Map Size / Resolution

[NymTevlyn]

What size maps do you use when making layouts for dungeons in FG? I'm trying to collect a bunch of data and create a standardized format for my dungeons and overland maps so that they all work with the tokens without too much resizing.

[Griogre]

My major criteria is file transfer size with some concern about map size. Because of that my maps tend to have different scales. However all other things being equal I like 20 pixels = five foot squares. Many like the 50 pixel squares = 5 feet squares. I have found that squares of less than 5 pixels don't work well. If I am generating a scratch map "in game" I will usually set the grids to same size pixels as my medium monster tokens.

[NymTevlyn]

I'm just trying to find a suitable size that shows enough detail without making the maps too big.

[Griogre]

That is a real problem, honestly, and it really depends on how big your "normal" maps are. I find the 50 per square too big to show what I want on a reasonable size. Half that seems to work better for me. Alot depends on how elaborate or simple your maps are also.

[NymTevlyn]

I think I'm going to go with 30 px tokens for medium size creatures after checking out the size of some stuff from other modules. I can make dungeons just big enough that they're not cumbersome to transfer to the other clients.

[Griogre]

I personally use 32 for medium token sizes mostly because I rounded the portrait size to 64 pixels and 32 was half of that. 32 works for me and 30 is about the size of the tokens that come with FG.

[NymTevlyn]

I came up with 30px after extensive grid sizing inside FG heh. I literally spent probably a half-hour fooling around with various sized tokens, resizing them and resizing the grin on and off, so I could get rid of the bold, not bold lines. Of course, after all that work, and not finding a good solution... I found it by accident.

One click to zoom in on the map clears up the gridline issue on my monitor. *sighs* I waste so much time like that.