BRO WHERE WAS THIS VIDEO ALL THESE YEARS I HAVE DESIGNED CARDS IN PHOTOSHOP. This is a literal godsend!
@davejeltema3 Жыл бұрын
Same lol. Glad you found it!
@xChikyx7 ай бұрын
I do the same spreadsheet thing in photoshop, it's not that difficult actually. It's slower to produce because it renders each card individually, but the spreadsheet can be used for everything. I am currently using it for a game, and yeah, making the cards there is way easier than just one at a time.
@loganpark25307 ай бұрын
You might literally be me. :) Saaaame vibe about sinking a bunch of time into tools less well fitted to the game design workflow.
@PlaySpicejack2 ай бұрын
I saw this thumbnail and doubted, but while watching this video, my jaws were absolutely dropped. Thank you so much for creating this video and sharing this amazing find for fellow designer!
@SacredScribble77710 ай бұрын
I've been painstakingly (and unsuccessfully) trying to design a game in MS Paint for months now. The day before yesterday I found this video and I now have several complete variations of my board, my event cards, and every token in my game. Your videos are a godsend. Subscribed!
@xChikyx7 ай бұрын
why paint???
@lovethecaptive7 ай бұрын
I can't tell if this is genuine or trolling haha.
@travisbuschette8609 Жыл бұрын
Wait, what?? This is a game changer!! (Pun absolutely intended). Thank you for showing us this, updating pdfs that quickly will save me so much time. I'm a level 2, making cards in Illustrator and testing with a physical copy. Trying to learn simulator, and this may be the push I need. Thank you again!!
@GoblinArmyInYourWalls6 ай бұрын
I'm gonna build an all in one software in Godot that combines all three of these
@CruiseMonkeyGames2 ай бұрын
So I've used Nandeck which is an awesome spreadsheet based card generator but linking to TTS takes it to a whole new level! (Oh yeah, level 5). Thank you for making this video. I would say "just take my money" but free?! Holy Guacamole Batman! Of course you show me this while I'm at work. Eh. It's Friday.
@ShadowEclipex7 ай бұрын
Man! This is just what I needed! I mad my first 2 prototypes in drawing programs on my PC, and have been putting of my 3rd version cuz time it takes to do so. XD
@AkFortyMuppet7 ай бұрын
How does this compare to Nandeck? They seem similar but this is probably more polished. What I worry about is that this probably won't be free forever so might be better to learn nandeck
@roby81247 ай бұрын
I love nandeck, but what I'm interested about this is that it has an auto-upload to TTS feature. nandeck doesn't currently have that. However, nandeck does have an easy upload to the Game Crafter, for order print on demand versions of your cards quite easily.
@Xerceth Жыл бұрын
Nice :) Could you point us to tutorials on how to replicate your dropdown lists like in "Card Type", "Stone" and "Action Type" ? It looks really useful.
@davejeltema3 Жыл бұрын
Sure thing, this should get you started on the right track! support.google.com/docs/answer/186103?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
@ConleyPMusic3 ай бұрын
Unreal. You're a godsend dude.
@guilhemebaccari65117 ай бұрын
Amazing video, community and process! Dude, you got it all figured out! Thanks ;)
@davejeltema37 ай бұрын
I don't think I'd go that far :P Thanks for the kind words!
@Christian-wr4ge3 ай бұрын
Yo, your video legit changed my life. Here I was printing and cutting all day. Props!
@Nonartrach8 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot these tips, you are going to save me a shit ton of time
@makersguildpublishing7 ай бұрын
Is there a way to save these cards into a PNG or JPG file to be used by a game prototype company to make a hard copy of the game? something like "The Game Crafter" I only see the options to save the project as a JSON file to be used by Tabletop alone.
@Greg_M1 Жыл бұрын
Super glad to hear about these tools. Going to check them out. Thanks
@Binzob7 ай бұрын
Damn super useful stuff. I've been wanting to make my own game for years, ideally a video game but can't for the life of me learn to code. Though I think a board / card game is something I can actually make progress with. Thanks.
@markusbiewer27562 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video! I created the cards in Word table and had to print and cut them after each change. I will switch to Dextrous for sure!
@ThatSkiFreakАй бұрын
I already have a tool for generating card images, and a spreadsheet where i store all the card data, but is there any tool available for building decks from an imported set of images and cards (in the form of spreadsheet data)? Building from the sheet is super annoying and difficult relative to being able to filter and look at images
@GadreelAdvocatАй бұрын
I made a homemade Mandalorian board game based on Maldo Kreis. It recreates the "The Passenger" episode. Two to four players, four games to complete the episode.
