Congrats on the new home, and thank you for the tutorial. My friend bought a ton of WoW minis from a garage sale for cheap, and we've been trying to make thematic customs that fit into HS lore and expand army build options. One question I have is when you create stats for a new unit, what's your general sense of pricing that unit point-wise, and how do you tell when the unit is "balanced?"
Sweet! Creating customs is one of my favorite things to do! As to your question...I try to find figures that are similar in statistical power or specials and base points off of them. So, if i have a hero at 5life, 5move, 1range, 4attack, 4defense...i try to put points close to other figures with those same stats. BUT that also depends on the specials. Then i compare the specials i give the figure with other similar figures and try to determine how points may fit. After that, you then playtest and see how whether or not the figure "fills" those points or not.
I thought it was a great video. You should do more tutorials. And hey I'm just glad that you are one of the only people still doing heroscape videos so I'm always excited for a video no matter when one comes out.
haha...well...you can tell this was my first time doing a tutorial video...that last minute there in the video is a little rough :P forgive my redundancy and lack of editing :)
I’m not a pro with photoshop and don’t have the resources for it but can always find figs to customize and can create stats and abilities but I could really use your help in the creation of cards aspect.
Do you copy and paste the cards when you start a new thread, because I made the stat card using the x 2 program and saved it in my images, but it won't let me copy and paste my picture into the thread? (Copy and paste on thread for heroscapers.com)
This tutorial was very helpfull. Made my first decent custom card thanks to it. I do have a question do, cause I think I did something wrong. After my first card, I used the brush to make a green dot in the line of sight. Now I'm trying to make a second card, but I think I've messed up the settings. When I'm at 2.28 from your video (using the brush to make some of the image dissapear) it does not work anymore. It only A) blackens the image or B) makes the original background reapear. Do you know how I can change this?
Good question. Unfortunately I never bother with the back of the card for my custom cards. It would likely be similar as doing the front, but I just never bothered
Oof, yeah this is old…there’s a much better method. Or rather the image part is the same but the creation of the card with text is worlds easier now that we have a card generator.
Gimp is a definitely a worthy resource that a lot of Heroscapers use to make their custom cards. I have no personal experience with Gimp, so I wouldn't know what to tell ya
nah that was smart to make a custom card video. actually coincidentally I am making a custom. I was wondering where you got the blank heroscape card. and can HP get adobe photoshop cs6.
heroscapers.com has downloads for the heroscape blank cards. Unfortunately I don't think photoshop can be used on HP. I'm pretty sure it's only for Mac :-/
I made a few characters and put them on Heroscapers.net. This vid will help out a bunch when I decide to actually create the cards. Problem has been trying to find figures for the cards :(
to be honest...I find it harder to make customs first and then match a figure to the concept...so I usually just browse through miniatures and then come up with a concept to fit the figure. That makes it a lot easier for me.
I like to use Troll and Toad...most of their figures are around $3 a piece...which I consider to be pretty reasonable. They also allow you to sell to them, so I sold a bunch of my Pokemon and got instore credit, and if you sell them over $20 in value of items you get 25% more instore credit. So a lot of my custom figures I essentially got for free.
Message to you and all people making vids like this... NOBODY GIVES A CRAP ABOUT HOW LATE YOU ARE POSTING A VIDEO OR YOUR PERSONAL LIFE. JUST PRESENT THE INFO. Geeeeeezzzzzzzzussssssss
Congrats on the new home, and thank you for the tutorial. My friend bought a ton of WoW minis from a garage sale for cheap, and we've been trying to make thematic customs that fit into HS lore and expand army build options. One question I have is when you create stats for a new unit, what's your general sense of pricing that unit point-wise, and how do you tell when the unit is "balanced?"
Sweet! Creating customs is one of my favorite things to do! As to your question...I try to find figures that are similar in statistical power or specials and base points off of them. So, if i have a hero at 5life, 5move, 1range, 4attack, 4defense...i try to put points close to other figures with those same stats. BUT that also depends on the specials. Then i compare the specials i give the figure with other similar figures and try to determine how points may fit. After that, you then playtest and see how whether or not the figure "fills" those points or not.
Where do you download blank cards?
I thought it was a great video. You should do more tutorials. And hey I'm just glad that you are one of the only people still doing heroscape videos so I'm always excited for a video no matter when one comes out.
awesome...I appreciate that...glad to have you here
however some may have to much power.
i like custom figures because they bring a new feel to the game.
oh yeah...super fun
haha...well...you can tell this was my first time doing a tutorial video...that last minute there in the video is a little rough :P forgive my redundancy and lack of editing :)
Hello Sir, love your content. Would you ever make custom cards for someone for compensation?
