Interesting, Important and Helpful topics - Free Symbols, Resources, Tutorials & More
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This topic contains links to other valuable topics on this forum, as well as some of the more important/frequently needed support articles on the ProFantasy site.
Having said that, the user community does an excellent job at quick and efficient support. It is probably the quickest way to get help for normal issues. Many thanks to all our helpful users!
Free Community Resources
This section contains links to various free community resources for CC3/CC3+, such as symbols and fills. Everything listed in this section are made to integrate properly with CC3(+), just like ProFantasy's own official Symbol Sets. Do note that some manual steps may be required. These resources are not supported by ProFantasy, but feel free to ask for help in the forum.- Vintyri Cartographic Collection: This is a huge collection of City-level symbols and resources. This collection integrates with City Designer 3, but can also be used without that product. Artwork by the Vintyri Project. CC3+ conversion by Vintyri Project.
- CSUAC 2.0: This huge collection adds hundreds of new symbols. Most of these are floor-plan level symbols for fantasy maps, but it also contains symbols for other genres, as well as symbols for other types of maps. Artwork by Dundjinni forum Users. CC3+ conversion by Vintyri Project.
- Bogie's Mapping Objects: This collection adds a huge number of floorplan level symbols in a consistent style from a single artist. Artwork by Bogie. CC3+ conversion by Vintyri Project.
- Dundjinni Archives: This is another huge collection of symbols in various flavors. Overland, fantasy floorplan and Modern/Sci-fi floorplan symbols are available. Artwork by Dundjinni forum Users. CC3+ conversion by Vintyri Project.
Troubleshooting/FAQ. Have a look at this FAQ for basic troubleshooting for common problems with the installation of these four addons. This does NOT replace the individual installation instructions.
Support Resources
Please be aware that this is a community support forum. While ProFantasy employees do read these discussions and may answer, official tech support is done through the Profantasy website. Please check out the FAQ and the Tech Support database for an answer to your problem before you post here.Having said that, the user community does an excellent job at quick and efficient support. It is probably the quickest way to get help for normal issues. Many thanks to all our helpful users!
Suggested Material
This is a suggested list of material you can or should use to increase your familiarity with Campaign Cartographer 3+ and its accompanying software.Standard tutorials and help
- Do the Quick Start Guide available from the Help menu in CC3+.
- Read and follow the Essentials Guide to CC3+ (or the appropriate add-on). The Essentials Guide is available as a pdf in the Documentation directory.
- Read and follow CC3+ User Manual. You can open the pdf from the Help menu.
- For individual command reference, check put the Windows help files available from within CC3+ (Help menu).
Purchasable material
- Get the Tome of Ultimate Mapping.
- Get a copy of the Cartographer's Annual subscription. Most months contain a pdf mapping guide showing you how to create a certain style of map.
Third-party help
- Check out the user-submitted tutorials available on the website.
- Download and examine user-submited maps from the map library to see how other people have created maps.
- Ask people on the community forum or the mailing list for how they have created things.
- For support for the unofficial add-ons published by the Vintyri group, check this post
- Check out the community Facebook group
General tips on creating artistic maps
- Check out the Cartographer's Guild forum, for all things mapping-related.
- Follow the ProFantasy blog
Resources
- Cartographers for Hire (Commissions)
- Theban Mapping Project
- Vintyri Symbol & Fill Collections
- CSUAC Extension: Sendorian's Archives
- Shessar's Art Assets
- jaerdaph's symbol collections
- Ralf's Dark Fantasy Symbols
- Dungeon Stairs Macro
- Mountain Macro
- Historical European Maps
- Free Handdrawn Fonts
- Aerial view of castles
- Subterranea Britannica
- Project Rho - Rocketry and Space - Technical Information
- Jigsawman's Printing Services
- Historical map portal
- Historical Military Maps (George III)
Tutorials
- Official Mapping Livestream Archive
- Command of the Week
- ProFantasy User Tutorials
- Macros
- Creating CD3 Symbols using DD3
- Getting a continental outline from CC3 into FT3
- Recreating an Existing Map in FT
- Robinson's Tutorials
- Shessar's Battlemap Tutorials
- Dogtag's Video Tutorials
- Paper Curls
- Quick Mountain Ranges
- Beveled Mountains
- Wrapping pattern fills on Per3 walls
- Exporting Campaign Cartographer 3+ to MapTool or Roll20
Technical
Inspiring Maps
Tips & Tricks
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Note that if a topic is as likely to cause confusion as it is to be helpful, it won't be included here. Additionally, this is primarily a list of links to interesting posts in this forum (with a few exceptions). If you have a useful off-site resource that you think really belong here, create a forum post describing the resource (what it is, what it can do for Campaign Cartographer/Fractal Terrains, how to use it, etc), and we will link to that post if appropriate.
Note that this topic cannot possibly link to all the interesting posts in this forum. So don't forget to use the search function if you are looking for something. Also don't forget that all topics are categorized. For example, if you are looking for inspiration, try going to the "Show and Tell" category.
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