@redhead012228 күн бұрын
Does this also work with Tabletopia ? Because you can use that for free if you don't plan to make more than one game at a time
@davejeltema328 күн бұрын
I know it works with screentop, not sure about tabletopia. Wouldn't be surprised.
@geoliese4150 Жыл бұрын
That is exactly the video i was looking for! I was trying to make my cards with inkscape but i was already scared of needing to do little changes on every card individually
@kosterix1234 ай бұрын
cool to see it in all its glory. You can do the same with indesign and file structure to generate card icons. Ira has a video on how he uses this for Arydia. all we need from you now is a step by step tutorial on - how to set up a card game entry in tts, and - how to create a new project with 1 card in that dextrous tool of yours.
@drillerdev46247 ай бұрын
MVP! Now maybe, just maybe, I'll be able to finish a project (I have some playable level 1 prototypes lying around, tho) However, you forgot level 0: Cheap deck of playing cards + permanent marker I have a bunch of those, too...
@JustDante_Te Жыл бұрын
Haven't tried it out so I can't confirm it works but if it does then this video is gonna save people hours
@LordTyw1n11 ай бұрын
WHAT? I've wasted days of time. But you've also saved me days.
@Gnostic_Plague2 ай бұрын
The discord links aren't working for me. Tried joining through a community search and that also didn't work. Would love that Google Sheets template. Thanks for the great video either way!
@deanjamess19695 ай бұрын
H O L Y $ H I T - This would most definitely have been helpful years ago. Thanks brother, this is absolutely insanely helpful!
@vincenttremblay52666 ай бұрын
Thats super cool and efficient but i really am a sucker for handcrafted components. I buy blank playing cards and design them with a graphite pencil so that i can erase and change information or costs on the cards. I only do very minimum doodles for the art on a 1st prototype so crafting a new card takes me a minute or two. Might not be the fastest way to do it but me and my friends enjoy live play with a couple beers!
@npuneon3 ай бұрын
You literally saved me thousand of hours
@therealBocaStudios13 күн бұрын
Informative. Thank you.
@jlbrooks748 ай бұрын
Freaking lifesaver!! ❤💪
@kevinmontoya434 ай бұрын
Wow this is perfect, literally what i need, i love making games i have tons of creativity but sadly always hand make every thing im gunna try this
@claytonsmith37495 ай бұрын
Amazing content from someone who clearly cares about the craft and is earnestly wanting to help others. Thank you!
@davejeltema35 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to send kind words!
@godsepicgamer38252 ай бұрын
can you make a video on how to make the sheets and how to put it in to dextrous?
@Zero-47936 ай бұрын
while making my current game i was looking for a game in mind i couldnt remember the name of so i could credit it for inspiration (stolen mechanic). i failed in this mission. but i stumbled upon something greater. your videos about this app. This will help me greatly, thank you for informing me!
@NexusBaum7 ай бұрын
Thanks for showing us! I'll use it for my .... wait .... 14th prototype, I guess. :)
@elijahdixonowens50369 ай бұрын
I can tell this is what I need, because your spread sheet LOOKS JUST LIKE MINE!!😂😂😂
@chrisburgos8672 Жыл бұрын
Likes subscribed and going to test this stuff out. Can't wait to try it out. Can't wait to test me game out in the near future.
@sixbirdsinatrenchcoat11 ай бұрын
Uhm - WOW! I am definitely gonna try this out. Do you know if I can use Excel as well as Google sheets? Also, new sub 😊
@davejeltema311 ай бұрын
I haven't looked into it, I imagine it would work, but the only reason I work in google sheets at all is so I can worth with my co-designer at the same time.
@The_PolterGhost11 ай бұрын
It should work, Dexterous is looking for a CSV file, which both Google Sheets and Excel can provide.
@sheanstanks7 ай бұрын
Amazing! Thank goodness I found this early. I was in-between level two and three. I had the good sense to start with Photoshop design so I only had to change art and text and numbers. This will make a big difference I think. Thank you!
@runfurbyrun30523 ай бұрын
Love this video! i went to look for the spread sheets example but it seems to not be the one you mentioned in the video. Would you beable to go check on the discort again for us?
@davejeltema33 ай бұрын
The starter kit I put together is just a simple example to get you started, the stuff I show off in this video was a snapshot of out game at that time and not something I intended to hand out.
@ajlynch1233 ай бұрын
Can Dextrous be used to make a card file that can be physically printed for a finished game for the actual table???
@davejeltema33 ай бұрын
Yup, easy as hitting a button and selecting your printer settings. Exports to pdf or other formats. I've made a handful of physical prototypes printing at my local ups store.
@nikolaihemal66327 күн бұрын
Great content! cheers!
