FlexMap

What is FlexMap?

    FlexMap is a free vector based map drawing tool that you can use to create self-describing maps for many of Racingspider Games' utilities and games. All of the information concerning the map: movement cost, defensive value, detection cost and texture (the fill bitmap) are all stored inside the map.

    FlexMap's easy to use interface allows you to draw features and layer them to create the desired terrain. Features can also be layered on top of each other to create combinations (for example, wooded terrain placed on top of hilly terrain give wooded hills). This, combined with the ability to have nearly unlimited features (the more features, the larger the map file) will allow you to create any world you can dream up.

Here are a few samples of what you can do with FlexMap. These are just small samples of complete maps.

    Each "layer" in a FlexMap represents a single type of terrain. Each has its own name, texture and other properties.

    Movement types (infantry, mechanized, fast, mounted, skimmer, wheeled, etc) listed here are affected differently depending on the Move Class of each terrain type.

    Customizable movement types and movement classes allow for a wide variety of terrain types and map types. You can customize the details all you want in FlexMap and create precisely the map you want. For instance, you can create a sea-based map and change the movement types and classes to represent different ocean hazards, depths and movement systems.

Features

• Any texture can be used to create a feature.
• Each feature has data that determine how difficult the terrain is to see through and travel through.
• Internal database that manages different movement types: foot, tracked, mounted, etc, so your units will behave correctly when in certain types of terrain.
• You can use any image as a "base image" and draw transparent features to indicate different types of terrain. This means that you can use any image you can find. The map Pranu City uses this technique.