Episode 22 : Make your own sci-fi tiles

[@modus669]

i completed my tile builds using photo prints from wal mart. used your textures plus various other ones taken from sources i had already and google image searches, modified to with grids and cropped to fit. they turned out great! the only limitation was the most inexpensive prints were only 4x6 inches in size, but that still allowed me to create a lot of tiles including hallways and rooms. i attached magnetic tape to the undersides and will be using those tiles on a magnetic white board when i run my upcoming starfinder campaign. thank you for the resources and inspiration

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Is that some kind of printing service (instead of printing stuff at home)?

[@modus669]

@@CrookedStaffTerrain you can do photo prints directly through Walmarts website. 4x6 inch glossy prints are $.09 each and they will ship to you here in the United States. I had hundred printed in various textures and had them shipped to me. The total cost for the photos and the shipping was about $13. Then I glued them to some Dollar Tree foam board, cut them to size as desired, then attached some magnets to the corners. In the end I had a variety of different looking floors suitable for science-fiction tabletop role-playing.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

@@modus669 That seems like a pretty good deal. Nice!

[@davidwalker1130]

Once again you not only nailed it, but did it better. Love the foam core and the added trim. Most Excellente

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Thanks. They're not perfect, but I'm quite happy with how they've turned out :) :) :)

[@TheMalfestor]

Your tiles are a happy middle ground between something I can produce inexpensively, very quickly and still look amazing on the table. Since the initial teaser I have been anxiously waiting for their release. Thank you so very much for producing these tiles.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Better late than never I suppose ;) ...but yeah, I've FINALLY made a start on them :D

[@mraide]

Excellent work

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Thanks :)

[@rondanuser1204]

I’ve been an admirer for a few years and just realized your Sci-Fi range is exactly what I’ve been looking for, for our Space Weirdos games! Building an expandable game board from 2’x2’ up to 4’x4’. I’ve already started building and having a ton of fun! Thanks for the incredible art work and was of builds. And have to say ALL you but are an incredible value.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

That's the 'tabletop minions' game right? Anyway, glad to hear that you're having fun with the sci-fi range (I hope to get at least one more sci-fi video done before the end of the year if I can :) ).

[@leonardo91681]

Excellent job, Kris. I've been meaning to play Starfinder for the first time with some friends and these will definitely take the experience to the next level.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Nice. If you get chance, let me know how you get on!

[@SimonLasone]

I have been so hoping for these tiles for so long and I have not been disapointed! They look absolutly awesome! Shadowrun-Tiles, here I come! Thank you so much for these!

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Sorry it took so long ...but better late than never ;) Anyway, glad you like 'em!

[@Daniel-Strain]

What size floor tiles do you recommend for maximum versatility? (like square dimensions). I'm guessing 2x4 squares are good for hallways and rooms if side by side.

[@SimonLasone]

@@Daniel-Strain There is a Blog by Crooked Staff that shows how to get the most space out of a few pages of the tiles. I pretty much used that.

[@celebkiriedhel]

These are giving me ideas - not so much for a sci-fi thing (because my campaign isn't sci-fi) but using the same ideas to make an urban outside encounter. (combined with techniques you've done with the sewer tiles I think.)

[@anthonyhargis6855]

I must confess that I watched this one for the concepts and ideas. I don't "do" science fiction gaming. But your creative talents are too awesome to ignore. ;-)

[@gommechops]

I'm reading through your Age of Shadow stuff at the moment, really like it so far. The travel and encounters are really good, the enchanted forest stuff, really cleverly thought out. The whole time I was reading it I was thinking about the Hobbit with maybe a touch of Snow White and the Huntsman. I could really see it working with old MERP modules very well. Loving it.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Thanks for picking it up - glad you're enjoying it. (though I do sometimes toy with the idea of tidying a few things up, and doing a 2nd edition... but the print & paste stuff keeps me super busy :) )

[@gommechops]

@@CrookedStaffTerrain Maybe you could do little updates in the 'Neath the Shadow zine? A rules update, an adventure outline and a monster, rumour or item... That could work but either way, I've found it very useful.

[@FerrariFilmIndustries]

Great stuff! This is ideal for warhammer!

[@michaelshoen2762]

I just subscribed after watching your dungeon videos. I'm mostly a theatre of the mind GM but your terrain crafting is making me rethink this. I may create paper miniatures using the same technique as your doors. Keep up the good work and thank you for your videos.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Thanks for the sub. I still do a fair amount of TotM myself ...but I do like to have a few set pieces - especially for complex battles (as I find that the PCs are much more likely to interact with the scenery if they can actually see it - though YMMV of course :) ).

