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[urmane]

New Guild Applicant here!

Long-time RPG player, interested in exploring GIMP for creating maps. I see several "Award Winner" posts that I'll be following along with to see how well it works.

Also a long-time programmer, interested in procedurally generated maps and automation of things (eg adding borders). I have a working world map created in my TOME module (see te4.org) via a simple noise function, but while initially neat is kinda boring.

[ChickPea]

Hi, and welcome to the Guild. For the procedural generation of maps, have you seen the stuff mewo2 has done (this is his site). He's also got a fun Twitter bot, which generates a little map every hour. For making maps in Gimp, I suggest you have a browse through the tutorials area, as there are many Gimp tuts. This is a good place to start.

Hope you can find what you're looking for, but if you need help, just holler.

[urmane]

Thanks, Chickpea!

I'm already ready those posts, and will check out mewo2's stuff.

[urmane]

On the same topic, are there any systems that can build a map (of any kind, to start) from a config file? (I'm having a hard time using the forum search, maybe I'm just being dense ...)

[ChickPea]

What kind of config file? Do you mean with GIS?

[johnvanvliet]

what type of maps

i use Blender to make whole world maps using the nodes

they still need post processing but it is a good starting point
matching pair heightmap and texture


now this is a special type of map ( really a 3d texture )

for 2.5 d ink line maps you need outer tools

"worldengin" can do somewhat random fantasy maps

[urmane]

What kind of config file? Do you mean with GIS?

That's what I get for not providing context :-)

The first thing I'd look for is aligned to my question in the old school DND GIMP tutorial - is there a some way to auto-draw such a map from a more codified format?

Second thing already answered by johnvanvliet - I've played a bit with heightmaps and noise functions, I will take a look at Blender, and a pipeline of post-processing.

Thanks, ChickPea and johnvanvliet!

[johnvanvliet]

there is online tools for room maps
https://donjon.bin.sh/5e/dungeon/
https://www.myth-weavers.com/generate_dungeon.php
https://www.wizards.com/dnd/mapper/launcher.htm

[urmane]

Thanks, john! I'm creating a gimp script-fu to help.