Hexmap making resources?

[AslanC]

Does anyone know where I can find hex tiles online? Forests, swamps, hills, etc...

Thanks in advance

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Widerness Mapper.
http://www.netrpg.com/programs/wildernessmapper.html

Hex Maps aren't my favorites, I'd rather draw a map freehand and superimpose hexes over it. Auto Realm can do this.
http://www.gryc.ws/autorealm.htm

Both of these programs are free.

The Auld Grump

 

[MythosaAkira]

Widerness Mapper.
http://www.netrpg.com/programs/wildernessmapper.html

The link there is to an old (dead) site; this one is the most current:

http://www.mythosa.net/Utils.html

 

[AslanC]

Thanks for the links guys, but alas I am on a Mac.

All I really need is a legend of hex tiles that I can cut and paste in Photoshop.

Any thoughts?

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Thanks for the links guys, but alas I am on a Mac.

All I really need is a legend of hex tiles that I can cut and paste in Photoshop.

Any thoughts?

That would have been good to know. (Sorry about the dead link, I've had the bookmark for a long time...)

Webrpg is in Java, so you should be able to run that: http://www.webrpg.com/gamesystem/index.phtml

There just isn't that much out there for the Mac. (Could be worse, I used to have an Amiga... Gods I miss that machine.)

The Auld Grump

 

[shadowlight]

Thanks for the links guys, but alas I am on a Mac.

All I really need is a legend of hex tiles that I can cut and paste in Photoshop.

Any thoughts?

The easiest thing to do would probably be to use Photoshop's polygon feature (assuming you have 6.0 or higher) to make hexes, cut & paste and make your own hex grid. You could then just put it on a layer above your map...

 

[Zulithe]

shadowlight's idea is good. I paint my maps in Photoshop, works very nice. If you can't afford Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro 8 is pretty cheap and can do most of what Photoshop can. Even cheaper, try The Gimp (instructions for installing the latest bleading-edge version for windows is here http://wiki.gimp.org/gimp/WindowsInstall )

 

[AslanC]

removed double post

 

[AslanC]

I think I should make myself clearer

I am not looking for blank hexes (though I will try the polygon feature).

I am looking for hex tiles that I can copy.

1 with mountains in it, 1 with a tree, swap, hill, etc...

Sorry if I failed to be clear about it

 

[shadowlight]

shadowlight's idea is good. I paint my maps in Photoshop, works very nice. If you can't afford Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro 8 is pretty cheap and can do most of what Photoshop can. Even cheaper, try The Gimp (instructions for installing the latest bleading-edge version for windows is here http://wiki.gimp.org/gimp/WindowsInstall )

Caution: Thread Hijacking!​

I've heard a lot about Gimp but never used it. How does it compare to Photoshop?