[@DrolthKar]

These are going to make my life so easy for my upcoming starwars one-shot.

[@charlesstinson4957]

Nailed it again! great design

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Cheers!

[@BardsCraft]

Cool! These can certainly be used for regular D&D because why not

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Especially if you're running something similar to 'Expedition to the Barrier Peaks' ;)

[@nichoalsdarkk8843]

As always your stuff is fantastic. I look forward to start building some sci fi tiles.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Thanks. Let me know how it goes :)

[@stevehamilton8579]

I love the sci fi tiles! These are so awesome. I can't wait to see more. Crates? Barrels? Alien flora?

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Yeah, crates and barrels will probably be next ...followed by all sorts of things (I have lots of ideas, but don't want to say too much - just in case they don't work out when I put them into practice ;) ).

[@Ads.D]

Great stuff! I've used these on one big piece of foam board to use for Space Station Zero, and I'm made up! Thanks! 😁

[@deltapi8859]

Just purchased all your SciFi pdfs, thank you for making these.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

No probs. Hope you get some good use from them! :)

[@StarshipsSteel]

It took me a little while to get here. Pretty cool stuff. I might need to give some of this a shot.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Welcome aboard :) If you do try any of this stuff out, I'd love to hear how you get on.

[@Friedlandbe]

Great job, I was waiting for these Sci-fi tiles for a long time, thanks.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Thanks ...and no problem :)

[@StuartMackey]

I have been anxiously awaiting for you to make these kind of tiles!

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Here's hoping it was worth the wait :)

[@andmous]

MY GOD! I love it! Amazing job, dude! Congratulations!

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Thanks.

[@paulcook5893]

perfect 👌

[@blasalvice]

Sci Fi intro :D ! *beep boop*

[@jezeski2011]

lol Edit: I meant wheeep, wirrr, click, click

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Or at least, an 80's sci-fi intro (hopefully it was suitably cheezy).

[@TheLoremistress]

Highlight of my day your videos

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

:) :) :)

[@watchdogg1977]

good job as always keep it up kris.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Will do!

[@SantiagoRuiz77]

Awesome as always!

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Thanks!

[@jacobhope6164]

Wow! Your sci-fi looks great too. Maybe I'll get a chance to use those some day as well.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

I've not really used them much myself yet (which is why the sci-fi stuff has kinda been on the back-burner for a while :( ).

[@pascaldubois827]

I really like all of them and I think you should be doing more sci fi stuff :P

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

I'll get back to it at some point I'm sure - but right now I'm kinda stuck in a dungeon/fantasy mood :)

[@platonicgamer]

Thank you for this! I'm always more of a sci-fi mini guy, rather than fantasy

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

No problem. Hope you can put them to use!

[@KenOfthewest]

This is brilliant and really appreciated, so thank you! Hope your well and keep up the great work!

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Thanks (hope you are well too!)

[@stevesmith5963]

Wow! Amazing, as always!!

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Cheers!

[@garethwood2303]

Just discovered these and have downloaded a bunch fron DTRPG, thanks so much!

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

No probs :)

[@garethwood2303]

@@CrookedStaffTerrain I see you have some dungeon walls. Any chance of releaseing some varied Sci Fi walls?

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

@@garethwood2303 Not any time soon I'm afraid (though I am about to start work on some new sci-fi stuff :) ).

[@alrethiansterraintutorials]

these are awsome man! Thank you. Been making some sci fi terrain based on the movie aliens. These are perfect thank you. Liked & Subscribed.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Thanks for the sub. Hope you can put this stuff to good use!

[@alrethiansterraintutorials]

Oh you can be sure of that ;-). Thanks again man.

[@clementemendez84]

I love, I love, I love all your terrains, trees, furnitures etc. I just came across your channel and watched almost every video. Awesome work. One request. If you can. Can you make hex terrain tiles? Like what you see in Heroscape. That would be ideal.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Thanks for the kind words :) I don't have any immediate plans for hex tiles (as it would involve re-drawing most of the tiles from scratch), but it's something I might have a go at in the future.

