DMAP stands for "Dungeon Map."
But there is more to Zelda than dungeons.
There's the overworld.
Is the overworld a DMap too?
If so...
Should we introduce the term "OMap" for "Overworld Map?"
If not, why?
OMaps (Overworld Maps)
I thought DMap stood for "Data Map".
BegaVega wrote:I thought DMap stood for "Data Map".
I've heard DMap=Dungeon Map was coined in Phantom Menace's original release notes.
What is being proposed here? A renaming of DMap, or a seperate system on top of DMaps? If the latter, what would be the practical benefit of this? Would it not be a hassle to have to deal with both DMaps and OMaps?
BegaVega wrote:What is being proposed here? A renaming of DMap, or a seperate system on top of DMaps? If the latter, what would be the practical benefit of this? Would it not be a hassle to have to deal with both DMaps and OMaps?
Neither. I just think that the term "OMap" would be less confusing when talking about the overworld because it's very specific.
If you go to Etc->Help->Editor Help also, in 2.1 Fundamental Concepts we have:
DMaps (Dungeon Maps) define the 'dungeons' in the quest and their characteristics - their music, palette, subscreen map and such.
"dlevel" is another term that appears in the source code.
What the heck is a dlevel?
Weird.
Gleeok wrote:What the heck is a dlevel?Weird.
According to isdungeon in maps.cpp, it sounds like dlevels are either dungeons or caves.