Following Tides - MAP

Posted Jul 30, 2005, 10:03:16 AM UTC

This goes along with the stories, just basically a MAP of the World

Made with Campaign Cartographer 2 and Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and several swear words.

So here's the map if you're reading the fiction. I promise last post today. I refuse to spam, this just sort of needed to be in a GROUP.

Comments

BogusRed
Jul 30, 2005, 1:52:18 PM UTC
Wow this is cool. I don't know why but i really like looking at maps like this. Thanks for sharing with us. I may have to get that Campaign Cartographer program. how much did you pay for it?
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- fablespinner
  Jul 30, 2005, 3:52:45 PM UTC
  With all the bells and whistles I paid round about $80.00 it's not very expensive where software is concerned. The colors are really cheesy, you have to do a lot of post work after but it saves tons of time in the set up of making maps...
  
  I love maps with books, it makes them come alive to me.
  
  I've only ever done one other... this:
  http://fablespinner.com/greenlings/pic/ardfelmap.jpg
  
  was the first map I ever made... so as you can see, the program is pretty easy to use to make DECENT looking maps.
  
  All the sepia tones and text I put in in PhotoShop after as post work. Lots of fun creating worlds.
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  BogusRed
  Jul 30, 2005, 4:24:17 PM UTC
  yeah wow i like that second one you showed me. I can get a better idea of how the program uses terrain there. Does it create maps in vector format or bitmap format?
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  fablespinner
  Jul 30, 2005, 4:38:02 PM UTC
  Ya know, I never even BOTHERED to check. I just exported to JPG automatically to futz with it in Adobe. Because this is all the bigger it gets, I've not figured out yet how to adjust the map canvas dimensions. I've only used it twice. *MEEP* let me go open the program and look for you....
  
  Here, I took a screencap of the working screen for you:
  http://collabs.sakuranbostudios.com/CC2.jpg
  
  as you can see VERY basic stuff that's how it looks prior to me exporting it. and doing the post work. That's the same following Tides map above.
  
  I don't believe it has Vector capabilites, what you see is all you get, (It will also design INTERIORS like castles etc... I have plug ins for those.
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  BogusRed
  Jul 30, 2005, 4:51:48 PM UTC
  wow you are right about the ugly colors. The interface looks easy enough to use though. I've got a similar program that my brother gave me. Its for making dungeons and dragons maps. It's really old though. I haven't tried installing it on my system since I got XP. Thanks for showing me that screen shot.
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  fablespinner
  Jul 30, 2005, 4:55:31 PM UTC | Total Edits: 1 | Last edited on Jul 30, 2005 by fablespinner
  Yes, the look is more than craptastic without postwork. But it does make laying out land masses, rivers, mountains etc really easy, And it's not really difficult to toss a hue adjustment on it on APShop, burn the edges, toss the compass rose on there and stick in nice fonts. That takes longer than the actual building itself.
  
  Glad the screenshot helped, I always find it easier to judge by SEEING myself.
  
  And I find it hilareous that suddenly the google ads at the bottom of the page have links to the program home page now!
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  BogusRed
  Jul 30, 2005, 11:26:38 PM UTC
  lol yes I noticed the google ads were pointing to the software. hehe.
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Stealthnerd
Jul 30, 2005, 11:15:57 AM UTC
This is so cool! Makes me wanna "commandeer a vessel" and set sail for all of those islands! Ok, I'm convinced, I'm gonna go read your story ^_^
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- fablespinner
  Jul 30, 2005, 3:56:00 PM UTC
  LOL, Arrrr scurvy pirate! Weigh Anchor!
  And take me with you!
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  Stealthnerd
  Jul 30, 2005, 4:45:38 PM UTC
  Yes, please!! lol ^_^
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