What would you all like to see ...
saunderl
Traveler
Hello Everyone,
I've been away for a while but I'm back for now ... :-) ... and I've been looking at my unfinished projects and wondering which one I should delve back into.
Then I thought ... Hey why not ask the group ... if I ever finish one, they are the people that will use it, so here I am.
Some ov you may not know but I (sometimes) program add-ons to CC2. I'm also the author of the CC2 XP tutorials.
So, here is what I *Could* work on:
1 - Random Village - I've found some of my code (and some of Joe Slaytons' code). The very alpha code is based on affinity maps so once you get a list of all the buildings and their types generated, it then places them one at a time where they (want) to go based on their "Affinity" with already placed buildings.
2 - WikiNotes - This Alpha program is a hyperlinked text editor / viewer. Imagine a stand alone version of wikipedia linked to your maps. Click on a city and the Wiki comes up with info on that city but includes hyperlinks to the country, rulers etc.
3 - Fantasy Calendar - Want a customizable calendar that you can assign to you maps?
4 - More Tutorials - Where I left off, we were starting to build a more in depth Info control. We could start to add better output etc.
5 - Any other ideas?
L. Lee Saunders
I've been away for a while but I'm back for now ... :-) ... and I've been looking at my unfinished projects and wondering which one I should delve back into.
Then I thought ... Hey why not ask the group ... if I ever finish one, they are the people that will use it, so here I am.
Some ov you may not know but I (sometimes) program add-ons to CC2. I'm also the author of the CC2 XP tutorials.
So, here is what I *Could* work on:
1 - Random Village - I've found some of my code (and some of Joe Slaytons' code). The very alpha code is based on affinity maps so once you get a list of all the buildings and their types generated, it then places them one at a time where they (want) to go based on their "Affinity" with already placed buildings.
2 - WikiNotes - This Alpha program is a hyperlinked text editor / viewer. Imagine a stand alone version of wikipedia linked to your maps. Click on a city and the Wiki comes up with info on that city but includes hyperlinks to the country, rulers etc.
3 - Fantasy Calendar - Want a customizable calendar that you can assign to you maps?
4 - More Tutorials - Where I left off, we were starting to build a more in depth Info control. We could start to add better output etc.
5 - Any other ideas?
L. Lee Saunders
Comments
Welcome back.
I'm torn: #2 (WikiNotes) would be incredibly useful as an organizer. But #1 still holds a place in my heart. It would be really sexy if CC could generate villages.
I guess if I only had one vote, I'd have to be practical and vote for the WikiThingie. I'd use it a lot more.
Steve
Thanks, it is good to be back. I feel like I've had a nice long vacation and ready to return to work.
< I'm torn: #2 (WikiNotes) would be incredibly useful as an organizer. But #1 still holds a place in my heart. It would be really sexy if CC could generate villages. >
I thought the same thing! WikiNotes is so much further along ... but random villages would be so much funner to work on ;-)
< I guess if I only had one vote, I'd have to be practical and vote for the WikiThingie. I'd use it a lot more. >
Yep, this was the source code that I pulled up last night and looked at. Like I said above, WikiNotes is much further along. Much further along though is a double edged sword: On one hand ... much less to do, on the other hand ... a lot more to figure out what I did in the past and how it works before I can start coding ...
Lee
Welcome back saunderl!
And welcome back, good to see you here again.
Anyone that wishes to see the beta in action can go to our yahoo groups cc2-tool-l list and look in the files section. The file is aptly named WikiNotes.zip
This was written in C# 3.5 and the zip file contains all the source code thus far. So you will need the current version of the .Net Framework to run it. The EXE is in the WikiNotes -> bin -> debug directory.
Currently this is a standalone application. Intergrating with CC2/3 is the "easy" part. :-)
If you join the cc2-tool-l group, you can read the old message thread about this program and what has thus far been suggested for functionality.
Lee
then #1 (village creator)
http://cc3.leesaunders.net
Wow, nobody is interested in a Fantasy Calendar? hmmm.
How about something really simple like a Built-in Dice Roller or a Built-in Calculator?
I was just looking at the "New Features in CC3. What would you like to see?" and I was thinking that maybe I could tackle some of the easier requests there.
Now that I've posted a Beta of the WikiNotes, I'm ready to start spreading my focus around a bit.
I hope to find the time to test WikiNotes somewhen next week.
Probably needs to be changed around, as my game world has 2 moons as well.