what is best

[Viking_one]

what is the best way to build a map as I wanna build a map based on my home town....... so I can wreak sweet havoc and destroy things :gunman:

also it has to be very newbie friendliy I am very new to this whole editing lark.

Jon

[Planck]

For the most accurate representation, you will need to obtain a DEM of your area

This is not something that can be made very quickly by a beginner, it involves various operations with several programs.

The DEM needs to be processed in a program such as Microdem, then it needs to be converted to a terragen file and loaded into Wilbur for final conversion to a Lon/Lat text file.
This can then be imported into WrpEdit.

This is only one way of doing it, there are many other methods, programs, and of course WrpEdit is not the only tool for making islands.


Planck

[m21man]

WrpTool is the most noob-friendly tool, though it may not be as precise as Visitor.

[MIG]

Easy way is create island with wrptool and merged textures with visitor