Okay, just sent links to my board to the test subjects volunteers. I haven't added anything for the power cards since I'm a bit parinoid about this ending up as a complete replacement for actually owning the game. Plus, that means a lot more scanning if I wanted to do that. So it's just the board, tokens and dice rolling being handled in the page.
I would suggest Vassel as the place of choice. Several miniatures games have been adapted to this quite successfully as well as many board games. Plus it is free to use.
Okay, first off, I checked out Vassal, and even played around with it's module making tools. Honestly, I find it a pain to work with, as it's one of those oddly assembled messes. As a programer, I shudder anytime some drops the phrase "No programing required." Other than making any work more shareable than what I'm attempting in roll20, their really isn't any feature there that, to me, make it worth losing the web-based client from roll20.
As for roll20, I've started adding a few character panels and cards, based upon the shared in Luther's behind the scenes thread on BBG, as my scanner is not the best. When all is said and done, Unity, Ra, Legacy, Baron Blade, Bunker, and Absolute Zero will have built in cards/panels.
No testing has occured yet, and their is still openings. If you already volunteered, I have sent you all links to the roll20 page via PM on the forum.
Any update? If I was sent a link via PM, I missed it.
Edit: Belay that. Found the link. Looks great. When are we playing?
okay, just got the last of the cards/panels uploaded today, as I've been a bit busy of late with getting my first physical prototype for my first board game. But now I have a streach of four days off so I'm completely free. You're also the first one to actually follow the link i've sent at this point, sothere is still plenty more room for people who want to join up to test this out.
Ooh, ooh! Pick me!
Link sent, wellcome to the group
I'll have an extended block of time next week starting Sunday and have some time in the evenings this week if you're willing to pm me the invite.
I would love to help, Lots of time free
Sadly as much as I would like to participate my schedule would be quite a constraint
more links sent out. Also, don't worry about it, this is manly just a few games to run this set up through it's paces before I start compiling a file kit for people to build their own.
Ooh, I forgot about this. Will check out the link when I get to the PC.
I am interested but won't be home this week.
So we are pulling the first test tonight at 6pm EDT and there is a chance that I may be streaming it over twitch. I still need make sure that all particpants are okay with it, but if so, it will be showing live on http://twitch.tv/kitmehsu . I may be monkeying around before hand, making sure everything is working even if it turns out I will not be streaming the test. If the test is streamed, I'll eventually be exporting it to youtube for a demo to use for the file pack I will eventually make to help other people (Who own the game) host their own online boards.
EDIT: RL issues have delayed it by an hour to 7pm EDT
Can I join in the next one?
Mission one was a success, and I shall now begin my laberous process of creating a creation kit to replicate my setup. And yes silverleaf, you may join the next one, I have already sent you a link for it from earlier, so feel free to post availability on the discussion threads.
And I just discoverd that I forgot to save the settings on archiving the footage from the stream, so there will not be a youtube video showing how this works until another game happens.
Normally I don't double post, but this is a big enough that I can't justifiy a simple edit. Through some playing around with roll20, I've figured out a way that, while i can't create a "Module" to load in for the set up, I can duplicate the campaign internally, then promote another person to co-gm of the campaign, effectly letting me instantly create and host virtual boards for people to use. The only thing that you can't control is the internal next game time feature, which is locked to the true-gm, not a co-gm. I will be open for requests once I have fully finished out and tested the board template. Due to the nature and intention of the project, I do ask that at least one player involved in the game actually own the game, as this is meant to allow for people to play the game without being in person, not to substiute for actually having the game (Not that I think it will happen here, but just being on the safe side).
I probably wouldn't play, but I'd be interested in watching some of these games -- does roll20 have a spectate feature?
They were on twitch tv last time.
In fact, I've just finished uploading them to youtube, if you'd like to check it out: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQs-bv8J74hWYgETAwQ-S0gWJgmRqLnXX