01-26-2017, 03:25 PM
Map Tools and Video Settings Editor have been ported to Linux.
The Map Tools have reached the point where they can successfully export map files for the game!
A map loader system has been implemented in the game. You can now select which map you wish to play when starting the game.
The "Classic" map (the map you're all used to) has been successfully detached from the game. I had to remove a bunch of hard coded stuff for this to work. But now map changes, city data, etc should are dynamically loaded from the map files.
What does this mean? It means that you can make your own maps, cities, AI, and turn events using easy graphical tools. You then export those files into a folder in the game, and then load those files at the start of a new game.
There are still a couple more things I have to do. There are 3 missing features in the Map Tools, missing error checks in the Map Tools, I need to implement loading a map from a save game, and I have to work on the dotCity map format (which allows you to just use the coordinates of cities to make maps rather than using 3d modeling tools.)
Hopefully I can knock out these things by the end of the month. I'll then take a couple of days to make a new test map and make sure loading/unloading on multiple maps works. We'll then be ready for v1.21.2 release.
The Map Tools have reached the point where they can successfully export map files for the game!
A map loader system has been implemented in the game. You can now select which map you wish to play when starting the game.
The "Classic" map (the map you're all used to) has been successfully detached from the game. I had to remove a bunch of hard coded stuff for this to work. But now map changes, city data, etc should are dynamically loaded from the map files.
What does this mean? It means that you can make your own maps, cities, AI, and turn events using easy graphical tools. You then export those files into a folder in the game, and then load those files at the start of a new game.
There are still a couple more things I have to do. There are 3 missing features in the Map Tools, missing error checks in the Map Tools, I need to implement loading a map from a save game, and I have to work on the dotCity map format (which allows you to just use the coordinates of cities to make maps rather than using 3d modeling tools.)
Hopefully I can knock out these things by the end of the month. I'll then take a couple of days to make a new test map and make sure loading/unloading on multiple maps works. We'll then be ready for v1.21.2 release.
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good human beings save the world, so that bastards like me can keep creating art, become immortal.
if you read this after I am dead it means I made it." ― Charles Bukowski