What have done with map/coordinate structure now is allow you to sort of
assign transit conduits between separate points in your map - as in, while
effectively in design, you'd have all the map locations on the same sort of
grid, you could keep sections/groups separate, and assign a sort of conduit
between the chunks - almost like making it to the next level in something
like a platform game, and have also applied settings to those affecting if
they work in both directions, or just one way/once off, etc.
What might also do is sort of let you offer something along the lines of an
access code/password on completion of a map, which might then be required by
something like it's sequel map to then carry on there - in order to let you
keep them as sort of separate maps, but, sort of linked, etc., or
something...<smile>
But that one's still just a thought, and not sure would really want to allow
a map designer to assign an access password to a map - you could already
sort of due something similar to that using something like the clues you
might need to open up map sections, but, yes, you can already define a
design password to stop someone else from just editing your map as they see
fit/whenever they want to, etc.
Kind of reminds me of how, in old days, with some of the first bits of
adventure gaming I played, on commodore 64/XT PC, their form of copyright
was that at times they'd ask you what something like the 5th word, on the
13th page of the game booklet was - think in those days, even photocopier's
weren't all that commonly available to young people...<smile>
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
"Roger Wilco wants to welcome you...to the space janitor's closet..."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eleanor" <elea...@7128.com>
To: <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2014 4:10 PM
Subject: [Audyssey] role-playing type game map design
Jacob was talking about the scale of maps that could be built. If the maps
were designed to be nested tree sets, you could have a number of scaled
maps easily moved between. For example, you could start on a continent,
move to a city or town, find a specific neighborhood and then enter a
specific building by using a simple keystroke (plus and minus signs) to
move to larger or smaller scale maps and normal navigation (probably arrow
keys) to move within the individual maps. I like the idea of
transportation over longer distances being step type movements. Sounds
exciting Jacob.
Eleanor Robinson
7-128 Software
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