jmabbott
jmabbott
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- jmabbott
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- Birthday
- March 1, 1963
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- Penrith, NSW Australia
- Real Name
- Jim Abbott
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- Mapmaker
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CC3+ on OS X Big Sur / Apple M1 Silicon / Crossover
Nah. I was tempted to update from Crossover 19.0.2 to Crossover 20 but decided against it. I'm not continually paying for additional upgrades to Crossover (and likely having to re-download and re-install CC3+ and its add-ons) every time Apple update their OS. Nor am I paying an additional several hundred dollars for the ultimate license for Crossover which gives lifetime updates.
I downloaded the Windows 10 ISO file and created a Bootcamp partition for Windows 10 PRO (legitimately) and installed Windows without a product key. Apparently it will still work without the license just with some reduced functionality. This doesn't bother me as I'll only be using it for CC3+ anyhow and possibly my works cloud based accounting package when I'm working from home. Only installed CC3+ and CD3 so far and it already looks way better.
Looking forward to using the program without the weird little idiosyncrasies running through Crossover generated.
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Opening multiple instances of CC3+ on a Mac with OS Catalina
@DavidSmitis I just updated my OS to Big Sur and it was a big mistake! CC3+ will not open via Crossover 19.0.2. The only option is apparently to upgrade to Crossover 20.0.
For the $30 odd dollars it is, I'd rather buy a Windows license and run CC3+ via the Bootcamp partition if I have to put up with this BS every time I do an update...
Plus, I also think CC3+ will run better in a proper Windows environment, well I hope it will! Because that's what I'm going to do.
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Q on Copywrite & Licence
You’re missing the point. You can create dungeon maps, for print and VTT, commercially just not in a manner that makes it easy to decompile the image into its component parts. The best thing to do, is draw a map and send it to PF and ask the question. Ralf and the team are very helpful in this regard. They do not want to restrict users getting their artwork out there, but they do want make sure the software and art packs are not misused.
Distributing art that breeches the EULA, regardless of whether it’s done for profit, is not allowed. So giving it away free will make no difference, particularly if it’s done as a “freebie” extra for a paid product.
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Why won't the houses change color?
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The 'No Ducks' version 2 dungeon
Depends on the VTT. Roll20 for example has a standard grid of 70px per (5ft) square, as JimP's are 10ft, he would need to save the file as a jpeg at 11200x6720 (140px per square), he could also halve it and set Roll20's grid to 35px per square. It's been awhile since I used Maptools and I've not used Fantasy Grounds or Foundry so no idea what their recommended sizes are.

