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<blockquote data-quote="Theron" data-source="post: 1868086" data-attributes="member: 2326">Here's another vote for Fractal Mapper.&nbsp; I own a fair bit of stuff for CC2 and, while it's a tremendous and very powerful program, I've never felt like I stood a chance of using the program to even a quarter of its potential.&nbsp; The learning curve is extremely high, and I just don't have the time between work and family and other obligations to devote to getting the most out of it.&nbsp;&nbsp;FM, on the other hand, allowed me to produce a much prettier map than I'd ever done with six months of CC2, almost out of the box.&nbsp; It's that much easier.&nbsp; I'd put the map up, if not for the fact that it was a copy of the Red Wizards' compound from the FRCS and therefore copyright.&nbsp;&nbsp;Fractal Mapper also has icons by Eric Hotz, whose artwork I adore.&nbsp; And a much less, well, garish default color palette.&nbsp; I know there's a tremendous degree of color customization available with CC2, but out of the box, the colors are just too bright, too vivid.&nbsp;&nbsp;The program's not perfect, of course, but it's still my mapping utility of choice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Theron, post: 1868086, member: 2326"] Here's another vote for Fractal Mapper. I own a fair bit of stuff for CC2 and, while it's a tremendous and very powerful program, I've never felt like I stood a chance of using the program to even a quarter of its potential. The learning curve is extremely high, and I just don't have the time between work and family and other obligations to devote to getting the most out of it. FM, on the other hand, allowed me to produce a much prettier map than I'd ever done with six months of CC2, almost out of the box. It's that much easier. I'd put the map up, if not for the fact that it was a copy of the Red Wizards' compound from the FRCS and therefore copyright. Fractal Mapper also has icons by Eric Hotz, whose artwork I adore. And a much less, well, garish default color palette. I know there's a tremendous degree of color customization available with CC2, but out of the box, the colors are just too bright, too vivid. The program's not perfect, of course, but it's still my mapping utility of choice. [/QUOTE]

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