A new copy of the freeware raster to vector converter WinTopo has been released. This software is a very good tool for taking bitmap images and turning them...
From: "Infojunky" <infojunky@...> ... Huh? What I sent was a message containing the link http://wintopo.com/wintopo-setup.exe which is a standard url...
Chris Tutty wrote: /wintopo-setup.exe ... It's a link sraight into a *.EXE file, you click it it trys to load it self. this a cheap way of transporting...
... Use a proper mail program and web browser, then. If they want to run it automatically, it's the software's fault, not Chris'. Keith -- Keith Davies ...
... Most won't run it automagically, they'll download it, and give you the choice of saving or opening. I don't see a problem with posting a link. Virii are...
... Yes this is true... But in these later days of mail groups and unsolicited software addys, the polite thing and safest is to provide a link to a page with...
I agree with the point Evyn has made - that a link to a page that describes the product and allows a download is a lot more useful as an announcement than a...
Does anyone here use NBOS software Fractal Mapper or Character Sketcher? I'm going to give the trial versions a spin, but would like to hear from someone who...
... like ... I've used Fractal Mapper before and it's a neat little tool. Unfortunately, it is very limited in its abilities. It does have the ability to do...
... Nbos, products are nice and have a few features, a smallish continant is about the largest you can go with any detail. But for smaller things it's good. ...
Joe Plugging your own product? ;-}. Oh, what those developers won't stoop to. <g> I do trust your review of Fractal Mapper. I tried the trial version, and...
Can you expound a bit more on Character Artist, and the sameness of characters? The only character creation product I'm familiar with is Heromachine. The beta ...
... In a lot od ways Character artist is real simular to Heromachine, a limited number of poses, quite a few fan generated bits are available though. The faces...
Does anyone here have an old copy of Terralogicus by Logicrucible that they would be willing to sell or give away? If so I'd be interested. Thanks, Marshall...
For those interested in the free Berthier Campaign Management software an update is now avalable from http://delyall.tripod.com/berthier/berthier.html Cheers ...
After reading the Legal text of the Open Gaming License I _think_ I can use the monster & treasure tables in my dungeon map generator. Am I right or did I...
From what I understand if you are using them for random generations within the program, you can not use them. I believe they consider any type of random...
... use the monster & treasure tables in my dungeon map generator. IANAL: You should be OK. There are 2 major things to look out for: Interactive Game: An...
... work on figuring out their own legal mumbo-jumbo! :-) You can try but it's not WOTC's job to figure things out for you. I'd be surprised if you got an...
Todd Landrum wrote... ... So would I. Keep in mind the Number One Reason for the OGL is to allow WotC to tap into the creativity of the fan base to support...
Thought crossed my mind about skills in games. One of the complaints I've constantly heard about skill based systems is that they quickly become unbalanced....
pretty cool. you'd have to add in a few extra variables to track how long it has been since a skill was used and what rate the skill is decaying at, but that's...
... This is probably a bit off the topic of rpg tools. However, I think that unless 'over-skilling' is a problem in your games, making players pay to maintain ...
... I've seen this tried, a few times... Maybe you can do it in a Computer game, that keeps track of all this 'behind-the-scenes', but it is WAY too much...
In principle, I like the idea (it has been presented in other forms before). However, if you are going to formally impose this rule, it is likely to involve a...
... How about using a stat, such as willpower, and saying that the character gets so many "extra" points to toss on primary attributes and skills on the...