How to get a good coastline export to CC3 from Fractal Terrains
I have recently installed the demo of Fractal Terrains 3, and am trying to test out exporting of a world to a CC3 file, but I can't get a usable map. Here's what I've done:
1. I changed the world's colors to CC23
2. I chose File->Save Campaign Cartographer File
3. I chose the Coastline Only
4. I chose Export World
When I open the exported map in CC3, the world map is very small, and is one color for land, one color for water, and has no detail for the coastlines (simple polygons).
The Profantasy site says that the FT demo is *identical* to the full software, except that it expires in 14 days. Is the export not as good in the demo, or am I doing anything wrong?
I tried watching some demos on YouTube, but they use an older version (FT Pro), and it has more of the export settings than what the demo has. (the tutorial uses one called Europe, but I don't have that).
I've attached the fcw file that the export created.
1. I changed the world's colors to CC23
2. I chose File->Save Campaign Cartographer File
3. I chose the Coastline Only
4. I chose Export World
When I open the exported map in CC3, the world map is very small, and is one color for land, one color for water, and has no detail for the coastlines (simple polygons).
The Profantasy site says that the FT demo is *identical* to the full software, except that it expires in 14 days. Is the export not as good in the demo, or am I doing anything wrong?
I tried watching some demos on YouTube, but they use an older version (FT Pro), and it has more of the export settings than what the demo has. (the tutorial uses one called Europe, but I don't have that).
I've attached the fcw file that the export created.
Comments
Here's what I did. I made a view of the area I cared about (my players probably won't explore the whole world) and exported that as coastlines. Once I got it to cc3 I added a sea layer and edited the coastline to a land sheet and filled it with a base terrain. Now I'm just going through and populating the most meaningful of the biomes. I have another post (my only other post ever) that explains how. I literally figured it out today. There are smarter more experienced people here that can probably guide you better than I. Empathy just moved me I guess.
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btw, the demo is an older version. i don't think there's a Europe export anymore. you can customize an export to pretty much look like it though. just drop the contour lines.
EDIT: Ah, I see it's in the email with the link. I'll update that.
I think it might be good if you have the demo's exported map have a text field on it that explains the full version will have higher detail. That would eliminate all confusion.