I recommend asking and reading on another forum called Cartographer's Guild. MAP FORUM LINK: <a href="http://www.cartographersguild.com/forum.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.cartographersguild.com/forum.php</a> Cartographer's Guild has threads linking & reviewing map-making programs, and their forum has a section where you can Request Maps (free or paid, your choice what you want to offer). A nice program that I use to create whole world-sized maps is Fractal Terrains by ProFantasy. PROGRAM LINK: <a href="http://www.profantasy.com/products/ft_details.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.profantasy.com/products/ft_details.asp</a> FT3 costs around $50, and generates globe maps (good for continents, oceans, sometimes rivers and mountains; but not good for placing Cities and countries/states unless you incorporate its output with other programs like Photoshop or GIMP or Campaign Cartographer 3).