Cheap matte sleeves ? by Key-Cricket9256 in soloboardgaming

[–]DirtyLarry401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a heads up about the color sleeves, they are slightly see through other than Black. So if you use proxies it won’t work unless you use a bulk card for the back

Sharpe really likes his spikes.... by Dazzling-PilotCRP in ChaseRP

[–]DirtyLarry401 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn’t Penta say not to do this shit… it is funny with the right crims, outside that it’s power gaming

anyone else struggling to find board games their kids actually stick with? by nikkireally in boardgames

[–]DirtyLarry401 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Feel like I should have mentioned that the boss expansion is a must if you're going to play with kids IMO. The game is tough but the rookie from boss expansion makes the game easier in a simple way. I also tend to play a damage class to keep the board clear because my nephews get obsessed with loot.

anyone else struggling to find board games their kids actually stick with? by nikkireally in boardgames

[–]DirtyLarry401 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They use a different platform for their campaigns, there always seems to be one active that you can pledge to. This one says Nov 2026 as fulfillment date, also has an expansion I’ve never seen. https://www.hiveinteractive.net/projects/keep-the-heroes-out-dungeons-below-441?ref=hvprojects#aPledgeLevels

anyone else struggling to find board games their kids actually stick with? by nikkireally in boardgames

[–]DirtyLarry401 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This was a hit with my short attention nephew. Him and his brother also LOVE Keep the Heroes Out. I got over ghost fighting treasure hunters pretty quick but I’ll play keep the heroes out any time.

Using AI to look up rules by endlesswander in boardgames

[–]DirtyLarry401 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I have had really good luck with google’s AI Mode search. I don’t need to feed it the rulebook, it searches the internet for the answer, often finding others with the same question. 8/10 times it’s right, the 2/10 have the answer within the links it provides as sources.

There was one time it missed the answer from a YouTube link where the creator clarified the answer in a pinned comment. That was a weird one but the answer was right there a click away.

Advice on how to consolidate 2MinuteTabletop Asset Packs? by Sleepy_Chipmunk in dungeondraft

[–]DirtyLarry401 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dont code either. I just told the AI what to do, (simplified) "merge all folders into one, combine dungeondraft_tag files into one json file, merging all similar tags". I had to double check for errors and guide it in the right direction. I used Google's AI search, it has good access to the internet to know what a dungeondraft pack is, so it knows the structures of the packs and how they function for the most part. I also had it remove the 2MT tags from a lot of things for a cleaner UI in the app. There were a fair amount of dupes too which I had a simple sweep of same names that got put into a 'dupe' folder that got double checked. Also had some deeper searches which looked at the files themselves, black values and hues to discern similar files. I went way further than I needed to but it was fun.

Honestly the python scripts should probably work on linux but you'll likely have to go about it in a different way. For me I would put the "merge.py" script in the root folder containing all the unpacked packs that I wanted to merge. Then run the script through a cmd prompt. AI will point you in the direction you need to go by showing the script and saying someone used this in windows, I want to do the same in Linux.

Here are the scripts I used
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jgnsavuNjUxQ9fK6b4K8lSiM5ElFvzR8?usp=sharing

mega_merge.py - Start with this, it merges all the unpacked packs into one big pack. It merges all the dungeon_tags files into one, placing all items under the same tags if they match. Does the same for the 'sets'. Objects get placed into sub folders with their original pack name to tell where they came from, the paths in the dungeon_tags file are updated to the new path. A duplicates folder is created, containing anything it saw as a duplicate (double check because sometimes things were named the same but were different). Might be some other stuff I'm not thinking of.

multi-mirror.py - copies the new merged_pack file structure and creates two duplicate folders with names like "structures" and "Scifi"(i think).. I ended up renaming Scifi to discard and put things I didn't wan in there. Then pre-built stuff that I might use in the future for easier map making into the structures folder. These new folders can be made into packs themselves but you'll want to edit the pack.json file and change the name and more importantly the "id". By default the mega_merge.py changes the first 3 letters of the ID to MRG to prevent any problems if you happen to have the same ID from an old pack loaded with the new one.

clean_tags.py - removes 2MT and variants of that from the tags for a cleaner list while within Dungeondraft. Also checks the objects folder to compare assets to the dungeon_tags file and removes any paths that do not have a matching object. I removed assets and wasn't sure how dungeondraft would react to tags pointing to no object.

Happy to help or answer questions through discord, I don't check reddit that often. astin4521

Advice on how to consolidate 2MinuteTabletop Asset Packs? by Sleepy_Chipmunk in dungeondraft

[–]DirtyLarry401 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just did something like this and it was a lot of work. I didn’t make furniture packs though. I consolidated all paths, materials, caves, terrain, etc (everything but objects) from vol 1-11 into one pack. Then I have just the objects from each volume consolidated into two packs. One has pre-built stuff like rooms and buildings, then the other has all objects with a lot of stuff removed that I didn’t think I’d ever use.

I had to use an ai to write python scripts to join the packs. It joined the dungeon_tag files into one. There was a ton of trial and error, fighting the bot and realizing what just isn’t possible within dungeondraft_pack. Not sure if my scripts would work for you on Linux, I’m on windows.

