Custom Adventure Deck request

[g0ntzal]

Hi Ikael,

I can create custom decks perfectly but I can't create a deck module in order to display the card image when you drag it on chat window. Would be possible you create a sample custom deck with only one example card, please?

I would like to understand how I can create such modules and I'm pretty sure that having a "My Custom Adventure Deck" folder (the custom extension, you know) and a custom deck module having only one custom deck with only one card would be very useful.

Thanks in advance.

[Tokolosh]

Man, I'd love something like this - I've wanted to do a Savage Worlds game with Tarot Cards rather than playing cards for a while now, and this would be perfect for that...

[Mgrancey]

Probably not that hard, crack open an adventure deck extension, change image links and text descriptions for the images. Possibly need 2 sets of images, decide (if haven't already) what card's effect is.

Never cared for most Adventure Decks, so haven't bought them otherwise would offer to pick apart and help.

[Gon]

Probably not that hard, crack open an adventure deck extension, change image links and text descriptions for the images. Possibly need 2 sets of images, decide (if haven't already) what card's effect is.

I made that before creating this post but it didn’t work.

As a customer, I’d appreciate very much if some kind of official sample could be available for this addon.

[Trenloe]

As a customer, I’d appreciate very much if some kind of official sample could be available for this addon.
Welcome to the FG forums!

See Adventure Deck Documentation.pdf in <FG App data>\docs. Get to <FG app data> by clicking the folder icon in the top left (FGU) or right (FGC) of the FG startup screen. Starting on page 9 of that PDF are instructions on how to add cards.

[g0ntzal]

Welcome to the FG forums!

See Adventure Deck Documentation.pdf in <FG App data>\docs. Get to <FG app data> by clicking the folder icon in the top left (FGU) or right (FGC) of the FG startup screen. Starting on page 9 of that PDF are instructions on how to add cards.

Thanks for the tip. It was very helpful. I could find a sample code with only one card on page 15. Unfortunately, weird things happen whenever I try to use a custom deck.

When I drag a card from the official deck to chat window, I can see a full size card after clicking on the tiny card button. That's what I expected.

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If me (as player) drag a card from a custom deck to chat window, I can see an empty image frame (both as GM and as a player)

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Finally, if I drag a card from a custom deck to chat window, I can see a small size card image.

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Note that I'm using exactly the same image in the custom deck module (extracted from the official deck module)...

This kind of weird behavior was the reason because of I made this sample module request... :cry:

[lozanoje]

I reported this issue on February since I wasnt able to understand the logic of the deck modules, but I got no answer:

https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?53947-Problem-with-Custom-Decks

The pdf is outdated and does not have clear information on what to do, or there is a bug in module decks, dont know, but I was not able to solve it.

Gon, for your info, I created a deck customizer here, you can create multiple decks and select which decks to use in the configuration panel.

https://github.com/lozalojo/sw-deck-customizer

[g0ntzal]

I reported this issue on February since I wasnt able to understand the logic of the deck modules, but I got no answer:

https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?53947-Problem-with-Custom-Decks

I hope we will get a fix from dev team soon... :rolleyes:


Gon, for your info, I created a deck customizer here, you can create multiple decks and select which decks to use in the configuration panel.

https://github.com/lozalojo/sw-deck-customizer

Thanks, Jose... I'm going to give it a try!!!

[lozanoje]

I hope we will get a fix from dev team soon... :rolleyes:

I checked the video from doswell and he does not speak about modules, which is the problem here. There should be a second part covering the module creation, but he never made it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEAkMFsuruA

[g0ntzal]

Hi Team!

An official reply would be very appreciated! I'll try to share more helpful information in the while.

FGU Custom deck Weird behavior in action (Zipped Mov video file: 45 MB) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/ohz36i2w3pf3qbw/FGU%20weird%20custom%20deck.zip?dl=0)

FGC Custom deck Weird behavior in action (Zipped Mov video file: 45 MB) (https://www.dropbox.com/s/vfac3gjxx6cczu4/FCG%20weird%20custom%20deck.zip?dl=0)

I hope it helps...

[lozanoje]

Here it is another video showing the bug, it only happens when the client drops the card to the chat.

https://youtu.be/QaEJFzKpAxI

https://i.ibb.co/6ytdjf9/vlcsnap-2020-08-11-12h39m07s923.png (https://ibb.co/ZfgZqk4)

[g0ntzal]

It looks like there is an image management problem when is a player who drags the card on chat. The issue is easy to reproduce so dev team could find a fix hopefully.

[Ikael]

I have prepared sample deck that has both extension and the module. Thanks to them I was able to reproduce the issue and know the issue. However I will need further time to plan solution for it.

[g0ntzal]

I have prepared sample deck that has both extension and the module. Thanks to them I was able to reproduce the issue and know the issue. However I will need further time to plan solution for it.

Thanks so much, Ikael. I'll be waiting for the fix patiently.

[Ikael]

Here is sample custom Adventure Deck (extension + module) that introduces two new cards and borrow two cards from SWADE deck. There is a bug in the Adventure Deck product that will mess the deck on client side if you shuffle the deck as GM. This bug is fixed and will be available next tuesday.

[g0ntzal]

Awesome! Thanks so much! Superb! I have no words. ¡Eres un crack! (You are the man!)

[lozanoje]

Here is sample custom Adventure Deck (extension + module) that introduces two new cards and borrow two cards from SWADE deck. There is a bug in the Adventure Deck product that will mess the deck on client side if you shuffle the deck as GM. This bug is fixed and will be available next tuesday.

