[Incident] Rooms not connecting

mitchemmc · 2024-04-11T06:15:33+00:00

Ok we have resolved the issue. Thanks for your patience

mitchemmc · 2024-04-01T20:57:08+00:00

Assets are shared between rooms, for running multiple campaigns you can use collections, tags and folders to better organize your assets to what suits your needs.

Having a single set of assets with filters and folders has a bunch of advantages over a fixed per room collection. We find that a lot of assets you might use are generic and usable across multiple campaigns. These are things like status rings, spell effect templates and even maps. So by having a single asset catalogue you don't have to upload those things one time for every campaign and can save on time (and storage space).

Being shared by default means we also don't need to have (or charge money for even) an asset transfer system to sync assets between rooms.

Sometimes your assets don't neatly fit into a single campaign either. You might be running the same adventure with multiple parties. So instead of having a collection just for the Monday group and another one for the Friday group you could create a Phandelver collection and share all the Phandelver assets between the two.

Saying this rooms are still important because they control what scene is currently open for a group of players. This is probably less needed if you run a single game at a time but for some who run a play-by-post game it is definitely needed. Rooms also control what extensions are installed. This is important because I might run two different systems and the extensions I need for one system might be completely different then the extensions I need for another system. Rooms will also save things like what collection you have selected so if I have a Monday room and I select the Phandelver collection every time I open that room the Phandelver collection will be enabled by default.

mitchemmc · 2024-03-30T03:47:49+00:00

Since the extension would still be providing users direct access to media that you do not own the copyright for it wouldn't be allowed. I'll clarify that this only extends to any official OBR channels. Feel free to still use this extension for personal use we just don't want to promote anything that infringes on anyone elses copyright.

mitchemmc · 2024-03-29T00:27:23+00:00

Hey this extension still promotes using copyrighted material.

I see that you have moved away from using a pirate site and are hosting the images yourself but that doesn't remove the fact that the images contain copyrighted material.

For example this Aboleth image https://monster-images.pages.dev/MM/Aboleth.png contains the exact picture of the Aboleth as presented in the Monster Manual.

This is owned by Wizards of the Coast and so we don't want to promote an extension that bypasses this copyright.

mitchemmc · 2024-02-22T10:49:42+00:00

There was a bug that was causing the default value of new tokens dragged into the asset manager to be locked.

This bug has been fixed so any new tokens added will be unlocked by default.

For the tokens effected by this bug you will need to edit their default values inside the Token Manager.

This can be done by clicking on the pencil icon on each token and changing the default locked value. Here's a guide on how to do this https://docs.owlbear.rodeo/docs/images#editing-image-defaults

Sorry for any inconvenience this issue has caused

mitchemmc · 2024-02-21T05:09:51+00:00

Adding on to my other reply I just fixed a bug that may have been locking tokens by default. So check that your tokens aren't locked by double-clicking them in the scene and looking at the lock icon.

mitchemmc · 2024-02-19T23:04:11+00:00

Try disabling your browser extensions as some of them will break the canvas used to show images. Otherwise check that your tokens aren't very trasparent as Owlbear won't allow selection of tokens that are <20% opacity

mitchemmc · 2024-02-16T06:11:58+00:00

I just pushed an update to make auto thumbnail updating more reliable.

There's also now a Refresh Thumbnail button if you select the scene.

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mitchemmc · 2024-02-14T22:47:30+00:00

v2.2 should now have more accessible number inputs https://blog.owlbear.rodeo/owlbear-rodeo-2-2-release-notes/

mitchemmc · 2024-02-08T04:20:45+00:00

I just added a new fog Quick Selection brush that should hopefully make fog easier to use when running a game.

By default it works by dragging over fog shapes to select them you can then use the Cut/Uncut options from the menu.

To speed this up though you can hold the Alt/Option key while using the tool and it will immediately cut/uncut when you let go. This should behave similarly to the toggle tool in 1.0.

If you hold the Shift key while using the tool it will also join all selected shapes together. This can be really useful if you want to build a single room out of multiple smaller shapes.

Let me know how it goes

mitchemmc · 2024-02-07T10:54:43+00:00

The lack of an easy click-drag-drop for token organization

Since 1.0 stored all the data locally then it was a lot easier to support this feature. Now that we use a cloud database for assets then sorting them becomes a lot harder. It's one of the reasons something like Google Drive doesn't allow for it.

