Anyone building a SoM map using a widescreen monitor?

[HwitVlf]

If anyone here is building a SoM map using a widescreen monitor with at least 1440x900 desktop resolution, I could use your help as a tester. I need some opinions on material that I might put in the next patch. Drop me a line at weissvulfATyahoo.com if you'd like to help with testage/opinionage- thanks :)

[Holy_Diver]

What's with all the requirements?? I can do 1920x1200 if that will make you spill some beans

[Hguols]

John! ‎  I heart the widescreen map editor!

....but you already knew that. ‎  ^_^

[kilroyfx]

I'm using 1680x1050 acer flatscreen, running Vista x64. Been pretty tough to use SOM on this new system. But I will test a new version for you. ‎ 

[HwitVlf]

That would be great kilroyfx. I don't think I have your email anymore so if you send me a message, I'll reply with the needed test file attached. Thanks :)

Glad you like it so far Tom :). I hope to make sure there's not some inconvenient alignment quirk that will only show up with repeated use or in specific situations. I've done testing myself, but I have so many other things going that I don't have time to really build serious maps.

On a different note, did we know that the + and - number pad keys can be used to raise or lower the selected map pieces? ‎  I wish I had known that a long time ago; it's easier than using the raise button!

[Holy_Diver]

What is the "widescreen map editor" again?

[HwitVlf]

What is the "widescreen map editor" again?

Holy, so that you do not misunderstand my desire to ignore you, I will state it clearly. I am generally a tolerant person and expect only minimally decent behavior from people, but I have no tolerance for anyone who does not behave minimally decent and has no remorse. I have trouble even consider such people as human; they are only a piece of filth that pollutes my world. In another age, I would mount your head on a pike as a trophy. But, seeing that such behavior is frowned upon in this era, and that I aspire to the greater ideals of Christianity, I simply wish to avoid you. I have no desire to deal with you in any way and would be quite pleased if you ignored me.

[dmpdesign]

Oh man, I wish I had this sooner.

I decided to make my in game maps by basically screen shotting and pasting together sections of the map editor. ‎  With this tool it would be far easier to do this...I could probably get the map copied in about 5 screenshots rather than 20. ‎  That is the first major improvement I like about this.

John this is really good stuff. ‎  I was testing this mainly on 1280 x 1024 and I must say even with a non-wide screen style setup its totally worth it. ‎  At work I have a dual monitor setup and this application could probably make it able to see the whole map across at once. ‎  It is nice to be able to see the whole section across to make sure you are 'centering' a piece or at least know where the center of the map should be without having to actually look for 49,49 on the grid.

[kilroyfx]

Actually, now I can finish my AI mapbuilder, the original screen was too small. ‎  I had written something to auto-navigate and select map pieces to build an interestring terrain but the screen space was too small and I had to keep scrolling. ‎  I found building maps I really wanted a flood fill feature, taking the current brush and flooding into black areas to start with, then flooding into the pattern your cursor is over.

Maybe I will build an exe that surfs over the top of SOM so you guys can see what I mean. :)

[Holy_Diver]

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What is the "widescreen map editor" again?

Holy, so that you do not misunderstand my desire to ignore you, I will state it clearly. I am generally a tolerant person and expect only minimally decent behavior from people, but I have no tolerance for anyone who does not behave minimally decent and has no remorse. I have trouble even consider such people as human; they are only a piece of filth that pollutes my world. In another age, I would mount your head on a pike as a trophy. But, seeing that such behavior is frowned upon in this era, and that I aspire to the greater ideals of Christianity, I simply wish to avoid you. I have no desire to deal with you in any way and would be quite pleased if you ignored me.
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What is the "widescreen map editor" again?