Creating Maps in Dungeon Alchemist & Importing them into Roll20
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- This video shows how to create maps in Dungeon Alchemist and then import those maps, including dynamic lighting information, into Roll20. Note that a Dungeon Alchemist license and a Roll20 pro account are required in order to do this.
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Been using this for a week or so now and love it.
I generally run Paizo APs, and i'm re-creating the APs maps in Dungeon Alchemist, because its faster to do that then to try to fit the existing map into roll20 and then do all the dynamic lighitng. :D
Yeah, having the ability to automatically do the dynamic lighting is huge. I love DA. Happy gaming!
I will say that the 300 dpi quality setting can make maps to big to load into Roll20. I tried it with a 50x50 outdoor setting, and the file was 30 mb. Roll20's limit is 10 mb, so something to keep in mind.
Could you break that up and import it into quarters?
Can you save it with less DPI?
Save/import with less DPI certainly is possible, and is eventually what I did, and it seemed to work fine. As for breaking it up, I'm not sure if that would work, since DA also imports lighting, sizing and other info. I guess if you wanted to forgo using that feature it would probably work.
@@polyarny3450 use pine tools image splitter to make appropriately sized pieces. Use gimp to make a very low quality version of your DA map. Upload low quality map, size it correctly, apply dynamic lights to it, then delete map. Dynamic lights will be saved to DL layer. Now upload the pieces of your High Quality map, put them together on the map layer, bingo bango, you're done!
Awesome video Nick, I love the 3d handout idea.
Yesterday while using Dungeon Alchemist, I saw that the mirrors have changing reflections while you move them or change the view angle. Detail, right?
Glad you liked it, Gerald! And yes, the level of detail in the DA maps is fantastic. It really makes for some great immersion. Happy gaming!
Fantastic!
Glad you liked it! Happy gaming!
Do they have handles for the doors? As I understand it the doors in Roll20 can be difficult to use without "handles" / a small extra part to select and manipulate the door with.
Hi Warren - I haven't had any issue with grabbing the doors. If you have a Pro account, check out the Doorknocker API, it makes working with doors really easy m.ruclips.net/video/hpR3PHu__jI/видео.html Thanks for watching, and happy gaming!
Does anyone happen to know if you need a Pro subscription to import the map if you don’t care about auto importing the dynamic lighting?
If you just want to upload the map you've created in Dungeon Alchemist, then no, you don't need the Pro account. You'd export the map as an image, and then you could upload it into Roll20 as you would any other image. You'd need to set the dimensions and all that jazz by hand, but the API is really just there to recreate the dynamic lighting.
@@NickOlivo Thank you very much for the quick and helpful reply! I am getting ready to run my second ever Roll20 campaign and have burned through your whole Roll20 tips playlist over the past two days. Insanely helpful stuff!
Glad the vids have been helpful! Happy gaming!
Anyone get this that thinks its worth $50?
I mean, I backed it at the $80 dollar tier, so.. yes :)
I’ve bought it and used it a little bit. I think I will like it. I haven’t upgraded my Roll20 to a pro account so I haven’t had a chance to import my maps.
I kick started it as well but I did it for the bare-bones package, I forget how much it cost.
I also backed it for $80 and it is worth every penny then some
I also backed at the $80 tier and have been using since beta version. Worth every penny, and they continually add more things. It’s great
Damn. If only I had a pro account lol
Nick, it's very interesting. Good job and i would like to thank you for your speech, is very clear and i can understand you though i'm italian and i'm not so confident with american language. Thumbs up!
Glad you found it helpful, Luca! Thanks for watching, and happy gaming!
I just found this! How did I not know about this! Thank you!
Hi Nick, great Video as always, appreciate your work, you help a ton. I have a question, can you do this with flickering light, just as candles, or does this not work at all?
Glad you liked the vid! The import tool doesn't support flickering lights. While I haven't tried this myself, it is possible to achieve a similar effect using Timmaugh's meta-scripts. He created this video showing how it works - ruclips.net/video/o7-rW_CV6Nw/видео.html (Be sure to look in the description & comments for the code he used) Good luck, and happy gaming!
