Horror on the Orient Express

[djbreaktime]

I heard some time ago someone was working on converting the Horror on the Orient Express module to FGU, does anyone know how this is coming along, if at all?

[damned]

It is about 80% done.

[djbreaktime]

It is about 80% done.

Excellent, Thank you very much for the update.

[BrentCaldwell]

Ooh, that's great news. Thank you. Cannot wait for HotOE and Masks on FGU. Going to be fantastic.

[Egheal]

great news, cannot wait for MoN and HotOE!

[similarly]

I can't wait for both of these as well.

[DagBateway]

Exciting! :D Any ETAs?

[djbreaktime]

Any update on this damned?

[damned]

Hi djbreaktime

Im not working on this one - but I spoke with the dev who is 2 weeks ago and its getting close.

[ianmward]

The good news is that it is complete.
The bad news is that is is huge and will likely take some time to QA and get through approvals.

I will be submitting it to SmiteWorks this week hopefully.

[damned]

Ia! Ia!

[sedgetone]

Thank you so much for doing this, totally appreciate what a huge endeavour it is to build this out.

[johnecc]

Nice work, Ian

[similarly]

I can't wait! I'm dying to buy this and Masks of Nyarlathotep.

[Aniond]

Is this still being worked on?

[vegaserik]

Yes

[PhantomGamer]

Looking forward to this! If you need someone to take a look at anything, I'm happy to assist if needed!

[wkschuyler]

Also looking forward to MoN and HoOE. Quick question though, Ive only been a member for a short time. Will the release date be announced on FG Store or here on the forum?

B

[johnecc]

Smiteworks generally don’t announce release dates in advance, except for things like official DnD books that have a set release date by the publisher, and SW have simultaneous release deals. Once it is in the store, it will likely be mentioned here.

[wkschuyler]

Thanks.. Good to know.

[Egheal]

We are at the 3 months mark after HotOE has been submited to Smithworks and one month for MadBeardMan's Masks of Nyarlathotep. What is going on Smithwork? :confused::confused::confused:
No HotOE and no MoN in the shop, no Art Deco theme in the Forge.

[sedgetone]

I imagine it would take a lot of time to QC both products. Smiteworks are a small operation. Also CoC can't be that big a revenue generator for them, else it might get higher priority and more content. Paizo and D&D content is where the money is at for them. It'll come I'm sure and I highly doubt they'll publish a timeline for release. We just have to wait for now.

[ianmward]

We are at the 3 months mark after HotOE has been submited to Smithworks and one month for MadBeardMan's Masks of Nyarlathotep. What is going on Smithwork? :confused::confused::confused:
No HotOE and no MoN in the shop, no Art Deco theme in the Forge.

First, HotOE was not submitted until last month. Things happened, things got delayed.
Second, it includes 18 scenarios and three reference manuals. It is huge and will take time to review, oh, and expect a few goes around to sort out the issues.
Third, Smiteworks is a small team with a lot to look after, most of which will sell many more copies, so HotOE is probably at the top of their priority list, why would it be?
Forth, most of the content creators, myself included, have “real lives” beyond doing these things. We do this for the love of the comunity and in spare time.

Throwing a tantrum is not going to speed it up, so cut them some slack wait for it to arrive.

[Egheal]

Be sure I was not judging the creators, you or MadBeardMan, your products are finished (excuse me if I took your word about the delivery 3 months ago). It took you a long time, the same goes for MadBeardMan. I can only be impressed by your work, and I know that it is not your main work.
so kudos to both of you. I think you haven't seen me complaining about you before or after your release. I just don't understand why it took so long Smithwork side. For example all they have to do for the Art Deco theme is delivering the Forge account approval to MadBeardMan, and boom he will put it into the forge.
I don't think it is a one month process to get this done. Don't take my word for this, asks MadBeardMan. His products are checked by Chaosium, verified by testers and crafted like jewels.
Concerning the priorities, CoC is a major RPG. I don't think it is, for example, way under the sells of, let's say, Traveller for example, but I could be wrong. Anyway, I don't think I was "throwing a tantrum", I was just expressing my incomprehension in the best way i could. English is not my first language, I apologie if you felt attacked by my post.
I fell the same with your "throwing a tantrum".

[vegaserik]

We are at the 3 months mark after HotOE has been submited to Smithworks and one month for MadBeardMan's Masks of Nyarlathotep. What is going on Smithwork? :confused::confused::confused:
No HotOE and no MoN in the shop, no Art Deco theme in the Forge.

They are HUGE mods to have to go through, especially Orient Express. This process takes time, pretty much always more than 30 days.

[similarly]

They are HUGE mods to have to go through, especially Orient Express. This process takes time, pretty much always more than 30 days.

That's what I've heard. They're both enormous! It's going to take time. I'd rather they take some time, do it right. Recently, I've seen some game companies getting destroyed on social media for releasing stuff before it was really finished. Believe me: I'm REALLY excited for these, and will buy them the moment they are out. I'm DYING with anticipation. But I'd rather get quality than speed.

