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That got me in the right direction.

I'm using MindNode Pro on my Mac and MindNode Touch on the iPhone to exchange "maps" (works pretty well actually). As you can also exchange savegames with iPhone Frotz and Gargoyle or Zoom, it's a seamless experience. Great!

The mapping function on Andrew Plotkins new App Store version of 'The Dreamhold' seems to be pretty good.

If more App versions of IF begin to appear, I think this type of mapping will solve all of the 'on the go' mapping problems that I have been experiencing.

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Octofuzz

Well, as zarf mentioned in the Dreamhold thread, including maps like the one in Dreamhold is far from trivial...

True, but the idea itself does solve the problem. I appreciate though, that its not always simple to just plonk a map on there. Its a shame that there is no way to run a self mapper on IOS like Trizbort.

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Octofuzz

I use ]Touchdraw] and it works very well.

https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/touchdraw/id382021233?mt=8

jens

What does the Dreamhold mapper look like? (While it probably looks better than Automap / Glimmr Automap, they are available to any author.)

You can see a screenshot at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-drea ... 70810?mt=8 (scroll sideways in the screenshots list). It's not "auto" in any sense; I created a map in Inkscape, and then split it up into sections that are composited as they're visited.

I use a notepad and a pen. Works great until the pen runs out of ink, at which point I buy another.

word up bro

Semi-OT (as I'm not talking about ios mapping, just adding graphic automapping to an I7 game):



There's a few things worth mentioning. Glimmr Automap can be customised with your own graphics.

There's also another Glimmr system that will produce a map more of a style like Zarf's Dreamhold ios map:

http://glimmr.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/ ... -tutorial/

Maybe in the future, when glulx's multimedia features work online and/or ios form, glulx authors might be able to pack at least the vanilla automap into ios games, or their own prettier version.

- Wade