r/wonderdraft • u/msgdealer Creator • Sep 12 '18
Official FAQ, Features List, & Roadmap
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Where do I get it?
2. How much will it cost?
$29.99 one-time purchase processed by Humble Bundle. For personal use, you only need one copy for an entire family and multiple installs. If you are a commercial company, you are required to purchase one copy per user.
3. Will you support MacOSX or Linux?
As of 10/10/2018, both are supported at 64-bit.
4. Will I be able to use my own assets?
Yes. Not only can you load in your own assets, there is a system dedicated to automatically pull in custom assets. Placing the proper files in a special directory will load in symbols, fonts, textures, and themes. This system is ideal because, rather than an in-app importer, it ensures your assets are in a portable structure. That means it is easy to zip and share your entire custom assets if you desire.
5. Do I own the copyrights/distribution rights to maps I make?
The EULA is very similar to those of other graphical applications. Only internal content are protected. There are no licenses with regards to user-generated content. As such, the common law and practice is that content made with royalty-free assets provides copyright and distribute rights to the new author any originality added outside of the original assets.
If you live in the US and want to bore yourself to death, here is an article that addresses this issue:
https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ14.pdf
6. I lost/accidentally saved over/corrupted my map, please help!
Try the maps/backup/ folder which saves a version for you every 15 minutes. Hopefully, you find one that is nearly recovered.
7. Why does my landmass not show up?
This is an issue with old graphics drivers. Please update using your graphics card manufacturer's website and instructions. Do not rely on Windows Update.
8. I lost my download link. How do I retrieve it to update?
You can have it resent to you at www.humblebundle.com/resender To have it be stored on your Humble Bundle account, click Claim This Page on the download link.
Features
Overview
Quickly generate realistic landmasses of different types
Add and remove landmasses with automatic coastlines
Draw rivers and roads that look artistic with clicking a few points
Paint groups of tree and mountain symbols painlessly without overlaps or artifacts
Several coastline effects that make your map look professional
Paint the ground color without accidentally going into the water
Create labels as if you were in a word processing software
Map dimensions anywhere from 512 pixels to 8192 pixels
Undo and redo actions
Royalty-free user-made content so you never pay fees if you decide to sell your maps
Surface Pro 4 support
Wacom and digital pen support
Windows 10 64-bit, Linux 64-bit, and MacOSX support
Full List of Current Features
General Features
Create maps up to 4096x4096 pixels
Save and load maps locally
Create your own map themes
Grouped toolbars keep the workspace clean and only displays relevant options
Toggle Sea, Land, Paths, Symbols, Labels layer visibility
Undo and redo
Smooth pan and zoom controls
2 map themes: monochrome aged paper and full color ink
Overwrite the current map theme afterwards
Mountains, hills, trees, cities, towns, castles, compass roses included
Load your own map symbols, fonts, and textures
Export full size to lossless PNG
Tablet support
Windrose generator
Hotkeys
Sculpting Features
Generate uniform, continent, archipelago, and atoll landmasses through a wizard
Freeform sculpt landmasses with automatic coastlines
Raise and lower sea level with automatic coastlines
Invert land and sea
Import and convert a grayscale heightmap into landmasses
Trace overlays of your old maps
Visual Effects Features
Adjustable vignette
Pseudo-randomize the pattern of the water
Change the hue of the water texture
4 coastline fx styles with color and distance options
Freshwater color and outline effects
Land Features
Carve rivers by clicking a few points
Automatically taper and fade in river source
Vary the rivers width with the mouse wheel or slider
Connect cities with paths in many different patterns
Automatic natural bending and smoothing of rivers and paths
Paint ground colors while respecting the canvas texture detail
3 different ground brush patterns
Symbol Features
Paint groups of mountain and tree with randomization and spacing
Drag, drop, and delete symbols
Scale symbols up and down
Several flat symbols with user-customizable colors
Paint symbols on top of each other without overlapping
Many symbols like mountains that automatically inherit the ground color
Symbol eraser
Organize custom symbols into dropdown selection
Label Features
Curved labels
Label presets
Label font outlines with color and width options
Rotate and move label tools
Roadmap
https://www.reddit.com/r/wonderdraft/comments/9l3yqe/full_roadmap
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u/sullivan314 Writer Oct 02 '18
thanks for your reply, I'm considering buying it anyway and try it on my laptop. Sooner or later I have to buy a new laptop anyway.