@teamcyeborg7 ай бұрын
I'm super excited to start getting into this site, I have a handful of half-finished card games sitting in Sheets that really would want this kick! The one catching point, though, is the price of TTS... Are there any free alternatives/demo versions to use?
@Envy_May10 ай бұрын
oh great this seems like exactly the kind of thing i have been searching for maybe this means i can finally get started for real
@shanthagopian75594 ай бұрын
Is the board game I use there visible to the devs? In other words, can they see or steal my idea since Im using the platform?
@davejeltema34 ай бұрын
I can't imagine a site where that wouldn't be the case... regardless, no one is going to steal your idea, quit being silly. :P
@chadzombiehunter6 ай бұрын
Great video
@Arthur-jf7hg Жыл бұрын
I gave it a try and wasn't unable to modify the back of cards. Any idea? I watched the tutorials but they are using a different tool version, which looks nicer 😢.
@davejeltema3 Жыл бұрын
They update very rapidly, which is awesome. Just to check the obvious: have you created a separate layout for the card back and then gone into the project to assign it to a specific component? If that doesn't help then I would highly suggest heading over to their discord, they are very active and will be able to help you with this anything else you come across. discord.gg/BB9tMEdv
@dankmctavish42816 ай бұрын
Thank you so *&!@ing much! This was a lot of help and saved me so much time.
@davejeltema36 ай бұрын
yay!
@bobbykbobette74264 ай бұрын
Looks nice but sorry i don't have $100-$200 a year to spend in it.
@davejeltema34 ай бұрын
I've been using Dextrous for a couple years now and haven't spend a penny (unless you're talking about something else?) I did pay $20 for Tabletop Simulator though, could have saved $10 if I waited for a sale.
@urossinigoj41967 ай бұрын
Very helpful. Thanks for taking the effort to make this tutorial!
@GgdivhjkjlАй бұрын
Does Tabletop only cost $20 once or is there an ongoing cost?
@davejeltema3Ай бұрын
One time cost, and goes on sale at -50% quite often.
@于逸-t1o6 ай бұрын
你的胡子好像肉松,很可爱:D
@MrGeniusTelevision6 ай бұрын
Great tips, you are a legend!
@jecabreradc6 ай бұрын
thank you very much !
@Xoopams10 ай бұрын
This was basically what I was looking for! Thanks for sharing it!
@TheBlackbeansoup8 ай бұрын
You are my effing hero.
@ATable4You Жыл бұрын
Holy shit, this is pretty good. Hopefully the full functionality is free to use.
@davejeltema3 Жыл бұрын
I found it to be more than enough for a single game. Unless your building a monster you shouldn't need to pay.
@benknudsen3825 ай бұрын
You're Awesome!
@vizdotlife8 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this great insights! Best wishes for your game development in 2024!
@matthewharris-levesque58096 ай бұрын
No link to the site you're promoting?
@davejeltema36 ай бұрын
Fixt.
@taylorabrahamse83457 ай бұрын
You're a Saint sir!
@obakengmothusi914910 ай бұрын
im new but i am a fan
@Spilzu7 ай бұрын
THIS is what I've been looking for
@leonrai1517Ай бұрын
Do you play in HotSeat or does this work when playing multiplayer? :O!!!
@cci.starrbby Жыл бұрын
Do you know how to add custom fonts in Dextrous?
@davejeltema3 Жыл бұрын
I did a quick search through their discord and found this response to someone else who asked the same question: "as long as you have the font installed locally, you can just add them as your own custom fonts in the layout editor. Just type " 'Ariel MT' " (with the single quotes) into your custom fonts and hit save. From now on you should be able to use that custom font in any design." Hope this helps!
@cci.starrbby Жыл бұрын
@@davejeltema3 Didn't work. Whenever I do that it still comes up as the default font. Thanks tho
@davejeltema3 Жыл бұрын
@@cci.starrbby I would go to their discord to ask them then.
@GuardianAngelEatos4 ай бұрын
Where has this been all my life?! Thank you for this man! I have a question. What do you do about adding game icons with ability text since it appears you can't add both images and text to google spreadsheets, so you can't make quick changes that way. I'm trying to think of a way to not have to manually add my game icons with ability text to every different card and make easy changes without needing to move the ability text and icons. I know you mentioned in a video using icons for common abilities instead of text, so I imagine you know of a good way to do this.
@davejeltema34 ай бұрын
You can edit the layers in dextrous to have a text field over the image if the images location is static. If you'd like it to be in something like effect text then you can duplicate the image 3 times instead of having a 3 on it, or you can edit the image itself.
