Comments on: Hex Templates http://www.welshpiper.com/hex-templates/ Campaign Development for Busy Game Masters Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:06:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dale http://www.welshpiper.com/hex-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-3862 Dale Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:07:09 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=476#comment-3862 A ha! I Was indeed loading the cc3 FCT files... the irony of it all is that I have CC as well and didn't even notice the extension. I like CC3 when I want to make beautiful maps... but rarely have the requisite 40+ hours to put in to a single map... happy to learn about hexographer! A ha! I Was indeed loading the cc3 FCT files… the irony of it all is that I have CC as well and didn’t even notice the extension.

I like CC3 when I want to make beautiful maps… but rarely have the requisite 40+ hours to put in to a single map… happy to learn about hexographer!

]]> By: Erin D. Smale http://www.welshpiper.com/hex-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-3853 Erin D. Smale Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:40:18 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=476#comment-3853 <a href="#comment-3852" rel="nofollow">@Dale </a> : Sounds like you may be trying to load the wrong files. For Hexographer, use the *.hxm files in the download (the FCW format is a reference to Campaign Cartographer). Let me know if that sorts it. @Dale : Sounds like you may be trying to load the wrong files. For Hexographer, use the *.hxm files in the download (the FCW format is a reference to Campaign Cartographer). Let me know if that sorts it.

]]> By: Dale http://www.welshpiper.com/hex-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-3852 Dale Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:39:05 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=476#comment-3852 Trying to load the templates into Hexographer gives an error, something about FCW... any chance these aren't compatible with the newest Hexographer? Or am I just hopelessly lost? :) Cheers for the awesome thoughts on hex design. -Dale Trying to load the templates into Hexographer gives an error, something about FCW… any chance these aren’t compatible with the newest Hexographer? Or am I just hopelessly lost? :)

Cheers for the awesome thoughts on hex design.

-Dale

]]> By: Links of the Week: November 14, 2011 | KJD-IMC - KJDavies "In My Campaign" Articles http://www.welshpiper.com/hex-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-3641 Links of the Week: November 14, 2011 | KJD-IMC - KJDavies "In My Campaign" Articles Wed, 16 Nov 2011 04:39:15 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=476#comment-3641 [...] also provides a link to a page at The Welsh Piper with a number of Hex Templates that look to be useful for [...] [...] also provides a link to a page at The Welsh Piper with a number of Hex Templates that look to be useful for [...]

]]> By: Da' Vane http://www.welshpiper.com/hex-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-1962 Da' Vane Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:57:48 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=476#comment-1962 OMGeezers! You and Hexographer have another convert, Erin! Seriously sweet! OMGeezers! You and Hexographer have another convert, Erin! Seriously sweet!

]]> By: Greg MacKenzie http://www.welshpiper.com/hex-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Greg MacKenzie Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:29:25 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=476#comment-688 <a href="#comment-669" rel="nofollow">@Erin D. Smale </a> Hah! :) Your not the only one distracted. Serves you right for making those templates in the first place. Now my OCD is really kicking in... I've got to sort these icons out a bit, Gnomeyland is getting mixed up with the "historical" physiographic symbols. Plus, I'd found the maps of Hampshire, which really got the creative flow going. So I've sent you a link to those as well. ;) @Erin D. Smale
Hah! :) Your not the only one distracted. Serves you right for making those templates in the first place. Now my OCD is really kicking in… I’ve got to sort these icons out a bit, Gnomeyland is getting mixed up with the “historical” physiographic symbols. Plus, I’d found the maps of Hampshire, which really got the creative flow going. So I’ve sent you a link to those as well. ;)

]]> By: Erin D. Smale http://www.welshpiper.com/hex-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Erin D. Smale Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:35:30 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=476#comment-669 <a href="#comment-667" rel="nofollow">@Greg MacKenzie </a> : You have succeeded in distracting me from my day job. Fortunately, I'm on vacation next week, so I'll get some time to put your template and tutorial through its paces. @Greg MacKenzie : You have succeeded in distracting me from my day job. Fortunately, I’m on vacation next week, so I’ll get some time to put your template and tutorial through its paces.

]]> By: Greg MacKenzie http://www.welshpiper.com/hex-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Greg MacKenzie Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:54:15 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=476#comment-667 <a href="#comment-602" rel="nofollow">@Erin Smale </a> Oh, your welcome Erin. Your templates are inspired! Your not the only one with OCD. Once I get an idea in my noggin it's hard to let go. I've got this sorted out some more to the point where it's now truly useful and I'll send along two inkscape templates for you to tinker with, an inkscape development file within which I illustrate an example to go along with the all important tutorial in which I actually seem to explain what I'm getting at. What was I thinking? I'm really glad you like the icons, they are based on old 19th century map icons and old map colours. The set is far from complete or finished. However, I've added a few more bits of art for your immediate enjoyment. :) Greg :-) @Erin Smale
Oh, your welcome Erin. Your templates are inspired! Your not the only one with OCD. Once I get an idea in my noggin it’s hard to let go.

I’ve got this sorted out some more to the point where it’s now truly useful and I’ll send along two inkscape templates for you to tinker with, an inkscape development file within which I illustrate an example to go along with the all important tutorial in which I actually seem to explain what I’m getting at. What was I thinking?

