Chittering Clawbug mrb Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 I find the Editor to be very poor for editing maps, especially with only 2 levels of zoom, lacking a proper scroll etc. I am not impressed by the interface nor is it sufficient for the developer to state that the code is old - after all, if BoA is to have numerous scenarios it needs good tools, and isn't that the developers job? Is there an alternative way to create maps, assuming that a utility could be made available to parse and compile and write the binary file needed for the game <*.bas>? It would be easier to work with yet another text file, giving tile coordinates and using a script to place other game elements at the various coords. I really think much better tools are needed! Regards, mrb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast *i Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 The source code is available. You are free to implement this if you find a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chittering Clawbug mrb Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 Not really. Unless the source code is made available under an OpenSource <GPL etc> type licence I wouldn't want to spend the time working on it. Also, this is still a shareware product <meaning the developer hopes to be compensated for all his time and efforts in developing it> and I do support that concept. I still feel that better tools are the responsibility of the developer, not the user - the exception being the case of OpenSource licenced software, where I am happy to contribute. To make this clearer, suppose I implement some nice but radical changes to the editor - in addition to the interface, also including the way files are compiled and saved. The result would be chaos, since I am not the developer and I also would not be able to support those changes in the future. Regards, mrb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast *i Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 The profits come from the game itself, not the editor. The editor is technically free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Spidweb Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 "Unless the source code is made available under an OpenSource <GPL etc> type licence I wouldn't want to spend the time working on it." Did you actually read the license that the editor is offered under? I think you will find it interesting. - Jeff Vogel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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