Dungeon Alchemist - Creating a village

Hi there,
created a village layout. Enjoy

[@adreabrooks11]

Pro tip (not really; I've been using Dungeon Alchemist for like 7 hours, haha): If you turn the "Collision" switch (in the upper-right of the menu) off , you can manually move pieces with a much finer level of precision -including being able to move them up and down, or rotate them without the "snap to grid" feature. This will allow you to do things like sticking your bridge pieces together so that they look pretty and contiguous. Also, the devs might have heard your suggestion! It's now possible to rotate objects before placing by using your scroll wheel on your mouse. Regarding scale: after you place an item, a set of frame corners appear around the object. You can drag these corners to resize the object to your liking - so, for example, you can adjust the trees in your orchard or your bridges to the size you like.

[@Meister_Murloc]

yeah. there's quite some improvements over the time. not currently using it but as soon as i DM again i'll have use for it i am sure.

[@edoardovergani3750]

This video made me realize the fact you can't take the "buildings" and rotate them is a big limit.. But da for me for now is the better map builder

[@Meister_Murloc]

yeah. and they always have to be squaredm no non-90° angles. but thats because it is meant to be used with table top games :)

[@crcurran]

I noticed that early on this vide. That’s problem that needs to be addressed.

[@kevshirtcliffe8936]

@@Meister_Murloc That's just been unlocked in the latest Magic update!

[@Meister_Murloc]

@@kevshirtcliffe8936 good to know. this video is a bit older than the magic update, but the optionto rotate buildings is good

[@banaminatigaming]

@@kevshirtcliffe8936 how do you rotate them i cant figure it out

[@saphirabjartskular3359]

Awesome!

[@breezyfresh550]

Nice video! What size map did you use?

[@Meister_Murloc]

not sure. i think something in the range of 20 x 20 at the start and then i expanded it when i needed to

[@tippydaug525]

A script would be really nice for these. The foundation of the video was solid, but half of it was "um, well, uh" and silence while you were thinking. If you record the video and voice over separately, you can write a coherent script to record over top and keep it nice and neat imo

[@Meister_Murloc]

Eh. The time spend on writing a script just for a workflow video is too great. The effort for a non monetized channel is limited.

[@tippydaug525]

@@Meister_Murloc Dang, guess it's just not a channel for me. Great content tho!

[@Meister_Murloc]

@@tippydaug525 thank you. the issue is really that i do this whole thing for free in my time off. i tried working with scripts and it just increases my "workload" by double.

[@tippydaug525]

@@Meister_Murloc I get that, I have a separate channel I run for posting fun Animal Crossing/gaming videos. I've gotten a good method down of making it "half writing as I record just to remove ums, uhs, and silence" and it only takes me a few extra minutes now. Your content is really good though so I wish your channel the best in future growth! I can't watch too many more bc it's a massive pet peeve of mine, but I hope others can :)

[@foamheart]

Do all houses have to be aligned to the same grid?

[@Meister_Murloc]

Yes. The houses have to be aligned on the grid.

[@andersen240]

I wonder can we use this as background comic or VN games, and is this software royalty free?

[@Smarglenargle]

So, they do not have a in game way to play this map with your players? You have to export it in top down mode and use it in foundry or roll20? It feels like a waste to have all this detail, first person mode, and stuff, just to be wasted on a top down view.

[@Meister_Murloc]

i think it has steam remote play together, but otherwise, i think its mainly for making the maps and less for being the play application

[@HOWBOUTTASHORYUKEN]

The details are transferred over to foundry and roll 20. You’d be surprised

[@Descenter1976]

How big can you make this? Could you make it many MANY times bigger if you wanted? Or do I need to make many maps of this size side by side?

[@Meister_Murloc]

Thats basically limited by your hardware. Better pc can handle bigger maps. I have no idea how big you can make this

[@4neurismo]

One question, the maps can be exported as JPG 2D?

[@Meister_Murloc]

definitely as 2D, not sure if jpg or png, but converting would be trivial^^

[@ClassicRollPlayer]

Man I got real excited about this game after your video .... but man $45?!? Not sure it's worth that to me who almost exclusively plays in person... but the app looks gorgeous.

[@Scottx125Productions]

It's not a game but a map maker.. And considering it lets you make a map in such a small amount of time.. $45 is great.

[@Meister_Murloc]

i think it highly depends how much you get out of it. if you frequently have to make tabletop maps and want high quality, i recommend it. if you have no use for that save for some personal enjoyment, better wait for the next steam sale maybe :)

[@FOXHOUND874]

And the fact you can use your Hero Forge minis in game is amazing 🤩

[@wero2661]

Hope you get this notification. If you're still interested in the app, it's 20% of rn. Just bought it myself

[@ClassicRollPlayer]

@@wero2661 thanks Ill look it up!

[@vinniecooper2937]

how yoy can export this map to play a DND or ONE ring game with your friends and convert the map to interactive experience for the players?

[@Meister_Murloc]

There is an Export function for foundry and as a printable jpg. I do not know about interactive.

