Gothic Virtual Tabletop news & patch notes

• click the drawing tool button to cycle between drawing modes.
• The eraser tool will use the current drawing mode for its erasing.
• You can also cycle through drawing modes by clicking the eraser button.
• When in circle, square, or cone drawing/erasing mode, the pen size slider instead toggles between drawing the outline of the shape, and filling in the shape.

• Drawing large shapes WILL cause lag briefly while drawing the shape. Once a large shape is drawn, there is little to no performance impact on regular gameplay.
• Swapping between maps with tons of (or several large) drawings will be slower than swapping to the same maps with little to no-drawings.

• Fix ruler distance on maps with grid type set to 'none', the cell size and distance_per_cell now properly interact.
• Increase default token import size to 256x256, previously the default was 100x100. For larger tokens this led to badly pixelated images. *

• Randomize initial health of non-unique tokens (automatically roll health for each goblin in an encounter)
• Reset energy / mana / action counter/ at the start of a turn.
• start of turn heal effects (monsters with regeneration)
• and many more!

• add "keep_middle" argument to roll() macro function (docs updated) "keep_middle" lets you keep x median values from a set of rolls. (If keeping_middle on an even number of rolls, the lower of the two 'median' values will always be picked.)
• add "is_clickable" token setting, found on the token's character sheet 'settings' tab. When checked, you will be able to pick up, select, or open the token's character sheet with a left click (or double click) as usual. When unchecked, you will only be able to select the token by clicking and dragging a select box around it. Once selected, you'll be able to move the token or open it's character sheet as usual.
• add "show_name_on_hover" token setting, found on the token's character sheet 'settings' tab. When checked, hovering the mouse over the token will show its name, as usual. When unchecked, hovering the mouse over the token will not show its name. If you have selected the token, its name will always be shown.

• Added macro function 'is_valid_variable(var_name)'
• Added script comments * (Comments begin with the pound sign '#', and MUST END WITH A SEMICOLON, just like any other line.) Any line beginning with a '#' will not be executed as a part of the macro.
• documentation updated
• Fixed bug where multiple tokens in a stack would scale up as if they were all picked up. Only the top token (fully visible token) in a stack will be picked up.

is_valid_variable(var_name)

• All of my weapon macros pass the weapon's damage and name to the macro of the appropriate skill for the weapon used. So If I am shooting a Beretta M9, I run the "Small Guns" macro with "2d6" and "Beretta M9" as runtime arguments. So, if arg0 is a valid variable (if arg0 has a value assigned to it) then I know I am attacking attacking someone. In that case, we want to adjust our target number by the enemy's armour value.

• If we are just running the 'Small Guns' macro on its own (like in a circus' shooting gallery), then arg0 will NOT be a valid variable (it will have no value assigned to it), and the target number will just be the value of our "Small Guns" skill, and there is no need to choose a target.

If you are currently running a game using Gothic VTT, you and your players need to switch to the 'classic-macros' beta branch.

To switch to a beta branch:

changes:

• fixed something small, I don't even remember what it was
• Added the ability to save a character sheet as a 'template.' Learn more below!

Character Sheet Templates

Changes

• add link_table(visible_text, table_name) macro meta function
• add link_compendium(category, entry) macro meta function
• fix min(a,b) and max(a,b) not simplifying equations or dice expressions in some cases.
• fix link_roll(display_text, roll_string) macro meta function not handling roll functions as a part of the roll_string

Changes:

• Fixed a crash that occurred when connecting clients received certain network packets out of order.
• Fixed token status icons not appearing correctly when toggled by players instead of the GM.
• Add string equality comparison support for if() meta functions.
• Scrolling (with the mouse wheel) on compendium tabs and character sheet tabs will change the open tab.
• Compendium categories can now be customized. Choose what default compendium .json files are loaded, and add arbitrary custom categories.

