Dungeon Blocks Medieval Town Vol. 1 vs. Fat Dragon Games Village for Zombicide Black Plague

[@cestaind]

The half wall will always win out for me when doing any kind of terrain that I use for interior combat. Not just for ease of view, but also ease of access to move things around inside.

[@TheHunch8ack]

Thanks for the info. Very helpful.

[@aaronbono4688]

I would really like to know more about how you modify the files for printing, I've been trying to do that in blender and it is a nightmare and it's so difficult.

[@gaminggeek241]

If you have a PC, use MS 3D Builder, a free and super basic program. I have dedicated tutorials for modding DB for my Patreon supporters, but here is a general tutorial that will show you the basics: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmOooadtpa1lmLs

[@Gidian2001]

There are so many different systems out there and I think not many people have tested as many of them as you did. So if you had to pick only one system for dungeons and so on, which one would you pick? I like the look of Kraken Studios, the changeable tiles of Dungeon Lab (but I´m afraid there won´t come new stuff), Dragon´s Rest looks interesting as well as Dungeon Blocks. I can´t decide which one would be the best to use for different games from Hero Quest over Massive Darkness to Brawl Arcane. Do you habe an advice? Thank you Gidian

[@gaminggeek241]

Personally, I like Dragon's Rest the best as it is the the cheapest (1 month Patreon gets you all the files) and you can magnetize each tile but the the file system is hard to navigate and it is the largest at 1.5" squares. Next is DungeonBlocks with slightly smaller squares (1.25" IIRC) but they aren't cheap. Hope that helps!

[@Gidian2001]

@@gaminggeek241 Hi and thank you for your reply. I agree with you concerning the price. At least for the costs for the STL files. Apart from that a whole dungeon costs also a lot of filament and time, that´s why a few more or less Euros for the STLs are not the most important point for me. And some of the Dungeon Lab files I already own from one of their Kickstarter campaigns. I now printed some parts from Dragon Rest and from Dungeon Lab. And I realy like the magnetized tiles and undertiles from Dungeon Lab. Especially because I also magnetized most of my minis and so they are hold in place. As well as furniture and stuff. And as you can use the undertiles for any dungeon style, you don´t need that much time for printing. On the other hand it costs you thousands of magnets. Yesterday I also found some test files from Kraken Studios. I still have to print them and then I will decide which one to pick. Dungeons Blocks looks also nice but very bulky and like a waste of filament and printing time if you mainly want to print a flat dungeon. And you get something similar in the big package from Dragon Rest. Not an easy choice because they take so long to print and are hard to combine. Greetings from Germany Gidian

[@MrBizteck]

Aww I have the Dragon lock set. I love your magnet system. Typical me I backed the JS then ended up printing up only a few files.

[@Randavian]

Great video. I purchased the FDG Village, because of this video (and after watching your Zombicide videos). Quick question... in one of your videos about the FDG village (could be this one), you mentioned that you would provide your modified files (with proof of purchase). Are you still doing that?

[@gaminggeek241]

Yes, email me at [e-mail] with your screenshot of your purchase receipt.

[@Randavian]

​@@gaminggeek241 Awesome. Email sent. Thank you. Edit: I also just joined your Patreon. Great painting tutorials there, too.

[@bensorrels]

Would you be able to list what packs I would need to buy in order to get the modified files?@@gaminggeek241

[@Randavian]

@@bensorrels I bought all 3 house kits plus the cobblestone street plus the roof expansion and the building expansion. He hasn't gotten back with me yet, so I'm guessing he is busy.

[@ribbon_dye]

I backed it with a similar thought in mind. I think it'd still be usable, but I think it'd take some heavy editing to really pull it off to the point of it not really being worth it for most of the pieces. One other thing that kinda.. bothers me? Is how loose it all looks. Seeing every time you move the dungeon blocks pieces and how much they wobble and shake makes it feel cheaper than it should. As for the extra pla needed for the bases and connection points, I kinda agree it does look a bit excessive. Especially with how much height it adds on with no real gain.

[@gaminggeek241]

Yes, you are giving up some stability by foregoing any clip system so it is a tradeoff. The previous campaigns, this wasn't a problem but with buildings, it is wobbly.

[@TalismancerM]

Wow I had much less luck with the FDG Village set...None of the pillars fit into the floor holes without breaking, The walls wouldn't slot in. Must've been my printer at the time...

[@gaminggeek241]

No, I had those same issues as well. My mod for Zombicide has the posts embedded in the floor so you don't print them separately. Much more sturdy and less fiddly.

[@TalismancerM]

@@gaminggeek241 Alas I couldn't afford to lose the modularity required for D&D. I made the Yawning Portal and then moved on.

[@JamesTillmanjimthegray]

nice

[@tooncraft3d]

what a fiddly wobbly dumb system.