Suggestion: Old School mode with ingame map drawing tool

[ZimbuTheMonkey]

Hey folks,

I like the idea of Old School mode, but I would personally prefer the ability to draw the map on an in-game grid. If you've ever played Etrian Odyssey, you'll know that a feature like this can be very intuitively implemented:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xov7QHW8jww

I think having an option to do this in a future update would be awesome. For me, looking away from the screen and focusing on my ugly desk to draw on the map would definitely take away from the immersion. Imagine if you pressed the map key and it brought up the in-game map with drawing tools, it fits within the conceit of the game as prisoners trapped in this scenario would want to do the same thing.

What do you guys think?

[Crashbanito]

It'd be a great use for my wacom.

[Disasterrific]

Lol, I might just start up a new game of etrian odyssey and use the mapping tool in that =D

[Jack Dandy]

I love that idea, and would be glad if the devs find some time to implement it someday.

[Boeboe]

It works great in Etrian Odyssey because you got a second screen right below the main screen, that you can actually draw on using a stylus.
Having to draw an ingame map on the pc using your mouse would feel very awkward I think.

(though...maybe I should try making a grid-based PC mapper )

[krayzkrok]

Having to draw an ingame map on the pc using your mouse would feel very awkward I think.

Well, they did mention a future iPad version...

[dna]

I register on this forum to make the same suggestion, with one more option : the possibility of printing the maps.

Boeboe remark is a pertinent, but i can see a lot of way to overcome it (the android app for example).

[ZimbuTheMonkey]

It works great in Etrian Odyssey because you got a second screen right below the main screen, that you can actually draw on using a stylus.
Having to draw an ingame map on the pc using your mouse would feel very awkward I think.

(though...maybe I should try making a grid-based PC mapper )

I'm not saying we draw the map free-hand. We get a grid that we can assign walls to and make notes, that's very simple and easy to manipulate via mouse.

Watch the YouTube video I linked, it should do a better job explaining than I can.

[Boeboe]

It works great in Etrian Odyssey because you got a second screen right below the main screen, that you can actually draw on using a stylus.
Having to draw an ingame map on the pc using your mouse would feel very awkward I think.

(though...maybe I should try making a grid-based PC mapper )

I'm not saying we draw the map free-hand. We get a grid that we can assign walls to and make notes, that's very simple and easy to manipulate via mouse.

Watch the YouTube video I linked, it should do a better job explaining than I can.

I know, but on pc, you'd have to switch windows (even on dualscreen that still means you need to click stuff to activate), which breaks your gameflow.

[Kthanid]

I know, but on pc, you'd have to switch windows (even on dualscreen that still means you need to click stuff to activate), which breaks your gameflow.

Unless you do it on a laptop (or tablet) at your side. Still, I think hand drawing is more fun (personally), though I might cave for a laptop at my side to save time, haven't decided yet.

Also, if the game can run windowed (but in a "fullscreen" window) switching back and forth across dual monitors would be no big deal.