News

• The March issue of the Cartographer’s Annual is available, leading you out into the snowy woods and unto the winter trails.
• Humble Bundle is re-running the Maps Bonanza Humble Bundle of 2021. Check out if you want to fill out your collection at a very affordable price.

Resources

• The latest free monthly symbols by Mike Schley add more isometric city symbols in the SS6’s Isometric City style.
• Watch or re-watch the recent live mapping videos from our playlist on YouTube.
• Check out the community’s Maps of the Month for February to inspire yourself for new mapping projects.

Articles

• Remy discusses how to add and organize symbol catalogs to the toolbars in CC3+ via the symbol catalog settings.

Reminders

• CC3+ has been updated to version 3.98 (Update 28) which is available from your registration page.
• Fractal Terrains 3+ has been released and is available from among your FT3 downloads on your registration page.
• Join our community of map-makers on the Profantasy forum and/or the Facebook group.

News

• The February issue of the Cartographer’s Annual is available, bringing you the new city and town style “Desert Oasis” by Pär Lindström.
• Last year’s Cartographer’s Annual (Vol 16) is now available as one complete setup.

Resources

• With the new batch of free monthly content by Mike Schley we veer for a bit into the Isometric City style of Symbol Set 6.
• Watch or re-watch the recent live mapping videos from our playlist on YouTube.
• Check out the community’s Maps of the Month for January to inspire yourself for new mapping projects.

Articles

• Remy looks at the “Edge Fade, Inner” sheet effect and how it works with stacked entities in detail in his latest mapping article.

Reminders

• CC3+ has been updated to version 3.98 (Update 28) which is available from your registration page.
• Fractal Terrains 3+ has been released and is available from among your FT3 downloads on your registration page.
• Join our community of map-makers on the Profantasy forum and/or the Facebook group.

News

• Next year’s Annual subscription is now available and you can preview the content of the first three months.
• We have released the full version of Symbol Set 6 – Isometric Cities and it can be purchased through our web store.
• The December issue of the Annual 2022 is available for subscribers, along with this year’s bonus issue that expands the Forest Trail style.

Resources

• December’s free monthly content by Mike Schley leads you into a sinister prison.
• Watch or re-watch the recent live mapping videos from our playlist on YouTube.
• Check out the community’s Maps of the Month for November to get inspired by the work of our awesome mapping community.
• The June issue of this year’s Annual subscription is now available for free as part of the Free Annual Sampler.

Articles

• Remy discusses how to customize drawing templates in his most recent article on the blog.

Reminders

• CC3+ has been updated to version 3.98 (Update 28) which is available from your registration page.
• Fractal Terrains 3+ has been released and is available from among your FT3 downloads on your registration page.
• Join our community of map-makers on the Profantasy forum and/or the Facebook group.

News

• The public beta version of Symbol Set 6 – Isometric Cities with artwork by Mike Schley will be available later this week.
• The November issue of the Annual 2022 is available, with a new symbol set by Sue Daniel.
• You can now download the November free monthly content by Mike Schley, adding a set of dragon lair symbols.

Resources

• Watch or re-watch last month’s live mapping videos from our playlist on YouTube.
• Check out the community’s Maps of the Month for October to get inspired by the work of our awesome mapping community.

Articles

• Fresh from the community, forum member EucalyptusNow teaches you how to create custom decorative symbols by tracing existing artwork.

Reminders

• CC3+ has been updated to version 3.98 (Update 28) which is available from your registration page.
• Fractal Terrains 3+ has been released and is available from among your FT3 downloads on your registration page.
• Join our community of map-makers on the Profantasy forum and/or the Facebook group.

Dear map-makers, welcome to the October newsletter. Let’s see what happened last month in our mapping community.

News

• The October issue of the Annual 2022 is available, with new look at the Jon Roberts Overland style.
• The new free monthly content by Mike Schley is available. Download the set to get a range of symbols for a high temple of the gods of light.

Resources

• Watch or re-watch last month’s live mapping videos from our playlist on YouTube.
• Check out the community’s Maps of the Month for September to get inspired by the work of our awesome mapping community.

Articles

• Take a sneak peek at Symbol Set 6: Isometric Cities on the Cartographer’s Desk.
• Remy teaches you how to add your own buttons to the CC3+ toolbars.
• He also discusses how to do rectangles with rounded corners in CC3+.

Reminders

• CC3+ has been updated to version 3.98 (Update 28) which is available from your registration page.
• Fractal Terrains 3+ has been released and is available from among your FT3 downloads on your registration page.
• Join our community of map-makers on the Profantasy forum and/or the Facebook group.

Dear map-makers, we hope you enjoy the waning days of 2022’s summer with some chilled map-making. Let’s see what the last month had in store mapping-wise.

News

• The September issue of the Annual 2022 is available, with a dungeon and battlemap style for some very cold environments.
• An update for FT3+ is available as a beta version.

