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- noun video games A partial
map that is automatically updated with newareas as theplayer discovers them.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Torchlight 2's automap system, so they will be easier to read and are rendered in greater detail.
Ars Technica Ben Kuchera 2011
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Torchlight 2's automap system, so they will be easier to read and are rendered in greater detail.
Ars Technica Ben Kuchera 2011
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· Ability to see kills/secrets/items/time statistics in automap mode.
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· Added a "map_use_multisamling" config variable to apply multisampling to the automap.
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Color variables were misaligned in the automap settings menu with "not adjusted" format.
MacUpdate - Mac OS X 2010
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Implementing an automap was pretty straightforward, and it probably added more to the enjoyment of the game than anything else.
Joystiq 2009
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Implementing an automap was pretty straightforward, and it probably added more to the enjoyment of the game than anything else.
Joystiq 2009
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As for the rest of the game, aside from an added automap and nicer sound, it seems like they've kept most everything the same as it's ever been.
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One deliberate playability issue that rose from adding the automap feature was that monsters would not be visible, and new mapping doesn†™ t take place while in automapping mode.
GameSetWatch 2009
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This limitation came about during playtesting because once the playtesters were in the automap mode, they tended to stay there and not play from the actual three-dimensional game screen. “The game is not a challenge to be efficiently beaten, †said John Carmack. “It†™ s something you†™ re supposed to experience. â€
GameSetWatch 2009
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