Resolution & 4K Upscaling
Smart drafting and cost-effective 4K upscaling for high-resolution battlemaps.
Why Draft at 1K & Upscale Later?
When building a battlemap, you often want to experiment with different style prompts, atmospheric lighting, or zone arrangements before finalizing your map. Generating directly at 4K upfront costs more credits per attempt.
Cartographer's Resolution & Upscaling engine is designed so you can draft and iterate at 1K resolution for cheap, then upscale your favorite result to 4K with zero cost penalty compared to generating at 4K upfront.
Credit Cost Breakdown
| Operation | Resolution | Credit Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Draft Generation | 1K (1024 × 1024 px) | 0.5 credits |
| High Generation | 2K (2048 × 2048 px) | 1.0 credit |
| Direct Ultra Generation | 4K (4096 × 4096 px) | 1.5 credits |
| Upscale 1K → 4K | 4K (4096 × 4096 px) | 1.0 credit |
| Upscale 2K → 4K | 4K (4096 × 4096 px) | 0.5 credits |
Zero Price Penalty Math
Notice how the total credits spent adding up to 4K are identical:
- ✧ Drafting Workflow: 0.5 credits (1K draft) + 1.0 credit (4K upscale) = 1.5 total credits
- ✧ Direct 4K Workflow: 1.5 credits (Direct 4K render) = 1.5 total credits
If you test 3 different prompt tweaks at 1K before picking your favorite, you spend only 1.5 credits total (3 × 0.5) on testing — saving you 3.0 credits compared to testing 3 prompts directly at 4K!
Fidelity & Detail Preservation
When you click ↑ Upscale to 4K on any current layout or version card:
- Exact visual preservation: All textures, lighting, contrast, room boundaries, and painted zone details from your base render are preserved.
- Zero creative drift: Upscaling enhances resolution and pixel sharpness without re-rolling AI artwork or introducing unexpected structural changes.
- VTT & Print Crispness: The output is scaled to 4096 × 4096 px, ready for large-format printing or high-DPI VTT displays (Foundry VTT, Roll20, Owlbear Rodeo).
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I upscale any version or base layout?
- Yes. Click ↑ Upscale to 4K on the Current Layout card or any version card in the right-hand panel.
- How do BYOK API keys handle upscaling?
- If you have a BYOK Gemini API key saved under Settings → Account, upscaling uses your Gemini API quota directly and consumes 0 platform credits.