mattcolville
Adventurer
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That's a thin TV, yo.
That's a thin TV, yo.
Computers, Projectors, and Battle Maps.
Oryan77
Adventurer
Wait, are you asking my new TV/battlemat if he'll be at the con, or are you wondering if I'll be there? Cause my new TV is much more interesting than I am.
I've never been to an RPG con before, but we've been wanting to check one out. I forgot about DunDraCon, I might see if I can talk some of the players to go.
I do plan to get some plexiglass or something because it probably isn't safe using minis directly on the tv. I was thinking of getting one of those rotating table tops like you see at Chinese restaurants. I could set it on our gaming table, put the tv on it, and that will keep it lifted up a bit. It could even help with the cables being in the way. It wouldn't spin around much since the tv will be plugged into the wall and a laptop, but it could still turn a bit.
Was just an idea. I'm not sure if I could trust my craftsmanship if I tried to build something myself.
The pics show it off pretty good, but it is much better in person. My pics don't really show off the quality that well. I didn't use the flash because it kept coming out too bright. I'm not very good with a camera. If this TV is as much as people spent on projectors, then it is well worth it.
Everything that discouraged me from doing the projector setup is not even an issue at all with this TV. Thanks for the heads up man.
Oryan77
Adventurer
I just installed my old copy of NWN and updated it. I also realized that I have the Shadows of Undentide and Hordes of the Underdark expansion packs. My brother gave them to me years ago and I never even installed them.
Do you know if they would add to the map building tool for NWN? If I install them, will they provide additional items to be used in map making?
Do you know if they would add to the map building tool for NWN? If I install them, will they provide additional items to be used in map making?
Steel_Wind
Legend
Install them. No question they will be helpful. The original SoU had a PITA bit of red paper with the install code on it -- hope you didn't lose it. Then update and patch the install to the final version (that adds TONS more art).
To get the most out of NWN 1 mapping you need to do some screwing around and adding of hak paks from Neverwinter Vault. Add me to your Skype (you have my e-mail address) and give me a shout on the weekend. I'll give you the complicated run-down on what you need to do to get the most out of it. It can be a rather fiddly one-time bit of modding/set-up to deal with at first, but once set up properly it's *done* and you won't have to worry about it again. You use it and it "just works".
vegaserik01
First Post
My group bought a standard projector and hung it from the ceiling. We project a gridless map down to an erasable battle mat and use mini's and counters. We started about two years ago with it, and our map library has grown considerably. There's a few places online that have maps, plus you can download Wizard's from their adventures and books. A couple people in the group are good at making maps, the rest of us make due with what we can find. We used GIMP since it's free, and use layers to simulate the fog of war. The projector has a standard monitor plug that plugs into any computer so we just bring a laptop and plug it in and we're ready to go. The best feature of the projector is we can freeze the image, so then the DM can erase fog of war or draw or do whatever is needed and the players can't see until the projector is unfrozen and it displays the current image.
falcarrion
First Post
You could make a base out of PVC pipe to raise the tv off of the table. Extremely cheap and easy to do.
Then you can put on those felt peices on the pipe to protect the tv from scratching and the table too.
Then you can put on those felt peices on the pipe to protect the tv from scratching and the table too.
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pendragoncrw
First Post
My group and I were just talking about the possibilities of a TV last night and after some Google searching, stumbled across this thread. A lot of awesome information and I look forward to seeing how the TV table progresses.
Steel_Wind
Legend
It's an LED -- not a CCFL backlit unit like most LCD tvs. It runs a lot cooler. It should be fine.
Oryan77
Adventurer
I made this yesterday to set the tv on, but I'm not sure if it would be bad to have the tv sitting on the foam. I haven't used the tv much so I don't know if it does get hot and if it would melt the foam or something. Should I reinforce the foam with electrical or duct tape? Or should it be fine?
BTW, the opening on the left is to put the cords through.
