rushmonk

Hey there, i'm looking to make my first arma terrain for arma 3 and have a few questions. My first being : If i wish to create a map focused on real terrain, is my only option to use global mapper (a $400 program) ? ive searched google and the forums for alternatives, but all i can find is global mapper (and before u ask i already wasted my 2 free exports on trial version :/ (didn't realise it was limited to 2) Also i've read posts about about some people saying to wait for new tools to be released or else all my work on arma 2 tools may be useless for arma 3, and some saying that you can create arma 3 maps with just the currently released arma 2 tools. Are both these statements true or just one of them? And if there isn't an alternative to the paid version of the global mapper program, could someone be a legend and make me some xyz files of the area i need in their spare time please lol

Thanks for the advice and everything else man :)

Thanks for the advice smoke and astast, i'll give 2012 a look over as well before deciding then.

Hey, complete newb to modding here, in the tutorial it mentions 3ds max, but specifically the 2010 version, do later ones like the student 2013 work ok for arma 3 mods? or does it have to be 2010 version?