Campaign cartographer 3 demo full#
Campaign cartographer 3 demo software#

So, with the usability issue balanced against the full feature set, I'd have to say CC works best for publishers and freelancers willing to endure the steep learning curve to get highly polished results. It's always tough to review products I got for free, and to me the ultimate measure is 'would I have bought this, knowing what I know now.' Disliking manuals, I'd have to say 'probably not'. Tough call for GMs, though- if you have the time, could be worth mastering, or you might want to check out the alternatives first. Probably the best bet for publishers expecting to use it in-house a lot. However, they are not as easy to use, and are more expensive some add-ons, also (like 'Realm Overseer 3D', reviewed on this site, that allows 'walking' through the map) cost more, making the total package fairly pricey. They also offer additional icons and art on their website, a very classy move and one that is much appreciated. In comparison with its main competitor, 'Fractal Mapper' from, well, CC2 has more features and in particular, more icons (art). So for exploring and design, this is excellent. You can just click and try a dozen coastlines or borders before committing, all with quick cycle times. One nice ability with fractal terrains and such- the most common usage of a starting map being laying down terrain- is the flexibility. Keyboard commands are also required for many operations this is, I suspect, a trade-off between 'do everything' and 'make it visual'. I found the tool sets a little confusing to figure out, and there's a tendency for clicking on one tool (say, terrains) to unset another selection (say, the 'fractal landmass' brush), leading me to a bit of hunt-and-click in learning. The interface is clean, and you see results instantly. It can make landmasses, water, lay icons, do terrain, make layers, have secret encapsulated GM information, and just about everything you want a map tool to do. For a full list of what it can do, go to. So ultimately (for those who like to know the end early), my recommendation is that this is a tool best suited for publishers and freelancers who wish to produce the best quality maps I am less likely to recommend it to GMs in general. I love the things it can do, but I don't love using it. So this entire review is going to be a love/hate relationship with CC2. Well, I got about 3 minutes into it before I had to read the manual, just to draw a simple 'fractal' land mass (i.e.

Campaign cartographer 3 demo software#

That said, when I use software tools, one measure of the user interface and ease of use is to start without reading the manual, to see how far I get. It's also art-rich, and has perhaps the most complete map icon set I've encountered. The first thing about 'Campaign Cartographer 2' (CC2) is it is feature-rich.