Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Mini Map no more

The last few months I had little creative energy to spare for Dragon Siege.

The recent development retake delivered a modern RTS feature introduced by Supreme Commander: there is no mini map.

Instead of using a mini map the player can zoom out and view the whole map from a bird's eye view. The player can also zoom to an area of interest by moving the mouse cursor over the place of interest and zooming in.

Note the small scale of the barracks in the attached screen shot. An added benefit of this modern mini map feature is that a player will truly be able to bask in the grandeur of colossal
creatures.

I plan to budget creative hours per week to ensure more continuous development. Meanderings off the development path forsakes my pursuit.