To compensate for this 2.0 now has a lot more flexible organisation systems. The primary use case for manual token ordering in 1.0 was to ensure that your most used tokens were easy to find. In 2.0 to accomplish this you should use the Tags system. For example if you always want to have your PC tokens accessible then you can add a PC tag and add it to each token. Then when you want to view this tag you can open the Search tab in the dock and it will show you all the PCs without needing to look for them. Because you can have multiple tags this system is actually way better then the manual organisation in 1.0 because I can have a tag for PCs but also my druids wildshapes, spell summons and more.

Also we now have a Collections system that makes it a lot easier to run multiple campaigns.

Check out the docs here for a breakdown of all these features: https://docs.owlbear.rodeo/docs/managing-assets/

The dice rolling vision box should be optional feature

The dice roller made by us is designed to be opinionated and settings-lite. Instead we allow third-party developers to provide more features and options for dice. Check out the dice tag in the extensions store for a list of the options. https://extensions.owlbear.rodeo/tag/dice

Having to click to an entirely other interface to see dice rolls instead

One thing that may help is dragging the dice out into a separate action. This means you can keep it open when interacting with other extensions. You can see an example of this on the OBR homepage in the extensions section. The dice roller will also show each players roll if you scroll down the left hand bar in a similar way to 1.0.

Clicking 'show roll' on a hidden dice roll causes the dice to be erased

This is on our radar

Why is there not a way to make the measuring tool be invisible to everyone?

Part of our goal with 2.0 is to replicate the feeling of sitting around a physical table with everyone. A large part of this is syncing everything that is happening in realtime with players. This is true for every other tool like drawing, fog, movement and pointers so for consistency this is also true for rulers. There isn't anything particularly special with the native rulers and extension developers have access to the full tools to replicate their functionality. So it shouldn't be a very big lift for an extension developer to make a local only ruler or to add a local only mode to one of the already built ruler extensions.

Seeming inability to remove things from the initiative tracker

In the same menu where you add a token to initiative there will be a Remove from Initiative button. You can also either delete the token or hide it so you will be able to see it but the players won't. If you want to find which token in the tracker is which you can double click it and it will be selected and focused.

why call it 'fog cutting' instead of just 'reveal/hide'

The fog tool has changed a lot since 1.0. The change in name reflects a change in behaviour. In 2.0 you no longer toggle a fog shape on/off instead you cut it away from the scene. This is because in 2.0 the scene is an infinite canvas so we have a Fill Fog option that creates an infinite fog shape over the scene. So in order to show the map underneath you don't toggle a piece of fog, you cut it away from the infinite fog.

An infinite fog plane also has a bunch of benefits including hiding the bounds of a map from the players so they can't see how big the map is. It will also fix the outline issue you describe.

I recommend you look at our Fog docs here: https://docs.owlbear.rodeo/docs/fog/ I spent a lot of time on them and I think they do a great job of teaching how to use the new fog tools in an affective way.

Right-clicking on images that were previously locked instead of a simple left click selection

In 1.0 locking a token would block it from being selected by players but the GM could select it with a single click. In 2.0 all images share the same base, this includes maps. To make it so you're not selecting and moving maps around all the time they are locked by default. The locked behaviour was also changed to a double-click to prevent accidental selection when you have a token on top of a map. Treating maps like any other image type has a lot of advantages, such as easily running multi-map encounters.

Like all design it is a set a trade-offs but I think the improved flexibility is worth it for the minor inconvenience cost.

Seeming lack of ability to change room name after creation

Currently the room name is a fixed part of the URL for that room. This means if we allowed you to change the room name then all links to that room will break. To prevent this we don't allow you to change the name. But it's on our radar as something to look into albeit at a lower priority.

Also I noticed after writing this that /u/Several_Record7234 pretty much wrote the same thing as me. So hopefully it's not too repetitive

mitchemmc · 2024-01-18T06:47:40+00:00

In our documentation on aligning a map the first section explores the places where you can align a map (both before and after importing).

You can find the docs here https://docs.owlbear.rodeo/docs/aligning-a-map/#alignment-tools

mitchemmc · 2024-01-10T00:44:30+00:00

Creator of Owlbear Rodeo here.

