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DESCRIPTION

RPGMapMaker (formerly HexMapMaker) is a tool for drawing maps with polygonal grids. This kind of maps are used in Role Playing Games, but of course you can design them for any other purposes.

In addition of having most of the capabilities of a real painting program (such as lines, rectangles, ovals and round rectangles, drawing and filling with color and pattern, text, rubber, pipettes tools, etc.)

WHAT'S NEW
Version 5.4:
  • [New] Marker tool. A marker is an icon with a text. Even after creation, you can move it and change its appearance.
  • [Upd] Prefs window pane with Tools Layers and Fractal Generator pallets.
  • [Upd] Keyboard shortcuts documentation.
  • [Chg] (GridPolygonColorFilling tool) control key by option key for selecting shadow direction.
  • [Chg] Tools Layers windows into a Tools Layers Pallet.
  • [Imp] Notify when there is a map file into any RPGMapMaker reserved folders and prevent this file from being saved into them.
  • [Imp] Size of drawing area in main window by reducing the size of the layers manager.
  • [Fix] Now clear distance measuring information when selecting a different tool.
  • [Fix] An obscure bug where map coordinates where not updated correctly.
  • [Fix] (Terrain Editor) The Effects popup menu item names are now correctly displayed.
  • [Fix] Now correctly refresh the main map after the entity, terrain drawing and color filling tool is used.
  • [Fix] Now honor pasted picture mouse location when the zoom factor is not 100%.
  • [Kis] Maps browser does not display markers.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.2 or later.


Developer:Francois Menneteau
Downloads:9,923
  - Version d/l:219
Multimedia & Design:Author Tools
License:Shareware
Date:03 Aug 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$37.00
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    RPGMapMaker User Reviews (9 posts)Write A Review
    Oct 1 2004
    ****.

    MICHAEL DAWES  I wish people would actually mark things in accordance with what the program is CAPABLE of rather than the features the reviewer /understands/.

    Best campaign mapper I've seen - the graphics are customisable, so the 'ugly' point is flawed. The generation aspects and other in depth features EASILY make this worth the money.  (Version 4.0)

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    Aug 19 2004
    **...

    ANONYMOUS  Ridiculous. How can they charge $37 for this? This kind of simple software is free for Windows / Linux. This one is as ugly as Campaign Cartographer.

    You'd better buy Graphic Converter or simply use AppleWorks.  (Version 3.5.4)

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    Apr 14 2004
    ****½

    ANONYMOUS  This is by far the best maping program I have tried. When trying to make maps for any RPG most every program falls short in being able to do what you want it to.

    This program is very flexable and the support is outstanding. It allows you to create maps with links to move to other maps, like scrolling across a landscape or to move into a city.

    It is a little complex and does require a little time to get the real hang of things but this time is very well spent.

    Give it a try, put a little effort into it and you will be amazed at what can be done with it,  (Version 3.1.3)

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    Mar 9 2004
    ****.

    MIXEL  1 star? Come on people.. Don't you check a product's site before testing it? If you had you'd see this isnt a simple map drawing package.. You're giving it one star because you couldn't work it out in the few minutes you used to "test" it and lost patience. Then you looked for flaws. RTFM. >.<

    The target audience is RPers, and often you need a lot of detailed maps. Graphic Converter is not a solution to the problem at all. Typical tabletop RPers are used to reading heavy manuals, so this is no big deal. It's complicated because it's powerful and flexible.

    This app seems great for what it's intended, and any serious role-player would see it's value - the maps aren't ugly, it lets you edit the graphics! I've only used it for less than an hour and am seriously considering purchase for a campaign world and setting for stories I'm writing. $34 isn't too much for something as specialised as this, what else are you going to use? Nothing else on the mac does this stuff (that I'm aware of!)  (Version 3.1.3)

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