I've been working on another Creeper World program: browsing custom maps with more control.
I'd like to present the web page I made that has a
table of data for CW2 custom maps.
Be aware that the table on the page makes heavy use of javascript and there will be a slight delay as your browser renders the page initially.
The table has all sorts of information about each map such as title, downloads, number of emitters, whether it has a custom background, etc. You can sort and filter away to find maps that interest you, like maps with custom backgrounds, or maps with experimentals and only one emitter, or maps with the least number of scores.
The web page isn't quite finished yet - I'd like to add the ability to filter out maps you've already played. But I'm sharing it now because it is pretty usable as is.
My interest in this project was sparked by various comments in the forums about searching for custom maps. That sounded like a fun and useful problem to solve. Originally I was making another downloadable java app, but I was inspired to do something completely different. I really enjoyed working on this project because I got to explore new aspects of development, like databases, javascript, and web site design. And that's the fun part of programming - learning new stuff.
Anyway, I present the data in the hope that it's useful - so let me know if it works, if it's helpful, or if you have any comments about how it can be made better. In particular, I could add another bit of information for each map or make a new report to sort and filter the data in an interesting way - I'm open to suggestions.
