Dungeon Map Doodler
Creative
map drawing tool
SHOW HN2020
155points
43comments
#385of 3,028 in 2020
Top 13%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
13 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 2 critical, out of 28 comments about the project. Thread score +0.42.
Design: 4 for, 2 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Easy to use and clear interface
From 3 comments
I like how clear, and easy it is to try it out. Big "DOODLE NOW" button right in the middle of the landing page. In two clicks I've already created a (tiny) dungeon.
swimfar on HNAh, this is exactly how I feel like this tool should be! I found the UX on other similar apps to be confusing or lacking what I felt were fairly necessary rudimentary features.…
xingped on HNThis is really well-done. Very polished, and all of the drawing tools work as my mental model thought they might. Kudos!
pwinnski on HN
Objections
Missing undo/select and other basic editing features
From 2 comments
First of all, great project! I love this kind of tool and I bookmarked it because I could definitely see myself using this. Some feedback: you need undo capability. It's quite…
jhedwards on HNAh, I found one thing that's kind of bugging me - the text tool. It seems the text is not layer-specific. It would be nice if it was so I could have a "notes" layer that I can…
xingped on HN
Text tool placement and layer handling are buggy
From 2 comments
Ah, I found one thing that's kind of bugging me - the text tool. It seems the text is not layer-specific. It would be nice if it was so I could have a "notes" layer that I can…
xingped on HNYeah, the text tool is a bit lacking at the moment, and I think the public release still has a small bug with where the text gets placed down when clicking. That's a really good…
toddr123 on HN
Not open source
From 1 comment
Much closer to what I need than previous contenders! Now, if only it were open source (compile on your own) and was embeddable (as a web component?) for easy integration into…
martindale on HN
Requests
Open source the code
From 3 comments
Much closer to what I need than previous contenders! Now, if only it were open source (compile on your own) and was embeddable (as a web component?) for easy integration into…
martindale on HNDoes the author plan to open source it? I would love to.
aloisdg on HNi just played with it a bit and it's kind of awesome! It takes like 5 min to get the hang of it. I didn't notice until I came back here about publishing completed maps, that's…
kewpiedoll99 on HN
Save as SVG export
From 1 comment
Very cool! Any chance of Save-As-SVG? Even if not, there could be some cool potential for integration with my project, Togetherness Table: https://www.1kfa.com/table…
sjbrown on HN
Movable character tokens and dice roller
From 2 comments
This is very cool! Do you think you could add a feature to move around npc/character pieces? Even if they were just coloured blocks, that's all I need now to run a basic DnD…
jbob2000 on HNI meant a dice roller, but I understand your intention now. Thanks for the tip about the stamps, I'll give it a shot!
jbob2000 on HN
Input validation on numeric fields
From 1 comment
nice work. you want to validate your inputfields tho: number of sides -> 9999999999 -> use and browser tab crashes. :)
abductee_hg on HN
Questions
Whether the code uses frameworks or has automated tests
From 1 comment
Amazing project! Really enjoyed playing around with it just now - so easy to create a functional and great looking map. When you say pure javascript, did you use any frameworks…
conorh on HN
Why the hallway tool is called snap to grid
From 1 comment
i just played with it a bit and it's kind of awesome! It takes like 5 min to get the hang of it. I didn't notice until I came back here about publishing completed maps, that's…
kewpiedoll99 on HN
Alternatives named
Dungeon Scrawl
From 2 comments
Reminds me of Dungeon Scrawl: https://dungeonscrawl.com/ As a DM, thanks for all these tools! Glad to have a variety of tools to use.
Pfhreak on HNI like both, but I'll probably 'move forward' with whichever one has masking working in a non-obtuse way first. With dungeon scrawler there is a pre-set that uses masks, but I've…
georgefrick on HN
Inkarnate
From 1 comment
Adding to my collection of D&D tools: • [Dice For the Dice Gods: A D&D 5e Resource Compendium](https://www.otherworldlyincantations.com/mastery/#1543209246837-e72acb6f-9895) •…
selrond on HN
Dungeondraft
From 1 comment
Adding to my collection of D&D tools: • [Dice For the Dice Gods: A D&D 5e Resource Compendium](https://www.otherworldlyincantations.com/mastery/#1543209246837-e72acb6f-9895) •…
selrond on HN
Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator
From 1 comment
Adding to my collection of D&D tools: • [Dice For the Dice Gods: A D&D 5e Resource Compendium](https://www.otherworldlyincantations.com/mastery/#1543209246837-e72acb6f-9895) •…
selrond on HN