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Post by bravesirkevin on Sept 19, 2013 2:58:46 GMT -9
Is there a no grid layer option? Yes!  It's beyootiful... I found my Hero in Okumarts' latest set (viley mislabeled as a "retainer") and now I've found my Erana's peace  Erana's Peace was always a big part of the inspiration for this... It took me a while to work out how to do the flowers, but I'm quite pleased with how they turned out! Right at the beginning I flailed around trying to get this tile set to work. As soon as I added the first path it started to come together. Then I went and added another 20! The way they combined just opened up the set completely! The current mission is getting all the path layers I designed into the PDF. It currently has 73 layers, will have to have about 100 when it's done, so I'm adding them all in slow increments because I don't know how many more I'll be able to add before it stops working well... So far, so good though! As of the Luxurious Lair set, I've taken to splitting PDFs to one page per file because the multipage files were far too resource heavy and slowed things right down when I had more than 20 layers on a given page. There will be at least 3 PDFs in this set with one page in each. Thanks! I love that Ivy too. If the PDF isn't choking on itself when all the path layers have been added, I'll probably add some alternative Ivy layers for a little more variety. Even if that's not a possibility alternative versions of the Ivy will show up on the other pages. |
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Post by bravesirkevin on Sept 29, 2013 6:19:09 GMT -9
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Post by bravesirkevin on Oct 2, 2013 12:32:15 GMT -9
Meadow Tiles v0.5 is now available! Still going for $1.99. Purchasing this preview at this special low price not only gives you access to the set now, but will also allow you to upgrade to the full version when it's released and any intermediate pre-release versions of it at no additional charge!  Changelog:Meadow Tiles 0.5 (Current, as of 2 October 2013 - 09:00pm GMT)• Added new detail layers to 6x6 tile - Dirt Path: Slip A2-B6, Slip G5-B6, Slip A2 - F1, Slip F1 - G5, Slip G2 - F6, Slip A5- F6, Slip A5 - B1, Slip B1 - G2 • Added new detail layers to 6x3 tile - Dirt Path: Vertical A2-C2, Vertical A5-C5, Horizontal B1-B6 - Rock Scatter: Left, Right • Added randomise buttons for 6x6 tile and 6x3 tile The major upgrade to this set is the randomise functions for the two tiles on page 1. The 6x3 tile currently has 8,192 possible combinations, not counting the grid options... The 6x6 tile on the other hand has a whopping 2,199,023,255,552 possible combinations! (yes that is two-trillion, one-hundred and ninety-nine-billion, twenty-three-million, two-hundred and fifty-five-thousand, five-hundred and fifty-two!) The randomise functions will definitely help in quickly generating some interesting unique tiles without the need to go fiddling, and I've programmed them with a little weight on certain factors so that they favour more aesthetic combinations and have a lower chance of offering up something completely impractical. I've decided to hold back the other pages until v0.6 as they don't currently have enough layer options to be very useful with the existing tiles. They are coming along nicely though, and I'm looking to release the next version soonish. Based on the unanticipated level of variety in this set, I'm considering pushing the release price of the finished product up to $4.99. Any thoughts on that?
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Post by WackyAnne on Oct 2, 2013 15:25:42 GMT -9
Ah, I've been waiting for this to come out since you said "within 24 hours"  Downloaded the new release & the Skeleton Skirmishers just now. I'll let you know more tomorrow! |
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Post by wyvern on Oct 3, 2013 11:41:17 GMT -9
Just a thought on viewing ONLY the new image here (2 Oct posting). The flowers seem a little too bright and "detached" from the background grass; don't know if there are some growing leaves to go with the flower heads as complete plants that could be tweaked a little, or maybe even think about a "grass scatter" layer to go above and slightly over the flowers in parts - assuming not already underway. Wild meadows tend to look a little more "blended" than this, with things growing over and round one another, while this seems a little too "garden". As I said though, comments based purely on this shot!
