Mapping enhancements compendium

[moonheart08]

• [x] Fix walls/tables/carpets/etc being rotatable
• [ ] Enhance the mapping mode UI
  • [ ] "Spawn walls" window. Possibly the most common object one might need, so a window makes sense.
  • [ ] Rename tool. Make it easier to quickly assign names to all of the APCs on the station.
  • [ ] Entity search tool. Highlights all matching entities. Could just attach a component to highlight them, like a MappingSelectionComponent.
  • [x] Entity mass delete. Could go well with the above, and also with a selection tool.
• [ ] Fix sublayer y sorting so that when they're force revealed, they appear above walls/etc as well. Could also make this a toggle option instead.
• [x] #1583
• [ ] Copy paste (Really fucking hard, though! Good luck.)

[Mannybrado]

• [x] Functional hotbar. Click/drag(or w/e) things from the tile/entity list to the hotbar and be able to quickly select them.

• [ ] Object tree akin to StrongDMM/DM. Basically, a list that hosts everything but is compartmentalized, instead of separating different things to entirely different menus. (my workflow :(((((((((((( )

• [ ] Click copying. The ability to click things on the map for them be selected for placement, removing a lot of repetition from mapping.

• [ ] Map copying. The ability to select parts of the map and copy it elsewhere, for instance, to extend a hallway without needing to place every single wall and floor and pipe and...

• [ ] Zoom controls. Scrolling with the middle-mouse button to zoom in and out without any hassle.

• [ ] Placing walls should automatically place a plating tile underneath if there isn't already a tile there, and it should connect to the tile grid without the need for a tile underneath.

• [ ] Extended grid placement, allowing you to build away from a tile section while still being able to connect to it later.

[Delete69]

• [ ] Erase mode hotkey

[Peptide90]

• [ ] Functional hotbar. Click/drag(or w/e) things from the tile/entity list to the hotbar and be able to quickly select them.
• [ ] Object tree akin to StrongDMM/DM. Basically, a list that hosts everything but is compartmentalized, instead of separating different things to entirely different menus. (my workflow :(((((((((((( )
• [ ] Click copying. The ability to click things on the map for them be selected for placement, removing a lot of repetition from mapping.
• [ ] Map copying. The ability to select parts of the map and copy it elsewhere, for instance, to extend a hallway without needing to place every single wall and floor and pipe and...
• [ ] Zoom controls. Scrolling with the middle-mouse button to zoom in and out without any hassle.
• [ ] Placing walls should automatically place a plating tile underneath if there isn't already a tile there, and it should connect to the tile grid without the need for a tile underneath.
• [ ] Extended grid placement, allowing you to build away from a tile section while still being able to connect to it later.

• First is done.
• For future reference of others, #1173 is quite similar but different. #3910 is entirely different but useful for finding where on the map you might have placed a certain entity.
• 3 is essentially a dropped tool. Having this bound to middle mouse would be icing on the cake.
• 4 is essentially copy paste in original post. A select and move tool is a stepping stone to this and would be so nice. Definitely out of scope on this but would be a dream would be if it automatically reconnected pipenets but hell that's asking too much.
• 5 would be /fairly/ easy to do. Currently to zoom you VV your eye component so linking that behaviour of increasing or decreasing eye component zoom would be the thing.
• 6 is a lil sus. Although it sounds like good behaviour in principle I think there will be edge cases where this might not be wanted. It's probably better to have your grids defined first by tiles before placing entities. If we could visualise our grids with colours then this might be a non issue.
• 7 sounds okay but not sure when it might be used. Currently it's place tiles then replace them with space. Having a mapping settings menu with stuff like this in would make sense.

But yeah, good points overall, I look forward to anyone giving mapping some love.

[Peptide90]

Now we can use the action bar a wall mode seems obsolete.

I’d also like to tack on having actions for dragging grids (hand tool), splitting grids (a brush erase tool) and merging grids (click edge of point 1 then edge of point 2).

[clorl]

https://github.com/SpaiR/StrongDMM is a really good source of inspiration when it comes to mapping workflow and tools. I think it's worth taking inspiration from it.

[Peptide90]

https://github.com/SpaiR/StrongDMM is a really good source of inspiration when it comes to mapping workflow and tools. I think it's worth taking inspiration from it.

Currently all mapping takes place within the game and I’m not sure that will change in the near future, unless PJB decides or someone codes it. It’s a nice reference though. What tools / workflow do we need that aren’t on the list?

[clorl]

Random unorganized thoughts coming from my personal workflow on SDMM

• Being able to open all mapping windows at once, which would make a mapping UI basically
• Tiles/entities sorting by prototypes, recent uses, favorites
• Single object properties edition
• Zoom/dezoom and maybe entity-detached navigation using mouse/keyboard shortcuts
• Different placing modes (single, fill)
• Optional grid snapping for objects (smaller than the map grid ofc)