Grid Cartographer 4 is available in two editions. The Gamer Edition is aimed towards playing and mapping grid-based cRPGs. The Professional Edition (also available separately on STEAM) extends these features for use by tabletop dungeon masters and game developers.
| CORE FEATURES | GAMER | PRO / STEAM |
|---|---|---|
| Square grids | ||
| Hexagonal grids | ||
| Unlimited floor area | ||
| Unlimited floors and basements | ||
| Unlimited region tabs | ||
| Add notes to map tiles | ||
| Marquee, paint and wand selection | ||
| Cut, copy and paste map areas | ||
| Fill and outline selected areas | ||
| 'Onion skin' rendering |
| MISC. FEATURES | GAMER | PRO / STEAM |
|---|---|---|
| Editable keyboard shortcuts | ||
| Keyboard drawing mode | ||
| Configurable interface | ||
| Map color themes + parchment theme | ||
| Customisable eraser | ||
| Picker tool (eye dropper) |
| GAME MAPPING | GAMER | PRO / STEAM |
|---|---|---|
| Controllable avatar marker | ||
| Automatic footstep marks | ||
| Automatic drawing adjacent stairs / ladders | ||
| Game Link with DOSBox Gridc | ||
| Game Link with LibRetro (Windows only) |
| TABLETOP GAMING | GAMER | PRO / STEAM |
|---|---|---|
| Fog-of-War | ||
| Text labels | BASIC | |
| Font, Style and Size options | ||
| User made "Custom Tiles" (4 to 64px square) | ||
| Colored Red, Green and/or Blue 'field effect' overlays | ||
| Switch tool (pull levers, light torches and open treasure chests) | ||
| Named floors | ||
| Per-tile Elevation value |
| IMPORT DATA | GAMER | PRO / STEAM |
|---|---|---|
| Import TSV maps from donjon.bin.sh |
| IMAGE EXPORT | GAMER | PRO / STEAM |
|---|---|---|
| Export to PNG, TGA or BMP | ||
| Export a filtered 'player version' of a floor |
| COLORS | GAMER | PRO / STEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 256 color palette | ||
| Palette editor |
| EXPORT DATA | GAMER | PRO / STEAM |
|---|---|---|
| Export map as .XML | ||
| Export map as .OBJ mesh for Unity, Godot and Unreal Engine |
| SCRIPTING | GAMER | PRO / STEAM |
|---|---|---|
| Scripting Features | ||
| Console window | ||
| Export from script |
| GAME DEVELOPMENT | GAMER | PRO / STEAM |
|---|---|---|
| Per-tile ceiling flag | ||
| 3D engine | ||
| View multiple floors in 3D |
| TILE MAPS | GAMER | PRO / STEAM |
|---|---|---|
| Import tile sets from single images | ||
| Dedicated tile map editor | ||
| Optimise away duplicate tiles when importing | ||
| Export tile maps as .CSV files | ||
| View tile maps from a first person perspective |