Another thing you can do with DPS is import a map (non donjon) and modify it for your encounter. I needed a swamp encounter with a road so found a swamp map and justed added the road and some fallen trees. Players loved it.
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Another thing you can do with DPS is import a map (non donjon) and modify it for your encounter. I needed a swamp encounter with a road so found a swamp map and justed added the road and some fallen trees. Players loved it.
I am a big fan of Dungeon Painter Studio having used it since its release to create battlemaps. It has a huge source of workshop modules that you can add for free to grant additional textures and objects.
An example of battlemaps that can be created:
https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forum...Battlemap-Ship
If anyone has questions about the product or wants a demo I am happy to provide help via my Unofficial Dungeon Painter Studio discord channel:
https://discord.gg/nVtPk3f
Additionally I have a few videos on You Tube that you may find useful:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxX...YOKZ3wiqQugjtQ
Hope this helps...
@ColinBuckler It's funny that you posted your ship pics when just last night I watched Rob2e's video on "Portals" mod.
I really enjoy Wonderdraft (https://www.wonderdraft.net/)
It's one time purchase, and you're able to add lots of community content for free. It feels like Inkarnate, except it's MUCH better.
Dr0W - Could you elaborate on where to find and how to load the community content? I am just getting started with wonderdraft.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr0W
Wonderdraft is good stuff, and I believe they're working on a sister program called Dungeon Draft I'm looking forward to.
Dungeon Draft appears to have released into early access. You can pay for it at the bottom of the page.
Interesting. Man, there are so many map programs as tempted as I am I just can't pull the trigger. I've been using Arkenforge lately for my maps but its awesome there is another option available!
BAM! Just bought it :) Thanks for the notice Mattekure. Love Megasploot's work.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattekure
This is one site that has community assets for Wonderdraft:Quote:
Originally Posted by Valdemar
www.cartographyassets.com
That site also has an asset manager called Mythkeeper that helps put assets in the right folder for Wonderdraft (on Windows only at the moment).
A search for "Wonderdraft community assets" might turn up other sources, but Cartography Assets seems to be the main one from my own brief searching.
A lot of these look very interesting, including the new Dungeon Draft. I havent bought them yet as I invested so much in CC3+. I'd hate to have to learn a new app now.
I've been trying to compare a few mapping tools that seem to fit the bill for my needs. I've narrowed down to arkenforge and dungeon fog. Would be interested to hear people's thoughts on these two programs. I think CC3 is too much for my needs.
Has anyone used these two programs? Any thoughts on them or pros/cons from their experience? Any other recommendations for something similar?
I've heard good things about both. I've played with Arkenforge and it looks slick and is relatively easy to get up to speed on.Quote:
Originally Posted by OGvarus
Oh, one more point for Arkenforge, apparently they recently added the ability to export for FGU including the line of sight. https://arkenforge.com/fantasy-grounds-unity/
Yes I saw that ability to export to FGU. Seems very slick if it works. Actually I think dungeon fog beinng subscription based is a point against it for me personally.
Through some more digging I also found another program, dungeondraft. Anyone have experience with it? Looks pretty nice as well
CC3+ just went half off.
Yeah, I've been using it for about 3 weeks now. It's pretty sweet and easy to use. They've added the ability to import and use your own assets, tiles, textures, etc. now. The developer is continually adding more, but I've pretty much switched to Dungeondraft as my main dungeon and battle map making program now that I can use any assets I need to make a dungeon. It's not quite as powerful as CC3+, it doesn't have layering (yet), and there is a definite 'style' to it, but using the imported assets from CC3+, I've been able to closely recreate some of my campaign cartographer maps in Dungeondraft.Quote:
Originally Posted by OGvarus
One note on the importing process: I would not say it's a simple process to do (not like a simple drag and drop thing). There is a YouTube video that explains how to import and 'make' the asset packs, but if I can figure it out, pretty much anyone should be able to. :) There are many y/t videos of it in action, so I'd take a look at those (but note that most are older and were made when the import ability was not available.)
Lastly, just throwing this out there, the same developer makes a great world mapping/overland mapper called Wonderdraft. Again, very easy to use and more mature (as it's been around for a few years now).
CC3+ Humble Bundle for quite a bit off.
https://www.humblebundle.com/softwar...ganza-software
Anyone who gets this please post whether you get one 3 or 4 bundle keys or one key per item?
