Thank you again for the great suggestions and bug testing. Version 0.9.2 of Chat Mapper is now available for download. This will be the final Beta release of Chat Mapper and you should expect to see version 1.0 early next year. This is a substantial upgrade over the previous version and we would like to urge everyone to give it a try.  Here is a list of some of the exciting new features:

• New user-interface layout with moveable tabbed windows
• New extensions system for 3rd party exporters
• Integrated Torque YackPack exporter by Chad Kilgore
• New user preferences
  • Customizable dialog nodes
  • Horizontal and vertical dialog tree views
  • Several application preferences
• Integrated file browser with drag-and-drop capability for files
• Conversation pictures shown as dialog tree backgrounds with opacity control
• Improved Windows Vista and Windows 7 compatibility
• Updated documentation
• Numerous bug fixes

For a full list of changes, please check out the change log.

Here is a preview of some features we are working on for version 1.0 due out early next year:

• New Assets:  User Variables and User Events
• New more interesting examples
• Collaboration tools
• More export and import options
• More control over dialog simulations
• Dialog node groups and sets
• Referenced files auditor and packager
• “Ultima” style conversation options

We will also be moving toward a licensing system, but don’t worry, there will always be a free “hobbyist” license and there is also a way for you to get a free indie license.