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  • Need help with making symmetrical tracks on curves

    I don't remember what Ralf did in that video, but for curves, Offset is your friend.

    Loopysuezemon
  • A random dungeon - Jon Roberts Style

    I totally understand that problem. From the GM point of view I don't really get random dungeons. I always want to know the reason WHY such a thing was built, why it's still there, why the traps should still work...

    I agree. I always start with the reasons and motivation for the dungeon before I get into drawing the dungeon. I need the context to be able to make a proper dungeon. It needs to have a reason for being made in the first place, a reason for surviving since it was built, and a reason for the things and monsters within. I always try to imagine why the original builder would make things this way.

    ScottA[Deleted User]Glitch
  • CHK DATA Error using various forest using new purchase SS-1

    You say reinstalled, but did you actually install the update, or reinstalled using the original CC3+ installer? The CC3+ installer will only fix CC3+ itself, so running a repair install using that won't help with SS1 problems, but the updates contain the update files not just for CC3+ itself, but for all the add-ons and stuff too. This is why it is important to install the update after installing any new add-on, even if your version number is already at the latest.

    If you already did install the update and it didn't work, you should contact tech support. You'll find the form by logging in to your registered user pages.

    CalanLoopysueKingSnow
  • Cosmographer Questions

    1. To get a circle into a path/poly, first :CC2SPLIT: it, then use line to path on it.


    2. I don't think there is a template with this grid, this was drawn specifically for that map. If you have the 2018 annual, there is a star charts issue which includes a similar grid in the template, if not this exact one.

    Placing circles concentrically can be done a bunch of ways. Either with the center modifier (I don't understand why you find it unreliable, it always works for me for normal entities. I don't know if it correctly handles things like multipolies, and it can't handle symbols correctly which are complex entities made up from several others.), or by using snap and using a common center point, or by just typing in the coordinates for the center of each circle (and make them the same obviously), or even by placing another entity first and use for example endpoint. To make the sizes of the circles increase linearly, either use snaps, or type in the radius manually, increasing it by the desired number for each circle.

    Lines can be easily drawn using radial coordinates. Draw them from the center first, then trim them to the inner circle. You can also use array copy to distribute them around a circle, or even Symbols along.

    The numbers are just text with a rotation matching the angle of the line + 90, with a low center as text justifciation, and placed using the endpoint modifer.


    It might not be a simple one-click solution, but with all the precision tools in CC3+, drawing grids like this is one of the things it excels at.

    Loopysueargel1200
  • New Mouse

    That's a known problem with Logitech mice. They use crappy switches. I actually use Logitech myself because of a range of other advantages, like the great power play charging system, no other manufacturer have anything else coming close. But I also end up replacing the thing regularly because of the crappy switches, experiencing the exact same things you describe, even in the more expensive models.

    But most other makers have their issues too. The one I had before my logitech streak was a Razer, and it actually came with replacement switches, but of course, not for the switch that actually did wear out, my wheel button. And the one before that came with a battery that started to grow out of it's compartment. All good mice as far as operating them and functionality goes, they just don't last.

    DoubleDoubleLoopysue
  • Map Construction

    Templates have different advantages and disadvantages. Generally, all maps with particularily "fancy" elements have constrained dimensions because the new map wizard doesn't have the facilities to just scale the map area (technically, CC3+ doesn't have a separate understanding of the intended mapping area and outside elements like this, everything is just "the map"). So for these kinds of maps, free scaling is impossible. You can always edit the mapping area after creating the map though. Everything is still just regular entites, you can manipulate it as you wish, you just have to do some manual work, since it won't be 100% ready straight out of the new map wizard.

    mike robelLoopysue
  • Map Construction

    Note that the SS3 Pro template require proportional scaling. This is set up this way due to the legend at the right, it would look weird indeed if it was scaled arbitrarily. So the new drawing wizard enforces a 5:4 ratio on that template. So 17 by 11 is not a valid size for this particular template.

    You'll notice how the width and height change in relation to each other if you just exit that particular input field instead of directly clicking the next button. Change one, and once you exit the field, you'll see the other update to the appropriate value for the constrained ratio.

    DoubleDoubleLoopysue
  • jumpy glow

    Originally, the dialog had you input numbers from 0 to 8, but people found that confusing so the scale in the dialog was changed to a more familiar 0-100 scale, but the effect still uses the original scale internally.

    FersusLoopysue
  • breaking up repetition with bitmap scale variations

    To create the same texture at different scales, you need to make multiple definitions for it.

    Simply find the relevant fill in the fill style dialog. With the desired fill selected, hit the new button, and give it a nice name. Now you have two copies of the same fill definition, and you can change the scaling for one of them. Make as many clones as you need to set up various scales.

    LoopysueCalibre
  • Importing new bitmap art - how add to Floor texture menu?

    You need to create a floor drawing tool using it:


    LoopysueRobert Feyerharm