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Overview
Dungeonographer is a map-making software program designed to easily make dungeon, building interior and cavern maps. All of the artwork typically needed for fantasy maps is built in, drawing lines is easy, and the software manages to keep everything in layers without much user intervention. Some artwork for futuristic maps is also built-in and more is coming soon.
60 Second Tutorial
This animated image shows you how to make a simple but appealing small dungeon map. It repeats every 60 second so you can see it again in case you can't finish reading a particular frame.
Note: The toggle to change icon modes has moved to the bottom widget/toolbar.
See also the Text Tutorial and Video Tutorial.
Key Features
Three key Dungeonographer features are:
- One-page dungeon export: Notes can be added to the map, and the first part of the note title (such as the "3a" part of "3a Guardroom") is added to the map. Then the map and notes can be saved as a web page where the text of the notes (titles and descriptions) flow around the map which is placed in the corner.
- Switch icon sets: A map can be created using a set of icons that are semi-realistic for use as a battlemat and then by changing one setting the map can be redrawn with the classic line art map symbols.
- Battlemat Printing: Portions of a map or an entire map can be easily printed as 1" squares to map a battlemat. The printout will automatically span multiple pages if needed.
Features
Note that the free version (link will start the free version, it runs in your browser) is very rich and what is in the free version will stay free. However a few useful features (noted below) are only in the Pro version. Some future features will also only be in the Pro version.
So please try the free version and if you need the Pro version features or if you just want to support further development, purchase a license!
Basics
- Easily change tiles by just clicking the hexes.
- Drag over tiles to change them more quickly.
- Use map item icons to add doors, beds, bookcases, chairs, etc.
- Draw lines to add walls. Lines can easily snap to corners of squares or to 1/4, 1/2 or 3/4 of the way across or up-and-down the square.
- Add notes to any square to detail the contents of that room/area.
Pro Features
- Runs stand-alone on your computer without connecting to the Inkwell Ideas website.
- Change tile icons using the "Options/Tile Settings" menu. (Any png can be used as an icon.)
- Add completely new tiles and features with custom icons. (The free version is limited to 10.)
- Expand or contract the number of hexes on the map. (Allows you to expand an existing map.)
Order the Pro Version!Your license & download details will be automatically emailed to your paypal/google checkout email address within minutes. If you don't get them promptly, please check any spam filters and then email support at inkwellideas dot com. The Pro version allows you to:
Because the license is emailed to you, please make sure your Paypal/Google Checkout email address is correct/up to date.
See Also: End User License Agreement | ||||||
Quotes/Reviews for Hexographer"This program does everything I need an overland, hex-based mapping program to do. It allows me to produce high-quality, visually appealing maps with a minimum of effort and a very small learning curve... There is a forum for the program, and the support from [the developer] is outstanding." Full Review --Bob, Back to the Keep "Hexographer is a great, quickly acquired and configured, utility-rich cartography tool with an intuitive, beginner-friendly interface, and a very accessible price-point." Full Review --Ben McFarland, Kobold Quarterly "Within 15 minutes, I had drawn the terrain for my current campaign. In under an hour, the towns, roads, and rivers were added. The intuitive interface really made things simple, and the maps had an 'old school' vibe that reminded me of the original maps from the 1980s World of Greyhawk campaign setting." Full Review --Kurt "Telas" Schneider of Gnome Stew. "Whatever you play, look at Hexographer." --Frank Mentzer "I own [two other more expensive fantasy map programs] and got more done in my first couple of hours with Hexographer than I did after days with either of the those programs. I really appreciate the simplicity of Hexographer's user interface and I'm looking forward to seeing what I can do with it and where you take it. --Michael S-J. "It is the single most useful piece of mapping software for both fantasy world campaigns and sci-fi starmapping." --Maria F. "Hexographer is the best hex mapping software I've seen. Ever. It's highly customisable, it includes a bevy of useful features, it's regularly updated, and it's very easy to use... If you're one of the many GMs who liked hex maps all along, but couldn't find the right software to make them, Hexographer is the tool you've been looking for." Full Review --The Welsh Piper "Hexographer is a great little web-based java application that does exactly what it advertises - it allows you to quickly create hex maps in the older edition style - and it does it in a pretty easy to use interface... I've been able to use this hex [map] editor for both of my campaigns and I've been quite pleased at the results. I'm also REALLY psyched because I have run this in both Windows and Ubuntu..." --Michael Shorten (Chgowiz) |
