I sometimes think that my Belle Époque project might be hexed!

Whilst trying to find a way to draw the hex-gridded maps for my Belle Époque project, I have – at times – felt cursed ... which isn't that surprising when one considers the meaning of the word hex.

According to an online dictionary, the various meanings of the word hex are as follows:

1. Noun: A hex refers to an evil spell or curse that brings bad luck and trouble.
2. Verb: To hex someone or something means to put an evil spell on them to bring bad luck and trouble.
3. Adjective: Hex can be short for hexagonal, which means having a shape with six straight sides.
4. Jargon: In computing, hex is short for hexadecimal, which is a system of counting based on the number 16 rather than the number 10.

In the past, I have drawn my own hex grids and individual tiles using MS Paint ... but for a project this large, I wanted to find a terrain-drawing program that I could use. So far I have tried the following:

HexPad

HexAtlas

Hexer

Hextml

HexDraw

Hexographer

Having looked at each of the above, I concluded that HexDraw should be my first choice ... and then I discovered that it is currently unavailable as a new version is due to be launched sometime soon.

I therefore downloaded my second choice (Hexographer) and I began experimenting with it, but it has one major drawback as far as I am concerned ... the program is designed for use with a much larger screen tan the one on my laptop!

I am therefore left with three options:

1. Carry on using Hexographer ... and working as lest I can with the screen size problem.
2. Wait until HexDraw2 become available.
3. Draw my own hex grids and individual tiles using MS Paint and accept the inevitable delay that this will cause.

I'm not sure which of these options I will choose ... but I must choose one if I want to use hex gridded maps for this project.