[@leonidas1029]

Star Wars tiles would be nice

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

I do plan on adding more sci-fi floor textures in the future :) (though they'll be fairly generic in nature) ...but I'm in a bit of a 'fantasy' mood at the moment - so I'm afraid it might be a while before I get around to doing more sci-fi stuff :S

[@ArmageddonUnlimited]

Looking good, can't wait to see more of the scatter terrain and also maybe some alien jungle terrain? - You can do it! ;)

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

No plans for jungle terrain just yet ...but one day ...maybe ;)

[@sonnycalvin1878]

dont know if you guys gives a damn but if you are stoned like me during the covid times then you can watch all the latest movies on InstaFlixxer. Been streaming with my brother for the last couple of days :)

[@dravenbryson6053]

@Sonny Calvin Yup, I've been watching on Instaflixxer for years myself :D

[@LastStandG]

THX DUDE

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

No probs :)

[@19645pat]

Very good! I used to 3d print my tiles, but this is a lot faster and cheaper! :)

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Yeah, they're pretty cheap and easy ...though I have to admit that I'd love to get my hands on a 3D printer (maybe one day - when finances allow).

[@darleth]

I like a lot

[@Zanji1234]

xD and now we only need a "Crooked Stuff Dungeon Crawl" Ruleset in a "crook staff" campagin world xD

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

If I ever get time... ;)

[@robertfreimann8097]

How about alternative Floor Tiles?

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

I do/did have plans for some added variety (cleaner/plastic-looking ones) - I've just not got around to it yet (as I'm kinda stuck in a 'fantasy' mood at the moment :S ).

[@EricWilliams-ms3ro]

This scifi terrain is well thought out. Was wondering though if you would make a pattern like the large windows, but its a large monitor instead? I think it would make a good edition.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Nice idea. It's something I can probably add when I get back to doing more sci-fi stuff. In the meantime (as a quick-fix) you could probably blow up one or two of the 'consoles' textures to do something similar.

[@Daniel-Strain]

I bought this today. Looking forward to making some! In the U.S. I'm not sure if they sell the foam core in 5 mm thickness. That's about 0.2 inches. I suspect they will have 0.25 inches. Hope that won't be too thick. Looks like I will need: foam board, thin cardboard sheets, glue sticks, clue gun and glue for it, box cutter, metal ruler and a cutting board. I guess straws too. Anything else I should get for supplies? Thanks all :)

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

The dollar store/tree foamcore/readi-board should be fine (I just looked it up and it's listed as 3/16" - which is around 5mm) As for supplies - if you plan on making some of the other stuff (like the stasis chambers), a few empty toilet roll tubes and some corrugated cardboard are also good to have.

[@collinporter1406]

Not my thing .... but still like and comment to help your channel .... as always they look good .... congrats on 2,900

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Thanks Collin. I'm usually more of a fantasy gamer myself too ...but every now and again I fancy running a bit of sci-fi (or something akin to 'Expedition to the Barrier Peaks') ...so I'm hoping this will give me the push to run the 'Aliens' game I've been planning :) :) :)

[@zaphodsminecraftcontraptio7715]

@@CrookedStaffTerrain As a fellow player on the same table as Kris, I'm looking forward to, and also dreading that...

[@Nicho9]

This is going to be great for the new 40k game mode!

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

I haven't been keeping track... are they doing something space-hulky?

[@Nicho9]

@@CrookedStaffTerrain They've released a boarding action style excpansion for 40k games, No vehicles, just infantry based around fighting in ships etc

[@EliosMoonElios]

The texture look so detailed than I prefer this to 3d painted models.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Glad you like 'em! :)

[@неболаја]

Great.

[@blither_8420]

These are fantastic! Loving the "KR IND" Easter Egg :D ...interested to see where you take this. Will you be making broken window textures for alternate wall pieces to swap in and out? Loving the versatility of being able to use the floor as corridor and/or rooms.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

I plan on making a few different wall pieces as time goes by (probably an entire episode/pdf for them) - so displays, storage areas, and so on ...and probably a few different floor textures too. It might take a while, but I hope to give this the same treatment as the dungeon tiles :)

[@TheTimeshadows]

Wizard!

[@HARDYSFISHINGADVENTURES]

brilliant

[@jesternario]

something something using these to make digital tiles for game in roll20 sometime.

[@CarlosMachado13]

Sir. You have just been subbed.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Cheers! :) :) :)

[@skerbgs]

How do you get those cuts so clean? I can't seem to cut the foamboard without tearing it to pieces. I can get a reasonably smooth edge by scoring one side and then bending the board until it snaps. But this doesn't work if I'm too close to the edge. Advice?

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Not sure what to say really ...the only thing I can think of is that I'm using a brand new blade (like, straight from the packet new).

