Interesting Technique for Hex Maps

[RobA]

I came across this post at RPGnet that shows an interesting technique of combining hex mapping with a heightmap to render a sort of symbolic hightmap that looks like it has potential...

-Rob A>

[Valarian]

Nice, but how do you apply the 3d effect?

[RobA]

I assume he is rendering it in a program like Bryce or POVRay.

-Rob A>

[ravells]

Now that's a clever idea. You could use it as a board for VTT maps! I might have a play with this as the heightmap is dead easy to do.

Thanks for the link, Rob!

[RPMiller]

That is a very interesting technique... If you smoothed the height map hexes with a gradient you could get a more gradual effect as well, but it would require more work. Definitely a neat idea.

[RobA]

That is a very interesting technique... If you smoothed the height map hexes with a gradient you could get a more gradual effect as well, but it would require more work. Definitely a neat idea.

Just blur it! That would smooth it quite well.

(If anyone a a hex map, load it up here and I'll give it a go)

-Rob A>