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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Darraketh" data-source="post: 330925" data-attributes="member: 847">Re: ok, so i had an obsessive moment...Now that's what I'm talking about! I've been trying for months to get someone, anyone interested in making custom tiles for the benefit of all. You sir are the first to do so and I thank you!Your coastline tiles add so much more beauty to a map. They are wonderful.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Please send them my way if you will.I am feeling inspired to do something with that 25mb of webspace my ISP provides. Something like a HexMapper support page. I could put up a zip of "our" tiles and any others that are made and assign it a version number.I could show a few examples of maps created by users.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> If you use this program you are aware of its shortcomings. The author has said he is working on a new version. Unfortunately it will be part of a suite of tools as opposed to a stand alone program.  How integrated with the other programs it will be remains to be seen.I feel we could come up with a list of improvements to the program and forward them to the author. Perhaps he will find such feedback useful.I've also been thinking that a hex mapping program would fit nicely under the WoTC E-Tools banner.  Quite frankly it is a simple but potentially highly useful program. With the right tooling making maps can be even quicker and easier than it already is.Such a program could have support for multiple tile sets. How about one for creating star maps?<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /> There are a multitude of possibilities. I've been trying to get people to see beyond the programs warts and less than inspiring old school tiles and imagine how useful a program like this can be.Who's with me?<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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