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BRPG v1.3e is now out of beta, and has become the new official release, supplanting v1.2f.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
"A Simple Plan" was the second adventure module released for Battlegrounds (and the first user-created one), and it has now been updated for use with newer versions of the software and re-released in the much more convenient artpack format.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
The Battlegrounds Screenshots page has been updated with seven new screenshots.
The new screenshots illustrate the Dice Roller, the revamped Turn Sequencer, the Card Table, and the use of Fog of War Overlays.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
I've started compiling some video tutorials for Battlegrounds in this forum thread, and just added a new video tutorial that covers how to use and configure the new Turn Sequencer.
I suggest you subscribe to the thread if you wish to be notified of new tutorials as they become available.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
This looks like a very interesting product---but I have grown pretty skeptical of digital aides (after a very disappointing run with CMP). So before I download/purchase it---I have a few questions:
Has it been reviewed yet by a reliable source? If so---who? (link?)
My gaming group has a wealth of hard copy maps, is there a way to scan and import these?
I apologize---your website probably covers this---but I wonder---can your software also keep track of PC stats? Monster stats?
__________________ Here's to hoping that Paizo's 3.75 will allow me to avoid 4e for as long as possible...
I don't know if Battlegrounds has been reviewed by anyone you would know, although there's plenty of feedback available on the BG forums. If you have any suggestions re professional reviewers, I'd be happy to contact them and ask them to review the software.
The map can come from just about any source, including scans, so if you have a scanner and a graphic-editing app, you should have no problem getting your printed maps into Battlegrounds. I recommend the final map be reduced to 122 pixels per grid square, to prevent pixelation even at full zoom. More detail than that would be a waste of RAM and bandwidth.
Here's a sample of how data can be tracked for the PCs and monsters. This pic shows d20-type data, but you can easily configure it to track data for any game system. A step-by-step Wizard walks you through the process, so there's no coding or scripting involved.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
Thanks for the quick response. I will mull it over with my gaming group. ENWorld has its own area for reviews---though I am not certain of the level of professionalism. Here's a link: Software Reviews - EN World D&D / RPG News
I seem to remember other d20 review cites----but I can't find any right now. Maybe they went under.
__________________ Here's to hoping that Paizo's 3.75 will allow me to avoid 4e for as long as possible...
One follow up question regarding the scanning of maps. Some of our maps are quite large (covers our game table so 4'x3' or thereabouts), IF we find some way to scan them in----will your program be able to accommodate such large maps?
__________________ Here's to hoping that Paizo's 3.75 will allow me to avoid 4e for as long as possible...
BRPG's maximum map size for maps that will be used as battlemaps (i.e., those which require placing individual PC/NPC/monster tokens on) is 40 x 40 grid squares, or 40 x 46 hexes, so you would have to break down your master map scan into several smaller segments and load each one up as it's needed.
But if you're just planning on using the map as an Area Map (perhaps with a "You Are Here" marker on it), then the only restriction is that the map not measure more than 4000x4000 pixels.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
All Battlegrounds: RPG Edition software licenses and artpacks are now on sale. The sale lasts through this Sunday, November 30th.
This will be the last sale during 2008.
Edit: Now, even the third-party artpacks are on sale.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
Last edited by heruca; 27th November 2008 at 05:09 PM..
BRPG v1.3f has been released. It's available only as a Full Install, and no patch version is planned, due to the large number of files that have been added in various directories.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
I just wanted to plug this program and Heruca in particular. My group purchased this back in September and have enjoyed it. When we tried FOW on version 1.2 it really bogged the game down and wasn't very usable. We recently updated to 1.3e and it runs VERY smoothly. I just upgraded to the GM client (which was very easy) and it is VERY easy to use. The map functions, FOW, and turn sequencer are all very nice. My group has bought seven licenses (four GM) and we are planning on keeping it for a long time. DDI may come up with a tabletop eventually but I don't think it will surpass this for usability. I also like the one time purchase instead of the monthly fee.
Lastly, Hercua is very active in development and on the forums. A lot of the suggestions I have seen in the forums have shown up in subsequent updates. I STRONGLY recommend the program.
Heruca, I haven't posted on your forum but we have exchanged a few emails. Thanks for all of your help!
Thanks for the nice plug, Jobu169! It made my day.
Next on the slate for Battlegrounds is a much-needed update to the User Manual, and adding support for Flash apps/extensions/plug-ins, which should open the door to lots of cool possibilities.
I also plan on making more video tutorials, since a lot of people seem to find those very useful.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
BRPG v1.4 has been released. It's available only as a Full Install, and no patch version is planned, due to the large number of changes to the file & folder hierarchy.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
Last edited by heruca; 3rd February 2009 at 05:13 PM..
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
BRPG is free for anyone to use this weekend, in support of FUMcon '09 (even for those who are not participating in FUMcon).
Player clients and unlicensed demos will be considered to be GM Clients during FUMcon. The free Demo's 45-minute timeout period and other restrictions have been temporarily lifted. An internet connection is required for this temporary upgrade.
Anyone that's been "on the fence" about adopting BRPG because they would first like to hold full-on, no-limitations game sessions with their friends should try to take advantage of this "free use" period do so.
This is also a good opportunity to check out the free sample adventures, which can be downloaded from here.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
Read all about this artpack, and see several preview pics, here.
__________________ Battlegrounds: RPG Edition is new virtual tabletop software that allows you to play any RPG online or offline. It's cross-platform and very easy to use.
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