How to choose a tool for mapping?

[ladiestorm]

I'm afraid I don't know as much about mapforge or FM8 or 9. The one thing I can tell you about cc3+ is that you don't have to get each specific product to be able to produce good maps. I started with just the basic combo pack: cc3+/cd3/dd3. That, combined with the CSUAC2, the Dundjinni Archives, and Bogie's Mapping objects helps me produce 95% of the maps I make. And if you look at my gallery, you will see a couple of 'modern' maps there, such as my town of DunHaven, and my underground Sybco Lab. So the possibility is there, to produce modern style maps, as long as you aren't trying to build a modern world. If you want to build a modern or futuristic world, you will probably need Cosmographer, and probably SS3 (symbol set 3). Perspectives might be able to help you create your own symbols for modern, or futuristic worlds, cities, dungeons, what ever you might need.

Also, Profantasy does offer 'bundle packs' for those that don't want to spend that kind of money all at once. Also, profantasy is always coming out with new content for their programs, in the form of the annuals. For those, you buy a yearly subscription, and something new comes out each month. So just because they don't have anything now, doesn't mean they won't in the future.

[waldronate]

sci-fi or futuristic cities

I see a lot of discussion about this and I'm curious what this sort of thing would look like. Does anyone have some good examples of maps using this sort of style? I don't care whether it was done with some pre-packaged software or drawn freehand.

[nichendrix]

I see a lot of discussion about this and I'm curious what this sort of thing would look like. Does anyone have some good examples of maps using this sort of style? I don't care whether it was done with some pre-packaged software or drawn freehand.

It's strange that few share their work on this subject. The few I've seen are for Star Wars, usualy backwater towns like Mos Eisley, Mos Espa, etc.

For example, this is the map of Mos Shuuta that comes with FFG's SW EotE Beginner's Game:
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This is a Map made by Ruakar depicting a section of Lothal capital city from Star Wars Rebels. :


A more complete map of the Lothal's capital city.


Another city made by Ruakar, this time from some backwater place like Tatooine:


Another one by Ruakar, but this time a more developed multiple level city:


I know a few other Star Wars forum users that make city maps, but they are only a small portion of them actually share their maps with the community and a good deal of them only do maps on paid requests, so they usualy don't share too much, just enough to wet potential customer's appetite.

It is a pity that I don't know what kind of code is used in things like Smart Building Tool in FM8 or its equivalent in City Designer for CC3+. If I could see their code, I could understand it and develop a similar code for sci-fi setting like Star Wars, Star Trek, etc.

[Mark Oliva]

It is a pity that I don't know what kind of code is used in fings like Smart Building too on FM8 or on City Designer for CC3+. If I could see their code, I could understand it and develop a similar code for sci-fi setting like Star Wars, Star Trek, etc.

???#!!?

What is a fing? And what kind of code do you mean? And what is a Smart Building?

Sorry. You really lost me here.

I used to get complimented on my programming and upon my work as a programming teacher before I retired, so I assume I wasn't all that bad. Of course, I did only data base programming, not graphical stuff. Still... Nonetheless ...

[heruca]

No, not all, but those that do offer that option are clearly marked as such on the product page.

[nichendrix]

No, not all, but those that do offer that option are clearly marked as such on the product page.

Though I have a Roll20 account, I've never used it, I would take a look there if I find something interesting that is also offered as downloadable png.

Regarding buying PKwork Wargame PDF tiles, I have Adobe Acrobat Pro, so if the PDF are editable I could just copy, paste and save them on png, so that would be no problem.

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[Azélor]

There aren't a lot of sci fi city maps period.

[nichendrix]

After a lot of consideration I've decided to give a chance to the combo FM8+AS3. If I don't like it, I'll try MapForge or CC3+.

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[waldronate]

My question about futuristic city maps was an attempt to see if folks could describe a "futuristic city" or give examples of it. When I look for "futuristic city" images online, some folks gravitate towards "blue-and-white asymmetric utopia towers", others are more into "anything rounded and with lots of domes", others to go with the black-and-brown boxy Blade Runner dystopia, some are solidly in the "mirrored and metallic everything", while some folks call any cityscape that's a mish-mash of different time periods with a giant box growing out of the middle "futuristic". There is a good bit of "futuristic city" art, but not a whole lot of maps. Ah well. I'll keep looking.

[nichendrix]

My question about futuristic city maps was an attempt to see if folks could describe a "futuristic city" or give examples of it. When I look for "futuristic city" images online, some folks gravitate towards "blue-and-white asymmetric utopia towers", others are more into "anything rounded and with lots of domes", others to go with the black-and-brown boxy Blade Runner dystopia, some are solidly in the "mirrored and metallic everything", while some folks call any cityscape that's a mish-mash of different time periods with a giant box growing out of the middle "futuristic". There is a good bit of "futuristic city" art, but not a whole lot of maps. Ah well. I'll keep looking.

Sincerely, I've never seem a Futuristic City maps aside from the works of a few guys scattered around the Star Wars RPG communities who from time to time do some city mapping. Outside this small niche I've never seem any maps.

On the what's a futuristic city look like, the SW Universe is probably the best place to look at it, since there are all the styles you mention plus some other possible designs. Other sci-fi settings usualky concentrate on way smaller scenery.

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