So I wonder if maybe while your previous workflow is not working any more, maybe there are easier ways here to achieve the same goal? At least I would hope there are, otherwise I have certainly failed in my quest to make a great program! I guess, what I am basically saying is, that my goal was to make this program better than ASCIIdraw was(otherwise, why make it?). The typing tool in advASCIIdraw was in fact really meant for typing text only, as with the brush it seemed to me that selecting a character and then clicking where you want it is actually one step less, compared to when you also have to hit another key to put the character there. Just trying to make sure that this really is a flaw in advASCIIdraw, and if it is, how to best solve it. In advASCIIdraw, I would simply make a new layer, select the entire area, fill it with grass(you can fill selections with F or INS), and then draw the rest on top in a similar fashion. I am interested though, in the image you linked, is it not a lot of work to set all those grassy tiles one at a time? I am not completely sure how to best accommodate you in your second request though, have to think about that further.īut I can definitely see how your old workflow does not really work in advASCIIdraw. And I have put both of them on my todo list for the next version. Remember, I would love to improve the program, so do not be shy with you suggestions! One monster of a post, sorry for that, I hope you guys get something out of it and that you like advASCIIdraw! So, go there, maybe check out the few pictures in the gallery, read more about the features, or: I really hope that we can build a little community of awesome people, and if you are still reading this, you are totally awesome, around advASCIIdraw and make it the most amazing ASCII drawing tool, that has ever been!Īnd finally, here is the link to the page of the program(download is right there on the page): (And feel free to show us/me what you make, I would love to see what you guys can do with it.) Share the program with others, give feedback, share your ideas!īut, most importantly, use advASCIIdraw to make awesome ASCII art! So, if you like (making) ASCII art, you would do me, and everybody else, who is interested, a huge favour by getting involved! I would love to get feedback and improve the program with it, and in the long run build completely new and awesome features into it as well!īut there is the thing, I really need that feedback!Ī programmer can only code in the dark for so long. I would LOVE to work more on this program in the future. So, if you are ready to give it a try, scroll down a bit to the download link. Custom Charsets/Tilesets and Colour PalettesĮasily add your own charsets and palettes to customise your images! Also add and edit colour palettes with just a few clicks right in the program!Īnd these are just some of what I think are the coolest things about advASCIIdraw.Thousands of characters across, you can make HUGE ASCII images.(And no worries, save file compression keeps your files small!) No need to draw your blades of grass individually, anymore! It has many cool features, the biggest things right now being:ĭraw ASCII images like you are used to in other drawing programs, includes options like brush size, shape, fill rate.ĭefine your own brushes consisting of multiple characters and/or colours. It's light-weight and enables anyone to make cool ASCII art in no time, by providing tools similar to other popular painting programs, but especially adapted for ASCII. The goal of this program, that I call advASCIIdraw, is to make drawing ASCII images, and especially roguelike/dungeon crawler type environments, as easy to create as possible. TL DR: Make awesome ASCII images with this program! Free download at bottom of post! (I have only shown this to a handful of people before and just put the first public version out there yesterday!) I am a programmer and I made an ASCII drawing program, with tons of features, and since this is kind of THE place for all things ASCII(far as I know), I wanted to share it with you guys.
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