Hex Quest World Mapping System (+Update 1)

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<p><a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4076694">Edit: Much better version of the hexgrid available here, by Derare!</a> <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4126965">Get some super cool cobblestone road tiles by Skaldamar here!</a> <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4126808">He also remixed some neat settlement tiles here!</a></p> <p>Hexgrid (functional but non-final) download: <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3728357">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3728357</a></p> <p>Full Album of tiles: <a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/rJIzMnT">https://imgur.com/gallery/rJIzMnT</a></p> <p><a href="https://imgur.com/a/54JLka4">Wow! Check out an amazing map build by alexanderdeeb on reddit!</a></p> <p>Update 1: Added new tiles! Some fresh ones, remixes, and transitionary tiles.</p> <p>Added: Mine, Portal, Volcano, Textured Blank, Grassy Campsite, Small Crater (with and without rocks), Big Crater, Rolling Hills, Path Through Forest, River Around Forest, River Around Mountain, Forested Coast Inwards/Outwards/straight, Grassy Plain into Mountain, Rolling Hills into Mountain, Forest into Mountain</p> <p>Presenting Hex Quest, a free to download 3D printable, low-poly-ish world mapping system created for paper and pencil RPG systems such as D&amp;D, Pathfinder, etcetera. All 1-inch tiles have been optimized for 3D printing to require no supports, and have been tested and re-tested with an FDM printer equipped with a 0.3mm nozzle for detail quality and strength.</p> <p>How you use this system is up to you!</p> <p>-If you don't want to use the provided grid, glue pieces of sheet magnet to the backs and make maps on magnetic whiteboards, or your fridge!</p> <p>-Make big maps for your group's world, glue everything down on a board and hang it on the wall!</p> <p>-Make little maps at the table for small campaigns! (Mini maps!)</p> <p>Let everyone grab tiles and build your world cooperatively!</p> <p>-Have adventure hooks prepared for different unique location tiles, let players replace Mystery tiles on your map from a random draw bag maybe, who knows?</p> <p>If you want to make your own tiles, you have my blessing!</p> <p>Suggestion: Print forests, paths, and river tiles in green, then color in the roads and water with a bit of paint, colored tape, or whatever you have available. Mountains in brown, oceans in blue, you get the idea!</p> <p>This was a couple weeks worth of modeling exercise, and I had a lot of fun. I hope some of you manage to have some fun with it as well!</p> <p>I only had gray PLA on hand to print the test tiles out; if you'd like to help me get more colors and encourage me to make more tiles for this system, as well as more D&amp;D minis, consider donating to me through tipping or buying me a coffee!</p> <p>or consider becoming a patron! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=29383306">Become a Patron!</a></p> <h3>Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Printer Brand:</strong></p> <p>Creality</p> <p><strong>Printer:</strong></p> <p>Ender 3</p> <p><strong>Rafts:</strong></p> <p>Doesn't Matter</p> <p><strong>Supports:</strong></p> <p>No</p> <p><strong>Resolution:</strong></p> <p>See Notes</p> <p><strong>Infill:</strong></p> <p>25%</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong></p> <p>I printed the more detailed tiles at various layer heights between 0.08 and 0.12 mm with a 0.3mm nozzle set to 0.3mm wall thickness, slowed down to a max speed of 45mm/s. The simple tiles were printed at 0.16mm layer heights with 0.36mm wall widths at 60mm/s to save time.</p> <p>Absolutely no supports are needed as long as your cooling is adequate and your bridging settings are okay.</p> Category: Toy & Game Accessories