Map Creation Programs

[Lord Parkin]

Just curious as to which map creation program(s) are preferred by folks here? Surely the World Builder isn't the way to go, but what's the consensus on the most useful and user-friendly program(s) to use, if any? I'm thinking of doing a bit of random tinkering with map creation, and just wondering what the folks at RB recommend to get the job done.

[plako]

As far as I know there aren't any all around good tools available. Everything is more or less clumsy.

Nevertheless I usually use standard map script output as the starting point. Then I use Mapview for rough editing e.g. copy/paste and use Worldbuilder and notepad for fine tuning.

[Tholal]

Here are a couple of good ones.

Mapscript tools

MapScriptTools.py provides functions and classes to:
- easily adapt maps for Planetfall or Mars Now!
- produce maps with special features for Fall from Heaven 2
- add Marsh terrain
- add Deep Ocean terrain
- make the map looking prettier/more realistic
- add special regions to the map
- replace and expand BonusBalancer (from Warlords)
- manipulate river creation: (starting from lakes, on islands)
- handle starting-positions for teams
- print various sorts of maps to the log file for testing
- print stats about mod and map
- find the path for Civ4, Mod or Log files
Also included are several maps using these new features.

Mapview - map editing tool