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Map/Level Editor

Started by Dean Johnson Nov 17, 2003 at 4:18 PM 1 replies 750+ views

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Nov 17, 2003 at 4:18 PM

I am writing my game in DirectX and using Caligari’s GameSpace for all the content. Right now I am using the .x file format to import all of the content. My main problem as I progress is making levels. I have to place them with code. My question is what is a level or map editor where I can import models I have made and place them. Then have the level editor export the level. I can write a loader for the program if it has a proprietary file format as long as it has some kind of documentation. Lastly I need something cheap or better off free. Does anyone else have these problems? What if any level editor is everyone using? Thanks

evolutional

Nov 17, 2003 at 4:24 PM

The problem with level editors are that they are game specific. You could use XML as a level descriptor like I am for Manta-X.

MrBeaner

Nov 17, 2003 at 11:56 PM

have your GUI interact with the engine. for example- you can create a button which calls a function which tells the engine to output the file, or add a control point, or whatever. your editor is just an interface to translate input from the user to do certain things.

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