Tasks:Map Editor

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Overview

The Map Editor is the tool to create the game world of Adonthell and populate it with scenery, characters, items and triggers for map events.

Dependencies

• Map View (for loading/saving maps, rendering)
• GTK+ Backend (for integration of map view into editor)
• Object Browser (for simple selection of map objects)
• Object Editor (for convenient creation of object models)

Requirements

• Utilize in-game rendering to save work and display map exactly as seen in game. (done)
• Drag Objects from Object browser to place them on the map. (done)
• Name zones of the map, so their location can be used for NPC schedules, allow to edit them in the mapview. (partially done)
• Move objects already placed on map (done)
• Permanently group objects and allow to move the entire group, together with meta informations like zones.
• Display guide lines for floating objects that show their position on the ground below.
• Adjust Z-position of objects to arbitrary values or let them 'drop' to the ground. (partially done)
• Filter objects in the entity list by their tags, possibly sort them by name.
• Display coordinates (x, y, z) and size (length, width, height) of selected/highlighted objects.
• Flood fill large areas with ground tiles.
• Load objects in the background, possibly showing progress in GUI.

References

• Suggestion on adonthell-devel (more discussion welcome!)