@GuardianAngelEatos4 ай бұрын
@@davejeltema3 I don't understand. How does duplicating an image three times help? I used your starter kit and am also having trouble figuring out why it deletes the zone for card type, Type Underline, and text box when I delete the Effect Container zone even when I move all of them off of the Effect Container. I want to change it to something else but seeing that I added other zones with zones added on top of them and I did not have the same problem when I deleted a zone that was on top, I don't want to mess with the Effect Container zone without understanding why it's removing the other zones. I wish there was a guide for what everything does somewhere and how certain features work. I can't find anything that explains why the zones are being deleted.
@GuardianAngelEatos4 ай бұрын
@@davejeltema3 Also how do you paste into all of the columns like you did here in Google Sheets? I have been trying to figure out if there's a way to do that and couldn't find a way and noticed you did that here. 2:07
@davejeltema34 ай бұрын
@@GuardianAngelEatos The Dextrous website has some tutorials that might help, also their Discord is the place to ask questions like these. The guys over there are super helpful.
@GuardianAngelEatos4 ай бұрын
@@davejeltema3 I've looked through the tutorials that sound like might be helpful, but to no avail. Okay, I'll try Discord. Thank you.
@iamthedutchguy6 ай бұрын
Where is the link in the description?
@Moris918 ай бұрын
That tool is nightmare to use XD
@sizarrazis8 ай бұрын
thank you for this video Dextrous it seems to work verywell for me but i have a question how i can put icon background to text? for example in order to create a damage symbol with a broken shield as background or cross sowrds and the damage number front this broken shield.. hope I was understood 😅😁
@davejeltema38 ай бұрын
You could place the image in the layout and have text over it, but if you want it in the text then there a few things you could do. Place the number before the icon or you could put multiple icons. If you specifically want a number over the icon then you'll have to create a specific image for each number value you intend to use and then place the image string in the text.
@shanthagopian75594 ай бұрын
How to import images from PC?
@whatshendrix4 ай бұрын
Level 5, hell yeah!
@davejeltema34 ай бұрын
Woot woot!
@josht9058 Жыл бұрын
My Man! Thanks, this is great.
@davejeltema3 Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@NickBeenackers4 ай бұрын
the starter kit/ step-by-step walkthrough link to your discord server does not seem to be working anymore?
@davejeltema34 ай бұрын
It's no longer pinned, you can find it in the resources section or type !dextrous in any channel for the autoresponder to link it.
@davejeltema3 Жыл бұрын
I’m curious, what level were you at? Level one, two or three?
@lordllama2548 Жыл бұрын
Probably one or two all my projects are forever text documents
@jdlucke8967 Жыл бұрын
Just leveled up from 1 to 2 haha.
@ChrazyPenguin Жыл бұрын
@@jdlucke8967Hardly anything feels better than having your game in front of you, we all come back to level 2 at some point!
@LordTyw1n11 ай бұрын
I've been making a 120 minute roundtrip by bus to the printer weekly for about 6 weeks
@davejeltema311 ай бұрын
Oh no! lol. @@LordTyw1n
@invincible32462 ай бұрын
DAMMIT I DONT HAVE STEAM OR A COMPUTER
@uncolorr8 ай бұрын
dang I don't have tts
@cheerecheere1996 Жыл бұрын
Discord Invite / Kit link is invalid
@davejeltema3 Жыл бұрын
Double-checked with a friend, and the link works. The only thing I can think you might be running into is that my server is a little ban happy against new accounts.
@skylermikesell110810 ай бұрын
My account is 6 years old and it's also saying it is invalid for me too@@davejeltema3
@a.williamcook29268 ай бұрын
This is great! I've been working on cards using illustrator, is it possible to import them to dextrous without losing the progress I've made designing them?
@davejeltema38 ай бұрын
Unfortunately no, I don't believe so. You could check with the guys over on their discord to be sure.
@a.williamcook29268 ай бұрын
@@davejeltema3 ah well. I'm sure it'll be easier to create now that I know what I want it to look like. Thanks anyhow!
@sebastianm56658 ай бұрын
You're a Godsend!!! This is exactly what I was describing to my wife, the gaming community honestly, never disappoints! Thank you for the tremendous help, Dave!
@bmluz22768 ай бұрын
How can I get the free starter kit?
@davejeltema38 ай бұрын
There is a tutorial and small download of example files to play around with in the discord. Come say hi!
@skylermikesell110810 ай бұрын
Did you shut down the discord server? the link isn't working for me in the description.
@davejeltema310 ай бұрын
Thanks for reaching out! I have no idea why the link isn't working for you, I've had others say something similar, but the link is still active and working properly for others. I guess the first place to start is if you have discord installed, if you have a brand new account in the last day my community has a bit of protection to prevent spam from new accounts. Beyond that I'm at a loss, simply click this link to be invited. discord.gg/sjtRZsMAWt