Re: [glob2-devel] Renaming the multiplayer maps to improve the usability

[Stéphane Magnenat]

On Tuesday 19 May 2009 09:32:15 Tapani Honkanen wrote:
> I think the map selection menu is quite confusing because map names haven't
> got a unified style and they give no information about the map (except the
> name).
>
> So there is a map called 'a new try' which tells nothing about the map
> itself. It could be renamed to "<4p> A New Try", "4p: A New Try" or "4p – A
> New Try". Yes, I like capital letters but there are another good things in
> this style. The maps are automatically sorted by how many players can play
> on the map, thanks to alphabetical order. New players also find maps for
> the amount of players they are going to play with just by looking at the
> map list. Player-made maps will (mostly) also be listed after the default
> maps because there aren't many maps on the server with a number as a first
> letter of the name. And if default maps have a unified format then some of
> the mapmakers will, hopefully, name their maps in the same format.
>
> So I suggest this format: "<number of players + p> Name in This Style".

The idea is good, albeit I think the map list should show the map informations 
beside the map names and not put the informations inside the name. We can 
imagine showing the size and the number of players.

Have a nice day,

Steph

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