Dynamic Map Generator

[Valarian]

This looks pretty good and would be a wonderful base generator for CC3 city maps. The problem I always find with trying to draw settlements is getting a convincing layout. A great find.

[pyrandon]

Okay, I finally downloaded this program & played with it--very cool!

I soon decided to try to recreate the style of my current city maps using the program as Valarian suggested: a base generator for the layout. In less than 2 hours I came up with the attached town, PS effects and all. Not my best work by any means, but not bad for the time spent! This will be very, very useful and fun program for me. Great find, Naryt!

[Naryt]

Okay, I finally downloaded this program & played with it--very cool!

I soon decided to try to recreate the style of my current city maps using the program as Valarian suggested: a base generator for the layout. In less than 2 hours I came up with the attached town, PS effects and all. Not my best work by any means, but not bad for the time spent! This will be very, very useful and fun program for me. Great find, Naryt!

Glad you like it.

Fun map btw.

[Keedo]

Ya know, first I just did a google search for some premade maps I could edit and play around with. That led me to the RPGhost forums. One of the posts there led me to this website. Intrigued by the impressive maps I saw, I made my "little" post challenging someone to make a map for my main city. That post got me the tip from Ravells I think it was, to d/l Inkscape. Similar in ways to Illustrator which I am fairly familiar with, but do not yet own. Then I saw Pyrandon's post that led me to this thread. So now I have the tools to not only reinvent the main city of my old D&D campaign from WAY back (i.e. before the internet...), but the entire campaign world including cities I never really mapped. And once I get my scanner, I'll be able to bring out my old dungeon maps (half of which are still intact) and rebuild my vast network of caverns (originally was about 30 sheets of graph paper connected ). I am in nostalgia heaven!! Thanks everyone for the tips and advice.

[Naryt]

Ya know, first I just did a google search for some premade maps I could edit and play around with. That led me to the RPGhost forums. One of the posts there led me to this website. Intrigued by the impressive maps I saw, I made my "little" post challenging someone to make a map for my main city. That post got me the tip from Ravells I think it was, to d/l Inkscape. Similar in ways to Illustrator which I am fairly familiar with, but do not yet own. Then I saw Pyrandon's post that led me to this thread. So now I have the tools to not only reinvent the main city of my old D&D campaign from WAY back (i.e. before the internet...), but the entire campaign world including cities I never really mapped. And once I get my scanner, I'll be able to bring out my old dungeon maps (half of which are still intact) and rebuild my vast network of caverns (originally was about 30 sheets of graph paper connected ). I am in nostalgia heaven!! Thanks everyone for the tips and advice.

Wow....thanks so much for sharing your ambition with us. Now I want an excuse to be mapping again!

[pyrandon]

Awesome, Keedo! Now you make sure to not only do those things, but POST tem too, so we can share in the fluffer-lovin' goodness!

[Keedo]

Oh you can be sure I'll post them. It might be a while before I get to the caverns and other cities. The work is going slowly as I am still playing around with the Inkscape tools, but I've already started on the main city map. I'm going to start a separate thread to show the progress I am making on it.