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November 11th, 2018, 17:11 #191
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The 4GB limit is a relevant con - it's not directly to do with the 4GB Fantasy Grounds memory issue, but it is related. It's to do with any 32-bit application having memory limits (2GB or close to 4GB depending if the executable is made large address aware). If a 32-bit application loads a lot of stuff into memory it can start having issues in the 3GB+ memory use zone - @gtw2017 remember some issues you've have when working on very large maps in 32-bit GIMP?
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November 11th, 2018, 17:42 #192
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November 13th, 2018, 13:06 #193
MapForge now support variable-size map canvasses, so if you use the smaller canvas sizes you won't be getting near the upper limit of allocated RAM, even when using multiple layers.
In any case, I suspect the vast majority of FG users will be using MapForge unlicensed (there's little need for high-res output if you're just going to be reducing a map to 50 dpi for use in FG), so they'll never even use 2 GB of RAM.
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May 2nd, 2019, 17:49 #194
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Although it isn't exactly mapping it is more of a world creation / building tool, you can make some absolutely incredible things with this, relatively easily. It's called Flowscape and can be found here: https://pixelforest.itch.io/flowscape
You can create maps with it and I did not see it listed here, which is why I mention it.
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May 2nd, 2019, 18:39 #195
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I like Illwinter's Floorplan Generator: http://www.illwinter.com/floorplan/
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May 2nd, 2019, 20:32 #197
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Yes, as of 3 months ago, the developer added an orthographic gridded export feature.
Sorry for the delay, it took me a minute to find the exact procedure:
From the developer:
"Since there were so many requests for an orthographic map maker with grids ive updated it to 1.01
Simply go to the menu, choose Map, click orthographic, set your preferred grid or hex and the tiling, then hit F8 and after a second or 2 an image will be saved at 7680x4320."
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May 2nd, 2019, 20:52 #198rob2e - Join me on Discord!
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October 2nd, 2019, 12:43 #199
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Sounds very cool, tnx for sharing. I found info about software development company here https://jafton.com/services/digital-product-engineering recently. They have years of experience in software development and provide services at the highest level. Hope with their help I'll create my own software one day.
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