Resources

• Of course Mike Schley had more free monthly content for you. We released the Necromancer’s Lair symbol pack this month.
• Watch or re-watch last month’s live mapping videos from our playlist on YouTube.
• Check out the community’s Maps of the Month for August to get inspired for your own map projects by the work of our awesome mapping community.

Articles

• Remy discusses how to create and use drawing tool shortcuts that show up in the catalog window.
• Check out the entries for the August mapping competition for the Community Atlas Project. The voting is over now and winners will be announced soon.

Reminders

• CC3+ has been updated to version 3.98 (Update 28) which is available from your registration page.
• Fractal Terrains 3+ has been released and is available from among your FT3 downloads on your registration page.
• Join our community of map-makers on the Profantasy forum and/or the Facebook group.

Dear map-makers! Freshly back from GenCon, we have the August newsletter for you. Check out what happened last month.

News

• The August issue of the Annual 2022 is available, extending Sue Daniel’s excellent “Creepy Crypts” symbol pack.
• Humble Bundle is running another campaign of our software with the “Maps Spectacular” offering.

Resources

• Mike Schley was busy with more free monthly content for you. In July he created the Smith’s Workshop set …
• … and complemented it with the Marketplace collection in August. Both sets mesh perfectly with the Dungeons of Schley style in Symbol Set 4.
• Watch or re-watch last month’s live mapping videos from our playlist on YouTube.
• Check out the community’s Maps of the Month for July to get inspired for your own map projects by the work of our awesome mapping community.

Articles

• Remy discusses the script files and macros for CC3+ in his latest article and advanced techniques.
• Ralf shares his GenCon experience after three years of not doing any conventions in his latest “The Cartographer’s Travels” column.

Reminders

• CC3+ has been updated to version 3.98 (Update 28) which is available from your registration page.
• Fractal Terrains 3+ has been released and is available from among your FT3 downloads on your registration page.
• Join our community of map-makers on the Profantasy forum and/or the Facebook group.

Dear map-makers! Welcome to the July newsletter and our look at what the last month had in store.

News

• The July issue of the Annual 2022 is available, providing a style and toolset for complex coastlines and island groups. It was inspired by Ralf’s recent trip to the Outer Hebrides.
• Visit the ProFantasy booth (#423) at GenCon Indy in early August.

Resources

• The next batch of free monthly symbols by Mike Schley is available. We are switching from overland symbols to dungeon/battlemap symbols for a while with this set.
• Watch or re-watch last month’s live mapping videos from our playlist on YouTube.
• Check out the community’s Maps of the Month for June to get inspired for your own map projects by the work of your fellow map-makers.

Articles

• Remy presents the bookmark function of CC3+ and how to utilize it for organizing your maps.

Reminders

• CC3+ has been updated to version 3.98 (Update 28) which is available from your registration page.
• Fractal Terrains 3+ has been released and is available from among your FT3 downloads on your registration page.
• Join our community of map-makers on the Profantasy forum and/or the Facebook group.

Dear fellow map-makers! It’s time for the June newsletter. let’s have a look what the last month had in store.

News

• The June issue of the Annual 2022 is available, featuring new dungeon and crypt symbols by Sue Daniel with the Creepy Crypts style.

Resources

• Watch or re-watch last month’s live mapping videos from our playlist on YouTube.
• Check out the community’s Maps of the Month for May to get inspired for your own map projects by the work of your fellow map-makers.

Articles

• Ralf heads out for his summer hiking holiday to the Outer Hebrides, sharing a 17th century map of Lewis and Harris to get in the mood.
• Remy talks about methods to organize and find your symbols in all of the available styles and catalogs.

Reminders

• CC3+ has been updated to version 3.98 (Update 28) which is available from your registration page.
• Fractal Terrains 3+ has been released and is available from among your FT3 downloads on your registration page.
• Join our community of map-makers on the Profantasy forum and/or the Facebook group.

Dear fellow map-makers! May is here and we are looking forward to the summer.

News

• The free monthly symbols for this month are a special highlight, as Mike Schley has created some amazing structure symbols for a Dark Empire in his overland style.
• The May issue of the Annual 2022 is available, featuring an overlay style for computer networks and other electronic systems.

Resources

• Watch or re-watch last month’s live mapping videos from our playlist on YouTube.
• Check out the community’s Maps of the Month for April to see the beautiful maps shared by our fellow map-makers.

Articles

• We have a new Master Mapper in our roster of awesome cartographers. Read about the work of Hans Anders Bergström, our Master Mapper of 2021.
• As travel restriction are being lifted and events are happening at a larger scale again, you’ll find ProFantasy at GenCon again this year, meaning we have to travel to Indianapolis.

Reminders

• CC3+ has been updated to version 3.97 (Update 27) which is available from your registration page.
• Fractal Terrains 3+ has been released and is available from among your FT3 downloads on your registration page.
• Join our community of map-makers on the Profantasy forum and/or the Facebook group.