ISO: Fractal Map -> Isocehedral Map Tool

[kaladorn]

I've seen quite a few websites that produce lovely spinning globe world images using some list of params like hydrographics and temps and such.

I know of systems that, from Trav stats, generate a worldmap in the isocehedral format (but they're pretty un-attractive, if functional).

But does anyone know of (or is this another bit of software we need) to take a lovely fractal map and tear it off the globe and map it into isocehedral mapping?

The applications for Trav gaming would be obvious. My goal would be more attractive isocehedral maps (ie they'd have nice colours and shapes and look like the globe unravelled) that provide the game scaling and mapping with hexes that we're used to for traveller worlds.

Or, vice versa, a tool that will wrap the contents of an isocehedral map onto a globe and make it look good?

Or is this another one of those "Boy wouldn't it be neat!" projects no one has done yet?

 

[BeRKA]

I don't know of a tool that does exactly what You want, but there are some tools that might help You create what You want.

With LunarCell You can make fractal planets and maps:
http://www.flamingpear.com/lunarcell.html
FlamingPear also have a tool called Flexify which can produce Isodecahedron maps.

An online tool for generating fractal maps with a description of the maths involved can be found here:
http://www.lysator.liu.se/~johol/fwmg/fwmg.html

/BeRKA

 

[TheEngineer]

Hello,

heres another one:

http://www.profantasy.com/products/ft.asp

A demo version is provided for download.

I guess, You can also export to traveller typical mapping.

Regards,

Mert

 

[TheEngineer]

Just an addition...

If you want, you can take a look at

http://www.jhendor.de/geo/index.html

In the world description there is an example for a rendered world generated with the help of Campaign Carthographer, Fractal Terrains and a 3D rendering software.....

Mert

 

[Antony]

I use fractal terrains from pro fantasy for my iso maps. It can also produce other map projections. It will also produce the images for rotating planets though these have to be integrated with another program (I use Corel Paint). It will also export worlds directly into Campaign Cartographer and can divide a world up into hundreds of sub maps.