[@vinniecooper2937]

Sorry if I misunderstood the comment, when I said interactive experience is about still seeing the animations when I export it, the torch fire etc

[@Meister_Murloc]

@@vinniecooper2937 sorry. i have no idea how and if that works. i really just use it for simple maps, i am not that deep in its use. i just happened to be one of the first to make a video, hence it is highly rated as a video in regards to dungeon alchemist. i am not using it very much. at least not at the moment

[@mightymouse5930]

Which pixel is Dungeon Alchemist?

[@Meister_Murloc]

all of them are.

[@dndwantstolive]

Hi, can i create map for roll20 in this app?

[@Meister_Murloc]

Hi. Yes you can, but unlike forge there is currently no direct export for that. You can still export your map and upload in roll20 normally

[@dndwantstolive]

@@Meister_Murloc Thank you for your reply

[@cesarlara6707]

what size is this village?

[@Meister_Murloc]

small? no idea.

[@dndwantstolive]

can i build a house with 2 floors?

[@Meister_Murloc]

Sadly no. What you can do is take an empty space and built both floors separately and move your players from one to the other.

[@adreabrooks11]

Update: It *is* possible to make two-story buildings, but you can't use the app to automatically create and populate the second story; you have to place things like walls, pillars, floors and furniture by hand.

[@dndwantstolive]

how to make a round or oval room?

[@Meister_Murloc]

you sadly can't yet. you have to approximate it with squares. the map is meant to be exportable to foundry and thus isn't really compatible with round or oval shapes.

[@iaindavidson9486]

I was able to build curved walls yesterday - today I can't find where the menu items are that I used, which is rather frustrating :( @@Meister_Murloc

[@iaindavidson9486]

Found it - Objects | New Objects | search for "curve". Stone walls and tent walls, 1x1, 2x2, 3x3.

[@HandsomeDanVacationRentals]

“This is not a combat map” First time DM ing? ;)

[@Meister_Murloc]

i have finished multiple campaigns as a DM and played many one shot adventures as well as campaigns. :D this was indeed not a combat map, but just a scene map for the first session to give players a feeling for the setting

[@HandsomeDanVacationRentals]

@@Meister_Murloc Oh I figured that was why the winky face. It was more a comment on how a group of adventurers will often go murder hobo at the drop of a hat and turn anything into a battle map. Somehow the phrase "what would you do in this real life situation?" doesn't help them. "I pickpocket the shopkeeper/walk into this random house and take something/punch the bartender/walk into the local prison" "Wait what do you mean I'm getting arrested? I punch the guard." Roll initiative

[@Meister_Murloc]

@@HandsomeDanVacationRentals never had that problem. :D my groups tend to be more..... on the academical side with too much overthinking and not enough action readyness

[@MagiRaz]

someone please create a tool like this to build maps in a modern setting for games like VTM, I am begging

[@Meister_Murloc]

there is one on the horizon. coming in the second half of the year, i'll show some content once its out.

[@Nobbi_Habogs]

Is this medieval sims?

[@Meister_Murloc]

nope. its just a software to built tabletop maps.

[@piggs666]

Dont understand why this wasnt a VTT....Probably some picked on exec when he was a child stomping his hands and feet screaming "MY WAY MY WAY MY WAY !! what a waste.

[@Meister_Murloc]

eeeeeeeeeeeeh. no! it isn't a VTT becaues a) it is hard to code proper multiplayer access b) it has VTT elements, you can *play* in it but its not that good and it doe not support having character sheets and rolls (afaik)

[@piggs666]

@@Meister_Murloc saying its hard to code is a cop-out. Plenty of VTTs out there that do more that are coded. This is a beautifully designed scene creator that is wasted on being printed out or just to have on a screen. Even if its coded to be able to create small to medium scenes that players can be in would be great because of what you can do. Allow tabs like RPG stories to create scenes players can jump to and from. But I digress, great creator but poor execution for use. Maybe one day someone else will buy it out and see the potential.

[@theknight1573]

Do you know you can directly export maps for multiple vtt out there? I have not tried it myself yet, but seen fog of war and animations working through Foundry I think. If you already knew, you can ignore this

[@andreariccardoazzalin6535]

How to download?

[@Meister_Murloc]

game is available on steam :)

[@2012Ric2012]

Focus on what you are saying and less about what you are doing

[@piggs666]

would be nice if you could actually play in it . Crappy to build this beautiful 3D environment just to have to print it out or use something like foundry, which is a bit better. Never understood why this wasn't an actual platform to play in. Oh wait I know, some corporate ass hat stomping his fists and feet yelling "my way! my way! my way!"

[@Meister_Murloc]

I have good news for you. This is an indie game without any corporate asshole and since a recent update you can play in it. It even got minis.

[@JordanKetterer]

@@Meister_Murloc I think i would 100% prefer them to get to a point where htey can export in 3d for Foundry with 3d modules. I have seen a few things that would be apretty cool

[@ItsBrody]

uhm uhm uhm uhm uhm

[@Meister_Murloc]

uhm what?