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I liked the walltiles but in SSCC Desert Storm we use 3D wall's like other zones start to use to. Cant there be 2 types of walltiles? 1 for normal walls and 1 for 3D walls. - normal walls: 4x4 tiles (64x64 pixels) - 3D walls : 4x5 tiles (64x80 pixels)
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Some people have been complaining that drawing walltiles in a selection doesnt attach them to the map tiles outside of it... However, I wouldnt find it logical if it did, because a selection is "floating", its a totally different layer and has nothing to do with map under it until you drop it. Making it attach to map when selection hasnt been moved, however, would be kind of logical Could also make an option for it, with 3 choices being: Always, Only when moved selection (default), and Never. yeah... that would seem to be the best choice imo In current version, there might be some cases where selection attaches to map, but it shouldn't and it will be changed (please r…
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Ive updated DCME because there were critical bugs in v1.2.61 that screwed DCME pretty badly. Update! (or download from the attachement) DCMEv1262.zip
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What is with the "Latest source code available on request"? too annoying to add it all the time Selection menu stuff: * I like the menu * "Select all tiles in screen" adds to the selection instead of actually selecting the tiles on screen. Maybe make two menu options so both can be done. done * Things are not in screen, they are on screen. Even better is saying "visible tiles". done * "Select none" would do better as "Deselect everything". done * A "Deselect visible tiles" would be nice, too. done * "Center selection in map", too, please. done * Center selection on screen, of course. done Selections: * Drawing inside selection adds something to the undo list but not…
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Basically, a tool that hollows out the shape you apply it on. A 20x20 rectangle becomes a hollow rectangle. Same for selection - it hollows out every object in the selection and leaves only the borders.
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What is the difference between "Current walltiles" and "Complete walltiles"? Do PTM and then use Convert to WT. It just fills the entire area with the "single" tile. Selecting big areas with control+a sometimes gives an out-of-range error.
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the flip/rotate and resize only works with selection, but they are still in edit as most programs put them there because they also work without a selection. Now my question, would moving them to the selection menu be better, or is it good where they are now
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since ive been using DCME ive always needed to copy a map i am editing coz ALOT of times when a map gets big and uses alot of tiles, and you try to save it it saves properly and does everything correct, but then when you close DCME and re-open the map the tileset is grey (thats what i copyed the map for so the tileset isnt lost). How can this happen and can this be fixed? its realy annoying. mostly when you reopen the map and the tileset is grey and import a tileset again and then save it it is fixed but last time i kept having that problem for like 10 times. re-saving->re-open->re-importing tileset etc. etc. This problem is realy weird coz sometimes it saves prop…
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-close menu fixed -special objects are updated after you mouse up in hand or keyup when moving with the arrow keys (not the best solution but it will do for now) -fixed problem with white borderlines of selection when moving with hand -fixed problem with borders of selection with transparent pasting/ paste under -made a selection menu where selection actions go into (select all/none, convert to walltiles, center selection in screen) -fixed/ added some icons in the menus Check for updates
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Which would you prefer ? The first option will copy regardless of there are not so many tile 0's, which leads to double walls. The second option checks the line to be copied from the source with the next line from the source, and compares the number of tile 0's on those lines. This will significantly decrease the amount of double walls, but introduces some holes in the walls (more like distortions) The third is actually the same as the second but also checks with the one next of the next one, which could remove double walls some more, but introduce a lot more gaps (don't mind the asteroids, it still doesn't keep that in mind) Edit: hm, seems like the gaps were …
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Well, I gave this a shot since I need an editor that can use the 'special' tiles, but now Im quickly deleting it for a few reasons: - Every map saved is saved with a full black tileset, rendering the map useless. - Unless I work with a tiny window, it runs slow as all !@#$%^&*. - The selection area isnt drawn until after Ive released the mouse button. - Every tool likes to start in the tile to the right of the tile Ive got my mouse over. And thats all I found within 10 minutes of using it. I dont see how you guys missed a few of this (specifically the tileset issue), as its clear as day. For now, Im using !@#$%^&*.
