DnD Client-Server
This project aims to solve the shortcomings that some friends and I are experiencing with a previously acquired DnD tool. The DM can 'reveal' areas of a map that the Players, connected as a Client to the DM's Server instance, can see. The Server instance has full visibility to the entire map and controls which areas are visible, the size of the on-screen grid (if any), etc. The Client instance has visibility only what is allowed, and can zoom in/out for the appropriate experience.
Version History
1.0 - 09/22/2013
Initial Version
1.3 - 10/25/2013
Change Log
Client Click/drag support to scroll the map Mouse wheel and arrow keys still work as well “Flip View” menu option to rotate the view 270 degrees Flips X and Y axis, so we can avoid any problems with flipping the resolution. Will look into just Y-axis mirroring at some point Zoom text centered, and now needs Enter or Left Mouse Click to “commit” the zoom amount. Escape/Right Click cancels, so we don’t accidentally zoom Zooming should work with CTRL + (Wheel/Up/Down/Plus/Minus) Zoom no longer needs to generate any duplicate Bitmaps in memory, so overall memory footprint reduced May work in 32-bit environment as it no longer generates a large bitmap when zooming
Server Click/drag support to scroll the map (if the Fog Reveal tool is selected then right click does the scroll) Mouse wheel and arrow keys still work as well Full screen support via F11/Escape or a menu item Double left click will force the client to center on that spot This might mean we can change over to a world where the Server always tells the Clients what they see, so we never scroll “too far” while exploring Minimap which can be click/dragged, and right-click to alter its color in case the loaded map’s colors make it hard to see Load Image button on the main view so you don’t have to click on File -> Load anymore Added support for saving the Fog Reveals that were done on the Server for later re-loading them when the same image is opened Trial run for this. May change how it’s done in a way that’s not backwards compatible. Sorry. Beta functionality for a neat Fog Effect that gradients the edges’ Alpha value. Kudos to Sparks for implementing this It’s beta because it currently doesn’t work as expected with odd-shaped, or very small, polygons, and doesn’t feel right when things overlap a bit. We can try it, but there’s a menu option to turn it off.
v1.4 - 11/10/2013
v1.5 - ?? (roadmap)