Great, thank you, I've been dealing with this issue since i reported it for the first time back in February, glad to see it's been finally fixed.

[Ikael]

Great, thank you, I've been dealing with this issue since i reported it for the first time back in February, glad to see it's been finally fixed.

Sorry that you had to wait that long. I have not noticed your February report. I was pin pointed to this topic by Smiteworks this week. Too much noise all around the internets it seems.

[lozanoje]

Sorry that you had to wait that long. I have not noticed your February report. I was pin pointed to this topic by Smiteworks this week. Too much noise all around the internets it seems.

No problem, we all know you are all pretty busy and you have no time to read through all stuff in the forum.

I honestly thought it was a problem of the module creation, not the Adventure Deck system itself, that's why I disnt insist on it, but now that another user reported the same issue, I realized that maybe it was not only me.

[deepdivered]

I updated the actual original module to add my new cards. I was not sure how to do it in a second module. My fear was if an update comes out i would loose my deck
Looks like now one is coming. So I guess my extra cards will be gone. But......no big loss I guess cause we plaid the final session we wanted to do in that setting that the extra cards came from.

[deepdivered]

I would love to see a custom Deck creator tool made. Though I was able to do this it took me 3 days using all the time i had after work before going to bed to add all the cards I added. I made a new exstention and added to the moduale. This included cutting the images from the PDF I got a d making the 3 sizes needed. Then making all the new code for the new cards.

[lozanoje]

I would love to see a custom Deck creator tool made. Though I was able to do this it took me 3 days using all the time i had after work before going to bed to add all the cards I added. I made a new exstention and added to the moduale. This included cutting the images from the PDF I got a d making the 3 sizes needed. Then making all the new code for the new cards.

https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?53301-Adventure-Deck-Customizer-for-SWADE

[Tokolosh]

Wow, a lot of activity on this - while we're on the topic of Deck customization, is there a way to change the images for the playing card deck? I'd like to make these into Minor Arcana cards (a la the tarot idea I had back on page 1) and possibly add the Page of each suit into the mix. That way I could do an adventure deck of Major Arcana, and then use the minor for card draws, initiative and the like. It's mostly a themeing thing, but it would be a super cool touch to the campaign I'm planning.

Cheers, and thanks for all the help on this thread so far, everyone!

- Toko.

[Mgrancey]

Yes, the Action deck can be have new images swapped in but as a warning, the image size is 45x45 pixels gif.

You can find extensions here
https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?60216-Themed-Action-Cards-Extensions-Updated

I included a file with instructions on what you need to change around. As a warning some people didnt like the fact that the SWADE Action I deck I made didnt have Suit and Value on the facecards. Didnt think it too important since in combat tracker its all automated. Only issue you may run into is that I dont think the tarot is 54 cards

[Tokolosh]

Yes, the Action deck can be have new images swapped in but as a warning, the image size is 45x45 pixels gif.

You can find extensions here
https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?60216-Themed-Action-Cards-Extensions-Updated

I included a file with instructions on what you need to change around. As a warning some people didnt like the fact that the SWADE Action I deck I made didnt have Suit and Value on the facecards. Didnt think it too important since in combat tracker its all automated. Only issue you may run into is that I dont think the tarot is 54 cards

Ah! Amazing! Thanks! Yeah, as you pointed out, I'd need to mess around with the base number of cards in the action deck here, since the minor arcana is 56 cards, and there'd only ever be one Joker in the deck - which I think is actually an option in the menu, so that would be OK. The standard setup would work, but I'd have to omit the Page/Princess. Would there be a way to code them back in?

Thanks for linking these extensions!

- Toko.

[Mgrancey]

Sorry beyond what I was able to figure out. All the extension does is allow you to swap images for Action deck. Changing card numbers and order seemed like it would require a significant amount of work. Would suggest looking up the MoreCore? Basic Playing cards extension

[g0ntzal]

Hi Ikael,

Thanks for deploy the fix for Custom Adventure Deck issue... Unfortunately it is not working perfectly in Unity. Now you can see a card dragged but it happens something weird regarding the size.

Here you can see the GM side. All is ok. You get the full size for cards dragged by the GM or a player. Perfect behavior on the GM side.

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Problems arise when you try the same from the Player side. You can't get the right full size. First card was dragged by the GM, the second one by the Player.

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I hope you can fix that in order to get the best FG playable experience. Thanks in advance.

[lozanoje]

I hope you can fix that in order to get the best FG playable experience. Thanks in advance.

I've test with my custom deck and it works perfectly under Unity, check with a new empty campaign, I've experienced problems with the updated version using custom decks in old campaigns.

I am still testing

[g0ntzal]

I've test with my custom deck and it works perfectly under Unity, check with a new empty campaign, I've experienced problems with the updated version using custom decks in old campaigns.

I am still testing

Thanks, @lozanoje. A new campaign from scratch and still the same... I'm running Fantasy Grounds Unity on MacOS... Just in case this information is relevant...

[Flynn]

How do you may your card images?

[lozanoje]

How do you may your card images?

Converting the pdf in the store of the publisher to images or, for custom cards, using a GIMP template:

https://i.ibb.co/hyfdt4N/El-hombre-roncha.jpg (https://ibb.co/hyfdt4N) https://i.ibb.co/q7BQBKh/Eres-un-idiota.jpg (https://ibb.co/q7BQBKh) https://i.ibb.co/ynWGCLh/Mosca-cojonera.jpg (https://ibb.co/ynWGCLh)