The Catacylsm DDA Map Editor

Architect · 2013-09-30T09:32:45.000Z

[size=14pt]Did you know that Cata has a map editor in the in-game debug menu?[/size]

It does! And it presents a great opportunity for users to show off their design prowess and suggest new buildings!

This is a thread for users to post concept images for buildings and structures they would like to see incorporated into the game.

Who knows? Perhaps some of the designs here could inspire our resident programmers.

Architect · 2013-09-30T09:42:12.000Z

Here is a simple example of what can be done in a few minutes with the editor.

On the left are concepts for various train cars.

On the right is that staple of rural America: the trailer. (Lawn couch not included.)

Architect · 2013-09-30T10:44:19.000Z

Of course, those are simple boxes. Here’s something slightly more elaborate:

Zireael · 2013-09-30T12:27:11.000Z

These are amazing!

FunsizeNinja123 · 2013-09-30T12:55:50.000Z

You just noticed.

phaethon · 2013-09-30T15:20:34.000Z

Nice. That castle reminds me of NetHack’s Castle level. It would be cool to have a building like Fort Ludios that was a tip of the hat to a RL predecessor.

kevin.granade · 2013-09-30T18:00:15.000Z

Nice, I’ll be keeping my peepers on this thread

Shoes · 2013-09-30T18:57:03.000Z

If anyone wants to draw up some ice laboratory rooms, feel free :3 Things that were mentioned were hallways with pipes/broken pipes, some testing rooms, things of that nature.

Pageman · 2013-10-02T01:30:42.000Z

Nice! since RE:0 zombie infested trains are a dream to me. Well done

John_Candlebury · 2013-10-02T12:25:24.000Z

Not really an actual valid location for the game but this is the lab I have been using for my research on monsters:

I use the top left for testing melee and ranged abilities of monsters (those two lockers there are filled to the brim with meat and bones, the top right building divided in two is used for combat and grupal pathfinding the lower right is also for water related pathfinding the lower left is used for several monster speed experiments and further in the lower right is a house for my character

kevin.granade · 2013-10-02T16:37:45.000Z

You… built a research lab in-game to do monster !SCIENCE!
That is so badass.

StopSignal · 2013-10-03T00:13:16.000Z

Full of blood… but so badass…

BTW, off topic: Can you use the mop to clean blood splatters?

Zireael · 2013-10-03T10:38:46.000Z

This lab is amazing!

vultures · 2013-10-05T08:37:17.000Z

And what do you dev guys do in your “coders” build of the game, that is to be unveiled!

moist_zombie · 2013-10-06T04:58:35.000Z

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Hopefully I posted that image right… Right and bottom are two nicer mid-sized houses while the upper left one is obviously wrecked, complete with sewage leak… The selection of available building materials makes it a challenge…

FunsizeNinja123 · 2013-10-06T14:11:18.000Z

I like the houses, MZ.

moist_zombie · 2013-10-06T21:41:46.000Z

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Skeletor’s summer cottage…

Zireael · 2013-10-07T13:02:36.000Z

The houses are awesome!

Redstonize · 2013-10-07T21:42:09.000Z

Real nice. Though, I agree ; it would be great if the “terrain” palette has a little bigger selection of stuff.

moist_zombie · 2013-10-08T01:42:33.000Z

Just wish I was fancy enough to post them up as code so they could be copy/pasted in As they are its just glorified concept work, and even then some of the symbols are hard to identify… I could sit around making house/business variants all day, though