Vexinator

Hey folks, I've been trying to get my FG install (Ultimate License) working for remote play so my group can continue to play while quarantined (I normally use FG as a GM toolkit for in-person/at-the-table play.)

I'm facing two issues that may be related.

The issue I'm trying to address here is that FGU complains that my license check failed. Despite this, the program correctly detects my purchases and I have full access to all my content when I log in.

Most of my FG purchases have been through steam. I have two product keys in Steam, one for FG, one for the Ultimate Upgrade. It doesn't matter which key I have in the FG launcher settings, I get the same error.

Does anyone know what may be

The Pimax headset works fine by itself; when I put it on it displays the SteamVR starting area and tracks head movement. PiTool does not recognize any of my vive hardware though (all the device symbols are grey/disconnected.) I cannot find someplace inside Pitool to initiate a pairing.

SteamVR also doesn't seem to let me pair the wands to the new headset, but will let me continue to use them if I'm using the vive headset. That is, all the hardware is working separately.

Please help? How do I pair my existing Vive equipment to my new headset?

I've been using Improved Initiative to run combat at the table. We don't need the VTT features of Fantasy Grounds, since we actually play in person, but all other features are super handy for GMs in general and I'm ramping up to use this as part of my GM toolkit.

There is a feature for Improved Initiative where you can load in a player-view of the combat tracker. At our table, I have an old android tablet which shows this player-view for the whole table. While not perfect, it's a great way to track initiative and enemy health/status.

What are my options to replicate this with Fantasy Grounds (i.e. a single screen, facing the players, which has the combat tracker - and only the combat track

Hey everyone, hoping the community can help me. I've got dual-boot going on my Chuwi Surbook - things mostly work in Ubuntu (installed at 18.04, upgraded to 18.10 yesterday) but there are a few oddities. Two in particular seem like they might be easy to fix:

1.) The gyro is reversed when swapping between landscape and portrait - i.e. landscape is working perfectly, but if I physically rotate the screen to portrait mode, the gyro recognizes the movement but rotates the screen in the wrong direction (the screen is upside down when viewing portrait). I can fudge it by locking the rotation and then physically flipping the tablet... but this seems like something fixed by a simple config file cha

I'm not talking about contracts for local governments (though I'd be interested in learning if you can gain rep with them - there's no slider for them so I assume not.)

Rather, I'm referring to contracts for the major powers - where you have a rep slider. The slider is specifically titled something like Bonus Rep... implying that you always gain some for a completed job. But I'm not certain because this is the only slider which can go all the way down to zero.

Looking at my Reputation interface, it looks like I'm slowly gaining rep with the main faction for the territory I'm in... but I'm not certain. I have not noticed rep mentioned anywhere else when picking a contract.

Has anyone figur

I know this isn't an LFG subreddit but with GURPS being such a niche game still it's very difficult to find players in my area. My regular group, who mostly play 5E, is not as interested in the GURPS system... so I'm hoping to join or start another group and meet a few new people to play with.

If you are interested and local please send me a PM.

I noticed that Krylon's Triple Thick Glaze is being marked as discontinued. This is a spray-on product that produces similar results to XTC-3Ds smoothing epoxy coat for 3d printing.

If you're in Canada, Canadian Tire is clearing out their remaining stock at about 40% off ($5 instead of $9 per can). Get em while you can.

Hi everyone, I'm hoping for some clarification for how Banner of the Ruler works - when you place an additional creature in an arena, does it count as an additional point for tax collection purposes? I.e. do you get double the tax income from that arena?

Also, does it only allow you to do this for a single arena, for five arenas, or for all ten arenas? (or 11/13 arenas with one of the tax rings)

I'm assuming it allows you to double up occupancy for all arenas, but that without one of the rings you would still be capped at 10 creatures collecting taxes.

My PEI sheet developed a small bubble a few days ago and I'm looking to replace it.

What I'd really like is to install a removable build plate as they seem like a very nice upgrade. Does anyone have any experience installing one of these on a MK2, and is it worth the time/money?

Specifically, I've been looking at the BuildTak FlexPlate (it looks like they have one that would fit the MK2) but would be equally interested in any other options. Does it work as well as a PEI sheet, and does the inductive sensor still work? Is there anything else I should be aware of?

It's time for me to replace my PEI sheet - it's been getting pretty scratched up from me lifting/prying prints off and last night a tiny section lifted (so there's a small bubble of air under this tiny section.)

There are many alternative platform materials, many of which are both removable and flexible. I was wondering if anyone has tried one of these with their MK2? (Examples are gekotek, ninja plate, fleks3d, printinz etc.)

Specifically, I'm wondering if the heated build plate and auto calibration system precludes using these third party plates/materials.

I bought a bottle a while ago and broke it open yesterday for the first time. Figured I'd give it a try with highlights.

This stuff is amazing for creating smooth highlights - because it's semi-transparent, both colors below and colors mixed with it will show through very smoothly. Furthermore, because it's semi-transparent, I quickly found controlling opacity was a simple matter of controlling thickness (which is a little odd for someone who always does multiple thin coats.)

This stuff practically eliminates the chalkiness or hard transitions that I have always encountered (and surmounted with repeated thin blending coats) and the end result is amazing transitions. This is my first time t

Has anyone used water soluble oil paints as their washes?

We have several pets so normal oil paints are off the table for me. I've tried water colors, but they have a couple problems - they clean up TOO easily (I find I remove too much pigment when trying to clean them) and their colors are a little off (kind of chalky.) For the last several years, my go-to has been home-made miracle washes. They work as well as any store-bought wash I've tried, but I'm trying to find something that requires less cleanup without reliance on pin-point application.

Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QTNCJ0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_23?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

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This will be old news for many of you, but I've been using GCS for years now and only just discovered this: the program can display PDFs, and will locate (and display) the reference page for any library entry if you have the relevant PDF linked. It even highlights the relevant section of that page!

Such a good program!

Also, in case you hadn't heard yet, you can now export your sheets to the http://www.gurpscalculator.com/ site, where you can display your characters and use an integrated dice roller for skill checks and combat damage. (And, of course, there are a lot of other very useful GM tools on the site too.)