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  • Question for loopysue-Sue Daniel

    Hello rosemarieklien :)

    Julian has already provided the link to the blog breakdown I did of that map. Thanks Julian.

    If you have any more questions just ask away here.

    JimP
  • Auto generate maps by standardized input files

    Thx, so you suggest to create the automated part with watabu and then add more styling and features with CC3+, did i get that right?

    Yes, that's right. Watabou could give you the basic map and then you could either insert the bitmap export from Watabou into a city map of your chosen style in CC3, or get hold of the 2020 Cartographer's Annual and use the January "Watabou City" which provides full instructions on importing the city directly in a usable state to CC3 and the mapping style to work with it.

    Florian Ostermeier
  • Auto generate maps by standardized input files

    If you are looking for a random city generator that can do all of that try the Watabou one here. This is the generator I mentioned in my comment above. You could either print them directly from the Watabou page or use them as base maps in CC3. The 2020 annual would be a good buy if you decided to do that.

    Unfortunately, towns and cities do take a long time to map because they have a lot more detail than overland maps and cover a much larger area than a dungeon map.

    Florian Ostermeier
  • Auto generate maps by standardized input files

    Hi Florian :)

    We don't currently have a random land mass generator built into CC3, but if you have Fractal Terrains you can generate an infinite number of worlds and export them, or parts of them, as CC3 maps. That lays down the coastline and contours but you still have to add the fills and symbols yourself in the CC3 map.

    We have a simple random city generator that comes with CD3, and you can also import data from Watabou random city generator to CC3 and use it to generate your own city map, whether you just trace the image or get a more direct result. The process is described in the January issue of the 2020 Cartographer's Annual, which also provides a style to use so that you can realise your Watabou cities fairly quickly.

    We don't currently have a random dungeon generator, but you can import images from any other random dungeon generator to use as a guide to draw your own in CC3.

    Florian Ostermeier
  • Color key isn't working again

    No need to apologise!

    I hope you are feeling a lot better now :)

    JimP