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4E Maps, Items and Monsters

Discussion in 'User Created Content' started by JMeitzen01, Mar 23, 2010.

  1. JMeitzen01

    JMeitzen01 New Member

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    I used Dundjinni to creat my maps for Keep on the Shadowfell and Scepter Tower of Spellgard. Then I found D20pro, what a gamesaver this program is. I then created all af the monsters and items for each module and placed them on the maps. I am currenlty working on crating the maps for Raid on Loudwater and Thunderspire Labyrinth, and should be done soon. If you are looking for the maps, monsters and items for these 4E modules I have posted links so that you can get these D20pro files from my DivShare Account.

    Keep on the Shadowfell
    DivShare File - KotS.d20

    Scepter Tower of Spellgard
    DivShare File - SToS.d20

    Let me know what you think.
     
    #1 JMeitzen01, Mar 23, 2010
  2. Dan

    Dan Member

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    Excellent!

    Our community thanks you, JMeitzen01!
     
    #2 Dan, Mar 25, 2010
  3. Gnoll

    Gnoll New Member

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    Has anyone attemped to run "Scales of War" using d20 pro?
     
    #3 Gnoll, Apr 11, 2010
  4. Dan

    Dan Member

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    Hmm... Wes might have. He's wes (at mindgene)
     
    #4 Dan, Apr 11, 2010
  5. Thurgian

    Thurgian New Member

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    First, let me thank you for uploading this.


    That said, however, it appears that the "adventturing through shadowfell" map has been "used". IE, some of the encounter monsters are missing; and some are already injured.

    I discovered this while running my players through the encounter. While I can manage, on the fly, if you have the time to upload the unused version of the maps; it would be greatly appreciated.
     
    #5 Thurgian, Jul 2, 2010
  6. Teh Bagder

    Teh Bagder New Member

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    The maps look great!

    I've been trying to download the Dundjinni demo for Mac for a couple of weeks now, but can't get it to download at all. I don't know if it's a problem with their server, but it never completes the download. It looks like it'd be the ideal tool for me to use based on the maps you've made, but that's a moot point if I can't download it. :(
     
    #6 Teh Bagder, Jul 3, 2010
  7. Obloerick

    Obloerick New Member

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    I just recently purchased the d20Pro software and found these campaign files. Imagine my surprise in finding them as I have the pen and paper versions and I was running my friends through the H1 module during GenCon2010 - what fun! So I downloaded them so we could continue to play in our far flung locations but....

    I have no idea how to import these into the d20Pro table top tool though and I am having no luck in finding a guide on how to. I think I got the images figured out ( C:\Program Files (x86)\MindGene\d20Pro\judge\campaigns\D&D 4e\res\FLR\* ) - I created the D&D 4e folder by copying the D&D 3.5 OGL folder and overwriting the files with the ones on the 4e webpage. I hope that was right, I can see the folder at the selection screen when I first load in so I assume I got that part right.

    Now to get the maps into the tool, the meat and potato's of the campaign as it were, is evading me.

    Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

    EDIT: So I did find how I can create a raw map and use the scanned image as a template and create the maps myself. That works well enough but I would love to know how to import completed maps...
    Tim
     
    #7 Obloerick, Aug 13, 2010
  8. Tivaan

    Tivaan New Member

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    Basically download the file and save it somewhere like ur desktop
    Open the D20pro and open ur library and click on import, browse to ur desktop and click on that file
    D20pro will do the rest and bring it into your library
     
    #8 Tivaan, Aug 13, 2010
  9. Dan

    Dan Member

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    COrrect. .d20 and .d20-map files are Imported via the Map Library. Just click import, select the .d20 file, and d20pro imports all the graphics, icons, stats, effects, and fog of war on that map.

    .d20 and .d20-map files are complete packages, ready to play!
    See this page: http://help.mindgene.com/libraries/map and scroll to the bottom!
     