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Post by WackyAnne on Oct 3, 2013 11:53:33 GMT -9
Can anyone tell me how I can save my customized tiles? With so many options, I'd like to save my favourites so I don't have to rebuild them each time. I've a similar need with Okumarts' Beasts & Barbarians...
Adobe Reader is what I use for layered PDFs, but it disallows saving as a PDF, and trying to save a copy just seems to duplicate the original, fully-layered file.
Any ideas?
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Post by wyvern on Oct 3, 2013 12:28:53 GMT -9
Can anyone tell me how I can save my customized tiles? With so many options, I'd like to save my favourites so I don't have to rebuild them each time. I've a similar need with Okumarts' Beasts & Barbarians... Adobe Reader is what I use for layered PDFs, but it disallows saving as a PDF, and trying to save a copy just seems to duplicate the original, fully-layered file. Any ideas? I don't think you can only using Adobe Reader. There's the same problem with the Lord Zsezse Works multi-layer tile sets; all you can do is create and print, though they're less problem to recreate having relatively fewer layers. I'd guess it would need Adobe Acrobat or something similar to allow you to save things as a new PDF, but it might be possible to use the online Adobe site to re-save a completed page as a new PDF file. I've never done this though; just guessing from the irritating pop-up boxes on older Adobe Readers - "Save your PDFs online" (or whatever it was). The newer versions have an irritating sidebar with online links instead that I usually ignore, but which has a "Create PDF Files" tab that apparently lets you convert files to PDFs, but which also has an ominous "with a paid subscription" note. Not sure this would let you save a PDF as another PDF though, and it might be costly to find out. Not sure it will help with your own struggles, but I've found it's useful to create a simple Notepad text file with what items I've used where with the Lord Zsezse tiles, so at need I can recreate them fairly easily. In truth though, I've found just jotting things down on a piece of paper has been equally useful if you'd be happier with a lower tech approach (and have better handwriting than my scrawl; but then I'd imagine most people already do...). |
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Post by WackyAnne on Oct 3, 2013 14:54:49 GMT -9
Thanks, wyvern. I noticed the same options & had the same suspicions about the "create/save PDFs online" that you do. I think I have the full version of Acrobat on my desktop - it's not behaving properly right now, or I'd check. I managed to get the full student Adobe suite when I was in grad school last fall, but haven't had the time (or the working desktop) to do much of anything with it. What I'm doing with the tiles is taking a screenshot, to remember the settings. It's just a stopgap measure, since I want to play around but need more yellow toner to print them out properly. However, with Beasts & Barbarians, it's a lot more customizable, with nearly a hundred layers (3 options each for head, torso, and legs, for 10-12 characters), and you have to unclick just about everything before you can build a page of figures up. In fact, looking over and making up a page with my son, I took so long it timed out. Fortunately I'd been taking screenshots of individual ones I really liked (part of the reason it took so long), blowing them up to action figure size they still look crisp and wonderful (Fantastic work Mr. okumarts!). |
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Post by cowboyleland on Oct 3, 2013 15:10:24 GMT -9
I downloaded Primo pdf. It installs itself as a printer. When you press print you select the primo program and it creates a pdf of whatever is in the document. Then you save the pdf as a document wherever you like.
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Post by WackyAnne on Oct 3, 2013 15:46:37 GMT -9
Thanks cowboyleland, I'll look into that. You've tried it with layered pdfs? I just select it as if it were another printer on the network? |
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Post by cowboyleland on Oct 3, 2013 16:35:35 GMT -9
I think I used it on Okumarts Katana Schoolgirls and yes, it looks like just another printer on your network. It was free when I downloaded it, so really nothing to loose if you give it a try.
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Post by WackyAnne on Oct 3, 2013 16:45:07 GMT -9
Alas, it's Windows only. I went Mac, and I won't go back...
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Post by okumarts on Oct 3, 2013 16:46:59 GMT -9
Alternately you could make a screen capture and then cut and paste and jiggery poke it until it works.
