GRID based ASCII editor for level maps

[jph_wacheski]

Currently I am using this one;

http://studenten.freepage.de/cgi-bin/fe ... _index.htm

Does anyone know of a better one? This is designed for drawing 'art' and although it is easier to edit maps with then notepad is not really made for what I am useing it for,. id does let me move blocks around and edit without disrupting the rest of the grid,. What I am looking for is a GRID based ASCII editor that runs under windows, must be freeware. Just trying to get the most efficent tool for the job of editing map layouts that I then import into ZGE and use to place the game objects,. my current map is 64x64 but this could change,. as an example;

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[Kjell]

Hej jph,

Try Java Ascii Versatile Editor.

K

[jph_wacheski]

thanks man,. that is a nice one too,. I still can not figure how to draw a shape using the tools with just the cheracter I want,. but the ZOOM feature rocks! and for actually just drawing in ASCII that is a fine program.

[Kjell]

Hey jph,

Have a go at the Brush halfway down the toolbar on the lefthand side ( use space to empty a cell in the Brush Options )

K

[jph_wacheski]

Ah! Right you are good sir. Many thanks.

lots of uses I can put that to,. just would be nice if I could use all the other circle and arc-spline stuff with any letter as well,. perhaps there is a way i just have to find it. This Figlet stuff is a friggn' blast!

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Perhaps I will start to include readme files with my releases, just to add some sweet ascii graphs,. lol