I have little use for the offer only because I already bought all but the stuff in $1 level and the perspective 3 (gotta find out if any value to me) and the stuff with source (castles/temples) in top layer and from the product page those look pretty low quality compared to modern products by them (prob based on older CC)
But if get separate keys, maybe will pay $30 to get Persp and gift the stuff above $1 level except that to my friend
EDIT: I bought the $1 level since was sure would get that and can upgrade if necessary.
Got 2 keys for the 3 items. Tokens was one key and Battlemaps and Floorplans was a 2 for 1 key.
So, still not sure if all get a separate key or not yet.
Battlemaps and Floorplans share a key, but all the other products get their own separate keys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Varsuuk
You only get one key for CC3+ itself (either a 1 year or lifetime one depending on the level you select).
Great, then it amounts to whether I want to buy Profile3 thing or not, if I was interested in it, I could pay the 30 and gift my friend the rest.
Dungeondraft is really good, although it's still pretty young and can be a bit half baked sometimes. I hear it will eventually auto-generate LOS definitions for FG Unity.Quote:
Originally Posted by OGvarus
https://www.reddit.com/r/dungeondraft/
https://dungeonscrawl.com/
Love this!
I believe that he would consider adding FGU support if the behind-the-curtain-specifics could be found somewhere... Anyone know where to find that so it could be provided to the author?
Huh? What specifics? How to make jpg or png files? Common resolutions or compression? How LOS segments are defined in FGU?Quote:
Originally Posted by Thunderhead
Yes, all of this other than how to make the files. I skimmed the manual to see if there was a write-up on the XML file but didn’t find it.Quote:
Originally Posted by LordEntrails
Specific question about map notes export to FG. Which of these map creators allows for the export of their own map notes to FG as markers on maps?
As I am making a map, I frequently put little map notes before the map is even finished. Yes, I could re-create them in FG, but it would be really great if they imported as pins into FG.
Has anyone seen the new Dungeon Alchemist software that is being developed? Looks awesome, and they say their maps will be compatible with Fantasy Grounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYDJ1Qy_nfg
Yes... way cool. I only hope that when you create a room, it 'blooms' into existence in the way they illustrate.
- s.west
There is a long discussion on it here; https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forum...ith-FG-export)Quote:
Originally Posted by krush11
Don't forget ArkenforgeQuote:
Originally Posted by Trenloe
I've been using Inkarnate for a while now. I think it's really good.
Hello, everyone!
First at all, we want to say that we are not sure if this is the right place to make this post. If that is the case, we would appreciate getting the post moved to the appropriate forum or deleted if it breaks any rules we overlooked.
We are Mistwall, an entertainment developer studio focused on roleplaying and tabletop games. On december 2022 we released Chronos Builder: a map maker tool that provides a quick and easy way to create your battle maps and export them to your favorite VTTs.
Our selling point is that we go beyond the medieval fantasy setting, offering content for multiple settings like Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk and 20s decade.
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On April 5th, we launched our first expansion: Wishing Well, that aims to increase the amount of settings available for Chronos Builder, as well as adding new features to the tool so you can create more unique maps.
As a small team, we have faced some problems during development, but we have managed to solve them thanks to our effort and the feedback of our followers.
We want to welcome you into our kickstarter pre-campaign, and ask you to give it an opportunity.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...r-wishing-well
Thank you very much,
Mistwall Studio.
That is very cool.
Anyone have recommendations on tools for an iPad Pro? Just finally replaced my 2016 Pro 9.7 with something more appropriate to my grandpa level eyes, the 13” Pro.
I got the new pen as well. I own Procreate and Pixelmate from when my wife was into drawing apps. Do either of those or other tools work decently to lay down graph paper or hex backgrounds then to make maps even if just like hand drawing on graph paper. It’s useful for fast stuff anyhow. But not sure haven’t yet read anything.
Hey! What happened to the Firehouse Subs menu post?? I just got an e-mail asking: "If you're looking for a delicious and satisfying meal, you should definitely check out ... " and there was a link to their website!
I was looking forward to a delicious and satisfying meal!!!
;-)
That isn't a bad marketing strategy... gotta keep 'em hungry
Arkenforge is worth a look. I like that it's a one-off cost and runs on my PC.
Has player screen and tools for running at table.
I have had Campaign Cartographer for years, but it's a steep learning curve.
We need to update the OP table... If Trenloe doesn't get to it before too long, remind me and I will go through this thread and update it :)
Yeah DungeonDraft deserves a mention with it's VTT export. The rest still seem good.
Dungeon Alchemist as well.
Go ahead and update it as needed please.Quote:
Originally Posted by LordEntrails