Around the time I had to take a break from mapper work, a new mapping phenomenon started: side-view morphs. Side-view morphs are basically dungeon/cavern geomorphs that use the side-view seen in various maps rather than the top-down approach we’ve all come to use.
Category: Morphs
More Side-View Morphs
Alright, these really are kind of addictive to make. I don’t know if it’s just the fact that on my iPad I can tweak and erase and edit to my heart’s delight or the way that side-view allows for more detail than standard morphs, but somehow last night I ended up jamming out two new side-morphs that I’m proud enough to share.
Side-View Morphs 4 and 5
I can’t believe how late I was up last night working on these, but I’m proud of how they turned out.
Side-View Morph Sides and Corners
Side-view morphs are eventually headed to the mapper, and as I have time I’m still creating some on my iPad. Recently, I made a set of 2 edges and 2 top-side corners, and now I’m ready to share them.
Save Whatever You Want, I Don’t Care
It’s been a while since my last blog update, but I think tonight’s updates warrant a bit further reach than my usual Facebook and Google Plus postings.
Tonight I pushed live a new export feature that uses HTML5 Canvas to do its job, rather than PHP. That may not mean much to non-techie mapper users, so here’s the gist of it: You can export any map type now, and it should allow you to save it to PNG just fine. All the work is done on your computer’s side, so you’ll need a modern browser to do this. Large maps might hog memory and crash your tab, window, or even the full browser. You’ve been warned! (PHP export is still supported – hover over the export buttons to see which is which.) At the very least, this now allows export of side-view maps, staggered-mode maps, and cubes.
In addition, I’ve been working on a whole mess of new tiles in my gridded steno pad. I don’t know what it is about a fresh notebook that gets my creative juices… all… juicy… but it happened. I’ve been sharing some snapshots of the tiles in progress on Facebook, and after the cut, here they shall be too.