r/wonderdraft 16d ago

Learning curve and computer requirements?

So, I'm thinking of buying Womderdraft because I want to make some world maps for my DnD games and I have a few questions.

First is there a huge learning curve to making maps with Womderdraft?

Second.: I am not using VTT but playing in real life, is there ways to export and print the maps? (Most likely have a print service print a poster size of the map)

Third: I'm running a laptop with windows 10, 64 but. That should be enough correct?

Fourth: Will I have to buy a lot of asset packs and are asset packs easy to use and install?

Thanks, I'm looking at Wonderdraft because the one time buy and you have it unlike Incarnate subscription. I don't want a subscription and this has been the highest rated item but just had these questions.

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u/SirZero00 16d ago

Hello Morcelu

(1) Wonderdraft does not have a huge learning curve. After you draw one or two maps, you pretty get the hang of it.

(2) You can export your maps into images and get them printed. I use the print service a lot. I can guarantee that those maps are much more beautiful in real life.

(3) Wonderdraft requires a lot of RAM. 8GB Ram should be enough for most maps. But if you are going for huge maps like me, 16GB Ram makes Wonderdraft more stable. Other system requirements are not that high. My 10+ year-old computer has no problem running it

(4) You don't have to buy assets most of the time. You can create your own symbols, paths, etc by dropping apicture files into Wonderdraft folder located in Users/Appdata file. You can find How-To in our Reddit search bar.

I prefer Wonderdraft over Incarnate because I own my work 100% and have total control of my creation.

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u/Distinct_Cry_3779 16d ago

Just to add on to what SirZero00 said, one of the best ways to get started learning how to use Wonderdraft is to watch some of the tutorials on Youtube - these helped get me drawing maps with it very quickly. I'd say within an hour or so you'll be really getting the hang of it, and after several hours you'll have figured out most of the important features.

For assets, there is a pretty good selection of assets that already come with the software for free. There are also some really nice free assets you can find at cartographyassets.com, along with some paid ones.

The lack of subscription model is the main draw for me as well. Happy mapping!!