Mapping Software

[KB9JMQ]

I like Dunjinni alot but like others have said if you want to do world maps or large wilderness the CC2 is probably best.
Though I thought CC2 was very hard to learn to use well and have resorted to free handing wilderness maps. YMMV

 

[lukelightning]

I also like my special on-line cartographic system: find an image of a map and steal it.

 

[shaylon]

I also like my special on-line cartographic system: find an image of a map and steal it.

Yes that is a good one as well.

-Shay

 

[Glyfair]

I'm glad you experience in this regard has been better than mine - I've e-mailed them with questions twice and never received a response.

The thing to do is email the Yahoo group (which is linked to from several spots in the ProFantasy site). In my experience, it's pretty common to get a response back from an employee within minutes. Even during off times you'll usually get a quick answer from a knowledgable user.

 

[Maldin]

For an indepth "how-to" discussion of the topic, along with brief comments on many of the available programs, check out my "Guide to RPG Mapmaking" webpage at http://melkot.com/mechanics/map-guide.html
Hope it helps, and good luck with your mapping projects.

Denis, aka "Maldin"
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Maldin's Greyhawk http://melkot.com/

 

[Vascant]

Personally I love Adobe PS but it has taken the better part of a year to learn. If you want Dundjinni eye candy map, I suggest waiting for ProFantasy to release the next version of CC, they were perhaps the sweetest maps I have ever seen. Combine that with a license that allows you to use your maps how you please and customer support that can't be touched, Profantasy are the products to look at.

 

[Psion]

I use Campaign Cartographer with a heaping spoonful of love for Fractal Terrains (also by profantasy) which together make world mapping a breeze.

I have Dundjinni, but I don't use it. I find it a bit impractical. It generates lush, color filled, pretty maps. But printing them would kill my ink cartridge.

I use CC2 at the computer more than printing, and CC2 is great for chronicling and hyperlinking, mapping things on a world scale, so it works for me. The layering features make it trivial to prepare specialized maps; I can even turn color-hungy layers off when printing.

 

[Threedub]

The products do different things, so neither is better.

I own both products. I have used CC2 a number of times, mostly for overland and city maps, with a dungeon here and there. I have never used DJ in game. The DJ idea was good, but I found the cost for ink to prohibitive and I already have DwarvenForge and HirstArts dungeon pieces which everyone likes better than a 2D representation.

So I like both products but I actually use CC2.

 

[kanithardm]

I have Dundjinni, but I don't use it. I find it a bit impractical. It generates lush, color filled, pretty maps. But printing them would kill my ink cartridge.

exactly

 

[Roadkill101]

I've used both products, in demo form only, the CC 2 Pro twice. I couldn't figure out how to do squat with the Dundjini, however I was able to turn out a fairly nice map playing around with the CC 2 Pro (the first time around, the second time around was only to compare it to the Dundjini which wasn't released when I first played with the CC 2 Pro).
If you have the time (to learn and/or customize tile sets) and money, I'd go with the CC 2 Pro, it seems to be a more fully integrated CAD program.