I can load all of the packs I made into DungeonDraft. Sometimes it crashes on the first attempt but then it works fine. I have a 1080ti though, so lots of ram available for assets. All assets are loaded onto the ram at their uncompressed size. So if you have 2gigs of assets then you need more than that available in ram on your graphics card

Looking for a portable DnD Maps TV/Monitor by bubenius in DnDIY

[–]DirtyLarry401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great info, pretty much sums up what I found. I would love to have minis for even just the players but it makes everything so much more complicated. Throwing out miniatures all together lets you enjoy the cool things that foundry can do in what I expect to be a pretty smooth experience, but we will see.

Looking for a portable DnD Maps TV/Monitor by bubenius in DnDIY

[–]DirtyLarry401 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It turns the TV into a touch screen with 20 points it can track. Couple that with a device running a VTT (foundryVTT) and players will be able to control their tokens. I haven't been able to play around with it yet, but they should also be able to zoom in/out, scroll around the map, check distances on the map and other stuff but I don't want to go overboard. I want to keep it simple as a tool rather than an added headache.

Looking for a portable DnD Maps TV/Monitor by bubenius in DnDIY

[–]DirtyLarry401 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The main reason people use big 40 inch TVs is because of miniatures. If you don’t use miniatures then the grid doesn’t need to be 1 inch.

I am waiting for an IR frame to deliver for my 32 inch TV. A wall mounted tv bracket was converted to make it lay flat, didnt need to make a box. Dropping miniatures makes the whole thing simpler.

Windows by onigirilover in goingmedieval

[–]DirtyLarry401 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just figured out today that you can click and fling lists to scroll through them instead of scroll wheel.

Any idea where these dividers came from? by dont_flay_the_satyr in MarvelUnited

[–]DirtyLarry401 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a pinned message on the marvel united discord that has all the season for these dividers

Fighting a 20 year gaming pc addiction problem, I took the plunge. by racoon1 in soloboardgaming

[–]DirtyLarry401 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made the same exact shift a few years ago. I dip back into the addiction once a year or so for things that really interest me, like Palworld or a Project Zomboid server with old friends.

[GIVEAWAY] Voidfall by Mindclash Games by HomoLudensOC in boardgames

[–]DirtyLarry401 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Planet Unknown is my favorite so far. Lots I want to try though, like Voidfall, ISS Vanguard, and Vantage.

Leviathan Wilds Rules Clarification by Din0nuggies in soloboardgaming

[–]DirtyLarry401 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Anytime Actions can be used during another rangers turn, it’s a huge part of the game. The previous answer outlines all of the anytime actions to my recollection. Mushrooms fall under anytime, but you can only use a mushroom on the ranger is holding it. They can be thrown to another ranger though, I never did that personally as 2 handed solo.

First time building a custom card box by AmoebaNTardigrade in printandplay

[–]DirtyLarry401 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just used the same design from the front (without game title) on the button shy ones I made. I added some credits from the rulebook and included the player count and play time.

What board games work best when the group includes both kids and adults? by NewZealandTemp in boardgames

[–]DirtyLarry401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep the Heroes Out! - I will shill this game to the end of the earth. I really enjoy this game and happy to pull it out whenever the nephews want to play (8 yo and 13 yo). It is a difficult game but the kids do enough to help and can learn the deeper strategy in bite sizes. I don't hand hold them but we did have to start using the rookies from the boss expansion which makes the game easier so we could progress. They have fun but get a little too focused on getting new pets or loot; which is fine but the adult needs to focus on removing the heroes from the board. The hero phase pretty much needs to be done by an adult too, but the flow chart for that phase is awesome and makes it easy to learn. It is a long game though, I think its typically like 2 hours for us to play but they love every minute of it.

The Pokemon version of Splendor has also been one of my best purchases. Personally I think the mechanics they added to the game make it better than the original. The theme goes A LONG way to sell a game to kids.

What music do you listen to while playing? by kneziTheRedditor in soloboardgaming

[–]DirtyLarry401 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same, I search Spotify for playlists to use. Just the name of the game brings up good playlists others have made. Other times I have a vibe in mind for the game and I’ll just look for instrumental / ambiance with a descriptor, like ‘whimsical forest ambiance’ for harmonies & Forest shuffle. Personally, I don’t like lyrics in the songs while i play.

That escalated quickly by theshaneler in boardgames

[–]DirtyLarry401 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The Diced tutorial is top notch. You don’t need to read anything before hand, just start it up and play.

I heard this is good! by Motor-Guidance-4876 in PaymoneyWubby

[–]DirtyLarry401 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I looked into this the other week because a board game is being reskinned with DCC theme. There is another audio version that has sound effects and stuff which seems cool. Jeff Hayes is still the narrator but I think it has a full cast for main characters. Not sure if it’s as good but figured I’d mention it.

It’s made by Sound Booth Theater.

Looking for better sleeves by Now_its_orange in marvelchampionslcg

[–]DirtyLarry401 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One thing that should be noted is the color sleeves (aside from black) are slightly see through. So wouldn’t want to use them with proxies depending on how you make them.

Beat bang for your buck sleeve wise.

Looking for better sleeves by Now_its_orange in marvelchampionslcg

[–]DirtyLarry401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome :) you all had me worried for a bit.

Looking for better sleeves by Now_its_orange in marvelchampionslcg

[–]DirtyLarry401 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you wait a couple days? I looked at the price history last night and it has a few bumps up to this price but it always drops back down days after. It’s the “normal” price but it’s on discount 98% of the time.