[esmdev]

It is all a plot by <static>! They have specifically <static> the <static> of these <static> in order to make you go crazy with desire. The <static> know what you want, and how to use that to manipulate you.

I've tried to warn people about the <static> in the past, or was it the future? I'm not really sure. All I know is that someone, somewhere, somewhen, will eventually discover the long lost manuscripts and we will learn the truth about <static>.

[MadBeardMan]

Hey, just to throw some idea of how big things are that SW need to 'review' and why it takes time.

Did you know that MoN (which is smaller than HotOE) has over 5,000 links (links to items, story entries, NPC,s etc), over 1,000 images and over 25,000 lines of text. I felt sorry submitting it as I knew it would take some time. I'm also lucky in that they found nothing wrong in their testing.

So as HoTOE drops I'll be picking it up, as a nod to Ian/Damned who have sold their souls to bring it to us.

Cheers,
MBM

[Muagen]

Really enjoying your work (and continued support) on MoN, MadBeardMan! Also looking forward to HotOE.

Question: what if I had spare time that I was going to be using to stare at Fantasy Grounds, anyway, and wanted to help in testing product? Who and how would I approach this?

[MadBeardMan]

Really enjoying your work (and continued support) on MoN, MadBeardMan! Also looking forward to HotOE.

Question: what if I had spare time that I was going to be using to stare at Fantasy Grounds, anyway, and wanted to help in testing product? Who and how would I approach this?

Best thing to do is ask the devs if they need help testing. But if it's SmiteWorks hands you can't help them.

Right back to RQ now.

Cheers

[similarly]

Hey, just to throw some idea of how big things are that SW need to 'review' and why it takes time.

Did you know that MoN (which is smaller than HotOE) has over 5,000 links (links to items, story entries, NPC,s etc), over 1,000 images and over 25,000 lines of text. I felt sorry submitting it as I knew it would take some time. I'm also lucky in that they found nothing wrong in their testing.

So as HoTOE drops I'll be picking it up, as a nod to Ian/Damned who have sold their souls to bring it to us.

Cheers,
MBM

I'm in awe of the amount of work that went into this. Even though it could be a long time before I have time to run this campaign, I went out and bought it just because I respect the amount of work that went into it. Same with HoTOE. Going to definitely buy that the second it comes out.

[MassaG]

It has arrived, folks: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/store/product.php?id=CHA23130

[pralix1138]

It has arrived, folks: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/store/product.php?id=CHA23130

Huzzah!

[djbreaktime]

Excellent, thank you for the heads up!

[rgtschope]

Is it just me, or Note by Note is missing? Otherwise, great job!!

[ianmward]

Is it just me, or Note by Note is missing? Otherwise, great job!!

I see the module “Horror on the Orient Express - Note for Note”

[rgtschope]

Found it! It was just an user error (didn't scroll all the way through). AMAZING job!

[sedgetone]

Amazing, roll on pay day!

[sedgetone]

Bought it, because who needs food. Today got a $50 refund as FG have dropped the pricing, thank you guys!

Ian, this is truly an amazing piece of work. I'm stunned at how good it looks. Finishing off some Shadowrun and then I want to run this.

[MadBeardMan]

Bought it, because who needs food. Today got a $50 refund as FG have dropped the pricing, thank you guys!

Ian, this is truly an amazing piece of work. I'm stunned at how good it looks. Finishing off some Shadowrun and then I want to run this.

Food is sooooo temporary, this will give you many many many hours of enjoyment.

Huge amount of work, well done Ian. I tip my hat off to you.

So that's both huge campaigns now available for FGU.

[Egheal]

Nice price drop! I contacted Chaosium yesterday about the starting price (MoN is only $59.99, HotOE could not possibly be $89.99). Quick reaction from Chaosium! Insta buy at $39.99.

[dragonheels]

Hello,
I've just bought the campaign as it is for sale :)
I'm a bit confused. I have one module : Horror on the Orient Express - Book one. By Chaosium.
Are the other books not finished yet?

Edit: My bad !!! I didn't see all the other items ! Filtered on 'Chaosium', not on the name of the writers :)

[sedgetone]

If you filter by Ruleset and type horror on in the Search By Name box you should get 22 modules. It's a beast and I'm so thankful Ian and the contributors that got this to FGU. Load up the Horror on the Orient Express - Book1 and Horror on the Orient Express - Travellers Companion and your good to start the story. I'd recommend reading through those yourself and Book2 before diving into the game. You only need to load up the bits you need depending on where you are in the story; if you load it all it will take an age for clients to connect and be an unnecessary overhead on your system too.

[dragonheels]

If you filter by Ruleset and type horror on in the Search By Name box you should get 22 modules. It's a beast and I'm so thankful Ian and the contributors that got this to FGU. Load up the Horror on the Orient Express - Book1 and Horror on the Orient Express - Travellers Companion and your good to start the story. I'd recommend reading through those yourself and Book2 before diving into the game. You only need to load up the bits you need depending on where you are in the story; if you load it all it will take an age for clients to connect and be an unnecessary overhead on your system too.

Thank you very much 👍!