ProFantasy's new computer cartography resource, Source Maps: Castles, gives gamers twenty-five beautifully rendered castles with over 130 floorplans, historical information and game notes for their campaigns.

While the castles and associated maps can be accessed with an included viewer, owners of CC2 can use it to expand that cartography program into a powerful castle designer. Coupled with Perspectives Pro, users can create 3D castles.

Source Maps: Castles includes:

• 25 castles and 139 floorplans including a 3D view, floorplans and
  surroundings
• Castle Designer Pro: a new interface for CC2 Pro which lets you edit and
  create castles
• 170 castle symbols including siege machinery and auto-connecting walls
  and towers.
• 75 castle drawing tools
• If you have Perspectives Pro, you also get 300+ castle perspective
  symbols you need to create 3D castle views like the one in SMC

Learn more about this product by visiting ProFantasy's Web site.

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