Hi, this is my first post to this fantastic forum. I'm designing my first wargame and trying to rise to the immense challenges. I've seen a list of map-making software here (https://www.cartographersguild.com/s...ead.php?t=1407) but am trying to pair this down to my specific need. Can someone please tell me what software tools would be the most obvious choices to produce commercial quality maps similar to those in the below pics (they may take a few seconds to load)? Would the designers of these maps likely have constructed them completely from scratch or from pre-existing maps? I'm looking for the capability to produce maps with lots of details, layers, and subtly. Thanks.

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