@kilma.ard.venom I spent my first 2 years with CC3+ only using the default overland styles. At the time I couldn't afford any of the Annuals, but these days I've got them all. There are many very beautiful overland styles available, but the strange thing is that quite apart from not really having a lot of time to make maps, when I do overland maps I tend to automatically pick the original default CC3+ overland styles - probably just because those are the first styles I ever learned how to use.

@Royal Scribe Yes, we do it a lot in city and dungeon styles, but never really provide alternative shades in overland styles. Maybe it's time.

Thanks for the answers so far everyone! Very useful.

If this is a map for a whole country you probably need an overland mapping style. CC3 comes with a small collection of default styles. If you click the New Map |CC2NEW|button, pick the Overland Maps type and the Decide settings myself option, the Next dialog you get will reveal which overland styles you currently have available.

I've been here for years and have all the overland styles, but if you are only just starting you may only have a one or two. One of them will be the CC3 Mike Schley Overland style, which is one of the most flexible and useful mapping styles we have.

Pick your choice of style and click Next, which will take you to a window where you will have settings you can make, such as for the size of the map you want.

If this is the first map you have made I recommend watching this live mapping video. The sound track is a bit messed up before the start point I have given you a couple of minutes in.

This is a live mapping session by Ralf that demonstrates what can be done using Cosmographer. I've given you a link to the right place in the video for how to draw a starship (which I think was of more than one level), but if you've never used Cosmographer before you might want to start at the beginning.

I hope that helps :)

I've managed to get a few mesas, canyons and buttes together.