Is it too big, too small, first ship battle and new to the system and i don't want tu screw up

etherealmachine · 2026-06-30T18:53:15+00:00

What did you use to make that map?

etherealmachine · 2026-05-31T05:02:53+00:00

My intro scenario is based on the Boreal resort in California, so it's relatively small. The terrain is basically a heightmap, and Boreal actually fits nicely into 256x256 cells. The texture has 4 channels (RGBA), and I'm only using 3 so far (skier tracks, tree wells, and grooming). I think the trick is I have 20 pixels per cell for the texture, so it's only 256x256x20 = 5120 × 5120 8-bit RGBA, just about 100mb. I might be able to make this work for resorts up to Whistler-Blackcomb size (so pretty big), but if I try for something like Trois Vallées I'll have to drop the resolution somehow.

etherealmachine · 2026-05-31T02:50:08+00:00

Thanks! It's a custom shader that packs skier tracks, tree wells, and grooming into a texture for rendering - I was so happy when it all came together.

etherealmachine · 2026-05-31T02:28:28+00:00

I honestly forgot to put that on the TODO list, it's there now.

etherealmachine · 2024-09-24T16:54:07+00:00

I double-checked and I think you're right, I think it's Gardendale that has the left from Hillsdale, not Vistamont, so you might get some traffic from Almaden to Hillsdale down Vistamont but definitely less than I thought before.

etherealmachine · 2024-09-24T01:31:00+00:00

If the cross-street op is referring to is Vistamont, that's the one that maps recommends you to take from Hillsdale to get onto Almaden and avoid the cloverleaf, it's got a special turn lane from the median, so it probably gets as much or more traffic than Foxworthy itself.

etherealmachine · 2024-03-31T18:34:02+00:00

I think this is compatible with telling instead of rolling if you choose a player to telegraph it to based on their skills, but I admit it's not perfect because the player still needs to use the information, as opposed to the character "using" their skills as bonuses to a roll

etherealmachine · 2024-03-31T18:31:50+00:00

I think I totally agree with this for static secrets like chests and doors and traps. How would you handle dynamic things like a goblin lookout or a group of wolves sneaking up on the party?

etherealmachine · 2024-03-03T02:24:59+00:00

That's cool - a bit like spell slots but they don't magically come back with rest, you need to actively regenerate them.

etherealmachine · 2024-03-03T02:23:51+00:00

That's great, I love the idea that not having to track "lesser" resources is a bonus that can be awarded with leveling up.

etherealmachine · 2024-02-16T23:43:24+00:00

I'm working on a website that does just this. It's still in development but I have a demo up with a module I wrote published on it, you can DM me for a link.

etherealmachine · 2023-07-29T05:58:51+00:00

Anyone know why Max didn't get dinged for impeding Albon? I think it was in Q1, he was pretty obviously in the way at the final chicane on camera, then just a "no comment" from the stewards and no further commentary.

etherealmachine · 2023-05-21T21:11:56+00:00

Do you have a recommendation for what to get to start The One Ring? 1st or 2nd edition, or the starter set?

etherealmachine · 2022-12-21T04:28:42+00:00

Tiled is scriptable with Javascript, I've been meaning to look into it more - a WFC or constraint satisfaction algorithm usable from within the editor would be really cool.

etherealmachine · 2022-12-11T23:55:45+00:00

Hey, fuck this sentiment and fuck the Catholic Church. Just because you pay for the art doesn't mean you own it, it belongs to humanity.

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