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Ulric
July 6th, 2022, 04:05
I've been running Starfinder since 2019. Over the years I've purchased everything available on the FG store from Paizo except for some of the SFS modules and the Flip-Tiles. I noticed when searching the word "starfinder" in the store the results also return Pathfinder results listed before any Starfinder. Pathfinder seems to be included because the search index looks at the copyright statement on the product page instead of a set of keyword tags. The search results seem to be displayed based on the most recently published product. This problem can push all Starfinder products off the first page because there are more pathfinder products being released than Starfinder.

There is also the problem of Flip-Tiles not showing up using the advanced search. If you perform an advance search and select Starfinder for the Game System and Paizo for the Publisher the results will not include the Starfinder Flip-Tiles. This is because the Flip-Tiles have been tag as a "Generic Add-ons" Game System instead of Starfinder. These products will load into other rulesets, so they should show up as a generic add-on but there needs to be a way to also include it in the search results of the ruleset they were originally intended to be used with.

There should be a way to only search the Title of the product.

ddavison
July 6th, 2022, 13:58
You will want to search the category for Starfinder modules using the advanced search or by clicking on the Starfinder logo on the home page.

Have you checked the Personalized Suggestion page? It filters out things you have bought the most and shows you other items in each category.

Ulric
July 6th, 2022, 15:48
You will want to search the category for Starfinder modules using the advanced search or by clicking on the Starfinder logo on the home page.

Have you checked the Personalized Suggestion page? It filters out things you have bought the most and shows you other items in each category.
Doug, They will not show using the advance search using any category other than "Generic Add-on", "Map Pack" categories. The results are mixed with Pathfinder products and can not be filtered to only show Starfinder or only Pathfinder. I clicked the Starfinder logo on the homepage and went through six pages of results and the Starfinder flip-tiles are not included. These products are also not listed in my personalized suggestions for Starfinder. It was a happy accident I even discovered the Flip-Tiles for Starfinder. I also checked and it looks like the Pathfinder flip-tiles do not show up when you click the Pathfinder logos on the home screen. I thought you would want to know as you might be missing sales.

ddavison
July 6th, 2022, 15:59
Hey Ulric,

You can do a search for Starfinder Flip Tiles and it will pull them up for you.
Here is a link: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/store/?search=Starfinder+Flip-Tiles+

They have to remain as Generic and Map Packs because they can technically be used for any sci-fi campaign. There are also 2 packs that were released under Pathfinder (before Starfinder was released) that are called Starship Chambers and Starship Corridors.

Ulric
July 6th, 2022, 16:24
Hey Ulric,

You can do a search for Starfinder Flip Tiles and it will pull them up for you.
Here is a link: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/store/?search=Starfinder+Flip-Tiles+

They have to remain as Generic and Map Packs because they can technically be used for any sci-fi campaign. There are also 2 packs that were released under Pathfinder (before Starfinder was released) that are called Starship Chambers and Starship Corridors.
Yes, I agree and was aware of all that before I started this post. I just thought you would want all official Starfinder/Pathfinder Products to be displayed with their respective ruleset in a single search result instead of having to do two separate searches to see all official related products. Thank you for you time and have a good day!

Ulric
July 6th, 2022, 17:59
I am adding this tip for anyone else looking for these products. In the search field paste the following txt "specifically for the Starfinder" or "specifically for the Pathfinder" and the search results will only be the flip-tiles and flip maps for the ruleset you are looking for.