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We have craters now :)

It's likely that ancient cartographers had a tendency to make the country their commissioner was lord over look bigger than it really was. Flattery goes a long way when there's no proof that things are otherwise and you might be executed for making it look smaller than the last cartographer did.

Can't do that today, of course - except by changing the projection. I have always wondered why each country hasn't produced their own hemispherical projection with the heart of their own country at the centre.

Ok. I got caught out. It's live in 10 minutes.

Following Gen Con, In this week's live mapping Ralf will be covering the basics of the CC3+ interface once again; taking a look at the available toolbars, their features and the options on how to customize them.

The session will be half an hour earlier than usual, so don't miss out if you like to catch it live and join the chat on Youtube. The time of the show in your area is shown in the forum sidebar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnqo3hc_UPE

If you do miss it you can always catch up later, or even watch it right here:

This thread isn't monitored during the show, but you can ask questions and discuss the show below if you wish.