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Wanderer Joined: 08 Feb 2001 Posts: 89 Location: USA

Zugg,

Would you consider releasing the format used for the maps created in zMud? What I have in mind is a web-friendly Java-based viewer applet that will allow zMud users to share their maps in a little more detail than the current bitmaps that I'm seeing would allow.

Thank you in advance for any insight in this matter.

Wil

Wil Hunt

SubAdmin Joined: 18 Nov 2001 Posts: 5182

Best advice...wait for the next public version. The mapper is currently going through an upgrade in the betas. All of its data will be available in a standard db format.

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2002 2:01 am

If you want, take a look at the new zMapper product. You can use the included zsConvert program to convert your existing zMUD *.zzz and *.map maps files into the new database format. Then you can use zMapper to export your map data to a variety of custom formats (including XML, which would be perfect for the Java web app you describe).

I'll eventually have full documentation of the map database as part of the zMapper documentation.

Also, keep an eye on the zMapper product progress. A version is planned in a month or two that will already be web-enabled to allow people to share MUD maps across the Internet. So, you might not need your Java app

Wanderer Joined: 08 Feb 2001 Posts: 89 Location: USA

Thanks. Just to clarify... Will I need the zMapper program in order to do these file conversion and web-enablement or will that be functinality shared with zMud?

Wil

Wil Hunt

GURU Joined: 10 Oct 2000 Posts: 4379 Location: USA

The next public version of zMUD (the current beta already has it) will have the ability to do the conversion. However, if you want the export feauture Zugg was talking about, you need to purchase zMapper. Also, like Zugg said, zMapper will have in the future, capabilities to share maps across the Internet.

In my opinion, zMapper is a great purchase for anyone that currently use the zMUD mapper (although you should know that zMUD will never loose this functionality) and for many other people too. You might want to try looking at some of the past posts in the zMapper Forum to learn more about what this program can do for you.

Kjata