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Post by wyvern on Oct 4, 2013 0:10:43 GMT -9
I downloaded Primo pdf. It installs itself as a printer. When you press print you select the primo program and it creates a pdf of whatever is in the document. Then you save the pdf as a document wherever you like. I've had PrimoPDF for a while, and have found it a mixed bag (aside from the non-Mac compatibility). I don't know if I'm just using an old version, but every now and again it decides it won't save/"print" the file, and instead throws up a "register your program now" screen instead, which can't be got rid of unless you log off the PC and back on. The options for what quality level it'll save at seem pretty limited too - "For screen" or "For print" on mine, though it's a lot better than not being able to save as PDF at all. Hadn't thought to try it with an existing PDF file though. |
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Post by bravesirkevin on Oct 4, 2013 2:30:02 GMT -9
cardboard-warriors.proboards.com/thread/4654/beasts-barbarians-layer-saving-question This thread discussed it, and the general take-home message was that the easiest is to print to PDF. All of my Macs seem to allow me to do that, though I'm not sure if that's OsX or a side effect of having Adobe Acrobat loaded on them. Part of the plan with this particular set relies on being able to quickly recall Layer configurations so that I can share "recipes" for making maps. I have this idea that involves an input field where you type in a serial number and it generates the layers according to that number. Only issue is that the numbers would need to be 17 digits long at the moment. and that's a little unwieldy. Considering an alphanumeric alternative which may cut that number down to 6 digits, but it will take a while to figure the algorhythm for that one out. If I get that bit right, then remembering a layer configuration will be as simple as jotting down the code and typing it in later.
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Post by cowboyleland on Oct 4, 2013 3:33:54 GMT -9
I guess I have a different version from Wyvern. There were other free pdf converters on the internet when I opted for Primo, so maybe you could shop around for something Mac friendly.
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Post by migibb on Oct 4, 2013 3:36:34 GMT -9
WackyAnne - just google free pdf creator and you should come up with plenty of options, sure some of them must be Mac-compliant. I use CutePDF and it works similarly to that above as do others I have seen. You just 'print' to pdf and save it in the same folder.
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Post by WackyAnne on Oct 4, 2013 8:56:28 GMT -9
Thanks all! It looks like I'll have to go onto the desktop after all. Which is a 21.5-inch iMac with Acrobat X to be installed when it's back to full operational status, so either I can take better resolution screenshots than my 11-inch MacBook Air can manage, and/or save my chosen PDF options from within Acrobat. migibb Macs have had the ability to generate PDFs for years, no extra software needed (just hit "Print" then you can save as PDF, or Postscript). However, I can't do that within Adobe Reader - so far the _only_ program I use that disallows that option, maybe because it's the only only one that is allowing me to choose those PDF layers... bravesirkevin - that sounds AWESOME. I'd no idea that so much was possible from PDFs! I hope you can roll something like that out in the not-to-distant future. |
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Post by bravesirkevin on Jan 24, 2014 5:07:01 GMT -9
Been a busy couple of months, but I've been working on this wherever I can spare a few hours to get stuff done! I'm getting very close to completion and the official release now, but in the interrim, I have uploaded a new update! Version 0.6 has only one difference from the previous version, but it is a pretty significant one! It adds a whole new page, featuring the 6x9 tile with all of its layer options and the brand new UI! I'm busy applying the UI to the original page, and a third page which I'm close to completing, and then it's just a matter of putting together the instructions and I'll be ready to release it. If you've already purchased the preview, go download the new one and let me know what you think of the way it's looking! If you haven't, then go ahead and grab a copy... purchasing it now allows you early access to the content, and allows you to upgrade to the full version when it is ready at no additional charge! |
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Post by WackyAnne on Jan 24, 2014 12:49:19 GMT -9
Excellent news! You've been too quiet, sir!
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Post by bravesirkevin on Mar 28, 2015 23:51:50 GMT -9
Took forever, but this set has finally been officially released. Available at Papercraft Dungeon and RPGnow. If you purchased this set during the preview, you can upgrade to the final version for free by logging into your Papercraft Dungeon account, and downloading the file again. |
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Post by squirmydad on Mar 29, 2015 7:21:54 GMT -9
Thank you sir! |
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