World Geography

[Trifletraxor]

Originally Posted by Rurik

I can take any CC2 format and bring it into CC3.

Okay. Then I'll create a world and send it over (within a week at least!). Any preferences?

No flat planates - what were they thinking?

Not at all obviously!

SGL.

[Rurik]

Originally Posted by Trifletraxor

Okay. Then I'll create a world and send it over (within a week at least!). Any preferences?

No, any random world will do at first, I'm just curious to see what FT outputs so I know what to expect if we go this route (I'd like to see what it outputs even if we don't).

[frogspawner]

I meant AutoRealm can export in WMF (Windows Metafile) format, or EML or some sort of XML (not just images). If CC can't handle the concept of flat 'worlds', I guess it'd just have to be a plain ordinary map...

[Trifletraxor]

Originally Posted by frogspawner

I meant AutoRealm can export in WMF (Windows Metafile) format, or EML or some sort of XML (not just images). If CC can't handle the concept of flat 'worlds', I guess it'd just have to be a plain ordinary map...

CC can, but FT cannot. FT thus would not work very well for Sky Mtn. World.

SGL.

[Rurik]

Originally Posted by frogspawner

I meant AutoRealm can export in WMF (Windows Metafile) format, or EML or some sort of XML (not just images). If CC can't handle the concept of flat 'worlds', I guess it'd just have to be a plain ordinary map...

None of those are formats that can be imported into CC as far as I can tell (I was just looking for filters of some sort without luck - I'll dig some more in mapping forums but the fact that CC is a CAD based vector mapping program and most cheaper/free/easier to use alternatives are not CAD based means interoperability seems pretty poor).

The easiest method to 'import' an existing map to CC is to save it as an image file and literally trace it in CC.

[frogspawner]

Originally Posted by Rurik

The easiest method to 'import' an existing map to CC is to save it as an image file and literally trace it in CC.

That's what I did to create it in the first place, tracing the Ptolemy original. It didn't take long. I'd suggest doing that again, rather than tracing mine.