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Zoom From Kingdom to Village
Keep the kingdom overview and the village detail in one map. Zoom into finer hexes while rivers, roads, regions and places carry down from the world above.
Free includes your base map and one detail level. Pro unlocks unlimited scale levels, larger maps and fog of war. Export the levels available on your plan.
No signup required to try the editor.
How Scale Levels Work in Hexer
Filling a detail level from the terrain above.
Generate or paint the detail
Zoom into a fresh level and Hexer fills the finer hexes from the terrain above — or start blank and paint by hand.
- ◆ Auto-generate sub-hexes from the parent terrain with natural variation
- ◆ Or start blank — sub-hexes inherit the parent color, you paint the rest
- ◆ Biome bleed blends terrain smoothly at every scale
World-map features projecting onto the detail grid.
Everything projects down
Your rivers, roads, regions, notes, and points of interest (POIs) follow you down into the detail.
- ◆ Paths, rivers, regions, fog, and point crawl project onto the detail grid automatically
- ◆ Projected items are marked with a map-pin badge
- ◆ Add notes, regions, and point-crawl nodes that live only on a detail map
One world, with room for every scale.
Most hex editors give you a single resolution: pick a mile-per-hex and live with it. Hexer lets one world exist at many scales at once — a kingdom overview for travel, a regional map for the current arc, and a local map for the village the party just walked into.
Your rivers, roads, regions, and notes carry across every level automatically, so the world stays consistent as you zoom. Pair it with a point crawl →
Keep the Table at the Right Scale
Use the world map to choose a destination, then zoom into the region when the party gets there. The shared player view supports scale levels too, so players can explore the same detail without opening a separate map.
In Play, use Follow or bring the table to your view when you want everyone looking at the same place. The watch clock and normal-pace token routes are Free; Pro fog of war lets you control discoveries as the party explores.
Projected content keeps its visibility rules. A DM-only note stays private when you zoom in; adding a finer level does not turn secrets into player handouts.
Choose What Your Campaign Needs
Free · Start Building
Build a base map and one finer detail level. Generate or paint detail, carry world features down, and export the levels available on Free.
Start Free7-day free trial
Pro · Go Further
Build unlimited scale levels with larger maps, underground layers and fog of war. Keep regional and local detail inside the same world.
Go Pro7 days free for first-time subscribers. No card required. See pricing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are scale levels in Hexer?
Scale levels turn one map into several. Define a sequence like 24 miles per hex, 6, then 1 — and zoom between them. Each level is its own hex grid with its own terrain, features, and labels, so the same world reads as a kingdom overview, a regional map, and a local map.
Is semantic zoom free?
Your base map and one detail level are free. Pro adds unlimited scale levels. You can export the levels available on your plan.
Do my rivers, roads, and notes carry over when I zoom in?
Yes. Paths, rivers, regions, fog, point crawl, labels, and points of interest project from the world map onto every detail level automatically, marked with a map-pin badge. You can also add notes, regions, and nodes that exist only on a detail map.
Can I generate detailed terrain automatically?
When you first enter a level you choose to generate terrain — Hexer fills the finer hexes from the parent terrain with natural variation, and points of interest like cities expand into hamlets, bridges, and roads with auto-generated names — or start blank and paint it yourself.
Can players zoom between scales in the shared view?
Yes. The live shared view supports the same zoom-through, with projection and fog inheritance, so players can move from the world map down to local detail as they explore.
Build a World at Every Scale
Start with a base map and one detail level on Free. Choose Pro when your world needs more levels.