OK - Sorry if this has been raised previously and I missed it, but....

[Aiddar]

You know how customers are never satisfied? You give them a great feature, and all they do is go "More more more"? Well... this is kind of like that.

I am loving the lighting, the line of sight, etc. Really makes it fun for my players to truly explore. However.... <grins>, I have been using Dungeon Alchemist for producing my maps recently (very nice tool, even if it does not do round walls, caves or rooms) and (obviously) it works in 3-D; you can rotate, alter the angle, zoom in, up/down etc. When you export it for FGU, it translate into a purely overhead view - good by itself, but if FGU could handle 3-D rendering... Well.. as I said - never satisfied :-)

Is there any plan at some point in the future (a year or two?) down the line where this might become possible? Where the battle maps used in FGU could be 3-D constructions that you could rotate, alter the angle on etc.?

Cheers!

Aiddar

[Zacchaeus]

Nothing is impossible but 3d mapping is a whole different ballgame. And personally I'm not sure that it's needed or that it would add anything to the way non CRPGs are played.

[LordEntrails]

One of FGs developers was the one who created Table Top Connect some time ago, which was a 3D engine. So the skillset and knowledge is in house. That being said, I suspect SmiteWorks has a lot of things on the plate (many years worth) for FG before they look at 3D rendering. But it's technically possible, but it just might not be practical or a good business decision yet.

[Moon Wizard]

One of the biggest challenges is that 99%+ of TTRPG content does not come with 3D assets; so in addition to feasibility, there is also the consideration of sourcing, approval, cost, etc. of 3D assets.

Regards,
JPG

[Mytherus]

I am enjoying dungeon alchemist a lot but even if 3d worked in fgu I wouldn’t use it. I like the 3d mode for design though. Makes it more efficient to view from all angles when adding the little details .

[amerigoV]

I have played around with Dungeon Alchemist. So far in game I use the 2D for tactical combat, and an isometric Snip from DA (since it does not export in iso so far) as a visual/exploration (a nice Baldurs Gate feel). I have played around with Table Top Simulator (a 3D environment) and so far I am "not ready for it". But if DA exports to a 3D render, then maybe...maybe. I have no idea how hard it is to make/acquire at a reasonable price 3D assets. Until its more ubiquitous, its going to be like real table top - a mishmash of representative terrain, 2D assets to fill in, and ye old "the bottlecap represents x".

Then it will all move to Meta anyway :)

[Booker Grimm]

It's very easy to do caves and even round rooms in DA. Raise the terrain then carve out a tunnel, change the texture to rock and there you go instant cave. You can do large round caverns, water filled swamps. With a bit of tinkering, you can get some really decent maps.

[Aiddar]

Hi there - Hmmm - no dea on how to do that! Sounds cool - I will need to play a bit more with DA, obviously. I do not see how DA could do round/curved locations! Cool if it can!