Help save my map!

[jaerdaph]

The only thing I don't like about this method is it makes the river look, well, not river-like, to me anyway. Maybe if I drew the river portion with something smoother.

That's a great idea and a good point, especially regarding this style of fantasy overland map. Give it a try!

[NeonKnight]

Once you start learning the tricks to CC3, you can start taking advantage of such tools as:

• Drawing double lines
• Exploding Polygons (so you can delete portions of them)
• Using the Trace command (something I don't know how to use yet believe it or not )
• Using copy command
• And then using the Multipoly command to put it all back together again

[Midgardsormr]

[*]Using the Trace command (something I don't know how to use yet believe it or not )

Have patience when you do. It's apparently quite processor-intensive. The Primaterra map I'm working on for Blandine required tracing the fractalized coastlines in order to make the political overlays. It took about a minute and a half to get each length of coastline traced properly.

Granted, my computer's not the most powerful when working with only one processor.

[NeonKnight]

Have patience when you do. It's apparently quite processor-intensive. The Primaterra map I'm working on for Blandine required tracing the fractalized coastlines in order to make the political overlays. It took about a minute and a half to get each length of coastline traced properly.

Granted, my computer's not the most powerful when working with only one processor.

HAH! In the past (before I knew about the trace command, still have never used it) I always used the copy, split, copy again, and multipoly tools to trace certain portions of a map.

As they say, more than one way to skin a cat....

[jaerdaph]

Once you start learning the tricks to CC3, you can start taking advantage of such tools as:

• Drawing double lines
• Exploding Polygons (so you can delete portions of them)
• Using the Trace command (something I don't know how to use yet believe it or not )
• Using copy command
• And then using the Multipoly command to put it all back together again

Yeah, these CAD commands, skills and tools are the real power under the hood of CC3... and they only just scratch the surface!

[eleran]

Did a little more work this morning. Got the stupid lake to stay put this time. I am getting happier and happier with this map, but would still like to see everyone elses suggestions.

[Gamerprinter]

Is the main east-west river in the middle of your map going from coast to coast. Unless I'm wrong, its seems that the water on either side of the map is ocean. (or is one or the other a lake?)

If they are both the sea, rivers don't originate in an ocean and drain in another ocean. The river should start from higher elevations and drain to the sea, not travel across the entire land mass.

Sorry, I find this confusing...

[eleran]

Sorry, it wasn't clear. The body of water on the west side is a large lake very much like one of the Great Lakes.

[Gamerprinter]

You have your towns, swamp and other geographic terrains labeled. But I see no label for your ocean and lake - which would have really helped me understand and not make the perception error I made in my last post.

You seem to getting along with CC3 well. Try some "sheet effects" and transparent levels to get some more variation with your terrain.