Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Net Find - Planetary Map Generator

The Savage Duck found this the other day. He's aware of my star sector generator project and thought this might be of use. Indeed it might be!

It may also be of use to your gamers, especially with the upcoming Savage Worlds SciFi companion coming soon.

The web site is run by Torben Ægidius Mogensen, an associate professor in Copenhagen. For twenty years he's worked off and on with map projections. I did the same in a previous life though not as thoroughly as  Professor Mogensen.

To use the web based generator, simply open the generation console and change the values to your heart's content.


Once satisfied, generate your map. If you ever need to get back to it, simply remember your seed number and other values. It will generate the same map every time. You can see various areas of the map in more detail by adjusting the zoom, center latitude, and center longitude. You can also adjust the grid.

The generator produces BMP format images. You can easily convert them using a product like GIMP, for use in your favorite VTT, like MapTool.



You can also download the code and run it from the command line. See the project page for mote detail.  

1 comment:

  1. It's much more flexible and useful (for RPG purposes) to download and use the command line version.

    If you're stuck at the empty page stage of designing a new campaign world map this is an awesome tool. And for Sci-Fi games where your players decide to visit a planet you didn't expect you can have something to show them in seconds.

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