Boy, it's been over a year since I updated this thread, and a LOT has happenned in that time. Battlegrounds went through 14 beta versions and was finally officially released in November 2006. Very delayed, yes, but also with
many more features than were originally planned for v1.0.
Since then, there have been a number of updates released, bringing the Battlegrounds software to v1.0.4. (Actually, v1.0.2b is the official release, and v1.0.4 is still in beta status.)
I'll just summarize what's been added in the 2 1/2 months since v1.0 debuted:
- Finished implementing the Zoom feature
- The GM can now force the players' view of the map to a specific area and zoom level
- Added a highly-customizable Autosave feature
- Added auto-naming of units
- Units on a map may now be cloned (via copy & paste)
- Added the ability to select and manipulate multiple units at once
- You can now deploy many identical units at once
- Unit deployments can be saved, and they can thereafter be instantly loaded into any Encounter (e.g. the adventuring party in default marching order)
- The last-used connection settings are now saved between gaming sessions
- Added many preference settings for customizing your games
- Deployed units can now be edited
- Map transfers have been enhanced, and now visually update in real time as new map chunks are received from the GM
- Figures can now have both a public name (which the players see) and a private name (which the GM sees)
- Added "map pin" graphics, for placing notes on maps
- The Fog of War mask can now be set to be any color
- The chat history can now be exported
In addition to the above, there have been scores of bug fixes, and enhancements to the user interface.
Almost forgot to mention:
FourUglyMonsters.com became the first third-party content supplier for Battlegrounds, featuring 11 sets of high-resolution top-down tokens, and more sets are planned. Check them out here:
http://fouruglymonsters.com/onlinest...ab6fe7b9af77e4
From now on, I'll try to post on update here every time a significant new version is released.
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