I hear that on all counts (though for me its get and learn cartographer). I usually come home from my MTG draft on wednesday night and potter on the laptop for a couple of hours. Last night I was tired, so I just went to bed. Typical.
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I hear that on all counts (though for me its get and learn cartographer). I usually come home from my MTG draft on wednesday night and potter on the laptop for a couple of hours. Last night I was tired, so I just went to bed. Typical.
JackOfAllGames
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It sounds like you've likely researched it already, but in case you want my two cents' worth...
Campaign Cartographer is great software (no, it really is)...but it's "professional" type software. There are a million keyboard shortcuts, context menus, menu bars, buttons (which also have their own context menus), etc. The design isn't the least bit intuitive. If you want something that's easy, look elsewhere. If you're willing to put in the time, CC will make you some excellent maps. Further complicating matters, I got the triple-pack with city and dungeon builders too. It's just A LOT to take in...and that's coming from someone who likes learning new things.
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Yeah, that was the takeaway from most of my research. For now, I'm gonna get the info for my setting into RW, then worry about mapping it (as the setting is mostly in a city which would cover a good 40% of the earth) later.
Kell Valar
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I'm no fan of Campaign Cartographer.
Learn Photoshop or Gimp instead. You have more from it in the long run.
CC is pricy and hard to learn, in that time you could learn much more stuff about the Gimp/Photoshop.
And it is no secret that nearly all good/great mappers use Photoshop and not CC.
Learn Photoshop or Gimp instead. You have more from it in the long run.
CC is pricy and hard to learn, in that time you could learn much more stuff about the Gimp/Photoshop.
And it is no secret that nearly all good/great mappers use Photoshop and not CC.
Well, CC is not an art program. However, i wouldnt disagree that you can do more with photoshop, but actually if you're going to go that route, you can probably do more with illustrator.
Still, I dont think CC is as hard to use as people claim. In fact there are many "great mappers" that use both for different purposes.
If you want to read more about both, I would suggest some of the forums in cartographersguild.com (which is not associated with any program)
Still, I dont think CC is as hard to use as people claim. In fact there are many "great mappers" that use both for different purposes.
If you want to read more about both, I would suggest some of the forums in cartographersguild.com (which is not associated with any program)
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The problem I've had with CC and every other piece of software that has the ability to drag and drop objects is that the placement is not consistent between zoom levels. If I zoom in close to get an exact placement of something, then zoom out, I'll see it offset.
If I fix it in the wide view, then zoom back in, it's offset the other way.
If I fix it in the wide view, then zoom back in, it's offset the other way.
Maidhc O Casain
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I'm a big fan of CC myself - I've used it for years, and though there is a learning curve I didn't find it at all steep for getting started. Of course, the more you want to do, the more there is to learn 
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I also use Photoshop, usually for just a few finishing touches.
I haven't had problems with objects appearing displaced at different zoom levels either.
I'll second the recommendation to check out cartographersguild.com. Very friendly, helpful folks over there, and tons of good advice.
.I also use Photoshop, usually for just a few finishing touches.
I haven't had problems with objects appearing displaced at different zoom levels either.
I'll second the recommendation to check out cartographersguild.com. Very friendly, helpful folks over there, and tons of good advice.
Have you checked your spam filter by chance at all? Sometimes Lone Wolfs emails gets caught up by some peoples spam filters and they find their confirmation emails there?
We're having problems with AT&T and Earthlink, plus a few assorted small ISPs that operate through those two big ones. It seems that they have assumed we're sending out spam for no valid reason and are blocking all emails from us. We're attempting to navigate their systems to get someone to stop blocking us, but that's likely to take at least a few days before we succeed.
For most users, this hasn't been a big deal, since we provide the activation code on the order completion page. But customers who didn't copy it down could be in for some delays.
I recommend you submit a bug report about this, including the order number if you have it and definitely the last name and email address you used. Ideally, include an alternate email address that's NOT with the same provider. Support can trigger your receipt to be sent to the new email address (or the same one again). The new email is simply going to be safer if you're being blocked by AT&T or Earthlink.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
You might want to contact customer support. In that they may get to you faster that way. Otherwise you might spend time waiting for them to respond here.. either way I wish you luck as it is fun
You might want to contact customer support. In that they may get to you faster that way. Otherwise you might spend time waiting for them to respond here.. either way I wish you luck as it is fun
I've emailed support. I'm in UK so not sure what time zone they're in. Just waiting for the response now.
About 13 hours behind you
