Install Order
Excuse the probably simple question, but I just want to make sure I do this correctly.
Do I install CC3 and then CC3+ or can I just install CC3+? Does CC3+ Benefit from CC3 being installed?
Do I install CC3 and then CC3+ or can I just install CC3+? Does CC3+ Benefit from CC3 being installed?
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You can install CC3+ only, unless you own one of the old add-ons/annuals that haven't been updated to work with CC3+ yet, in which case it can be beneficial to have both.
You always want to run the latest update after you install everything.
The old CC2 and AD&D 2.0 Core rules and FR Atlas did require you to have CC2 installed first before installing them or certain things wouldn't install. FR Atlas required CC2 and Core rules 2.0 to be installed first.
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We are currently playing part of our campaign there.
It is also a project I have always wanted to complete. I have done a few versions of the city and am trying to figure out how best to do it to completion.
All of those volo maps (5260-5311) are for the city of Waterdeep. Volo was a forgotten realms character who roamed the realms. Two different settings.
Right, that's why it's awesome if the maps are named that.
Biggest problem with Core 2.0 & Expansions and FR Atlas is getting them to install and finding all the patch files for them.
You had to get one of the Core rules patches from the Profantasy site for the mapper they did. All the other patches and additions had to be gotten from another site which is now dead. So you ended up installing about 3 patches on a new install, plus they had a lot of bonus downloads to add new creatures, etc.
Same problem exist with FR Atlas patches you had 3 patches to install in order as they added in over 100 maps and the site page or the patch downloads doesn't exist anymore. The ProFantasy site does have the CC3 comparability download.
Took me a good be of time to find mirrors and working wayback links to them and some people had trouble getting the patch files to install on various versions of windows.
You also need to run as an Admin in XP comparability to mode to run and install them so they work properly too.
One thing that was really cool about the Core rules 2.0 is that you could have your CC2 or CC3 set up with links that would pull up Core rules encounter data you made and linked too.
One other problem is the FR Atlas font's often don't install correctly and even if installed correctly don't work because of changes Microsoft made to font metadata and how latter versions of Windows handles fonts. (I've covered this in good detail in several other posts and pointed out the exact FR Atlas fonts that have problems and how to fix them when an easy fix was available.)
Speaking of FR Atlas maps the ProFantasy Map Library has 2 of the FR maps for download and you can also download a map of the Ruins of Zhentil Keep (3590) that was made for the Atlas and wasn't included in the Atlas because of redraw time of it in the library too.
Anyway, if you get FR Atlas or the Core Rules 2.0 or Expansion and have trouble finding all the pacthes or need install help on them just post in the form. I've helped troble shoot the install and patching problems for them
Finally, if your thing that CC2 style isn't going to look good. One of the new Annuals in 2017 is going to focus on converting CC2 maps to CC3+ ones.