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Looking for Paper level design tools.

8 replies · 1,756 views · Started 21 May 2006

Ok I remember having a file in which you print out a chart so you could organize dungeons and over worlds by hand.
However I don't remember where I got it form.
So I would like to know if any one have a printable grid map for dungeons designing and over world design. This would help me allot in keeping track of dungeons and over worlds so I could use layering properly.
And if any one has a list of monsters references and stats that I could have that would help to. I kind of don’t remember what all there are.

Freedom wrote:BH4 released one a year or so back, you might PM him and ask
I did? o.o' ... News to me. ^_^' Eh, it's easy enough to duplicate.

All you basically need is a pixel by pixel map, drawn in MSPaint. Here, I just uploaded a diagram.

In terms of written planning sheets, this isn't so much a template, but a -really- good example of how you'd generally draw a Dungeon or overworld on paper. Credit goes to LinktheMaster for actually drawing this out. (BTW, please don't copy this dungeon design, as it's being used for NeoFirst, thanks.)

[center]The Image
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Alternatively, you can design something like This in MSPaint. Take a good look and see how it's designed. The darker the arrow between rooms, the later you'll visit that. Arrow directions indicate one-way rooms, etc. You can draw your own legend of course: That image is just an idea. 😉

Then, of course, you have your full fledged Dungeon Planner. Check It Out. Edit that in MSPaint. It's a lot easier, believe me. 😉 The parts on the left you can keep. The dungeon on the right is also for NeoFirst as well. (Not that it's a private quest or anything.)

Well, just be aware that every time you call me "bh4," God kills a kitten, AND I will remind you of what it means. 😉

[center]It means "the fourth bra."[/center]

Do keep that in mind, buddy. ;-p *lol*

Anyway, I'm still in the process of making a new template. It won't be that big, but it'll have all the planning elements as seen on the last image I showed in my previous post. It will operate under the assumption that the users know how to use MSPaint. If not, I'm sure I could write up a short tutorial on how to use it.