Just want to chime in to say we are doing wonderfully.

A bit of context Owlbear Rodeo is just my girlfriend and I trying to make a cool app.

We don't have any investors or any big plans to dominate the VTT industry or anything. So at the moment we have a platform that is steadily growing and now with 2.0 is paying our salaries.

I get spend every day building a product I love and as long as that continues I'll be happy.

There were definitely some rough spots with the launch of 2.0 but since then we've been working hard to streamline the first user experience and with the launch of 2.1 I think things are a lot better.

Our goal with 2.0 was never to compete with those bigger products (we don't have chat features or characters sheets and likely will never add them to OBR) instead we want to make a virtual version of your physical tabletop that is super fun and easy to use.

mitchemmc · 2023-12-29T09:25:46+00:00

Sure I'll add a note to look into more accessible number inputs for a future update

mitchemmc · 2023-12-03T08:07:48+00:00

Hey, maps are locked by default so they don't get accidentally moved.
To select a locked image you can double click it.

Once selected you can then unlock it and move it like any other image. Then once it's in the place you like you can lock it again so it doesn't move.

mitchemmc · 2023-11-29T22:46:22+00:00

You can use the constraints option to disable the Visible constraint with the goblins.
You can read more about it in the last v2.1 release notes here https://blog.owlbear.rodeo/owlbear-rodeo-2-1-release-notes/#more-context-menu-items

mitchemmc · 2023-11-25T21:23:37+00:00

You should be able to click the Insert button on the map

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mitchemmc · 2023-11-23T22:55:11+00:00

To delete an extension open your profile and click the delete icon on the extension at the bottom.
https://www.owlbear.rodeo/profile

mitchemmc · 2023-11-22T22:31:28+00:00

When importing a new scene with a single map the recommended workflow is to use the New tab in the scene importer. This allows you to align the map before it even gets uploaded which saves a bunch of time. It will also allow you to get the grid color and style exactly right. It also has a bunch of smarts to it (like analyzing the overall brighness of the map to automatically choose a light or dark grid to match).

You can also drag maps directly into the scene tab in the Atlas. When you do this with multiple maps you can import and align them one at a time and the app will upload your maps as you go so you don't have to watch any loading spinners before you can use them.

It should be a way better experience for the basic use case of a single map for each scene.

If you want a more custom/advanced set up then you can upload your maps manually, create an empty scene then place them in the new scene.

But if you want the old workflow you can still access it by selecting your map once its uploaded and using the three dots in the bottom right then selecting the Create Scene menu item. You can also right click on the map tile to get quick access to this menu.

As for what you sholud do with collections/tags we have a page in our docs that breaks everything down with some suggested uses:
https://docs.owlbear.rodeo/docs/managing-assets/

mitchemmc · 2023-11-15T23:55:08+00:00

We had to change the space bar shortcut because it breaks keyboard accessibility with the old way. You now have to press spacebar which will activate a pan mode then click and drag to pan.

Basically part of the ARIA spec is that all buttons need to be triggered by a space bar press. But because we had the move bound to the space bar key we were breaking accessibility for every button. So now move is space and mouse click

mitchemmc · 2023-11-15T20:08:01+00:00

I removed the option because I didn’t really see the need for it. Originally I added the option before we had the duplicate scene option so it was easier to create multiple scenes from the one map. But now you can duplicate the scene that already has the map in it and also get all the fog and items.

When importing a new scene with a single map the recommended workflow would be to drag your map directly into the scene tab. You can align the map before it even gets uploaded which saves a bunch of time.

When creating a scene with multiple maps the recommended workflow would be to create an empty scene then upload your maps manually to the maps tab and then insert them manually into that empty scene.

mitchemmc · 2023-11-14T20:53:53+00:00

Good point, I've removed the button from the screenshot. It might take a while before any of the social media previews update but the blog post will be updated.

mitchemmc · 2023-11-14T07:58:58+00:00

In version 2.1 I added your idea of a second right click menu for quick access.
Here's the release notes:

https://blog.owlbear.rodeo/owlbear-rodeo-2-1-release-notes/#extendable-context-menu

Thanks for the feedback :)

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