Short Delay
The first build has been approved and is really close to a releasable state. However a few extra days are required to finish a few important performance improvements and missing UI.
This means that the first Early Access Release has been moved from Monday April 24 to Friday April 28. Even though this will be released as Early Access the quality of the release is important and worth a few extra days.
The free art I had used previously could not be included but Arcane Mapper will include a minimal set of objects and textures with more likely coming in the future. In addition it already supports Steam Workshop and integrating web search in order to make sharing and finding free assets for your games easy. The primary focus of Arcane Mapper has always been as a tool first rather than a set of art packs and DLC. Obviously any art I used previously can be found and hopefully the web search will make that process simpler.
Here is a rendering of one of the example maps that will be included with the release. The assets used in this map will be included with the release and may be used in your maps.
Commercial Use
The question of commercial use has come up a few times so I will now take the opportunity to make things a little more clear. See the EULA for more details but the important points are very simple.
First any content you create with Arcane Mapper is yours with all of the freedoms and responsibilities that entails. Think of it like creating an image in Photoshop or a model in Maya. This means you can sell your maps, use them in your personal games, give them to friends or post them online.
With that freedom comes responsibility. You are solely responsible for ensuring that you properly license any art work you use in your maps or packages. If you are using them for personal use - in your D&D games for example - then this isn't an issue. However if you use them commercially, then proper fees, licenses, etc. required from the author(s) are solely your responsibility. Art work included with Arcane Mapper, except for the logo, UI and manual art, can be included with your maps. However that art work cannot be sold on its own as your own.