New map desktop app coming soon (as long as it's still kosher with p99 rules)

[SamwiseRed]

tbh i shouldnt troll u. i mite need your help soon.

[myriverse]

Originally Posted by no chewie dont [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

why did they disable in game maps?
or, even better question:
why would you find a 3rd party workaround to enable something disabled? theres other servers that have it, have a blast there imo

As long as it didn't affect the server or give you info you didn't already have, why wouldn't you if you wanted it?

And how is a map app any different from the printed maps we had back in 1999 sitting right next to our computer?

Most important questions: why do you care what other people do? how does another person's private fun affect you?

And no, Hawk, Devs really cannot put a stop to log parsers, any more than VOIP.

[Frug]

Originally Posted by myriverse [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As long as it didn't affect the server or give you info you didn't already have, why wouldn't you if you wanted it?

And how is a map app any different from the printed maps we had back in 1999 sitting right next to our computer?

Most important questions: why do you care what other people do? how does another person's private fun affect you?

And no, Hawk, Devs really cannot put a stop to log parsers, any more than VOIP.

But, But, but... IT'LL RUIN THE GAME!!?!11

[Mirox]

For comparison, here is the currently under development map section of my P99 Parser in action. Sorry for crappy video quality. (GTK3+, Python, Cross-Platform)

http://youtu.be/3UDqWSqtcEQ

[Frug]

Originally Posted by Mirox [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

For comparison, here is the currently under development map section of my P99 Parser in action. Sorry for crappy video quality. (GTK3+, Python, Cross-Platform)

http://youtu.be/3UDqWSqtcEQ

Very interested in this. I'm running on a Mac under wine if you want another combo to beta it.

[tristantio]

Looks awesome Mirox! Are you open sourcing it? (what license?)

Maybe we can come up with a common format for /loc sharing/APIs so users of either app can share their locations with their friends/guild/world.

[Mirox]

Originally Posted by tristantio [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Looks awesome Mirox! Are you open sourcing it? (what license?)

Maybe we can come up with a common format for /loc sharing/APIs so users of either app can share their locations with their friends/guild/world.

GPL v2 license. I need to go open source not only cause I like it, but people won't use the program otherwise. They may think I want to steal their pixels!

I would be interested in a common API for gets and pushes of locations. I was thinking of setting up a server mode, but it would be run by the user where people could connect to their ip if they want.

I would be interested in setting up a central server that works like channels, where someone can setup a channel with a password, and people can connect to it. That way, you don't require the server owner to be connected to the internet with the server running.

What are your thoughts on this?

[Arclyte]

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[Fame]

Most maps are square and a compass has four points.. wtf do you scrubs need a map for?

[cobaltblack]

This sounds like a cool app!

Over at http://norrathmap.com we've been working on a similar app that is in closed alpha testing for the last few months. We hope to move to beta in the next few weeks.

I'm glad to hear confirmation that it isnt against the rules.