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Tome of Ultimate Mapping
The Tome of Ultimate Mapping™ FAQ

What versions of the Tome are available?
There are three versions of the Tome available:

  • Download version.
  • CD version- includes download version.
  • Paperback - includes CD and download version.

All versions include the download version which you can get now. The CD and book versions will be shipped 1st August.

What are the specifications of the book versions of the Tome?
The book versions of the tome are 512 pages, 8.5" x 11", color cover, monochrome interior. They include the CD version.

What ProFantasy products does the Tome detail?
The Tome details all of ProFantasy's products.

What does the Tome include?

  • A 512-page cross-referenced and bookmarked pdf covering all of the ProFantasy products in detail.
  • Style guides to create maps like those created by master mappers.
  • Tips, hints techniques on map creation, symbol management and draw tools.
  • Complete command reference spreadsheet and tables.
  • 50MB Support files

What extra material does the Tome include?
The Tome includes 50MB of support files. These include:

  • Tutorial files.
  • Sudbury mini-Pack, 12 bitmaps, 1 PDF, 9 templates, 7 drawing tools, 1 symbol catalog
  • 6 other parchment/paper bitmaps.
  • 12 templates that use those bitmaps - the templates include all new frames, cartouches, scalebars, and directional indicators.
  • Master mapper Ralf Schemmann's drawing template and tools. The tools are built into hotspots on the map key.
  • A folder of eight symbol catalogs for use in hand drawn maps on the new templates.
  • Three catalogs of symbols.
  • A catalog of cartouches
  • Assorted drawing tools and symbol catalogs created for, or created from, the tutorials in the Tome
  • A big file of example drawings, some never seen before and not available anywhere else. The examples include a grand cave with adventure material.
  • The CD version also includes the latest update files for those without a broadband connection.

What about future versions?

  • You will receive free downloadable updates to any new Tome updates for CC2 Pro. We will add new sections regularly at user request, and correct any errors you spot.
  • If you buy the next version of Campaign Cartographer when it is released, you will receive any Tome updates associated with that release free.
  • If you've got the book version, and you buy the next Campaign Cartographer upgrade when it is released, you will get a free, printed supplementary volume covering any new features in that version.

How much is new material?

About 40% of the manual is brand new material compared to the existing documentation; and of the 60% that isn't brand new, 95% has been updated in some way.

What about the existing documentation?

The production of the Tome has not and will not affect the speed at which we update current documentation. The Cartography Suite, Essentials Guide and help will remain available and will be updated at the usual pace.









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