Does anyone know of a world map generater?

[Jondor_Battlehammer]

I'm looking for something that looks drawn. Most of the map programs out there are getting more life like in detail.

I'm looking for something that could produce maps like you see in the front of fantasy books, something closer to what a PC might get. I'm looking for something to map large sections of a world, but anything of this style would be nice, (dungeons, cities, etc.).

Thanks!

 

[Carpe DM]

It's an older program, but fractal mapper I've found very simple and adequate to my needs.

JF

 

[XCorvis]

I don't think there are any that output in a "hand drawn" style. But if you have photoshop (or similar programs) there are filters that can take a regular picture and make it appear drawn. You'll probably have to do some tweaking, tho.

 

[Henry]

Moved to Software & Computers.

 

[Maerdwyn]

Campaign Cartographer's addon, Symbol Set 1, contains a "Handdrawn" symbol catalog. Just whipped this together to show some of the symbols - please don't judge the quality of the product on the quality of this particular map - It's a quickie.

The colors of the symbol fills (or lacktherof), and the thickness of the lines can, of course, be varied.

Hope it helps
Ian

Edit: Costs: CC2-Pro ($39.95) plus Symbol Set 1(19.95) . Fractal Mapper, mentioned above, costs $39.95. CC2-Pro (without the add-on) produces maps of roughly equivalent quality and style to those of Fractal Mapper, and while neither program's default symbols look lifelike, they don't look particularly handdrawn, either.

 

[Daesumnor]

Whoah, that addon looks really cool, although I've heard that Campaign Cartographer has a pretty steep learning curve - dont try using it in a tight spot if you're new to it.

 

[Maerdwyn]

IMO, the learning curve isn't quite as bad as some say, but yes, it takes some getting used to. Fractal Mapper is more intuitive. I just happen to like what CC2 can do a lot more.


For those without experience with the two programs - CC2 is a CAD based program where each symbol on a map remains its own entity. It's default interface is also different from most Windows based programs: In MS word, for example, to change the font of a paragraph, you would select the text, then choose the font command. In CC2, you would select the font command then select the text you want to apply the changes to. There is also an option in the menues to reverse that order, and make CC2 behave more like other Windows programs.