Name field for maps as with the voxel models

Pajamo

To be able to reference the map name in the game, it would be very helpful if the map properties had an explicit name field (comparable to the name field in the voxel models). The name that can be used with map.name is probably often provided with sorting criteria such as sequential numbers, so that this name can rarely be used directly in the game.

JDiPerla

The filename is the name of the map. So if you create a map in the editor and call it "Dungeon" that is the name of the map. If you want to reference it so you can say "The current map is Dungeon", or even customize it's name to appear more appealing, you can always create a global property and every time you change maps, you set the global property to the name of the new map and then call it when you need the name value.

Pajamo

Thanks for the tip. I currently use names like map_01 etc. rather than the actual map name. This helps me with the clarity and organisation of the maps. I could of course ‘cut out’ the relevant part with a string operation (e.g. map_01_my map name). However, it would be more convenient if there was a separate field.

DKSubconscious

Hey I wonder if you created a global codex with key value pairs and you could set the key to your map name and the value to the description?

global.property.maps = codex[
  "map_01": "The Dark Dungeon",
  "map_02": "The Crazy Beach"
]

I mean you could have more data than that obviously, I assume you can add codex with a codex :-S

global.property.maps = codex[
  "map_01": codex[
    "name": "The Dark Dungeon",
    "points": 100
  ]
]`

Though this is assuming you can actually dynamically get the current map name which I can't seem to find now I've written the above :-S

Ahh yes found it map.name

Bosh!