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I'm looking into building my own custom maps for my D&D campaign and was wondering if anyone uses Dungeondraft / Wonderdraft tool and what your thoughts are on it. I've used some other map-making tools and had little success because I do not know CAD so I'm looking for a tool that is more intuitive and user-friendly.
Really what I would like to know
1) Ease of Use 2) Quality of output 3) Variety of style/type of maps that can be generated 4) Value of the money spent 5) Of course your opinion in general of the tool 6) Would you buy it again or recommend it to someone else
I use both. I have tried other software, but mostly given up everything else and just use DD and WD unless there is something that I desperately need but they can't do. Probably the biggest issue of the Draft series is that neither is super-great at doing towns and cities. I am hoping the author (Megasploot) will do a CityDraft after he is finished with DD (it is still technically in Beta though completely usable).
1 - Ease of use - High. Best UI for map-making that I have used, at least for me. I find the overall interface great.
2 - Quality of output - High. Very good resolution, very pretty maps are possible.
3 - Variety of map types - Moderate. Here I think it struggles a bit. Megasploot's assets are a certain particular style and although there are other styles you can D/L, it is kind of hit-and-miss. You can pay for a Forgotten Adventures pack that adds all of their stuff to DD, but I haven't done that, since I am OK with Megasploot's style. That said to be honest, after 20 or 30 maps are you are definitely going to end up in reruns. However, that is true for any mapping software.
4 - Value for the money spent - High. One time fee, you get everything and all future updates. Well worth it.
5 - General opinion on the tool - Best ones for both world and dungeon making that I have run across. Beats out (IMO) Worldographer and Iknarnate for world maps, beats out Dungeonographer and Dungeon Studio Paint for dungeon maps. Can't really say for sure about Dungeon Fog since I did not do much with that, but DF requires a sub and I hate subs. I prefer one-time-costs.
6 - Yes, I would buy it again. Yes, I have recommended it to someone else... many times.
Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. I've been watching some Youtube tutorials and I understand why you are so positive about the tool. I think I'll start off with DungeonDraft first to but I can see buying Worlddraft in the future. Again, thanks for taking the time to respond.
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Note: I'm not sure this qualifies for this forum section so admins please move it where necessary.
I'm looking into building my own custom maps for my D&D campaign and was wondering if anyone uses Dungeondraft / Wonderdraft tool and what your thoughts are on it. I've used some other map-making tools and had little success because I do not know CAD so I'm looking for a tool that is more intuitive and user-friendly.
Really what I would like to know
1) Ease of Use
2) Quality of output
3) Variety of style/type of maps that can be generated
4) Value of the money spent
5) Of course your opinion in general of the tool
6) Would you buy it again or recommend it to someone else
I use both. I have tried other software, but mostly given up everything else and just use DD and WD unless there is something that I desperately need but they can't do. Probably the biggest issue of the Draft series is that neither is super-great at doing towns and cities. I am hoping the author (Megasploot) will do a CityDraft after he is finished with DD (it is still technically in Beta though completely usable).
1 - Ease of use - High. Best UI for map-making that I have used, at least for me. I find the overall interface great.
2 - Quality of output - High. Very good resolution, very pretty maps are possible.
3 - Variety of map types - Moderate. Here I think it struggles a bit. Megasploot's assets are a certain particular style and although there are other styles you can D/L, it is kind of hit-and-miss. You can pay for a Forgotten Adventures pack that adds all of their stuff to DD, but I haven't done that, since I am OK with Megasploot's style. That said to be honest, after 20 or 30 maps are you are definitely going to end up in reruns. However, that is true for any mapping software.
4 - Value for the money spent - High. One time fee, you get everything and all future updates. Well worth it.
5 - General opinion on the tool - Best ones for both world and dungeon making that I have run across. Beats out (IMO) Worldographer and Iknarnate for world maps, beats out Dungeonographer and Dungeon Studio Paint for dungeon maps. Can't really say for sure about Dungeon Fog since I did not do much with that, but DF requires a sub and I hate subs. I prefer one-time-costs.
6 - Yes, I would buy it again. Yes, I have recommended it to someone else... many times.
Examples from my World Anvil page:
My map of the known world for my Roman Empire game - Wonderdraft
A map of a "rest stop" along a Roman Road that had been destroyed (they fought ankhegs and found some clues here) - DungeonDraft
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Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. I've been watching some Youtube tutorials and I understand why you are so positive about the tool. I think I'll start off with DungeonDraft first to but I can see buying Worlddraft in the future. Again, thanks for taking the time to respond.