Icosahedral World Map Generator Updated: Resize Hexes, Load/Save, Export an Image

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As the title states, my icosahedral world map generator tool has been updated with several new features!

  • Now you can set the hex sizes (number of pixels wide) to several values between 18 and 48.  The values in the drop-down were chosen because they make a proper (or nearly proper) hexagon when you apply the math.  I think.
  • The above change caused changes throughout the tool to dynamically size the map icons, etc.
  • You can now load and save a map in a native XML format.  Previously the only way to save the map was to export it to Hexographer’s format.
  • And you can now export the map as a PNG image.

The hex width is set using a drop-down in the upper left corner.  The load/save/export as PNG features are invoked with buttons near the bottom of the interface.

You can get it here: worldmap.jar

(Save it to your computer.  If Java is installed on your computer correctly, you should be able to just double-click it to run it.)