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(Message started by: Dank on 10/29/03 at 19:28:45)
Title: Maps
Post by Dank on 10/29/03 at 19:28:45
Alright this may be Too much coding, but it was brought to my attention by my g/f. Is there anyway to put a lil map screen in one of the corners that shows you as a lil dot on the corresponding squares? I mean for *Newbs* they have to keep switchin from nightmist to Ie just to look at maps. They dont tell you where you are on that map, granite we all learned to cope with this, and learned our way counting squares, and by certain scenery that looked familiar. Not all areas of course would have this feature, Just main towns (Nm,Arlin,Bt,Rh) and areas inbetween (grassy meadow, Large forest etc.) I dunno lets hear what the nm community has to say.
Title: Re: Maps
Post by Fluffalicious on 10/29/03 at 19:57:01
I could see the towns and maybe that being in it
Title: Re: Maps
Post by SquiggleUK on 10/29/03 at 20:06:25
i have a suggestion for this.  instead of cluttering up the screen, how about making it more realistic, go into supply shops, buy a map for say.... 10 gold, as it will probably be dropped or deleted after coz nobody likes to have things in their inventory, coz we need all the space we have for pots :D

So newbs can go buy maps, and when used from the inventory, a little picture pops up with the map.

ill try and do a screenshot of what i mean...
Title: Re: Maps
Post by SquiggleUK on 10/29/03 at 20:23:30
http://www.squiggleuk.com/mapexample.jpg

didnt wanna post this on the forum as its quite big, but take a look and tell me if you would be satisfied with a feature like that, then maybe we can get JLH to implement it  :P
Title: Re: Maps
Post by Dank on 10/29/03 at 20:56:32
Yah thats cool but it wouldnt tell you where you were on the map. like say when you move the map ur dot on the map moves to the square you moved to. Like i said it might be too much coding, making nm more graphical etc but i think itd be cool. Oh yah did i mention it could be toggled on or off too.
Title: Re: Maps
Post by SquiggleUK on 10/29/03 at 21:04:15
lol, that wont happen, its been brought up too many times and the answer was always a strait no.  however, a pop-up map would be convinient and very easy to implement.  Despite the fact it doesnt tell you where you are, you still get a general idea because the map tells you what the places are. say if u fell in crocs den and didnt know where u were, u would look on the map, see crocs den and hey presto you're outta there lol.
Title: Re: Maps
Post by Outsider on 10/29/03 at 21:15:01
maybe if JLH wont add this i can make a program whith a textbox to add the descrip of that square (few words in yellow) and it spits out the map :D

Was just thinking about this, every game has programs made by players that makes teh game easier....might start making such a thing.

instead of opening a site you'll just run a program next to it and it'll have everything you need.....

/shrug
Title: Re: Maps
Post by SquiggleUK on 10/29/03 at 21:43:01
those are called trainers, and JLH doesnt allow trainers.  :-/
Title: Re: Maps
Post by Outsider on 10/29/03 at 21:57:40
no those arent called trainers, cuz they dont affect the game....
Title: Re: Maps
Post by SquiggleUK on 10/29/03 at 23:08:03
oh right sorry i misunderstood. i'd like to see that then :D  lol
Title: Re: Maps
Post by Stotic on 10/30/03 at 02:25:37

on 10/29/03 at 20:06:25, SquiggleUK wrote:
i have a suggestion for this.  instead of cluttering up the screen, how about making it more realistic, go into supply shops, buy a map for say.... 10 gold, as it will probably be dropped or deleted after coz nobody likes to have things in their inventory, coz we need all the space we have for pots :D

So newbs can go buy maps, and when used from the inventory, a little picture pops up with the map.

ill try and do a screenshot of what i mean...

Nightmist used to have this.
Title: Re: Maps
Post by JLH on 10/30/03 at 02:47:39
sure did, MetricTon used to do them (pre-reset)
Title: Re: Maps
Post by Bean on 10/30/03 at 03:12:08
Why not have an extra menu on the bar, and when you click on it, it opens it shows only the squares you've BEEN TO.

Or, within a one square radius... Excluding hidden squares of course.

:)
Title: Re: Maps
Post by SquiggleUK on 10/30/03 at 13:56:27

on 10/30/03 at 02:25:37, Stotic wrote:
Nightmist used to have this.


exactly....

gotta admit, the design owns  lol.  see the little 'Map' in the inventory? and the whole map window i just did by hand more or less. (i didnt do the map, you'll find that map on samus's site).
Title: Re: Maps
Post by Maltakano on 10/30/03 at 15:27:42

on 10/30/03 at 03:12:08, Bean wrote:
Why not have an extra menu on the bar, and when you click on it, it opens it shows only the squares you've BEEN TO.

Or, within a one square radius... Excluding hidden squares of course.

:)


i like this idea could also add a few racial abilities like dwarves would be able to see further underground or something
Title: Re: Maps
Post by SquiggleUK on 10/30/03 at 15:47:16
getting to far into this now lol.  that would require hell of alot more coding.  as for only seeing the squares you've been to, they do that on RoK.  :)
Title: Re: Maps
Post by Bean on 10/30/03 at 17:39:35
And we dont want to be just like rock, so go figure...


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