Does this still work? I tried looking for the importer in roll20 (I have a Pro Account) but nots not there anymore? Is there another new way to do this?
It's still there - it's called Dungeon Alchemist Importer, and appears under Maps & Drawings in the Roll20 Mod Library drop-down.
@@NickOlivo Thanks Nick, I found it. I had already installed it so didnt see it when i looked again in the list of available scripts. Silly mistake. Totally forgot I already installed it. Got mixed up with Dungeon Draft importer
Does Dungeon Alchemist have fog of war tool? Or do I have to create the map, uploaded it on Roll20 and select fog of war there?
You have to set up fog of war in Roll20.
@@NickOlivo thanks mate
Holy crap! DA is setting a new bar for mapmaking software and VTT integration. It's a bit pricey on Steam but honestly looks to be worth every cent. I really hope they start adding in additional tilesets and themes -- once we get modern and futuristic I'm gonna be one happy GM!!!
It's a great tool, I really love it. They do say they have more stuff in the works, I'm really excited to see what they come up with. Thanks for watching, and happy gaming!
You say it's pricey, but remember that that's a 1-time fee. Buy and own, instead of subscribe and hope they keep your stuff.
@@Dyanosis -- Oh yes, 100% true. I'll take a one-time purchase over a subscription model any day.
Thank you for this lovely video!
Thank you for making such an awesome map tool!
Thanks!
Thank you so much! Happy gaming!
Nick, you sold me! I bought Dungeon Alchemist an hour ago, but only the top two icons on the far left are active. All the others are grayed out. Can you (or another viewer) help me out?
Hi Barry - I'm not sure what would cause that, sorry. But the folks over on the Dungeon Alchemist Discord server should be able to help you out (discord.gg/Wrrmb5YrJa) Good luck, and happy gaming!
Nick, I also upgraded to pro after watching!!
Fantastic! Happy gaming!
This is a total game changer...pun intended.
Thanks Nick for another great video.
Glad you liked it, Ray! Happy gaming!
Hey sorry if that's a stupid question but I'm just starting to work with Roll20. How do I install the Dungeon Alchemist Importer? Do I get it when I buy Dungeon Alchemist or how does that work? :)
Not stupid at all. You will need a Roll20 pro account in addition to the Dungeon Alchemist license, and once you have that you can go to your game's settings page to install the Dungeon Alchemist importer.
I know Nick already answered this - but 14:32 onward literally answers your question.
Have to say it's frustrating when people watch a video and then ask a question that's literally answered in the video.
@@DyanosisDude, I'm almost deaf and have a hard time following tutorials when there are no or just auto-generated subtitles. So I guess I missed that.
Also wow, Imagine being THAT kind of person? Get a hobby man.
Hey Nick. I just have a question. Do you know a way to get rid of that frame around the map?
Hi Caner - not that I'm aware of, but you can ask that question over on the DA discord server and someone might be able to help you out. discord.gg/Wrrmb5YrJa. Thanks for watching, and happy gaming!
@@NickOlivo I'd already asked them :) Thought you might know something. Thanks anyways I've learned a ton from you, good gaming!
What an amazing tool.
It is really slick. :)
NOSSA! QUE MAGNIFICO!
Glad it was helpful! Happy gaming!
Spent about 30 minutes trying to find the api stuff then realized it’s only part of the paid subscription, kinda wish you mentioned this at the beginning, huge waste of time for me and I’m guessing a couple others that didn’t realize you needed the subscription to get this
I did, about 15 seconds into the video. Thanks for watching, and have a great day.
This is huge. Is it possible to create cavernous areas or semi cavernous dungeons?
By cavernous, do you mean really big? If so, yes, you can have maps that are 50x50 (or bigger) if you want. If you mean if there's like a cave terrain, not yet, but they are adding more and more terrains to the product, and caves might be one of them
I meant the latter. Would certainly help for my OotA campaigns. Still insanely useful though. Thanks for the swift response!
Glad I could help. You can keep tabs on the new features that Dungeon Alchemist has implemented on their blog - www.dungeonalchemist.com/blog-1 Happy gaming!
If you look search here in RUclips, someone did a cave map by making flat grassland, changing the grass to stone, then using the elevation controls to make walls.