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changes from svn log: - Started some changes on frmCheckUpdate's interface - Added hotkey for magic wand (W) - Added "All files (*.*)" filter for importing tilesets and maps (it warns user if he tries to import a file with the wrong extension though) - fixed problem with asking for importing walltiles on a new map, because the specified default tileset had walltiles saved along with it - fixed problem with selection's dotted rectangle not appearing after canceling a selection with a single left mouse click outside the selection fixed several bugs from SOS report on v1.2.3 - Can now draw in selection (with line and sticky line) - Grid is now redrawn correctly when erasin…
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* Convert selection to walltiles. ** Could use a keyboard shortcut. ** Doesn't connect walltiles to same-type tiles outside the selection. (Selection edges get broken) ** The "select walltile" window is not very user-friendly. Just make it so the moment you click on a walltile, it uses that one. No need for the convert button. ---- fixed ** WTF, I had one walltile selected in tileset, chose another from the window and instead it used the one from tileset! No, wait, it keeps using the 5th walltile no matter what I pick in tileset or the window. WTF I can't make my map! Fix it fix it fix it! *** No wait, it uses whatever walltile was last painted on the map. ----- fixed…
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When you get elvl support can you use a script based system for the chunks? This way ASSS module coders can just write a new human readable script to create new custom region types. Example contents of a script file for the existing autowarp region: rAWP x:16:X coord in tiles to warp to. y:16:Y coord in tiles to warp to. arena:char16:Destination arena or blank for same arena. New custom lvz toggling region: rTOG id:16:The ID of the object to toggle. mode:16:0=Toggle lvz off when you enter the region, 1=Toggle lvz on when you enter the region. The first line will be the region type, all following lines are fields inside the chunk. field name:field data type:descript…
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Download DCME v1.2.3 here Latest changes : Added Check for updates, (if you are missing an OCX, search on google and place it in your system (win95/98/me) or system32 (nt/2000/xp) folder Free rotating feature (choose any angle) "Step" functionnality improved Special tiles now draw correctly when on the edge of screen Can now apply special tiles with line, rectangle, or ellipse tools, although it only draws a single special tile just like pencil Screen now updates much faster (still no effect on selection's speed however) Fixed "Save" menu icon appearing beside "Close" in the "File" menu Copy/Paste now works between different maps <{POST_SNAPBACK}> View detailed v…
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I've updated SSDL with all of the DCME versions I could get my hands on. Let me know if I am missing any.
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With that feature (that I haven't even tested yet), we could make sub-releases each time we fix something and put it up as the latest update, without uploading it here on the forum. We could just make a new release when relatively major fixes are done... 1.2.30 | | | | | | | subrelease | | | | | release | | | version | that will only change when lvz's or elvl stuff are added or maybe with the tileset editor too or we just increment the 2nd digit faster and go to 1.3, 1.4 etc. each time we post a release whatever
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well i gave it some thought and in some occasions (like move or hand) there is a lot of data that is recalculated every time, while it was still valid. So instead of redrawing every tile in updatelevel, do this: for when a selection is active - bitblt the old piclevel onto the piclevel with the difference in offset for the selection moved that way, the selection doesn't need to be drawn again - iterate over every tile, draw those who aren't in the selection (as every tile not in selection will have the wrong offset) - when tiles in selection, only draw those whose tiles became visible that were previously not (like moving to the left for 4 tiles) will bitblt with …
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Take the v121 of DCME. Add SOS. And you have this. A big juicy issue and comment report (mostly about the UI) Wait, why is the zip named v121? Isn't it supposed to be v1.2.1? Issue number one! Heheheh, yea. We have had filesystems that handle file names over 8 characters and *even spaces in filenames* for quite a few years now, so it would be nice to have a zip that looks good. "DCME v1.2.1.zip", for example. To business. As I start it up, I notice a tip of the day window. * You do not "OK" the window, you "Close" it! ("OK" is bad button text) * It is not centered. Please try to remember that not everyone uses 1024x768. (Speaking of that, I can barely fit my code on …
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I compiled v1.2.2 with all the latest bug fixes, however, some new problems seem to have appeared... I'd like if you could confirm or give details about these problems as I did not / do not have much time to test. And it's compiled with my french VB ... so.. Drake you know what you have to do (if you know a quick way to fix these before recompiling, would be nice) Though I know you must be very busy with these finals at the moment... so.. whenever you get time When you close DCME with the main [X] (or File -> Exit), if you answer Cancel, it asks you a second time and it gets weird if you answer "No" to a first map, then "Cancel" at the second... I don't know if I cr…
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When I exit DCME using Window's X in the corner of the window, the process doesn't close. If I exit using File->Exit, the process closes properly.
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This is what i have so far. This version doesn't fix all the bugs, but it might be better to test this version as some bugs might have already been gone with fixing another thing This is the log from the repository since 2nd June (so since the latest build) cleaned the line class a bit Partly fixed undo/redo for selection Walltiles greatly improved and code cleaned up Now working on option to specify default walltile set fixed some walltiles bugs option for default walltile set fixed eraser and magic wand offset preview of tile with pencil (doesnt work with special tiles yet) highlighted cursor shows current position on screen (adjusts with line width, but not with sp…
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What other map editor can let you do THIS in a SINGLE click and drag? (v1.2.2 will be required for step to work correctly with filled shapes and multiple tile selection, and its not available yet )
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Please implement Baks "EZ tiling" system into your map editor. Maybe then will I use it more often. Download !@#$%^&* to see when I mean.
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I downloaded the v1.2.1 from this forum (although, in the About box, DCME says it's version 1.2.3). I use the selection tool to select an area of tiles, then move those tiles somewhere. Then press the Undo button, and nothing happens. It seems like Undo is keep track of how many things it can undo, but it doesn't actually do them. For instance: I start up DCME, load a map. Use the selection tool to select an area of tiles. Then move those tiles somewhere. The Undo button becomes active, and I can click it 4 times before it deactives, but it does not undo anything. The tiles that were moved are not undone back to their original place.
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