Grid Cartographer 4
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2016 4:47 pm
Hi, I hope this is the right forum to discuss this!
I'm the developer of a commercial application called Grid Cartographer 4 which is an RPG mapping program. ( http://www.davidwaltersdevelopment.com/tools/gridcart/ ) It's been a passion project of mine for a few years now and has grown to be quite advanced.
One feature that I've recently added is a protocol that allows for a modified version of an emulator to render its output not in its own window, but to a shared memory connection and then onto a split screen within Grid Cartographer. This makes drawing maps easier because you no longer have to use 2 computers, or ALT-TAB between the game and the app.
I'm no stranger to emulation, back in my school days I wrote NeoPop, a Neo Geo Pocket Color emulator. I'm now trying to make a piece of software that people will find useful and when playing specific old RPGs. I feel that enjoyment can be enhanced by using my software to draw maps while you play.
The reason I'm posting this is because I'd like to ask for feedback/permission on whether taking the source to Snes9x, altering its video code so that it connects to Grid Cartographer and publishing that as modified binary (with source/diff of my changes) on my website as an independent download, would be acceptable use within the scope of the license?
I appreciate this is kind of an unusual request. Thanks for taking the time to read it.
I'm the developer of a commercial application called Grid Cartographer 4 which is an RPG mapping program. ( http://www.davidwaltersdevelopment.com/tools/gridcart/ ) It's been a passion project of mine for a few years now and has grown to be quite advanced.
One feature that I've recently added is a protocol that allows for a modified version of an emulator to render its output not in its own window, but to a shared memory connection and then onto a split screen within Grid Cartographer. This makes drawing maps easier because you no longer have to use 2 computers, or ALT-TAB between the game and the app.
I'm no stranger to emulation, back in my school days I wrote NeoPop, a Neo Geo Pocket Color emulator. I'm now trying to make a piece of software that people will find useful and when playing specific old RPGs. I feel that enjoyment can be enhanced by using my software to draw maps while you play.
The reason I'm posting this is because I'd like to ask for feedback/permission on whether taking the source to Snes9x, altering its video code so that it connects to Grid Cartographer and publishing that as modified binary (with source/diff of my changes) on my website as an independent download, would be acceptable use within the scope of the license?
I appreciate this is kind of an unusual request. Thanks for taking the time to read it.