Earlier versions in gradually scaled down prices (Drawplus 4 is a free download)ĭrawplus is a budget end version of Adobe Illustrator and a popular alternative to it. It includes a variety of add-ons (purchased separately or in bundles) for different genres, including fantasy, modern and science fiction. The cad engine is based on FastCAD, although most of code is written by the publishers. AutoREALM is generally used by Role-playing Game practicants who enjoy doing their own maps.ĭesigned to draw maps for role playing and miniature war games. as of now, CC3 is mainly for use with older addons and symbol sets that haven't yet been made compatible with CC3+, and at present, I believe only symbol sets and the various annuals from before CC3+'s release have yet to be updated for CC3+.AutoREALM is a Free GNU mapping software (a "cartographer") that can design maps of castles, cities, dungeons and more. Cosmographer is more for sci-fi stuff like starship deckplans, and the rest is mostly at your discretion (you can completely ignore Character Artist, it deals with characters).ġ Any new purchases of CC3 will include CC3+ for free. City Designer includes tools that help quickly populate a town map with buildings, while Dungeon Designer has some tools for indoor maps. With regards to the Addons (City Designer, Dungeon Designer, etc.), those are useful for certain types of maps.
If you have absolutely zero artistic ability (which I personally doubt), CC3+ won't help you. You should at least be able to draw out a rough outline of the map for reference purposes (so that you know the general shape of the landmasses or where, generally, things should be in relation to each other and the map edges). Joe Sweeney has actually started redoing his tutorials for CC3 to use CC3+, although the bulk of the techniques transfer over from CC3 to CC3+ with no significant changes.Īs to whether or not it'll help you in particular, that depends on how much time you're willing to put into the maps. There is a learning curve to it, as with any CAD software (yes, CC3+ 1 should be treated as a CAD software as opposed to a paint-like program, such as Paint.NET, Gimp, etc.), so you will need to get a bit accustomed to using it.
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