Campaign Cartographer 3 Latest Updates
CC Version 3.23-3.24
- updated help files (City Desigern 3, Global Sun options, new sheet effects, shaded polygon/pictures, and Light sources)
- added shaded polygon commands to right-click menu of Polygon button.
- updated menu.cfg and fcw32.mac for SM:Castles compatibility update
- fixed CC3 document icons not showing for *.FCW and *.FCT files.
- enlarged sheet and layer dialogs for better ease of use.
CC Version 3.21-3.22
- added resources for City Designer 3 release
- fixed FPATH command to not automatically close the shape
- added LIGHT commands and accompanying sheet effects
- added SKEEP command and wrapped KEEP to use it (also affects the current sheet)
- wrapped ERASE command to always use ERA
- updated CC3 overland templates to put text on the TEXT sheet automatically
- updated sheet effects on CC3 Overland templates
- updated CC3 overland drawing tools
- updated CC3 Dungeon and CC2 Pro Dungeon wizard templates
- added "CC3 Dungeon 100x800.FCT" template
CC Version 3.18-3.20
- Added "Apply" button to Print Dialog Box. This will save the current print
- settings, which can then be saved with the drawing.
- Redone status indicator to be a clickable color.
- Added a thumbnail width to bitmap fill styles.
- Skewed display of png symbols at 90°, 180° and 270° fixed
- All trim commands now show their results.
- Many group plus sheet bugs which resulted in double actions on edit command fixed.
- Print previewing bug; with overlapping tiles, pngs appeared twice.
- Print settings will now save with all drawings.
- Filled entities with a fill style ouline on, with a non solid line style did not display when their edges didn't intersect with the view window. Now they do.
- CC2 Filled Vegetation symbol settings fixed to switch to VEGETATION layer correctly.
CC Version 3.13-3.17
- Profantasy/Evolution Computing internal
CC Version 3.12
- MS Vista bugs in FILE command (opening and saving maps) fixed
- MS Vista overlapping options button in Save As dialog fixed
- Pre-defined templates now work in MS Vista
- Legacy SquareGrid command from Grid button right-click removed
- Includes tools to encrypt bitmap artwork for your own distribution. See folder "Encryption" under CC3
CC Version 3.11
- .NET dependencies in the menu configuration utility removed.
- Installation bug removed.
CC Version 3.10
Includes major improvements. To do - help file update for these new features.
New Features
- Increased number of slots of for symbol settings.
- File convertor handles layer names with colons for cosmographer support.
- Effects settings now saved with drawing. Can be overriden on Options.
- CC3 now supports an enrypted PNG file format called pfimg. If a png file is not present, CC3 will look for the pfimg equivalent so that it can display the drawing. You can't save drawings which have pfimgs in them - it's just for viewing. A conversion utility is available for developers.
- CC3 now supports html/chm help for Vista compatibility.
- Introduce the Global Sun which can interact with filters to allow a global sun direction. It is saved with the drawing. Wall Shadow, Directional is a new filter which uses it.
- You can open folders full of pngs in the symbol catalog window directly instead of converting then to symbols.
- Added a default sheet for text placement on Drawing Properties dialog.
- Mirroring of PNG entities supported, and added to the symbol insertion dialog.
Improvements to Import PNG Fill Styles
- The path of imported fill styles can be fixed as relative to CC3, to the current drawing. A wrong option will cause a warning.
- Other resolution files are created automatically.
Improvements to Import Symbols
- The path of imported fill styles can be fixed as relative to CC3, to the current drawing. A wrong option will cause a warning.
- You can update an existing symbol catalog with just the new or changed PNGs or redo the lot.
Other improvements
- 13. The Hex or Square overlay... command now lets you add labels to the grid - either inside or inside the squares.
Beta Features
These are for testing, and subject to change.
- A new filter, Wall Shadow, Point Light allows you to specify multiple light sources.
- SHADEPOLY adds an angled bitmap fill styles to a polygon. Set the current fill style as a bitmap one, then type SHADEPOLY and select the polygon. SHADEPOLY2 lets you choose an edge to align to. PITCH is the angle of the polygon to the global sun.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed disappearing images where not all resolutions present in image folder.
- Fixed a memory leak in the bitmap generation code.
- Fixed a bug in effects which caused a crash when a bitmap file was missing.
- Fixed an issue caused by Vista which disabled mouse hooks.
- Removed some redraws from New Drawing Wizard
- Fixed Resolution Mode issues
- Symbols in a collection with only one member aren't marked as a collection in the symbol catalog window.
- Fixed a sheet bug with Change Properties
- Corrected a bug when a sheet with effects cannot be deleted.
- Corrected fill style resolution error in New Drawing Wizard.
CC Version 3.02
Dundjinni Art
- The location of the Dundjinni art folders was causing problems. This has been corrected.
Bug Fixes
- 1. Varicolor symbols were not inserting correctly after the first color.
- 2. New wizard bug fixed.
- 3, File conversion bug with fill styles fixed (LYRTOSHTD)
- 4. Added missing tutorials.
New Features
- Added MOVACT. Add an action box to the a symbol with MOVACT; as the text and you can click-move that symbol reference.
- Added Quick Copy on the copy button popup menu -one click copying.
- Set Normal on the Symbol Catalog button now resets to the Drawing Properties symbol scale.
- Added Lock Angle to symbol dialog box.
- Add Convert Line Styles to Sheets to the symbols dialog box.
CC Version 3.011
Bug Fixes
- Corrections to 3.01 installation - help support files were not correctly installed.
New Features
- Added Quick Move (ctrl-Q) to Edit menu. It moves individual items around quickly. Click on the edge of an entity, place it somewhere else. Useful when using CC3 whilst gaming (eg moving symbols using an overhead projector)
CC Version 3.01
Bug fixes
- Corrections to help file.
- Crash on new drawing wizard fixed.
- Change Propeties >> Change Sheet failed on multipoly. Fixed.
- Menu correction to fix Overland menu.
- Menu correction on Save - Right Click, Autosave.
- New scrub drawing tools and pngs
- Corrected forest background drawing tools.
New Features
- Allow suffix on symbol options to allow collections with creators initials at the end. This enables CSUAC functionality (http://www.gmsyndicate.com)
- Add examples and Essentials guide in documentation folder.