Dundjinni Demo Review

[Ayrk]

One thing that I was disappointed about was that if you want to publish your maps in a for sale product, you either have to come up with your own art tiles (i.e., you can't use all of the existing tiles) or pay Fluid some unknown license fee.

I have a book in the works that I was going to use Dundjinni for the maps, but since my margins don't allow for an additional license fee I guess I'll continue to use CC2 which isn't as pretty but is certainly acceptable and has no additional costs.

 

[BryonD]

Is there an Electrum edition? No offense, but I don't think I may need Arcana Unearthed and Reaper Miniatures extras.

Agreed.

This product looks interesting to me. But at $70 to get everything I would need, it just isn't really even a consideration.

Add in that I do not see a single item on the gold edition list that would interest me. What does any of that stuff have to do with making maps?

Any chance you could offer a "map-maker's" kit with JUST the map stuff (silver + art packs)? I'd consider paying around $50 for that.
But $35 for not everything I would need is a no sale and $70 for everything I need plus some completely tangent stuff thrown in is also a no sale.

 

[Fargoth]

One thing that I was disappointed about was that if you want to publish your maps in a for sale product, you either have to come up with your own art tiles (i.e., you can't use all of the existing tiles) or pay Fluid some unknown license fee.

I have a book in the works that I was going to use Dundjinni for the maps, but since my margins don't allow for an additional license fee I guess I'll continue to use CC2 which isn't as pretty but is certainly acceptable and has no additional costs.

This is one of the many reasons I'll be sticking with the ProFantasy Suite of products that I own. One of the main types of maps that I create are large-scale kingdom/continental maps. From what I can tell, Dundjinni focuses on the close-up maps for adventure encounters. CC2's CAD engine is extremely powerful. I'll admit it takes time to learn it but in the long run the tools that CC2 provides are far more numerous then Dundjinni. With limited post-production work in PSP or PS you can achieve the same results that Dundjinni can ... you just need to know the nuances and abilities of the products at your disposal.

I understand that many, in fact most people, don't want to spend a lot of time cranking out maps. I suppose I'm in the minority there. I produce maps for others and the customizable tools available in CC2 and Photoshop put anything else to shame. No matter what a client asks for I can meet their needs with CC2 and PS ... not too sure Dundjinni can do that yet. I'd be limited to the art packs.

As was mentioned in the quote above, even if it could I would have to either purchase a special license or create my own art packs ... both of which are something I'm not willing to do as a cartographer who has other, better (IMHO) tools at my disposal.

Dundjinni is great to create quick maps. That's what I believe it's targets towards. For the serious cartographer, there are better tools available.

 

[Ranger REG]

Dundjinni is great to create quick maps. That's what I believe it's targets towards. For the serious cartographer, there are better tools available.

Yeah, but they required formal training. BTW, does CompUSA offer a certified training class for CC2 Pro?

 

[prcrash]

One thing that I was disappointed about was that if you want to publish your maps in a for sale product, you either have to come up with your own art tiles (i.e., you can't use all of the existing tiles) or pay Fluid some unknown license fee.

I have a book in the works that I was going to use Dundjinni for the maps, but since my margins don't allow for an additional license fee I guess I'll continue to use CC2 which isn't as pretty but is certainly acceptable and has no additional costs.

Ayrk, tell me what you need in terms of art for Dundjinni, and I'll make it for you. Walls, floors, objects, etc. I don't want money, just my name somewhere on that book of yours...

 

[Ayrk]

Ayrk, tell me what you need in terms of art for Dundjinni, and I'll make it for you. Walls, floors, objects, etc. I don't want money, just my name somewhere on that book of yours...

That is a generous offer. Shoot me an email at erik@secondrat.com and we'll talk.

 

[prcrash]

That is a generous offer. Shoot me an email at erik@secondrat.com and we'll talk.

Check your e-mail...

 

[argon_the_red]

Cerubus,

Did you try the new demo? Does it run on your system?