Welcome cartographers, to the November newsletter. We have the big Black Friday sale for you, some wonderful community maps, a mega-export by Remy, more work on creating new styles by Ralf and a guest article by André Franke. We also invite you to visit us at Dragonmeet in London.

News

• The Big Sale! It’s Black Friday time and all our products including upgrades and bundles, are available at a 30% discount (Thursday Nov 28 to Monday Dec 2).
• ProFantasy will be at Dragonmeet in London the coming Saturday (November 30th).
• The November Annual by Sue Daniel is out and lets you produce amazing topographical maps.

Resources

• Guest writer André Franke presents his method of creating matching color palettes in FT3 and CC3+, as well as providing a selection of example palettes.
• Check out the November selection of user community maps in Maps of the Month.

Articles

• Remy explains how to create a mega-sized bitmap export of a map from CC3+.
• Ralf continues his series in creating a new drawing style in part 3.

Dear Cartographers,

Welcome to ProFantasy’s October newsletter! We present the monthly pick of user maps, including a more detailed article by one of the authors,dive deeper into coding add-ons, and present various options for virtual tabletop software.

News

• Update 23 is available, bringing CC3+ up to version 3.92.
• The October Annual presents Gary Warburton’s wonderful Mythic Maps as a new style among the overland selections.

Resources

• There is a new articles Remy Monsen’s series on developing add-ons for CC3+.
• Enjoy the selection of the community’s Maps of the Month for October.

Articles

• Grimur Fjeldsted walks us through the making of his awesome Duchy of Earlsdale map.
• Ralf takes a look at different options available if you are looking for a virtual tabletop software for your games, especially at it relates to maps.

Dear mappers, welcome to ProFantasy’s September newsletter! We have released an update for CC3+ including some beat new features and there is a two-part article on how to get the best of your FT3 map into Campaign Cartographer 3+.

News

• Update 22 is available, bringing CC3+ up to version 3.91.
• The September Annual adds Hans Anders Bergström’s Watercolour style to your array of tools.

Resources

• Remy Monsen presents the new tools and features of Update 22.
• Explore the community’s Maps of the Month for September.

Articles

• In part 1 of his article, Quenten Walker sets up the basics for exporting a Fractal Terrains 3 world in detail to CC3+.
• Part 2 of Quenten’s article looks at the climate and mountain ranges to complete the process of going from FT3 to CC3+.

Dear mappers, welcome to ProFantasy’s August newsletter! We have released Symbol Set 5 – Cities of Schley and some great articles for you this month.

News

• Symbol Set 5 – Cities of Schley is available for general purchase.
• The August issue of the Cartographer’s Annual 2019 (Ancients Tombs Isometric) is available for download.

Resources

• August’s Maps of the Month showcase more amazing maps by CC3+ users.
• Remy Monsen explains symbols in CC3+ and how they work, giving you insight into an integral part of CC3+’s workings.

Articles

• Ralf Schemmann takes a look at the old Mappa Harnica fan-made toolkit, looking for ideas on how to bring it to CC3+, as well as highlighting the Cities of Hârn project by Columbia Games.
• Jason Payne talks about using CC3+ as your presentation tool at the gaming table.

Dear mappers, welcome to ProFantasy’s July newsletter! We have news on Symbol Set 5 – Cities of Schley for you and lots of beautiful maps to look at.

News

• ProFantasy will be at GenCon 2019. Find us at booth 1417.
• Symbol Set 5 – Cities of Schley is going into beta testing.
• The July issue of the Cartographer’s Annual 2019 (Pär Lindström’s Renaissance City) is available for download.

Resources

• July’s Maps of the Month showcase more amazing maps by CC3+ users.
• Remy Monsen gives sage advice on managing your symbol catalogs in CC3+.

Articles

• Christina Trani talks about Craft Mapping, i.e. turning your digital maps into amazing props on the gaming table.
• Jason Payne has some interesting ideas on how to combine regional and battle maps into one cohesive endeavour.

Welcome dear cartographers, to the June newsletter! Now that half of the year is over, GenCon looms on the horizon.

News

• • The June Annual with Jean-Michel Bravo’s “Ancient Tombs” style pack has been available for download since the start of the month.

Resources

• • Use the Symbols in Area command (SYMFILL) to create drawing tools for scattered woods (as opposed to dense forests).
  • We have a new selection of Maps of the Month for June.

Articles

• Remy Monsen looks at “Entity Basics” in his new article on developing plug-ins for Campaign Cartographer 3+.
• Ralf continues the series of articles on creating your own map styles, looking at editing fill styles and creating new ones.

Welcome cartographers to the May newsletter! We are busy with the travel preparations for the first convention of the year, but nevertheless have some goodies for you.

News

• ProFantasy will be exhibiting for the first time at UK Games Expo in Birmingham from May 31st to June 2nd.
• The May Annual with Sue Daniel’s “Beaumaris Castle” map pack has been available for download since the start of the month.
• What products are in the development queue? Find out where we stand with Cities of Schley and the second Token Set.

Resources

• We have a new selection of Maps of the Month for May.

Articles

• Remy Monsen explains the different options for units in the sheet effects settings.
• Ralf Schemmann starts a new series of articles on creating your own map styles, looking at basic considerations in the first installment.

Welcome cartographers to the April newsletter! Shall we have a look what is in store for this month? Of course, we shall.

News

• We have two new Master Mappers among our ranks: Joe Sweeney (for 2017) and Christina Trani (for 2018). Congratulations!
• The Tome of Ultimate Mapping has been updated with a completely revamped list of commands, and new sections on Dioramas 3, the Source Maps products and the Token Treasury.
• The April Annual with Pär Lindström’s Moody Mansions style is available for download.

Resources

• Remy Monsen starts a new series of articles for those who want to program add-ons for CC3+. Take a look, it’s easier than you think!
• We have a new selection of Maps of the Month for April.
• Want to create isometric maps with Perspectives 3? Get inspired by these examples from the user community.

Articles

• Sue Daniel shares some of her mapping secrets in this article on Special Effects with sheets.

Dear map-makers! Here is the March newsletter with the latest from your favorite mapping software!

News

• Take a preview of the upcoming months of the Cartographer’s Annual 2019.
• The March Annual issue SciFi Bases is available.

Resources

• Check out these highlights of the community’s maps in the Maps of the Month.
• Remy Monsen considers the use of CC3+ at the gaming table in his monthly column.

Articles

• Ralf Schemmann takes a look at the resources for the Traveller rpg that are available in Cosmographer 3.
• And in a second article, Sue continues here tutorial on how to create new house symbols for City Designer 3, including dynamic roof shading..

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Dear map-makers! Here is the February newsletter with lots of mapping articles and our latest products!

News

• The Token Treasury: Monsters, the first in a new line of products, has been released.
• Take a peek at What’s on the Cartographer’s Desk to see what we are up to in the coming weeks.
• The February Annual issue: Isometric Towns is available.

Resources

• Check out a selection of beautiful user maps in the Maps of the Month.
• Remy Monsen does some very cool stuff with interactive maps in CC3+, moving a party of adventurers (or more precisely their viewpoint) through a dungeon, opening doors and triggering effects.

Articles

• Sue Daniel describes her method of creating the Isometric Towns style from the February Annual issue.
• And in a second article, Sue starts a tutorial on how to create new house symbols for City Designer 3, including dynamic roof shading..

The ProFantasy monthly newsletter typically features a map gallery, articles on map creation and development news. If you sign up to be notified by email, you’ll get exclusive offers, too.

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