Is there any alternative map editor?

[긠]

https://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/21951-the-one-stop-tilezed-mapping-shop/&page=1

I don't even get understand 'Creating The Base Map Image'
Isn't there any map editing tool in this software?

[CaptainBinky]

The base maps are two images, both the same resolution. One represents the ground tiles (roads, paths, mud, sand, etc), and one represents vegetation on those tiles (grass clumps, trees, etc). Each pixel represents one in-game tile. So if you want the modded map to be 300x300 tiles (which is the size of one world 'cell'), you need two images each 300x300 pixels.

Here are examples of a section of the base maps for the game:

map[theindiestone.com]
map_veg[theindiestone.com]

The pixel colours represent what each pixel is - as per the RGB values Ringo posted in the thread. You can tweak / add stuff once you've got the images into the tool, but drawing the initial map like this is by far the fastest way of working, particularly on large maps.

As for whether any alternative tools exist to the tools we provide, not to my knowledge. The tools we provide are the same as we use internally. Everything you need to make an equivalent (or better!) map to the base game is supported.