Cartographer's Annual 2024 Content

January

For the January issue of the Cartographer's Annual 2024 we reimagine the Fantasy Realms style by Allyn Bowker from 2009. We add lots of symbols and combine the tools with textures by Mike Schley.

The result is a very different look, that is still excellent for displaying local to regional maps of any Fantasy setting.

The style pack Fantasy Realms Reimagined includes

• 1 expanded and reimagined drawing style by Allyn Bowker
• 2 new template wizards (imperial and metric)
• 30 new drawing tools
• 48 symbols in 6 catalogs
• 16 bitmap fill styles
• 1 5-page mapping guide
• 1 example map (FCW and JPG format)

February

In February the Cartographer's Annual 2024 gives you a new overland map style using many beautiful mountain symbols by Robert Altbauer and parchment textures.

The style excels at depicting large scale world and contintental maps, showing mountain ranges and other dominant geographical features.

The style pack Parchment Worlds includes:

• 2 new template wizards (imperial and metric)
• 1 new overland drawing style
• 41 new drawing tools
• 133 symbols in 6 catalogs
• 3 bitmap fill styles
• 1 4-page mapping guide
• 2 example maps (FCW and JPG format)
• 5 symbol fill settings

March

For the March issue of the Annual 2024 Sue Daniel is back with a new dungeon style focussing on the smelly underside of cities: the sewers.

Expect nasty sewage and dirty water textures, slimy tunnels and lots of symbols for things that may be found in these drainage tunnels.

The style pack Sinister Sewers includes

• 1 new dungeon drawing style by Sue Daniel
• 2 new template wizards (imperial and metric)
• 24 new drawing tools
• 144 new symbols in 8 catalogs
• 15 new bitmap fill styles
• 1 5-page mapping guide
• 2 example maps (FCW and JPG format)

April

In the April issue of the Annual 2024 we present a new city style by Pär Lindström. It is based on his freelance work on a 19th century map of Stockholm and other nordic cities.

The style "Parchment City" is set up to quickly assemble large cities on a per-block basis and then add detail for individual landmark buildings, all in a period-look of modern city maps.

The style pack Parchment City includes

• 1 new city drawing style by Pär Lindström
• 2 new template wizards (imperial and metric)
• 29 new drawing tools
• 65 new symbols in 3 catalogs
• 6 new bitmap fill styles
• 2 new effect setting
• 4 new house settings
• 1 4-page mapping guide
• 1 example map (FCW and JPG format)

May

The May issue of the Annual 2024 presents a tool pack for drawing extendible and variable stairs on dungeons and floorplans. No longer limited by symbols of fixed length and direction, the included drawing tools greatly expand your options.

More than a hundred new drawing tools add functionality to popular dungeons styles (DD3 Dungeon, Jon Roberts Dungeon and Dungeons of Schley), but can also be added and used in any other dungeon style. The accompanying mapping guides teaches you how to use and edit the tools, as well a how to set up your own.

The tool pack Stairs and Steps includes

• 104 new drawing tools in 3 dungeon drawing styles
• 50 new symbols in 1 catalog
• 40 new Symbols Along settings
• 3 new catalog settings
• 1 7-page mapping guide
• 3 example maps (FCW and JPG format)

June

In the June issue of the Annual 2024 new contributor C.C. Charon delivers a new city style aimed at mapping cities of the ancient world.

The style "Ancient Cities" adds new symbols and many new drawing tools, and utilizes CD3 bitmap fills along with detailed effect settings to create a unique new look.

The style pack Ancient Cities includes

• 2 new template wizards (imperial and metric)
• 1 new city drawing style by C.C. Charon
• 61 new drawing tools
• 22 new symbols
• 19 bitmap fill styles
• 2 new effect setting
• 12 new house and street settings
• 1 4-page mapping guide
• 2 example maps (FCW and JPG format)

July

This month community veteran Quenten Walker revisits the Watabou Cities tool pack and style. The style referenced the Watabou online random village, town and city generator and leveraged it to create city maps in CC3+.

Since its inception, the Watabou map generator has been changed and developed further. Quenten has taken it on himself to revise the style to take the changes into account and expand it to offer more tools and options.

The style pack Watabou City Revised includes

• 2 new template wizards (imperial and metric)
• 1 revised and expanded city drawing style by Quenten Walker
• 97 new drawing tools
• 80 bitmap fill styles
• 2 new effect setting
• 1 12-page mapping guide and tutorial
• 2 example maps (FCW and JPG format)

Further ahead

To be announced.

This is our 18th annual and many of our customers have repeatedly subscribed from the beginning. Every year we balance the content so that the Cartographer's Annual is excellent value no matter how you use CC3+.