I’m not a pro with photoshop and don’t have the resources for it but can always find figs to customize and can create stats and abilities but I could really use your help in the creation of cards aspect.
Where can I get some Dragonball Z Super custom cards? Interested in creating some for me? I’m Willing to pay
Never seen DBZ cards and I’m not familiar with the story/characters so I wouldn’t be a good fit for making s custom
awesome I so want to do this
MSE is much older than 2016. You should be using that instead definitely.
Edit: Also proper font is Arial Narrow
Do you copy and paste the cards when you start a new thread, because I made the stat card using the x 2 program and saved it in my images, but it won't let me copy and paste my picture into the thread? (Copy and paste on thread for heroscapers.com)
my only problem is I don't have Photoshop
yeah...that can be a problem...cause photoshop isn't cheap either
I made my own for Primal Groudon chosen general: Einar.
This tutorial was very helpfull. Made my first decent custom card thanks to it.
I do have a question do, cause I think I did something wrong. After my first card, I used the brush to make a green dot in the line of sight. Now I'm trying to make a second card, but I think I've messed up the settings. When I'm at 2.28 from your video (using the brush to make some of the image dissapear) it does not work anymore. It only A) blackens the image or B) makes the original background reapear.
Do you know how I can change this?
You have to make sure you’re in a separate layer when you try to use the masking tool and your colors need to be set at black and white
Do you know of anyway to print a Heroscape card like this with the same thickness and feel as a real Heroscape card?
yeah...I put the cards in a pdf document (11 by 17 size) and then I print on Semi-gloss 80lb paper. That is about the right thickness and weight.
What about the back of the card? How do you add something to it?
Good question. Unfortunately I never bother with the back of the card for my custom cards. It would likely be similar as doing the front, but I just never bothered
@@SirHeroscape So its just blank on the other side?
@@WallsandTrees for my custom cards I print, yeah. But I print with thicker Cardstock and then I laminate them
@@SirHeroscape Okay nice. Sorry but I have 1 more question. Is it legal to sell custom cards with figures, or is it a copyright issue?
Awesome video very informative
This still viable for today or is there a new method?
Oof, yeah this is old…there’s a much better method. Or rather the image part is the same but the creation of the card with text is worlds easier now that we have a card generator.
@@SirHeroscape link please? Or perhaps make a new tutorial if you have the time?
@@Kai-ow9gi sorry it took so long to get you the link!! www.heroscapers.com/xorlof/x2cc/
@@SirHeroscape thanks, no problem!
@@SirHeroscape thanks for remembering me lol
You think that this would work in gimp?
Gimp is a definitely a worthy resource that a lot of Heroscapers use to make their custom cards. I have no personal experience with Gimp, so I wouldn't know what to tell ya
nah that was smart to make a custom card video. actually coincidentally I am making a custom. I was wondering where you got the blank heroscape card. and can HP get adobe photoshop cs6.
heroscapers.com has downloads for the heroscape blank cards. Unfortunately I don't think photoshop can be used on HP. I'm pretty sure it's only for Mac :-/
+Sir Heroscape photoshop can be used on PC or Mac. Free alternatives are Gimp and Paint.NET
thanks for that! I thought it was only an Apple product for Apple devices. That's good to know though.
I've also heard of Gimp, but never used, or seen it used.
Haldir is what you should name the elf figure.
hah...well...I'll save that for my LOTR customs ;)
After you finish making customs could you do a video showing all of them or most of them?
not a bad idea. I'll probably do something like that :)
You should do a battle where you create and play a custom figure.
he does sometimes
Check out my recent video with my custom Barrone!
I saw it. you did a good job making barrone not to overpowered and yet it was powerful.
thanks. I feel like he may be a little overprices at 140...but other than that, I think he's pretty well balanced
I made a few characters and put them on Heroscapers.net. This vid will help out a bunch when I decide to actually create the cards. Problem has been trying to find figures for the cards :(
I know, I am having huge trouble trying to find figures
to be honest...I find it harder to make customs first and then match a figure to the concept...so I usually just browse through miniatures and then come up with a concept to fit the figure. That makes it a lot easier for me.
A different way to write a song but still effective. Where do you get miniatures for a reasonable price?
I like to use Troll and Toad...most of their figures are around $3 a piece...which I consider to be pretty reasonable. They also allow you to sell to them, so I sold a bunch of my Pokemon and got instore credit, and if you sell them over $20 in value of items you get 25% more instore credit. So a lot of my custom figures I essentially got for free.
Thanks... I will check it out :)
Message to you and all people making vids like this... NOBODY GIVES A CRAP ABOUT HOW LATE YOU ARE POSTING A VIDEO OR YOUR PERSONAL LIFE. JUST PRESENT THE INFO. Geeeeeezzzzzzzzussssssss