[@skerbgs]

@@CrookedStaffTerrain Probably solved. Helpful tip: Don't buy cheap knives!

[@modus669]

has anyone tried doing this on glossy self adhesive photo paper? curious

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

I've not used the glossy stuff, but I recently used self adhesive label paper in some of my 'tiny hex terrain' videos ...and it's worked pretty well in those :)

[@modus669]

@@CrookedStaffTerrain i took some inspiration from another youtube video i watched. i snipped the textures into 4x6 sections and im having a bunch of them printed on glossy photo paper via wal marts online photo printing and delivery service. we'll see how they turn out

[@emilylindstrom724]

[@deanwaterman9859]

Hi there! I'm going to send these off to be printed; should I request 100% on A4 to get the correct size for 28mm?

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

Yes. It needs to be 100% (definitely NOT 'fit/shrink to page' or anything like that). Hope that helps!

[@deanwaterman9859]

@@CrookedStaffTerrain awesome thank you!

[@SilentSerpant18]

Hello! I’m not sure if you have one, I’ve looked around but am not sure, but do you have a wall pdf as well that goes along with these other ones? I’m planning on running a campaign for Warhammer in a prison and I think these tiles and everything would do perfectly, but I don’t want my players to be able to see into rooms so I’m planning on walling them off and covering them up.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

I did a low 2.5D wall (though I'm not happy with it) in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmKlgXanebN7l8U But I've not done any proper walls yet I'm afraid.

[@SilentSerpant18]

@@CrookedStaffTerrain I did see that! Sadly it’s not quite what I’m looking for though. If you ever decided to do full walls I’d be very interested! How do you usually make and format everything if you don’t mind my asking? I haven’t had much luck finding what I’m looking for honestly, though I’m sure I’ve only just brushed the surface of papercraft.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

@@SilentSerpant18 Did you mean - how do I make the textures/patterns? If so, they're all drawn from scratch - here's a quick example: i.imgur.com/ThCExqU.gif

[@SilentSerpant18]

@@CrookedStaffTerrain Oh that's awesome. What kind of program do you use to do that? Maybe I'll take a stab at trying to create something if I can't find anything that works for me.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

@@SilentSerpant18 It's mostly done in photoshop.

[@eddyfielding4401]

Can I ask if these are for 15mm or 28mm scale. Please can you tell me how to print for 15mm scale. Many thanks

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

The default size is for 28mm (so each grid square will print out at 1"). However if you want to print them smaller, you can input a custom scale when printing - like I've done in this image: i.imgur.com/H3LCy22.jpg I'd try a couple of test prints first and maybe scale them somewhere between 50% and 60% ...and see what looks good next to your miniatures.

[@eddyfielding4401]

@@CrookedStaffTerrain Thank you, these look great,I've just printed some off and they look fantastic. Can I ask if there is anything you can coat these with to give a durable finish. Cheers

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

@@eddyfielding4401 I did try coating some with matt mod-podge ...and that seemed to work quite well.

[@eddyfielding4401]

@@CrookedStaffTerrain Thanks I'll get some of that, another question sorry but do you do a single door version ie. one that takes up only one grid square of the sliding doors or know where I can get one on the internet? Thanks anyway these are great for Traveller Snapshot or Azhanti High Lightning.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

@@eddyfielding4401 I don't have a single door in this range yet, but I'll add it to the to-do list.

[@mgentile7]

just buy black foamcore !!

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

So the edges don't need to be covered you mean? If so, yeah - that would save some time. I do something similar with my tiny terrain... as I try to represent different methods/materials in each of my 'ranges' (for want of a better word) - though all of those methods/materials are transferable between the different ranges :)

[@Zavisomostotyoutube]

Why you use this fake laugh?!

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

I think it's just mix of how I normally speak and a bit of nervousness coming through.

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

I have, however, made a conscious effort to cut down on the amount of times I say "...and errrr..." :)

[@AlessandroGianni]

It wouldn't be the same without the nervous laugh!

[@AJLaketon]

Kind of a dumb question but, What kind of foamcore do you use? Does it have paper on both sides? Because I've started making tiles but they dont always seem to stick properly. Keep up the amazing vids (:

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

I generally use the cheapest foamcore (and glue for that matter) that I can find. And yeah, it's the usual kind with paper back and front.

[@AJLaketon]

@@CrookedStaffTerrain thanks for the response (: do you peel the paper off first or do you find the glue sticks better to the paper?

[@CrookedStaffTerrain]

@@AJLaketon No probs. I usually glue it straight to the paper.