Hi Simon :)

Both are good looking maps, though I recommend getting rid of the drop shadow on the text on the first top view map for the sake of clarity.

If this is an ebook you should really check what they both look like when they are reduced to the correct resolution for publication. Check in particular if the labels are legible.

If they are for a printed book (and unless the book is going to be printed in full colour), I recommend printing both of them the correct size in black and white to see what they look like. You might find that a black and white style is more appropriate in that case.

Hello and welcome, Yskonyn :)

The 'Tome', as we often call it, does contain practically everything there is to know about Fractal Terrains, CC3 and all the add ons, but it's probably easier to use that as a rather large all-in-one reference manual.

I recommend starting with the CC3+ User Manual and working through the excercise contained in it. That will give you a reasonable understanding of most of the basic tools. Similarly, when using the add-ons they often have their own user manuals (or 'Mapping Guides' in the case of the Cartographer's Annuals.)

However, if you are more of a visual learner we have collectively created a lot of tutorial videos and live mapping streams, most of which are available on YouTube and indexed on this thread here.

But sometimes the quickest way to solve a problem is just to start a thread here on the forum and ask how to do it or what went wrong.

You are correct about the step shading not being part of the accepted assets.

How about using a set of 11 "STEP" sheets (sorry if I counted wrong, but my eyes kept jumping as I counted them). Each one with an overlapping polygon of some kind of stone texture with a dark glow set to outer for the step shadow? Put them all under the level of the platform you have the statues on.

CC3+, the latest update, then everything else in no particular order, then the latest CC3+ update again right at the end.

Always have CC3 shut when you install, and do it by right clicking the installer and picking "Run as administrator".

Sometimes the installer will ask to open CC3 at the end of the run. Allow this to happen, then close the app again ready for the next install.

The free monthly symbols can be installed at any time and do not require you to re-run the latest update again.

I'm glad you've sorted out your maps, Winchester :)

I've asked around the team and discovered we haven't had a bug of this nature reported before.

If it happens again, or if anyone else has this exact same problem, please notify Tech Support so we can fix it.