Eureka TODO / WISHLIST
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Most Likely
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- a dialog to restore a map from a backup
- a way to see angle of lines
- support PNG/JPEG/TGA for patches, flats, sprites
--> feature png ??
- assume texture names beginning with '#' are special
(The texture checker ignores them -- what else is needed ??)
(perhaps have a special purple '?' for the UI_PIC)
- slopes in 3D view
- BOOM colormaps in 3D view
- BOOM deep water in 3D view
- a scripting language
- can import DWD (DoomEd) format maps
- can import UDMF format maps
Slightly Possible
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- allow Game/Port definitions to specify the linedef/thing flags
which can be used (rather than hard-coding them)
- when dragging a shape next to existing geometry, highlight
vertices and linedefs which would get merged, and implement
that merging
- Preferences window:
- backup_max_files / backup_max_space
- floor_bump_xxx values
- a proper "curve" tool for making a circle arc or bezier curve,
and new vertices would be constrained to that curve, and you can
move existing vertices onto the curve
- linedef mode: '[' and ']' to adjust length of current line
- ability to autosave to a hidden file, and if Eureka crashes or
power fails, can detect it and allow user to restore from it
- treat sprite UI_Pic in THING panel and DEFAULTS panel as a
highlightable thing, and possible Copy/Paste target
- Resource Dialog : when add a ".wad", check for same file with ".ugh"
extension and automatically add it too when it exists
- View/Place Camera command, cursor turns into '+'
[ need an ACT_ASK_SPOT action, plus a /ask flag for command ]
- Operation menu:
for "ACT_XXX" commands, turn pointer into a '+' and
wait for user to begin action (with MOUSE1..3 or SPACE key)
- replace "Toggle XXX" in View menu with checkboxes
- texture checks : warn about a 2S switch line with same switch in
both the UPPER and LOWER textures
- sector splitting: when choosing which side (left or right) will
become NEW sector, prefer the loop which DOES NOT include any
self-referencing linedefs
- in Find/Replace panel, can filter things by CATEGORY
- way to set uppers/lowers on certain 1S lines (e.g. MBF sky transfer)
- extrafloors in 3D view
- create a DrawWall for their floor/ceil and sides
- distance is slightly closer than normal wall segment
- PRINT key makes a screenshot of 2D or 3D view
- a sector rendering mode that shows floors which are same texture
as the currently hilighted one. [ also for ceilings ]
- for the "Edit -> Paste" menu, turn the cursor into crosshairs
and wait until the user selects a spot to paste to
OR: show the objects as the mouse move arounds, similar to
dragging stuff but less intense
- a key to copy properties TO defaults (e.g. 'y' for yank)
- ability to highlight/select railings in 3D view
- support selecting things in 3D view, use browser to change
their type, and Copy/Paste too
- raise/lower floors
- move things on a 2D plane
- move things vertically (for Hexen format)
- feature "tile_nonpow2" [ emulate tutti frutti when absent ]
- draw the sky texture in 3D view
- rotated sprites in 3D view
- when browser opened by a click, jump to the texture/etc clicked on
- a way to clear the Browser recent lists
- MMB on sidedef/sector tex : open RECENT browser
Rejected Ideas
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NO: UDMF support
NO: a toolbar
NO: use OpenGL for rendering 2D and/or 3D views
NO: Restore last window position and maximized state
NO: un-hard-code menu shortcuts?
NO: ability to use an external node builder
NO: if a given pwad (from command line) does not exist, ask to create it
perhaps: --create or --new option?
NO: built-in cheat sheet for mouse buttons and common keys
NO: document the config file syntax
NO: when one vertex of a linedef is moved (and not the other)
update the X offset on the appropriate side (right side for start,
left side for end vertex)
NO: support SPACE/INSERT in linedef mode (and line is highlighted or selected)
split the line and put vertex where mouse is
[ can do this in vertex mode easily enough ]
NO: merge vertex and linedef modes
NO: nicer way to select map, render a small 2D version of each map
and present them in a scrolling list
NO: ability to drag the camera (on 2D viewport)
NO: when moving a sector and the camera is inside it, move camera too
NO: ability to edit Lua code for OBLIGE prefabs
NO: 3D view: handle very tall/thin window, letter box with black
NO: an auto-save feature (e.g. save every N minutes unless no
changes occurred in the last N minutes)
NO: a name-only mode for texture and flat browsers
NO: exchange object numbers
NO: check that current pwad has been externally modified
NO: when highlighting a sector, draw the things in the same color
but diimer, to show sector operators will affect things too
NO: support Chex Quest 1 and 2
NO: ability to "remove line 271" (etc) in port definitions
NO: "USED" category for the browser
NO: speed up grid drawing when step is small and zoomed out
NO: integrate Visplane Explorer
NO: support DDF / LDF / EDF as (or in) a resource file
NO: "fix" missing coop starts, place them near player #1
NO: a key to toggle "grab mouse" mode in 3D view
NO: animation mode, render continuously and show any lighting
effects and animated / scrolling textures and sprites
NO: ability to hide the right-side panel
NO: disconnect sectors : automatically include islands
NO: quantization should prevent linedefs from overlapping / crossing
NO: for quantizing a group of objects, try about 9 delta positions
(x+0, x+step/4, x-step/4 etc...) and choose "best" quantization
NO: autocomplete flat/texture names in Linedef and Sector panels
NO: when building REJECT, support a simple distance check
[ i.e. if distance between two sectors >= N, mark as cannot see ]
NO: make read errors in BSP code more tolerant (DON'T call FatalError)
NO: edit-key dialog has a button which opens a web browser to
the documentation about the current command
NO: a mode to show skill levels via color of drawn things
[ draw sprites in 2D/3D view differently too ]
NO: when get "Area not closed" error, show the place where it fails
NO: Browser search box: allow ',' for OR
--> split match into N pieces, perform normal match on each
NO: a command to split-line-in-half-and-move-to-curve
NO: able to drag stuff around in 3D view, raise/lower floors
NO: large font mode, more readable on 1920x1080 monitors
NO: support ZDoom PK3 for textures (etc)
NO: support DECORATE as (or in) a resource file
NO: support Windows 95/98/ME
[running on Windows 98SE requires KernelEx]
NO: conversion between Hexen <--> DOOM formats
[ perhaps as a script ]
NO: conversion from Boom --> vanilla DOOM
NO: for DOOM have "Switch", "Grating", "Door" categories
NO: add MBF things: 2016 "BETA Sceptre", 2017 "BETA Bible"
