So, I own Dungeondraft which, with the additional assets I’m subscribed for, is absolutely perfect for me with regards to battle maps. I also own Wonderdraft which is good for designing world … but not for smaller scale regions such as a City. For a City Map maker, I’ve found Inkarnate and it looks beautiful. Note that when I say Map Maker I include personal design as being important, so I imagine most *generators* wouldn’t fit the bill. Obviously I haven’t combed the whole internet however so I wanted to ask people here if anyone has found a better option for Towns and Cities? The only con of Inkarnate to me is that it appears to be a wholly browser based application, so there’s no shortcut available via desktop, which I’d like for convenience. Look at Inkarnate via the link below and let me know if you have any suggestions for an alternate map maker.
I'd suggest for small to medium maps it's definitely worth taking a look at Dungeon Alchemist.
Depending on your computer specs it might be worth taking a look at Dungeon Alchemist for medium to large maps.
I can comfortably make medium to large maps with it, maybe 100x100 (units), but check the specs, do some googling etc. There's some very impressive work on youtube, a healthy community on Steam + no subscription (which I like).
I have found that you spend a lot of time making maps that may only be viewed for a few seconds to minutes.
I just went back to drawing things quickly on my game mat
Very true.
I still bring battlemats as a backup, but my group now uses a large screen TV embedded into our gaming table (topped with plexiglass to protect the screen). I then use a tablet to cast the maps onto the TV, and we use that for our battlemats. The touchscreen of the tablet allows the maps to be resized to the appropriate scale, and if they 'walk' off the map I simply scroll it to reveal more.
Then for the online games, I use Foundry VTT.
In a dire emergency, Dungeonfog can also be used directly as a limited VTT or to draw maps out in real-time onto the TV.
So, I own Dungeondraft which, with the additional assets I’m subscribed for, is absolutely perfect for me with regards to battle maps. I also own Wonderdraft which is good for designing world … but not for smaller scale regions such as a City. For a City Map maker, I’ve found Inkarnate and it looks beautiful. Note that when I say Map Maker I include personal design as being important, so I imagine most *generators* wouldn’t fit the bill. Obviously I haven’t combed the whole internet however so I wanted to ask people here if anyone has found a better option for Towns and Cities? The only con of Inkarnate to me is that it appears to be a wholly browser based application, so there’s no shortcut available via desktop, which I’d like for convenience. Look at Inkarnate via the link below and let me know if you have any suggestions for an alternate map maker.
https://inkarnate.com/
I'd suggest for small to medium maps it's definitely worth taking a look at Dungeon Alchemist.
Depending on your computer specs it might be worth taking a look at Dungeon Alchemist for medium to large maps.
I can comfortably make medium to large maps with it, maybe 100x100 (units), but check the specs, do some googling etc. There's some very impressive work on youtube, a healthy community on Steam + no subscription (which I like).
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I use Dungeonfog for most maps, then Inkarnate for large regional maps. I also have Dungeon Alchemist, but that's just not ready for prime time yet.
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Have played every version of the game since Basic (Red Box Set), except that abomination sometimes called 4e.
I have found that you spend a lot of time making maps that may only be viewed for a few seconds to minutes.
I just went back to drawing things quickly on my game mat
Very true.
I still bring battlemats as a backup, but my group now uses a large screen TV embedded into our gaming table (topped with plexiglass to protect the screen). I then use a tablet to cast the maps onto the TV, and we use that for our battlemats. The touchscreen of the tablet allows the maps to be resized to the appropriate scale, and if they 'walk' off the map I simply scroll it to reveal more.
Then for the online games, I use Foundry VTT.
In a dire emergency, Dungeonfog can also be used directly as a limited VTT or to draw maps out in real-time onto the TV.
Playing D&D since 1982
Have played every version of the game since Basic (Red Box Set), except that abomination sometimes called 4e.