On the weekend I finally had the chance to get my Maptool implementation of Space Hulk playtested. Needless to say, there were lots of bugs, and I have a lot to do before I have a truly workable, intuitive game.
If you’re interested in trying it – here’s the campaign file:
http://www.4shared.com/file/71854783/206d7a5/SH-M2_backup.html
It’s mission 2 from the 1st edition mission book. All the rules and mission description (which you’ll need) can readily be downloaded at www.boardgamegeek.com or other sources. In making this I had help with the blip deck macro from PyroMancer2k and the pictures themselves are mostly from an upload by somebody called jamz (both from the RPTools forums).
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I’m good for a session tomorrow, but it would have to be between 11:30 and 3pm Australian Time. In addition, if I’m running it we are upgrading to the following software set:
Maptool 1.3.39
- It’s a development release and not a final release I know, but I’ve decided to upgrade for a few reasons.
- I can import tokens that other people have made for the monsters. Some of these come with macros already, and this saves me a LOT of time.
- Topology / Vision – I never really learnt these in 1.2, but the interface in 1.3 is intuitive enough that I’ve figured out how to do a few helpful things – like making walls you can’t see through.
- 4th Edition compatibility. It has lighting and stuff from 4th edition built right in.
Skype or Vent
I’m yet to get a Vent server up and running here, but I know it would be significantly less bandwidth for Isley if we used Vent. As I’m the only person in Japan however, it would probably be best if somebody else set up, or found a free, vent server.
If I do need to set it up here, I’ll try, but it might involve messing with the port forwarding on my router which is all in Japanese – kanji no less – and a bit tricky because of that.
MSN
I’m usually on MSN about half an hour before the actual session.
Tokens
I haven’t entered any stats into the character tokens, and I’m not sure I’ll get the chance too. If possible this is something you can work on before the session. Just open up Maptool and drag a picture in, then play with it. When you’re done you can right-click and save it, macros and all. I think.
I’ll put the server details up on MSN before the session as THEY HAVE CHANGED.
Any questions? Email them to ‘robs game mail 4t gmail.com’ (erase the spaces, and change the 4t to the ‘at’ sign).
