I've had Tabletop Simulator installed for 20 minutes and I've got enough components to play a game.
I've had Tabletop Simulator installed for 20 minutes and I've got enough components to play a game.
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Does everyone need a copy, or only the "GM"?
ReplyDeleteI think players need Tabletop Simulator. It was just $10 for Black Friday and I wondered if it would be good for playtesting when I can't take over the kitchen table.
ReplyDeleteIs it better than Vassal?
ReplyDeleteI installed Vassal one time, realized it had a really high learning curve, and uninstalled it.
ReplyDeleteI was very intimidated by Vassal at first but then I watched a youtube video of a game and its pretty easy to use in a basic way ie live shared desktop with parallel voice call. I've not designed game components for it though.
ReplyDeleteTabletop Simulator seems to be the cat's meow. It's funny that I've never thought of it for actually playtesting games; I only know it from my friends who play existing board games there.
ReplyDeleteHow's it run? I tried it on an aging laptop thinking it would be a good thing to do on the couch. It ran way too hot and had trouble displaying. I think I want something simpler for the most part. Can you comment on what it has over something lighter on graphics like Roll20?
ReplyDeleteThe main difference is that in TTS you see the game pretty much as you’d see it in real life, 3D etc. Gameplay-wise, not too different from Roll20. The 3D view of the table is nicer than a strictly top-down, zoom-in/zoom-out view on Roll20. Easier to see what's going on overall. I haven’t even looked at any of the fancy TTS stuff yet.
ReplyDeleteI guess that's what I expected and all the extra fluff I don't really need (or that my laptop bogs down on). The real difference for me I think would be gaining the benefit of others' work. Are their libraries of components and built in rules comparable or noticeably better than Roll20?
ReplyDeleteThere's tons of built in game components. And a bunch of classic games ready to go. New board games as DLC aren't that expensive.
ReplyDeleteFor many board games, especially anything with counters, I prefer VASSAL. However outside that TTS really is the cats meow. Only thing I wonder about is something to draw on. I am a whiteboard kind of GM.
ReplyDeleteUnless I'm missing something, the drawing sucks. I scanned in a couple of roster sheets and just drawing X's to show damage looked horrible.
ReplyDeleteAh I was going to post Vassal, just saw it yesterday. Maybe it is useful Casey?
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Casey G., several weeks later... how does it hold up? I'm interested in something that let's me set up a game, and hit a big reset button so that I don't have to grab and put pieces all back where they belong to start a game. Also how is it for inserting stuff like card art from a pdf or screenshot like a jpg? Please compare to Roll20 for complexity or features.
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