What free tools do you recommend for creating battlemaps on hex grid?

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What free tools do you recommend for creating battlemaps on hex grid? - Lemmy.World

Bonus points if they natively work on Linux

Very nice! Add a plastic film on top for easy wet or dry erase markers and this is mint.

I assume you replied to a notification, that doesn’t reply to the comment, it puts it on the main post. I’ve made that mistake a few times.

I’ve been looking for a good one, but I’m having a hard time finding any coating or film that presents itself as the obvious best choice. Most of the options I’ve found have mixed reviews.

Out of the box: we wanted a transparent plastic covering for a cheap IKEA cabinet that we sometimes eat on and wanted to wipe more easily. The solution was a clear vinyl mat designed to live under office chairs to protect the floor. We cut to size with a box cutter. Works great. Probably would work for you.

I’ve got a nice thin one under my office chairs, and I could see that. A little thick for my taste, though.

Although I can see drawing the grid directly onto one, and then playing on the other side. Then you could even put illustrated maps underneath projecting the grid onto anything.

That’s definitely a whole project though. Onto the pile it goes.