"Map design software for board wargames?" Topic

Greetings,

Have been wanting to try my hand at some DTP modern wargame designs and geopolitical type games for a while now, and am mainly curious what types of software are out there for designing maps?

I have experience with CC2 and the expansions, but simply have not used them in ages. Would be interested in a more traditional map look, but just don't know what is out there….

Thanks,

Paul

Imagine Image (in the mfg's directory) has a program called game mapper which I like a lot. You can make classic looking boargame boards with it or more complex stuff as well. I am not particularly computer savvy and I was able to use it easily.

Would a standard photo-editing program not do the trick ?

I had pretty good luck making a Squad Leader board in Corel Photo-Paint.

I drew hexes on one layer then designed the map underneath. With the hexes there from the start, it's easier to position roads, buildings, etc.

By scanning the original boards, I could match the colours very closely. Could also determine appropriate width of roads, building size etc.

HPS's "Aide de Camp" works quite well for hex-grid mapboards and counters. It does have a steep learning curve however.