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WIP a fantasy game map based on the British Isles
Hi Bruce :)
It all looks good, though I recommend reducing the node count a bit by using the keyboard command SIMPLIFY with a setting of 0.5.
You currently have 5228 nodes in the mainland object. While this isn't too many once you have traced a few terrain fills around the edge of it, or added a coastline (bascially a duplicate of the land but on the COASTLINE sheet), you might start to notice a bit of lag going on when you zoom or pan.
That one action reduced the number of nodes from 5228 to 1493, which would give you a lot more wiggle room if you intend to be quite lavish with the terrain tools.
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Exploring the Annuals
If you click Add-ons in the Tools menu it will show you a list of all the add-ons and annuals you have installed. If you pick one of the annuals from the list you will be taken to the relevant webpage with a short description and links to the all the issues Mapping Guides. That will probably be more efficient way of finding things than having to search a huge volume of them all stuck together.
If you just want to look at a page of thumbnails to remind yourself of what's in each one, there's a slightly out of date one here:
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(WIP) Bindak's Retreat - An Asian Pirate Hideout
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Lost symbols in catalog?
It might be that you started a map using the CC3 dungeon template instead of the DD3 dungeon template. The CC3 one doesn't have as many symbols in it. But don't worry you can open the symbol catalogues from DD3 by clicking on the little folder button at the top of the symbols pane and navigating to them here: C:\ProgramData\Profantasy\CC3Plus\Symbols\Dungeons\DD3\DD3 Color
Easy mistake - I did it myself a couple of times.
I think it is unlikely that you need to reinstall anything.
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hexagon distance, map in post
Does this page help, Jim?