    #9 Dan, Aug 18, 2010
  10. grantjy

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    I am unable to import these files. The maps, for instance, are .map files instead of .d20_map files. What do I do? Thanks!
     
    #10 grantjy, Jan 5, 2011
  11. bigkilla

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    LOL, I'm sorry, I am cracking up over your avatar Dan.
     
    #11 bigkilla, Jan 5, 2011
  12. edwardcd

    edwardcd Administrator
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    When Importing, simply choose "All *.*" file types. Once selected and opened, the "<filename>.d20" file should load into your map library several maps.


    I agree, Dan has a great animation avatar
     
    #12 edwardcd, Jan 6, 2011
  13. Dan

    Dan Member

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    post the files here as attachments to your post (see the attachment tab below the posting box). I'll take a look.
     
    #13 Dan, Jan 8, 2011
  14. grantjy

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    Thanks for responding! I can see the .map files when viewing All file types, but when I try to open it in d20pro, it says "Failed to import.
    This file does not appear to be a valid .d20 map file. If you are starting with an image file, please click Create instead."
     
    #14 grantjy, Jan 13, 2011
  15. grantjy

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    Thanks a lot!
     

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    #15 grantjy, Jan 13, 2011
  16. edwardcd

    edwardcd Administrator
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    Scepter Tower of Spellgard -- StoS.d20 (roughly 48MB)
    Keep on the Shadowfell -- KotS.d20 (Roughly 23.5MB)

    Seems like the file you uploaded no longer has the header or footer to load correctly in d20Pro. (52kb)

    I would download the base files again. I just downloaded them today and imported them into d20Pro successfully. Here's how...

    Once you download the file you want, change the file type to "d20_map" (the .d20 file extension is for an older version of d20Pro and no longer works with version 2.3 To make it work with version 2.3 simply change the extension to "d20_map")
    StoS.d20 > StoS.d20_map
    KotS.d20 > KotS.d20_map

    To change the file type on Windows...

    Tools > Folder Options
    OR
    Organize > Folder and Search Options
    [​IMG]

    View Tab > uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types"
    [​IMG]

    Rename the file extension and accept the change
    [​IMG]
     
    #16 edwardcd, Jan 14, 2011
  17. grantjy

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    I tried to change the file type to .d20_map but got the following message when importing "Failed to import.
    This file does not appear to be a valid .d20 map file. If you are starting with an image file, please click Create instead."

    Ah haha! I see what happened now... I think. When I download the zip file, two folders show up: "maps" and "res". Silly me, I thought the .map files in the "maps" folder would be... well... maps. But the actual maps are .jpg files in res/FLR/Maps. So what are the .map files? Do I need them, need to know anything about them?
     
    #17 grantjy, Jan 14, 2011
  18. edwardcd

    edwardcd Administrator
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    d20Pro saves exported files like a ZIP file, however, it will not import correctly when you try to import individual files inside the psudo-zip file, even if you attempt to import them individually. StoS.d20 and KotS.d20 can be imported by d20Pro by itself. The ZIP-like file directory you see if you open the .d20 file in a ZIP program is the directories that d20Pro will assign the new content to.

    Thus, that map0.map (from inside the d20 file using a ZIP program) found in > maps > map0.map only contains information about that map. This file is not an actual map. It contains information that d20Pro uses to determine objects/characters placed on the map. This is the file you uploaded as an attachment.

    In order to import the files d20Pro needs the entire information contained in the entire d20 file. To accomplish this, rename the entire StoS.d20 to StoS.d20_map (or rename the entire KotS.d20 to KotS.d20_map; or both) then import the files in d20Pro.
     
    #18 edwardcd, Jan 14, 2011
  19. Dan

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    Curtis is correct. d20pro map files are really archives of images, monsters, effects, fog of war, and other maps settings. To import maps successfully, you should import the main .d20 or .d20_map file. Don't open it with an archiving program.
     
    #19 Dan, Jan 19, 2011
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