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[ManaUser]

Urist Vespasian (UristV for short) is an experimental "editor" for the testing arena template. What this does is translate that into a bitmap image (and back) for easier editing. For example, here's what the original arena looks like as an image (at 3x magnification):

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Download Urist Vespasian

And here's a map I made with a whole bunch of mini-arenas:

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It's included in the main download as "multi.txt", along with a couple of simpler samples:

• A mostly open field divided by a canyon.
• A chamber that slowly fills with magma until only a small central island is safe.

[LucasUP]

Not much of a modder or the kind to get into this stuff (yet!) but wanted to say this is a great idea and implementation. I got it working and have been messing around with using your canyon example. Cool stuff, good work. Makes me want an editor like this for FORTRESS MODE. (ie creating a starting fort template or something)

[ManaUser]

Thanks.

As far as Fortress Mode, by coincidence, it looks like someone made something a little like that just the other day. But your dwarves still have to build it, it just does the designations. I haven't tried it myself though.

[LucasUP]

Yeah I saw that after posting here actually. Might give it a try (or at least Quickfort, which I've (in)conveniently ignored since now).

[ManaUser]

I Built a Useful Map (Pictured).

[Ninteen45]

Just bumping to say this is the best thing I could ever get for DF. A thousand thanks to you.

[Aerval]

Haha, thats funny: It looks quite similar to my arena editor and uses the same arena to bitmap transferation. http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=81620
The endproduct looks a bit different but an earlier version of mine showed up absolutly the same.

[Crazy Cow]

My gods...
I was thinking of re-constructing my arena, but doing it tile by tile would be a bit too tedious for me. Thank you for this wonderful tool!

[ManaUser]

I updated this tool to support the new arena tiles the game supports since this was released... six years ago. (Sand, Soil, Grass, Tree and Chasm)

For all I know there are better tools for the job now, but it's still here if you want it.

[Meph]

I updated this tool to support the new arena tiles the game supports since this was released... six years ago. (Sand, Soil, Grass, Tree and Chasm)

For all I know there are better tools for the job now, but it's still here if you want it.

Wow... I found this long long ago and included it, together with a custom arena, in MasterworkDF. I think you were inactive at the time.

Thank for the update.

[ManaUser]

This file used to be hosted on webspace provided by my ISP, which discontinued that service a while back. I've now moved it to DFFD, so it's available once again for anyone interested.