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The idea was to make overlaying images (like borders, locations etc.) easier and more consistent, especially in respect to some tile mapping programs where you have a fixed tile size. That means you could switch out tiles with different borders and apply location overlays without having to change anything regarding their size or positioning, as everything is 840x840px.

Do you need help cropping them or was it more a question out of curiosity? :-)

Thanks! Great to hear you resolved the issue and thanks for sharing the solution with others here! :)

It's a .NET console application. I'm not familiar with Linux (at all), but have you tried to use WINE or similar? If you find out that I have to re-compile or re-package my app in a different way (on Windows) to make it possible to emulate on Linux, let me know! :)

Thanks! :)

Sorry for the late reply, but I was traveling! Have you managed to get the Steam key and/or did you write to the itch.io support? I think there should be a "request key" button somewhere on the purchase page (do you have the email from the purchase with a link to click on to get to the purchase page, by any chance?). From my side, there are still enough Steam keys available and ready to go.

It wasn't my intention to go back and redraw the older asset packs, but batch-saturation could be something I could either write a tool for or add to Color Mapper... let me think about it! :-)

Great, happy creating! ;)

Glad you like it! :D

Thanks kantal! :D

Hey! Let's have a look at this:

1. Depending on if you want to make a flat-bottom or pointy-bottom hex map, copy all the flat-bottom or pointy-bottom tiles from "HexMapMaker\Tiles\Isle of Lore 2" into a new folder somewhere. All the folders with flat-bottom tiles start with "flat." and all the pointy-bottom tile folders start with "pointy.".

2. Create a new map with "File > New" and choose flat-top if you want flat-bottom tiles (or pointy-bottom otherwise).

3. Go to "File > Import Tiles" and navigate to the folder you copied the tile folders into and click on the "Select Folder"-button in the bottom-right of the file dialog. Do not select or navigate into any tile folder!

4. A window should open up where you can adapt a yellow line. Change it in such a way that the yellow line is right in the middle of the thick black tile border. It usually already is when I'm importing tiles. Then click "Save".

5. In the toolbox window where you can choose the tiles from, select "Isle of Lore 2" (or whatever you named your tile folder) from the drop box.

6. You should now be able to click on the tiles in the tile palette and then place them on your hex map.

If you get stuck somewhere, let me know! :)

You didn't miss anything! After your comment, I added that info to the web page today! :D

Thanks! The pack comes with 2 more borders (one thicker and one thinner) and together with my Tile Builder tool you can re-export all the tiles automatically with a thinner border (or no border at all).

I'm actually thinking about releasing the source code!

Yes, finally! :)

yay

Not sure if I understand correctly, but the old version (legacy files with pale colors) has sprite sheets in a folder called "Sprite Sheets" (top level). But you want the new version (darker, more saturated) as sprite sheets, correct? If so, I would sadly have to refer you to sprite sheet creating programs (or texture atlas generators). Or did I misunderstand something? :-)

(There are also no legacy files (pale color palette) in the isle-of-lore-2-hex-tiles-regular-final.zip)

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Sorry for the inconvenience!

So you bought the pack here on itch.io and downloaded "isle-of-lore-2-hex-tiles-regular-final.zip" (not "old-legacy-files")? Can you post a screenshot of one of the assets you refer to?

Thanks!

Edit: we resolved the issue over email! :)

Sorry for the inconvenience. I didn't update the pack on all other storefronts yet, but you can shoot me a mail at info@stevencolling.com and I can give you the packs you bought on Roll20 here on itch.io. Would that be a solution for now? :)

Maybe one day! :)

Great to hear you enjoy it! I put the sawmill on my list of figures I might add some time in the future! :)

Yes, it is! If you got problems setting it up, write me at info@stevencolling.com or ask for help on my Discord! :)

How many variants of that element exist in the pack. The "60x" next to the pine tree, for example, means that the pack contains 60 pine trees. The idea is to have some variation with the elements, so a forest doesn't consist of dozens of identical trees! :)

Yes, I just released the update for Strategy Figures and will do it for Terrain Icons and Status Icons, too! :)

Added them to the update I just released! :)

Thanks! :3 I hear the request for a GUI pack quite often, maybe if I find the time one day!

A Mac version is very unlikely, sadly. I do not own one myself and have no experience with the operating system. Sorry! :(

Yes, it will come to the other stores, too! If you bought it there, write me to info@stevencolling.com so I can give you an itch.io-key! :)

That sounds interesting, I hope the rigging works! If you want, feel free to share the results! :)

Thanks for the feedback! I consider it! :)

Thanks! Strategy Figures is my next project and hopefully ready soon... Hex Map Maker on the other hand will take a lot of time to finish!

No, it's not compatible with Tile Builder and Color Mapper and I may update it after updating the other packs. Still happy (and curious) to see people using this instead or alongside Isle of Lore 2! :D

Hey! Going to update Strategy Figures like my pack Isle of Lore 2: Hex Tiles (which I updated yesterday), and the update will include these figures! :D

Thanks! :)

Thank you for the kind words and the support, although you can get a free itch.io-key if you bought it somewhere else, just hit me up! :)

The 2027 update will have self-conscious AI tiles, just started working on it... :P

Thank you! What kind of hexcrawl are you working on?

And another thank you! :3

Thank you! :3

The new update features more saturated colors, finally! :)

Added new biomes, including deserts and winter biomes!

I know, this is an old post, but for the sake of other people reading this: the new update allows to re-export all the tiles without a border with the help of my Tile Builder tool. Cheers! :)