I’m really glad you like the icons, they are based on old 19th century map icons and old map colours. The set is far from complete or finished. However, I’ve added a few more bits of art for your immediate enjoyment. :)

Greg
:-)

]]> By: Erin Smale http://www.welshpiper.com/hex-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-602 Erin Smale Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:43:23 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=476#comment-602 <a href="#comment-595" rel="nofollow">@Greg MacKenzie </a> : OK, first off - thanks for using my Atlas and Regional templates. Second, your icons KICK-ASS. (did I say that too loud?) Just installed <a href="http://www.inkscape.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Inkscape</a> and am about to start playing with it. Great icons, Greg - these are truly inspired. Hope to produce something worthy of your work soon. @Greg MacKenzie : OK, first off – thanks for using my Atlas and Regional templates. Second, your icons KICK-ASS. (did I say that too loud?)

Just installed Inkscape and am about to start playing with it. Great icons, Greg – these are truly inspired. Hope to produce something worthy of your work soon.

]]> By: Greg MacKenzie http://www.welshpiper.com/hex-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-595 Greg MacKenzie Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:17:59 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=476#comment-595 <a href="#comment-594" rel="nofollow">@Erin Smale </a>Why sure. I'll send the Atlas and Regional templates along. At the moment I do not have any terrain and habitation style "hexes" drawn up, just the basis of the template. My plan is to complete the three templates and then work on the hexes to duplicate and snap. I've broken things into layers which will be locked, from top down Border Text, Border, Grid (Atlas), border blanking (crops the base hexmap beyond the border), Hexmap Atlas, and finally U Draw. So the layer you'll draw on is below everything else. The others are locked. My intention is to subdivide the U Draw layer into sublayers Text, Icons, Terrain Icons, Roads, Rvers, Hex Colours, etc. However, I intend to include a bunch of artwork for the Icons which I haven't done yet. I'll probably be using my Gnomeyland artwork as the basis for that due to the fact that I want to avoid any issues and the fact that it's just plain time to move on - YO! The good part of all this is it will be vector art. I've encountered a little wierdness with the polygon tool so my hexes are not perfectly symetrical. I've fudged them a little to fit into a square, and by using snap to nodes, I find that if the square is subdivided into four, the hexes snap perfectly, so that lines overlap rather than adjoin. I'm using metric by the way so the hexes are approximately 1 cm, but the paper size is 11x17. Printed to pdf, or saved to PNG, it should provide very clear output. They look quite good, acceptable to me anyway. The "icons" will be drawn in a square box or hexes, but I haven't decided which yet. Hey, aren't I supposed to be working on my Chimera module? Greg :-) @Erin Smale Why sure. I’ll send the Atlas and Regional templates along. At the moment I do not have any terrain and habitation style “hexes” drawn up, just the basis of the template.

My plan is to complete the three templates and then work on the hexes to duplicate and snap. I’ve broken things into layers which will be locked, from top down Border Text, Border, Grid (Atlas), border blanking (crops the base hexmap beyond the border), Hexmap Atlas, and finally U Draw. So the layer you’ll draw on is below everything else. The others are locked.

My intention is to subdivide the U Draw layer into sublayers Text, Icons, Terrain Icons, Roads, Rvers, Hex Colours, etc. However, I intend to include a bunch of artwork for the Icons which I haven’t done yet. I’ll probably be using my Gnomeyland artwork as the basis for that due to the fact that I want to avoid any issues and the fact that it’s just plain time to move on – YO!

The good part of all this is it will be vector art. I’ve encountered a little wierdness with the polygon tool so my hexes are not perfectly symetrical. I’ve fudged them a little to fit into a square, and by using snap to nodes, I find that if the square is subdivided into four, the hexes snap perfectly, so that lines overlap rather than adjoin. I’m using metric by the way so the hexes are approximately 1 cm, but the paper size is 11×17. Printed to pdf, or saved to PNG, it should provide very clear output. They look quite good, acceptable to me anyway.

The “icons” will be drawn in a square box or hexes, but I haven’t decided which yet. Hey, aren’t I supposed to be working on my Chimera module?

Greg
:-)

]]> By: Erin Smale http://www.welshpiper.com/hex-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-594 Erin Smale Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:42:24 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=476#comment-594 <a href="#comment-593" rel="nofollow">@Greg MacKenzie </a> : Sounds enticingly geeky, Greg. ;) Got any samples? @Greg MacKenzie : Sounds enticingly geeky, Greg. ;) Got any samples?

]]> By: Greg MacKenzie http://www.welshpiper.com/hex-templates/comment-page-1/#comment-593 Greg MacKenzie Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:03:35 +0000 http://www.welshpiper.com/?p=476#comment-593 Hmm, well it looks like I got distracted by another side project. Looks like your not the only one with OCD. ;) I've been inspired into making a set of templates in Inkscape 0.46 for these Erin which will allow me to map in my own peculiar mannerisms, more "drawn" than plug in. I've got the hexes snapping together nicely so far. Hmm, well it looks like I got distracted by another side project. Looks like your not the only one with OCD. ;)

I’ve been inspired into making a set of templates in Inkscape 0.46 for these Erin which will allow me to map in my own peculiar mannerisms, more “drawn” than plug in. I’ve got the hexes snapping together nicely so far.

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