New Posts For Thread: Dungeon, Overland Maps and Technologyhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29535973/Dungeon,_Overland_Maps_and_TechnologyWhat technologies do you use to create maps for use in dungeons or the overworld? I guess at this point I'm more interested in overland. I'm looking to rehaul some hand drawn maps from the mid 1980s that I drew for my campaign. While they have gotIf you get those scripts figured out I would love if share them. Map making would be much easier if you could draw a general curve for a coastline and have it generate the wiggles for you. Depending on how it's coded, you might even be able to adjusthttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29535973/Dungeon,_Overland_Maps_and_Technology?post_id=527329833#527329833If you get those scripts figured out I would love if share them. Map making would be much easier if you could draw a general curve for a coastline and have it generate the wiggles for you. Depending on how it's coded, you might even be able to adjustTue, 18 Dec 2012 20:56:26 -0600I ended up doing things by myself in gimp. It is certainly the most professional map I've ever created. I simply can't believe there aren't some more automated methods of doing this. I plan to make a few scripts to help me make maps in the future viahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29535973/Dungeon,_Overland_Maps_and_Technology?post_id=527324999#527324999I ended up doing things by myself in gimp. It is certainly the most professional map I've ever created. I simply can't believe there aren't some more automated methods of doing this. I plan to make a few scripts to help me make maps in the future viaTue, 18 Dec 2012 17:26:27 -0600If you have the ability, I think the best way is to draw it in a program like gimp or photoshop. Idealy with a tablet. If you make it really high resolution, you can include lots of details you can't do by hand. Make sure you estimate the size you wahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29535973/Dungeon,_Overland_Maps_and_Technology?post_id=526969949#526969949If you have the ability, I think the best way is to draw it in a program like gimp or photoshop. Idealy with a tablet. If you make it really high resolution, you can include lots of details you can't do by hand. Make sure you estimate the size you waTue, 18 Dec 2012 07:01:24 -0600cartographersguild is a good resource. They have a couple of software packages there linked.Maptools - - - of course!I've also started just crafting by hand in gimp. Using a fractalized path to help with coastlines and the like. I'm mostly happy withhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29535973/Dungeon,_Overland_Maps_and_Technology?post_id=526906621#526906621cartographersguild is a good resource. They have a couple of software packages there linked.Maptools - - - of course!I've also started just crafting by hand in gimp. Using a fractalized path to help with coastlines and the like. I'm mostly happy withSat, 15 Dec 2012 22:47:15 -0600Also, Maptools is great for making maps as well.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29535973/Dungeon,_Overland_Maps_and_Technology?post_id=526883039#526883039Also, Maptools is great for making maps as well.Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:14:06 -0600