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orobouros wrote: ↑Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:18 am I've actually found inkscape to work surprisingly well for hex maps. It's a vector editing program so everything looks crisp at all scales.

I love Inkscape and use it for the basic outlines, contours, rivers, etc. on larger maps - and that way I can "zoom in" on just a section of it to create a more detailed map while still keeping the right size and proportions to these features. But can I ask how you use it to make hex maps? Do you make a hex-grid first and then fill it?

Cartographers Guild has a comprehensive list of tools here:
https://www.cartographersguild.com/show ... php?t=1407

I'm a big fan of Inkarnate for overland maps, and Dungeon Painter Studio for dungeons.

Sorry the very delayed response. In Inkscape, I use a triangular grid, with hexes centered around the center of one vertex. Then I double the grid sizing and have object centers snap to points, so that keeps my hexes on the right points. This allows both horizontal and vertical hex arrangement.