Ideas about an advanced cave converter(C64, DAS, BRC, BDCFF)

[LogicDeLuxe]

I spend some thoughts about an advanced cave converter due to the following quote from an old topic:

@RTADash: you can convert games to BDCFF but not the other way round....

I see.

We'll just say that I was using the BDCFF to store the data until some program like this came along.

Such a tool would have the following possibilities (limited by technical reasons):

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   from BD1 BD2 PLCK 1stB CrDr CLCK DAS BRC BDCFF
to BD1       /%  -    -    /%   -    /%  -   /%
to BD2   +       -    -    /%   -    /%  -   /%
to PLCK  *   *        /    /    /    /   /*  /*
to 1stB  *   *   +         /    /    /   /*  /*
to CrDr  *   *   -    -         -    /%  -   /%*
to CLCK  *   *   +    /    /         /   /*  /*
to DAS   *   *   +    /    /    /        /*  /*
to BRC   +   +   +    /    /    /    /       /
to BDCFF !   !   !    !    /    !    !   !

- not supported as this is impossible.
! fully supported by the BDCFF extension for Crazy Dream PC (which should be compatible to current BDCFF tools)
+ fully supported, though there may be occasional behavior discrepancies. Consult the Dash-FAQ for differences in the various engine versions.
/ supported as long as the target engine supports the used features.
% the cave has to be constructed of drawing instructions supported by the target engine in order to be convertible.
* supported, except for the level feature

PLCK will support Diego effects.
BD1 can have Growing Wall and Slime, but requires an extended engine version for that.
BD2 can have maps and PLCK formatted content, but requires Rockford's extension for that.
CrDr might not be supported as a target, since this engine is too unimportant with only one game in existence.
I might have support for more clones like Boulder Rush, if there is a need for it and I can find out the actual data structures.

[RTADash]

The BDCFF to BD1/BD2 ones alone would put me in heaven, let alone all the other possibilities!

GREAT IDEA!