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[jonask84]

Alright, we're off the ground
If you want to subscribe to our mailing list, its at
http://groups.google.com/group/stonesense

Now for some questions:

Clearly there are windows 7 issues. I'm gonna look into this. Does it help to run in compatibility mode?

@CobaltKobold: yes they are, the sprites are stored as bitmaps the size is fixed though.

@ChocoHearts: rotating the view seems to be on everyone's wishlist. It's on my todo list now.

@Christes: any building can have any sprite. The yellow cubes are default. I forgot to fix the pump :p

[Razoric480]

Running XP compatibility mode still doesn't let Windows 7's normal, transparent displays through. It reverts back to what it calls "Basic" scheme.

[Vynergy]

I came.

Once the entire game can be played through this.... my life will have new meaning :p

[Rolan7]

I was very honored to be around in IRC chat when this was announced.  It's amazing, you guys are awesome, thanks a lot guys.

[Impaler[WrG]]

Very impressive Alpha, I'd recommend adding some mouse based controls next, like being able to click in the upper-right map square to jump to locations or dragging with the mouse to move.  Keep up the good work I'll keep an eye out for your next release.

P.S. Nice to see you came up with a name, though I think theirs was a Reveal-like tool that had the same or a similar name.

[SeaBee]

Stunning. I love isometric stuff, and this (the alpha functionality and the art) is top-tier. I have, sir, subscribed to your newsletter. Er, well, mailing list. 

Can't wait to see what this looks like in a month or two. *Neo: whoa.*

[Markavian]

Very cool, I will be keeping my eye on this.

Two things I want to do:
- jonask84 - if / when you make the code opensource, I'd like to port it to Flash AS3 and use a version of it on the Map Archive to view existing maps.
- Solifuge - with your permission, I might be able to use your graphics with some existing code I've got for a map/viewer before jonask84 make's his release available.

Either way, being able to provide an isometric view of maps on the map archive would be of huge benefit to everyone in the community and give us a whole new world of content to explore.

(Ref: http://www.mkv25.net/df/isometric/viewer/dfma_isometric_mapviewer_b2i.swf)
(Ref: http://www.mkv25.net/df/isometric/artwork/df_isometric_tiles_small.png)

Best regards,
- Markavian

[Chromie]

Beautiful! /bravo

[Solifuge]

Markavian, I'd be totally cool with that. This is an open-source project, and the art has been sent out into the interwebs for the purpose of being used.

I can post a more complete tile listing soon. We have all graphics represented as either a Floor or a Block/Wall, in 32x32 resolution. Also, all tiles aren't complete yet, but there's a bit there.

[ricemastah]

Mmm this is delicious! But the only complaint I have is that the draw distance is fairly small. I only get to see small portions of my fort at once and that makes me sad. But it looks great

[Markavian]

I can post a more complete tile listing soon. We have all graphics represented as either a Floor or a Block/Wall, in 32x32 resolution. Also, all tiles aren't complete yet, but there's a bit there.

Cool, I'd like to work with you if I can. What stalled my project was lack of artwork, and I don't have the benefit of raw map data so I can't generalise and split dwarves away from tile data.

I posted a screenshot from the utility of my fortress here:
http://mkv25.net/dfma/map-5296-ultragear#lastComment

Edit: Suggestion: Shift + Direction moves the map by a larger amount (10 blocks?) its tedious to move around the map at the moment.

Also, a "find surface" button would be cool, like Home or something to bring the viewer to the surface.
You could also default the map to be positioned in center-center-ground level on first load.

Regards,
- Markavian

[Razoric480]

Edit: Suggestion: Shift + Direction moves the map by a larger amount (10 blocks?) its tedious to move around the map at the moment.

That's already in.

[darius]

A little suggestion:

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pointer_x_pos         == 0x05662B4
pointer_y_pos         == 0x05662B8
pointer_z_pos         == 0x05662BC
window_x_pos          == 0x09A060C
window_y_pos          == 0x09CE6B8
window_z_pos          == 0x09CE694
Use these. Unfortunately don't have linux addresses. Now that i think about it, this should go to DFHACK?

[0x517A5D]

So...

the name?  Stone sense?

It's kind of...

taken.

Really.  For over a year.

[CobaltKobold]

@CobaltKobold: yes they are, the sprites are stored as bitmaps the size is fixed though.

...aww. hope this gets fixed before I get to it, since I'm working on a retro DF tileset in that vein. Anything multiple 4 should work for this angle-pattern- though not much smaller than 16x(16, 8 floor) would work well. (I'm sure some enterprising artists could prove me wrong, but that's another discussion)