Simon Rogers | January 21, 2015 |
CC3+ is faster, easier to use and creates more attractive maps than ever before.
Speed: CC3+ runs twice as fast as CC3 – and the speed difference is even greater with effects on. A combination of hardware optimisation, and eldritch programming sorcery means more map-making, less waiting – simple as that. On most machines, you can use CC3+ with effects on, all the time.
Style: Award-winning cartographer Mike Schley provides you with a complete new attractive map-making style with a host of new symbols and tools. Nothing new to learn, just better looking maps.
Effects: You asked for PhotoShop-style effects, now you have them, with faster, better, streamlined and consistent filters your maps will look better than ever before. You can test your effects on the drawing before applying them. And, again, CC3+ is doing the work.
Ease: A context-sensitive floating cursor lets you know what CC3+ is thinking. Attractive, larger icons suit modern systems. The Print Wizard makes it easy to export your maps at any scale, tiled across paper . CC3+ gives you better and cleverer editing, clearer icons, and improved export.
Integration: CC3 improves and simplifies the map-making process. It puts roads, rivers, symbols and other map-making tools up front and center right where you need them. Whichever map making style you choose, the tools you need will appear, visually, and ready to go.
Clarity: We’ve fixed bugs, plugged holes and cleaned up the interface. CC3+ is Windows 8 able, and it’s cleaner on the inside and outside.
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ralf | December 23, 2014 | Annual, subscription
If you want to be ready to roll out spectacular dungeons in TJ Vandel’s OSD Dungeon style with the start of the new year, you can now subscribe to the Cartographer’s Annual 2015 at a special pre-order price of £26.50/$38.
If you are a current subscriber of the Annual 2014 and haven’t received our special re-subscription offer by email, please contact us and we’ll set you up with the extra subscriber discount.
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ralf | December 4, 2014 | convention, Dragonmeet
This weekend is Dragonmeet, London’s friendliest gaming convention, and as usual Profantasy will be there with me (Ralf) manning the booth. Look for Pelgrane Press and us close to the entrance to the dealer’s hall (booth 29). Check out the map of the hall.
Dragonmeet is in a new venue this year, the ILEC Convention Centre & Ibis Hotel on 47 Lillie Road, London. It’s easy to reach via the West Brompton tube station.
I’m looking forward to my annual visit to London, ProFantasy HQ and Dragonmeet. Hope to see you there!
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ralf | December 1, 2014 | Annual, dioramas
And there is the last month of 2014’s Annual already: The December issue is available from your registration page.
Build a wonderful village diorama, designed by community member Old Krom and embellished and documented by Joachim de Ravenbel. Hundreds of symbols and dozens of bitmap fills are there for you to use in your own Dioramas projects as well. Take a look at a photo gallery of the finished village below. If you haven’t subscribed to the Annual 2014, you can do so here.
Coming soon: The Annual 2015 re-subscription offer and December bonus content!
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Simon Rogers | November 25, 2014 | Newsletter
It’s been a while since our last newsletter – we’ve been focused on getting CC3+ ready for release. This month features an exclusive offer on a great piece of map-making kit – The Noteboard, an update on CC3+ and video resources.
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Simon Rogers | November 25, 2014 | Noteboard
Special Offer: Until next Monday you can get 17% off two or more Noteboards from thenoteboard.com or amazon.com. That’s 2 for $20. Use this voucher code at payment: ACR7CVRC
We love maps here at ProFantasy Software, but not just the computer generated kind (which we really, really love). We also love hand drawn scribbles, dungeon tiles, battlemats and Google Maps. So, when two of my game group brought this wonderful accessory to our gaming session, I was impressed. All tucked away, it looks like this.
It’s The Noteboard, a durable, portable dry-erase whiteboard, which folds into a pouch which you can use as an eraser.
In use, it looks like this:
I rushed onto the internet to buy one and, long story short, Ralf, Mark and I bought the company from the founder.
Here is a video review of the Noteboard over on Play Unplugged.
Here are some examples of the Noteboard in use – the first from Kevin Kulp
The second from Korvar the Fox
Simon Rogers | November 21, 2014 | Campaign Cartographer, CC3, development
The next version of Campaign Cartographer, CC3+, is in late beta. We were hoping for a release this year, but that’s looking less likely. You can read about the new version here.
We’ve got two show-stopping bugs to deal with before we release the CC3+ beta to a wider audience.
Who is this audience?
We released Character Artist 3 this time last year, and until 1st January 2014 offered free CC3+ upgrade protection to purchasers. Character Artist 3 users will be able to download the beta version and give us feedback as soon as our two big bugs are dealt with. It’s impossible for us to tell when that will be, but I hope it’s in the next couple of weeks. If you are in this category, we’ll send you an email, and update your registration page with the new version. When the new version is finished, you’ll get a new update.
When this wider beta test is completed, we’ll release the upgrade, but we absolutely don’t want to release it until we are sure it’s solid on all operating systems.
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ralf | November 3, 2014 | Alyssa Faden, Annual, overland
We’ve been following Alyssa Faden’s wonderful map-making work on the internet and have extremely please to now see her great artwork in the Annual 2014. With the November issue, you can create overland maps in Alyssa’s style, including her signature floating clouds.
The Annual issue includes more than 250 symbols, 16 bitmap fills, 40 drawing tools, as well as a 6-page mapping guide to follow along.
As a subscriber you can download the November Annual issue from your registration page. If you haven’t subscribed to the Annual 2014, you can do so here.
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ralf | August 11, 2014 | convention, GenCon
The bags are packed and we are ready to head out across the pond to Indianapolis. What for? GenCon of course, the best four days in gaming!
As always ProFantasy will be sharing the booth with Pelgrane Press. Like last year we are right at the front of the hall: Booth 101 across from Paizo and Pathfinder. Come find us there, to get the latest products and news. See you in Indy!
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ralf | July 17, 2014 |
Dear Cartographers, welcome to the July newsletter!
An update on CC3+, new issues of the annual, and great maps from our users are highlights of this month’s newsletter.
And for a limited time, we are offering our four symbols sets at chunky 25% off from the ProFantasy Store.
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