To customize your compendiums:

• add ping feature (right click on the map to ping)
• fixed an issue where macro meta functions were resolved in the wrong order, resulting in confusing output.
• Campaigns autosave every 3 minutes (new), in addition to when you close the application (old), and when pressing ctrl+s (old).
• added /tgm and /tablegm chat commands to roll on a table only to the GM.
• reduced overall amount of network traffic

• fixed a (rare-ish) crash when adding tokens to initiative
• add copy + paste for tokens on maps (GM only.) Ctrl+C to copy selected tokens. Ctrl+V to paste the copied tokens. You can copy paste across maps.
• fix green token select disc scaling issues
• fix initiative arrow pointing to nothing sometimes
• fix initiative arrow only appearing for GM.

• add min(a, b) and max(a, b) functions for macros
• add drop-down menus to the input() macro function To use, add a comma separated list of values inside the parenthesis. Examples: 1d20 + input(1, 2, 3, 4, 69, 420) In this example, when you run the macro you will get to choose whether to add 1, 2, 3, 4, 69, or 420 to your roll. 1d20 + In this example, STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS, and CHA are macro variable names, choosing one will add the value of that macro variable to 1d20.
• Initiative tracker no longer automatically sorts when updating a token's initiative value. (If initiative values change in the middle of a round, you'll no longer lose where you are in the turn order.)
• application will no longer crash when trying to add a weapon/armour/ability to a character sheet when there are no compendium entries of that type.
• if() meta functions now accurately account for modified character sheet values via previous calls to set_value() in the same macro. NOTE: 'Take Damage' and 'Heal' macros from the default "d20 + modifiers" campaign preset in campaigns made before today will incorrectly calculate whether a token is dead or not. Below are the updated macro meta fields to paste into existing character sheets: Heal macro meta field: set_value(, + input()); if( > 0, true=set_status(dead, false)) Take Damage macro meta field: set_value(, - input()); if( <= 0, true=set_status(dead, true))
• tokens with even dimensions (2x2, 4x4, 6x6, etc.) now align onto the grid. This doesn't quite feel perfect yet, more tweaks to follow.
• full roll strings for macro roll fields are now hidden in the tooltip. With particularly complex macros, the chat roll result tooltip could get too wide for your monitor very quickly. For now, I've hidden the full roll string from the tooltip, which will ensure the actual die rolls are visible at all times. Just to make things clear: You can still see all of the dice rolls in a macro, just not the formula/ equation at the top. It's not ideal, but the actual die rolls are more important most of the time anyway. I'm working on implementing custom tooltips that won't suck.

• When adding an item to a token(s) from the compendium, if the item already exists in the token's inventory, the quantity is increased by 1 instead of creating a new entry.
• Item descriptions are available in the compendium, but not on character sheets.

To update an existing token's image:

• Drag and drop the new image onto the game window
• At the bottom of the import window, choose the token whose image you want to update from the drop-down menu, and click the update button.
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• Profit

Fixes:

• Fixed a crash that occurred when players deleted tokens from the map OR tried to open a token's character sheet from the token drawer while using steam for networking.

Additions

• Added the ability to join + host games using Steam. For details see below.
• Hovering tokens in the token drawer (left panel) will show their name in a tooltip.
• Added HP bar toggle for tokens, allowing you to show/hide any token's HP bar. This settings is on the tokens character sheet 'Settings' tab.
• Added a yellow arrow that points to the token your mouse is hovering over on the initiative tracker window.
• Added the macro meta functions: 'play_music(track_name)' and 'stop_sound()'. The first allows you to play music files (files that show up in the jukebox music library) through tokens. The second will the token from playing any sound (be it the token's battlecry, from a play_sound() function, or music playing from a play_music() function). As always, details are in the game's Manual found on the game's library page.

• Right click Gothic VTT in steam, and select 'Properties'
• Go to the 'Betas' tab
• Change the 'Betas Participation' drop down menu from 'testing' to 'None'

To Host a Game With Steam:

• Open a campaign
• Click 'Network', followed by 'Start Steam Server'
• Players can then join you though the steam friends list, or you can send them invites by clicking on 'Network', then selecting 'Invite Steam Friends'.

To join the testing branch, in your Steam Library:

• Added warning when a compendium .json file fails to parse.
• Removed crash when a compendium .json file fails to parse.
• Token volume slider now correctly adjusts volume of currently playing token sounds.