[crossfire] Cartography

[Nicolas Weeger]

Hello.


There was a discussion on IRC about adding cartography to Crossfire, that is 
writing down map plans on a scroll.

So I'm jolting some ideas around on the list, to see if there are good ideas 
to use ;)


One idea was giving them a limiter number of uses, so players are motivated in 
exploring and making more maps.

I'm not too sure though, maybe that's an artificial limit...



Also, it probably wouldn't be a skill, but rather an object (cartography 
toolkit).

Options include requiring a writing pen and using it; the magic mapping skill 
(so the map is the result of that spell), or using something based on the 
player's field of view; the toolkit being usable a certain number of times only 
or not.



I was wondering how to display them ingame. Either as a magic map (like the 
magic mapping spell), or eg in a book (which requires a protocol change). 
Nicer in a book, IMO.


From a technical point of view, I have a prototype, written as a C plugin, but 
it'll require more work :)




Nicolas
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