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map making
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 6:32 pm
by lion_of_judah
does anyone know of a program that will put a hexgrid on a map? I have some maps i want to do this to in order to make a map. There use to be a program i found a few years ago that would do this. Thanks
RE: map making
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 9:28 pm
by Telumar
http://forums.gamesquad.com/downloads.p ... le&id=1972
This has been created especially for TOAW, it doesn't not only lay a hexgrid on a map, but also is an alternate scenario editor. A help file is included.
RE: map making
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 7:03 am
by Martin James
Website says program was created for TOAW III. Will it also work with COW, or is there another version please?
Martin
RE: map making
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 8:40 am
by golden delicious
ORIGINAL: Martin James
Website says program was created for TOAW III. Will it also work with COW, or is there another version please?
Martin
The hexgrid overlay part of the programme doesn't import or export anything from TOAW. So you could use it to build maps for any hex-based game. The other aspects may be incompatible. Previous version exist for COW but I'm not sure if they're available online.
Useful a tool though it is, ODD is not emphatically not an alternative scenario editor. You can use it to support your work in the TOAW scenario editor, but you can't build an entire scenario using ODD.
RE: map making
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 8:43 am
by Martin James
Many thanks for quick response.
Martin
RE: map making
Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:55 am
by hellfish6
OK - I can't seem to get the help file working for ODD. I've imported my map, overlaid the hex grid, and exported it as a bmp. Is that all I can do with the program, map-wise? I can't paint terrain and import it into TOAW itself? It's just a reference map, so I still manually create a map in TOAW?
RE: map making
Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 10:34 pm
by Slayer_of_kings
RE: map making
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 1:27 am
by hellfish6
Doesn't seem to work on Vista. Got a missing dll error.
RE: map making
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 4:06 pm
by golden delicious
ORIGINAL: hellfish6
OK - I can't seem to get the help file working for ODD. I've imported my map, overlaid the hex grid, and exported it as a bmp. Is that all I can do with the program, map-wise? I can't paint terrain and import it into TOAW itself? It's just a reference map, so I still manually create a map in TOAW?
Yep, 'fraid so.
RE: map making
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 4:12 pm
by hellfish6
I'm not complaining... it's definitely better than the system I've been using. I was just wondering if there were any other nifty things I was missing.
Now if only i can find high-res, high-detail maps of Central America.
RE: map making
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 8:21 pm
by ColinWright
ORIGINAL: hellfish6
I'm not complaining... it's definitely better than the system I've been using. I was just wondering if there were any other nifty things I was missing.
Now if only i can find high-res, high-detail maps of Central America.
They're out there...somewhere. Internet map resources are extensive -- if not particularly well organized. I keep managing to find what I need. Have faith.
RE: map making
Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 1:15 am
by hellfish6
I found some high res maps. For $95. [:@]