DS1EDIT.EXE & WIN_DS1EDIT.EXE



ALREADY DONE List

• general options
  
  • WYSIWYG editor ! (display Tiles like in the game)
    
  • direct reading of DT1 / TXT / Palettes... from either the MPQ files or from a Mod Directory (like -direct method)
    
  • 2 working modes : Tile / Objects (Paths in progress)
    
  • can always view Objects & Paths, whichever the Mode
    
  • objects view by name or by Type-Id
    
  • easy-to-use display of objects & paths (no tables)
    
  • no last sub-path of a path is missing (no bug )
    
  • user options in .ini
    
  • screenshots
    
  • zooms / scrolls
    
  • gamma correction
    
  • incremental save (fortress.ds1 will be saved fortress-000.ds1, then fortress-001.ds1, ...)
    
  • quicker starting after 1st time it was launched
    
  • multiple DS1 loading, by a list-file
    
  • copy / paste between different ds1 work, but the result depend of their DT1 list (same list = ok, different = most likely to have problems)
    
  • 'Shadows' layer edition is implemented
    
  • walkable infos preview, 2 mode : simple or very accurate
    
  • 'Night preview' mode : see the level in darkness, like the Den of Evil. Not as good as the game, but that gives an idea.
    
• Tiles Editing mode
  
  • multiple select / deselect
    
  • copy / delete (real-time preview before paste)
    
  • hide / show selection
    
  • layers display toggle
    
  • edit 1 cell (multiple layers at a time) : view all the available tiles of the map
    
  • multiple Undo
    
• Objects Editing mode
  
  • objects split into the Object itself and a 'Label'
    
  • multiple select / deselect, either objects or labels
    
  • insert 1 object
    
  • move the selection
    
  • 1st path always attached to its object when moving (avoid crash when testing the map)
    
  • copy / delete the selection (only objects)
    
  • undo (but only 1 step)
    
  • can select NPC from other acts
    

TO DO List

• paths editing
  
• ini option : put cursor in screenhsots Y / N
  
• auto-save (10 min default)
  
• reduce memory usage (none / small & quick / large & slow ) ---> transparent line dt1 check
  
• resize, create from scratch, add / del layers
  
• change drawing priority (prop1) (multiple tiles at once)
  
• copy from 1 layer to another (on the same map)
  
• "view same random" button to make works in the Tile edit window
  
• filter the tile edit list with 32 buttons max (1 for each dt1 of the map)
  
• minimap (like warcraft / starcraft, etc). Toggleable (² key, near the Tab)
  
• load / close x ds1 at run-time
  
• display animated floor (easy in fact). Put it as an .ini option

Recquire advanced coding skill (LOT harder, maybe another prog ? Or ... maybe never

• display real objects / monsters (Dcc, ouch. Just the 1st frame will be an exploit)
  
• lvl*.txt modification (ouch)
  
• change (& listen) area music (easy to listen, not to edit the .txt)
  
• hexediting (like Isilveo prop1 to prop4, and so on)
  
• few ds1 problem (slightly different format)
  
• light preview (global *may* be easy, player light radius (mouse) lot harder)
  
• workspace files (list of ds1. can save the state of selection too in another files)
  
• make a sort of "precompiled" worspace : save all your work in a big-but-decoded personal file, then next time you load it, the loading should be as fast as light.
  
  
  
• take a nap, zzzzzzzz

Paul, you are simply awesome I just wished I had more time to play around with dungeon generation right now.

indeed its awesome what these guys do for us gamers , therefore we salute you