window two or three times. I've got a pretty hi-res monitor, so I just have to put it in fullscreen; my eyes can't stand the normal size.

Might also suggest a bit on the HUD that shows what coordinates your mouse cursor is at.

...and a tool that lets you copy-paste areas.

[Xion]

mockup of the town guard rl I mentioned in the unusual rl settings thread.

[Landshark RAWR]

How many non sentient targets will there be?

[shadowdim]

mockup of the town guard rl I mentioned in the unusual rl settings thread.

Too many details Hide the insides of the building when the player is outside, maybe?

[Xion]

nevar!

actually I would have but I really wanted to do some building interiors. were it an actual game the building interiors would likely be obscured.

How many non sentient targets will there be?

could be giant rats infesting a basement, or a large mold that takes over half a block, or a dragon that begins terrorizing the town (though the sentience of dragons may be arguable), or a just a random monster that some Big Bad Villain sent, not having the time or patience to come and conquer your back-water, hardly-on-the-map town for himself. In fact sentient targets would likely be one of the rarer Big Threats, tending to keep their misdeeds to petty crimes and very mundane murders.

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better?

[shadowdim]

better?

definitely.

[Sean A.]

This is my terrible excuse for a king of spades...